By Cameron Coats A filing with the SEC now reveals the new executive position for former Spanish Broadcasting System executive Albert Rodriguez: Chief Revenue Officer of MediaCo. In addition to his CRO role, Rodriguez will also serve as President of MediaCo Audio. The new position was disclosed in a Compensatory Arrangement notice filing dated … Read more
By Louis Maldonado As we enter the second full week of Hispanic Heritage Month, it’s encouraging to see so many in our industry publishing thoughtful opinion pieces on the occasion. The discourse has been rich and diverse, but one message stands out: Brands must engage with Hispanic consumers year-round, not just during Hispanic Heritage Month. … Read more
The Drip is in the Details, NFL Shop is looking to highlight “main character energy” – the energy we all get when we wear clothes that makes us feel like we’re bringing our best. The campaign does this by diving further into the details of not only the style, but the fans sporting the merch! … Read more
Despite coupled households making up a decreasing share of U.S. households in recent decades, they still made up the majority: approximately 215 million people were living in coupled households in 2020, roughly 67% of the household population of 323 million. Coupled households are those in which the householder has a spouse or cohabiting partner living … Read more
By Maria Lucia Parra – Bicultural Hispanic marketing/UX researcher with extensive experience in identifying the right approaches to meet clients’ objectives as “one size does not fit all”. For decades, marketers relied heavily on acculturation models to understand and target the U.S. Hispanic population. The model grouped Hispanics into categories like unacculturated, bicultural, or fully … Read more
Entravision, in partnership with AltaMed Health Services and BSP Research, has released the first set of findings from the 2024 National Latino Tracking Poll, providing exclusive, real-time insights into its weekly findings of Latino voter priorities ahead of the upcoming November election. The top findings from this week’s results were economic concerns, such as cost … Read more
By Jacek Chrusciany It’s becoming clearer and clearer that our idea of brand safety, at least in the ad world we currently live in, is an illusion at best. Some may argue that we’ve entered a backlash era against the concept as a whole. Whether it’s the collective shoulder shrug in response to Adalytics’ latest … Read more
A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consumers in order to monetize their personal information while failing to adequately protect users online, especially children and teens. The staff report is based on … Read more
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) today released the following statement from ANA CEO Bob Liodice responding to a range of inflammatory allegations about digital advertising in a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on social media and streaming video services “Rather than simply throwing out the baby with the bathwater, this FTC … Read more
In the tenth year of our Women in the Workplace research, in partnership with LeanIn.Org, we reflect on the notable gains women have made—and how their experiences at work are, in many ways, the same or worse than ten years ago. Sustainable progress toward parity requires that companies recommit to change. This year marks … Read more
By Jenn Hatfield When The Pew Charitable Trusts created Pew Research Center in 2004, we were surveying Americans using the established industry method at the time: calling people on their landline phones and hoping they’d answer. As the Center marks its 20th anniversary this year, survey methods have become more diverse, and we now conduct most of … Read more
By Tim Hoskins , Brett Townsend If you look at any great story, there are elements they all have: a main character, a want or need, a plot, tools the character uses, and most importantly, conflict. Conflict is the engine that drives every story, and the best storytellers not only have compelling conflict but highlight … Read more
Canela Media announced the highly anticipated return of its hit reality series, ‘Secretos de Villanas,’ with Hyundai back as a presenting sponsor for the third consecutive year. The anticipated third season will be available on the free streaming service Canela.TV beginning on October 10 with ten glorious episodes followed each week by the companion ‘Secretos: … Read more
According to articles by Reuters and The New York Times and a company release late last night, Wade Davis was removed from the Chief Executive Officer position due to lack of attaining performance goals for UnivisionTelevisa. His replacements is Daniel Alegre, a Mexican Executive with media, entertainment and technology experience. Could there be other changes … Read more
By Ana Ceppi We all know that sports is a big business, and the leadership at L’Attitude has embraced the growth that comes with sports as a business imperative- so satisfy that need this year’s conference launched its inaugural AVANCE Sports track (Association For The Advancement Of Latino Sports) with athletes, owners and marketers to … Read more
Hyundai and its U.S. Hispanic marketing agency, Lopez Negrete Communications, launched a new creative campaign for the enhanced 2025 Tucson SUV. The campaign is designed to empower Latino consumers across all age and demographic segments to right-size their ride without sacrificing or settling in a sea of underwhelming safe-bet alternatives. Titled “Rightsizing,” the campaign is … Read more
More than half of companies plan to review contracts with media and creative agencies. Nearly two-thirds of brand owners (63%) are already using generative AI in their marketing strategies, according to new research from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) but many have serious concerns about the technology. Eighty percent of multinational brand owners have … Read more
By David Gaudreau We’re nearly two months removed from the annual industry gathering at Cannes. While the industry news has not stopped coming, it’s important to take a step back and look at what took place on the French Riviera. To read more, CLICK HERE. Courtesy of The Association of National Advertisers
This breakthrough research examines the role of rituals in consumers’ lives, how people participate in them and why, and explores the potential opportunities that brands can unlock: 72% of consumers surveyed incorporate brands into their rituals at least some of the time, 70% are very, or somewhat, open to adopting new rituals, and 39% feel … Read more
By Louis Maldonado Now that Labor Day has passed, we are quickly approaching that very unique time of year that is Hispanic Heritage Month. Why is it unique? Let’s start with the reality that, while it spans a four-week timeframe, it doesn’t coincide within a month. More importantly, in recent years it has been a … Read more
