The way we consume media has completely changed. Today, marketers need to be savvy in their understanding of how different audiences behave and what they are interested in. One area seeing significant growth is music and video content, particularly through mobile and connected TV platforms. For brands, leveraging these platforms to engage with underrepresented communities … Read more
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced Joaquin Duro was named Executive Vice President of Sports, reporting directly to Luis Fernandez, Chairman, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. Duro succeeds Eli Velazquez, who is leaving the company at the end of the month. An accomplished media executive with extensive experience in sports and digital media, Duro will lead Telemundo Deportes, the … Read more
By Xavier Mantilla – Ex Ogilvy/WPP, Starcom/Publicis, UM/IPG, OMG Building growth for brands using creativity and technology in the US, Latin American and Hispanic market place. Connecting people and ideas!! Having read Maria Lucia Parra’s article on HispanicAd (https://hispanicad.com/news/moving-beyond-acculturation-how-marketers-are-embracing-cultural-fluidity-in-hispanic-audiences/) it strikes me that more people in our industry are trying to “tapar el sol con … Read more
As the final leg of the presidential campaign begins following an eventful summer, a majority of Latino registered voters (57%) say they would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and 39% would vote for former President Donald Trump, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Aug. 26-Sept. 2, 2024.1 Harris performs substantially better among … Read more
Entravision, in collaboration with AltaMed Health Services and BSP Research, has released the second set of results from the 2024 National Latino Tracking Poll, continuing to offer real-time insights into the evolving priorities of Latino voters as the November election approaches. The second week’s results shed more light on voter concerns around economic stability, healthcare … Read more
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
