2020 Agency Tracking Study [REPORT]

SoDA conducted three tracking studies in 2020 to better understand how agencies were navigating the disruption, areas of operational readiness, financial performance for the year, and the initial outlook for 2021.

Driving Strategic Media Value

Media is one of the key strategic pillars in any marketing strategy. Progressive marketers view media as an investment that will drive business growth in both the short and long term, and this is elevating media as a focus for Chief Marketing Officers.

CULTURAL COMFORT, SILOES AND STRESS IMPACTS GEN Z TRUST CIRCLES

According to a study by the Culture Marketing Council: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing (CMC), despite a multicultural majority among the under-18 age segment, most non-Hispanic white (NHW) teens do not experience the MC majority reality in their daily lives—from their schools and neighborhoods to their friendships online and in real life. Regardless of race or background, teen stress levels are high, trust circles are tight and vary among kids and parents, depending on culture, age, and experience with organizations and institutions.

Spanish Broadcasting System announces launch of $310 Million Senior Secured Notes offering

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. announced that it has launched an offering of $310 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and secured, subject to certain exceptions, on a first-priority basis by the Notes collateral.

2020 State of Latino Entrepreneurship [REPORT]

This is the sixth annual State of Latino Entrepreneurship report where we have collected robust survey data from Latino-owned businesses across the country to provide a timely account on the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. business population.

ThinkNow Pulse Report 2021 [REPORT]

In this report, we examine consumer sentiment across key demographics in the U.S. The findings are especially relevant this year as marketers scramble to get a pulse on the post-pandemic consumer.

2020 Media Sales Report [REPORT]

The report studies the media landscape over the past year, including the expectations for sales managers and the strategies employed by media sales professionals to assess their impact across five key topics: Sales Department Structure, Training and Development, Setting Appointments and Sales Process, Sales Enablement, Culture and Industry Outlook, and the effects of COVID-19 on the Media Sales landscape.

The Opportunity for Influencer Marketing within Retail Media Networks

As new headwinds and market conditions present themselves, marketers across the retail landscape often can be found reshaping growth strategies. Last year — the year that shall not be named — was a case study in on-the-fly strategizing thanks to how the pandemic upended elaborate plans and mainstay messaging. While becoming the largest news story in decades, it also forced most marketers to reassess priorities and reconsider how their brands and products fit into such strange and new consumer lifestyles.

73% of CMOs Will Fall Back on Low Risk, Low Return Strategies for 2021

Seventy-three percent of chief marketing officers (CMOs) report they will rely on existing customers to fuel growth in 2021, rather than looking to develop new markets, according to Gartner, Inc. The inaugural Gartner CMO Strategic Priorities Survey 2021 shows that 39% of CMOs plan to increase sales of existing products to existing customers, while 34% will introduce new products to existing customers in 2021.

Why the Term ‘Latinx’ Hasn’t Taken Off Among Latins — And Likely Never Will

At first blush, the word Latinx –the gender-neutral, non binary term used to describe the nation’s diverse Hispanic population– seems ubiquitous.  It pops up regularly in press releases, in news headlines, in social media posts, in campaign mailings. But scratch below the surface, and you find little substance under the semantics. Courtesy of Billboard Magazine.

¿Acculturation? [Results from Survey of HispanicAd readers]

Our Friends at ThinkNow posed the following:  ”Acculturation has long been used in media research among Hispanics respondents but it is time to revisit it use. Acculturation assumes a linear progression towards American culture.  American culture becomes increasingly shaped by diverse audiences”.  We asked our readers at HispanicAd and the results are in.

2021 media trends [REPORT]

The world feels like a very different place to the end of the previous decade. For brands, the volatile times mean a greater need for emotional intelligence; listening and understanding how their consumers feel and helping people navigate the new world through their products, services and actions.

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