Omnicom Group Inc. announced a new member of its Board of Directors. Patricia Salas Pineda has been appointed an independent director and member of the Governance Committee, effective immediately. Within this diverse Board, seven members are women, four are African American and one is Latina. “We speak at length about proper representation and inclusion within … Read more
As it celebrates its one-year anniversary, Pitaya Entertainment has established itself as one of the players in the Latino podcast space and is the fastest-growing podcast network for Latinos in the U.S. The podcast startup released its first series in January 2021 and launched eleven weekly series during its first year. The shows are hosted … Read more
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) announces the hiring of Penny Rodriguez as the organization’s new Communications Coordinator. The position will execute the coordination and implementation of strategic communications for NALAC’s professional development, grantmaking programs and advocacy work nationwide. “Penny Rodriguez is a committed communications professional, with a clear equity lens and … Read more
What happened to the VERY LOUD Black Marketers that we heard & saw last year and the craving by all advertisers to be perceived as woke or engaged? It is a legitimate questions, especially in the light that Black History Month is closing in 6 days. What has been the diversity and DE&I buzz lately? … Read more
Lopez Negrete Communications, Inc. walked away as the most winning agency of the evening with a total of 32 American Advertising Federation-Houston Chapter awards, including “Best of Show” in the Broadcast category. This marks the 17th time the agency has earned a “Best of Show” award in this contest through its history. The campaign that … Read more
Without in-person events, can experiential marketing still have a positive effect on brand perceptions and consumer spending? When we reflect on 2020 and 2021, what will we remember? Chances are, it’s the very lack of being out in the world encountering people, places, and things; engaging with friends, family, and colleagues in social and work … Read more
by Bob Wiesner, Managing Partner for the Americas region of The Artemis Partnership Organic growth is the indisputably easiest way to increase revenue. The exceptions are few and far between. While nearly every agency and professional services firm gets this, agencies seem to have particular struggles with organic growth. It’s much harder thanit ought to … Read more
This Black History Month, Latino Alternative TV (LATV) will be premiering its original Afro-Latina-led beauty series, Shades of Beauty on Friday, February 18th at 7:30pm ET. The series, hosted by Simone Mariposa and Yoe Apolinario, will focus on appropriately framing public perception of beauty to better understand its place in our culture and provide viewers … Read more
2020 was a year of highs and lows. For marketers who have always maintained a commitment to diversity and inclusion, the calls for social justice strengthened their resolve. For many others, however, the momentum of acknowledging the problem gave way to frantic, reactive statements that quickly fizzled out or failed. A year later, companies realized … Read more
The Wellness category, comprised of Health & Fitness and Medical Equipment & Facilities, was one advertising sector that grew at an exceedingly high rate in 2021 compared to 2020. In fact, Wellness ranked in the top 3 for growth across all SMI measured category groups in 2021, with a +49% YoY increase in overall investment. … Read more
A year ago, many believed that by early 2022 we would be through the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. In some ways that’s true: vaccine programs have dramatically decreased the likelihood of death and severe illness from the virus, and life has returned, in many countries, to something resembling ‘normal’. Restrictions on movement are over, … Read more
US inflation has reached its highest point in nearly 40 years, as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused both supply and demand-side shocks, with a disrupted supply chain, unprecedented levels of government fiscal stimulus, shifts in consumer spending, a decline in labor force participation, and persistent business uncertainty. Inflation has been relatively low for so long … Read more
A lasting effect of digitization and the pandemic has been the proliferation of consumer choice. From being able to purchase cars and furniture online, to the pandemic’s effect of pushing more shopping into infinite virtual shelves, consumers are facing more options. That vast choice and supply chain strain have affected brand loyalty to some degree, … Read more
What are the top CCO challenges, trends, priorities and key actions for 2022? CCOs are expected to expand their strategic support to the business, mastering crisis, ESG and change communications among other priorities — all with a flat budget. To succeed, CCOs must meet short-term execution needs while remaining strategic and proactive through change and … Read more
On this episode of our new Behind the Numbers show, Reimagining Retail, our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian hosts author and keynote and strategic advisor Steve Dennis to discuss overlooked consequences the pandemic has had on retailers outside of the much-discussed supply chain and consumer loyalty woes. They also identify several smaller, lesser-known brands they think will … Read more
By Rob Campbell Late last year, this chart was doing the rounds on social media: Bloody hell. I mean … seriously, bloody hell. Don’t get me wrong, strategy is important – but the amount of people who continue to think it is more important than what it makes happen, is insane. Almost as insane as … Read more
Americans’ confidence in groups and institutions has turned downward compared with just a year ago. Trust in scientists and medical scientists, once seemingly buoyed by their central role in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, is now below pre-pandemic levels. Overall, 29% of U.S. adults say they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to … Read more
TelevisaUnivision Inc. unveiled ViX. ViX will offer more than 50,000 hours of Spanish-language content across genres, including original series and movies, live sports, live news and current Televisa and Univision hits as well as access to an extensive library of top franchise content and formats from Televisa’s vault. The two-tier service will include a free … Read more
By Nigel Hollis People love to claim that their marketing is data-driven. It makes them sound smart and fiscally responsible. But do we really have all the data we need for a brand building campaign? And could bigger opportunities be hiding off the data map? Here are dragons “Here are dragons” dates from around 1504, … Read more
“Vendors are already building ways for users to replicate their lives in digital worlds,” said Marty Resnick, research vice president at Gartner. “From attending virtual classrooms to buying digital land and constructing virtual homes, these activities are currently being conducted in separate environments. Eventually, they will take place in a single environment – the metaverse … Read more
