AT&T’s WarnerMediaand Discovery merge

AT&T Inc. and Discovery, Inc. announced a definitive agreement to combine WarnerMedia’s  premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses to create a premier, standalone global entertainment compan

Media KPIs That Matter [REPORT]

Media KPIs have been identified by the ANA Media Leadership Growth Council as one of its areas of initial interest due to the direct connection between KPIs and business results.

When Black is LOUDER than Brown ……… Part 4

In our 4th Update on then theme “When Black is LOUDER than Brown, we find that certain mainstream multinational agencies and buying services have created special PROJECTS to direct dollars towards Black Owned media companies.  The count is Dentsu, IPG and now GroupM.  Black activist have either done a good job shaming these companies and their clients to at least concede some effort or just to put forth Shut UP efforts.  By Gene Bryan / HispanicAd.

The Latin Recording Academy announces new leadership

The Board of Trustees of The Latin Recording Academy® has appointed Manuel Abud as CEO of the organization effective August 1, further solidifying its future through the execution of its 10-year strategic plan.

Picture This: Leveraging Personalization for Better Visual Content Merchandising

The streaming wars were underway well before the arrival of COVID-19, but the global health crisis dramatically accelerated video streaming adoption and has forever altered our media diets. Once the domain of a handful of high-profile startups, the streaming market is now rife with hundreds of services to choose from, and the content they offer has become a staple part of our video viewing habits.

Diversity & Inclusion in Starring Role Right Before Network Upfront

A majority of TV shows are not relevant to diverse segments of consumers and are, in fact, mostly inclusive and considerate of White, Non-Hispanic viewers, according to a new study by the Cultural Insights Impact Measure (CIIM™) from the ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM) and partner company CIIMatters. The AIMM study coincides with television’s annual upfront marketplace.  

FIRE UP THE GRILL: increase in spending on Barbecue-related goods

U.S. consumers purchased barbecue-related consumer packaged goods (CPG) items at a faster clip this past April than they did over the same period in 2019, according to new analysis from NCSolutions (NCS). Also, consumers spent more in April 2021, compared to March 2021, than is typical at this time of year on a range of barbecue-focused products.

“Nobody Knows Anything” About What Works in the Film Business. The Same is True About Marketing.

“Nobody knows anything,” summed up William Goldman, the most successful Hollywood scriptwriter ever (he wrote 33 produced screenplays), in a memoir written at the peak of his success. “Nobody knows anything. Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work. Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.” The same should be said about marketing, particularly for integrated marketing.  By Michael Farmer

The New Business Side of Agency Burnout

There’ve been quite a few headlines recently about agency employees being overworked to the point it affects their mental health. In this week’s post, I want to explore how that connects to agency new business and what can be done to address it.  By Mark Duval – The Duval Partnership

Gen Z, With Their “Instagram” Lives, Are Driven By “STYLE”

According to researcher Jason Dorsey, Gen Z is “the most photographed generation in the world’s history.” Gen Z members 17 and under are also the first multicultural majority generation in America as of 2020, with Hispanics being the largest multicultural segment at roughly half.  Our country’s changeover to a multicultural majority continues with all persons under 35 by 2028 and all persons under 50 by 2033.  By: Nancy Tellet, Research Chair, Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC)

Nielsen Shares With MRC Confirmed Audience Estimate ‘Understatement’

Nielsen has responded to the Media Rating Council (MRC)’s Monday news release regarding a confirmed understatement by as much as 6% of the Total Usage of Television (TUT) by Persons 18-49 during the ratings measurement company’s February 2021 measurement period.  By Adam Jacobson / Radio TV Business Report

CMOS at Risk of Missing Revenue Targets [REPORT]

The new report details how the self-reliant buyer and a chaotic, digital-first customer journey have flipped much of the sales action to the top of the funnel, making marketers responsible for nearly half of a company’s revenue. Yet scarce resources, mediocre data skills, and a skeptical CEO threaten to undermine marketing’s efforts.

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