An Asian-American’s Racial Awakening [PODCAST]

In this interview, Jinghuan Liu Tervalon, an insights and strategy executive at The Coca-Cola Company, talks about her racial awakening journey and her anti-racist work in both the corporate world and the running community, while busting the model minority myth.

Language Usage in Hispanic Marketing

Spanish is the second most used language in the world and English is third; In the United States, English is the most common and Spanish is second. According to Pew Research Center’s 2013 National Survey of Latinos, 36% of Hispanics in the United states are bilingual, while 25% mainly use English and 38% mainly use Spanish (Krogstad & Gonzalez-Barrera, 2020). When it comes to advertising to Hispanics, language plays a key role and it’s important to understand the best way to convey a message to make the consumer feel understood. When deciding on how to market and advertise to Hispanics in the United States it is beneficial to consider code switching versus Spanglish as well as culture in relations to language and how it will affect the campaign.  By Holly Coleman and Madison McDaniel / Florida State University

d2H Partners has acquired agency Arenas Group.

Founded by pioneer Santiago Pozo in 1988, Arenas built an impressive legacy of clients and has worked on more than 600 films and TV campaigns throughout its 31-year history. From Selena and Ugly Betty to Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto and, more recently, When They See Us and Free Guy, Arenas has done it all: theatrical films, television and streaming with all the major studios and media companies.

Consumers more likely to purchase from a brand whose video AD appears next to content they TRUST [REPORT]

“The Influence of Context” – a new study unveiled by MAGNA & IPG Media Lab today – measures how the context in which video ads are viewed affects how consumers perceive them and how they perform. The U.S. study looks at context through the lens of content adjacency – the type of content an ad appears next to – and video experience – the way an ad is consumed (i.e. in-feed, non-feed, etc.).

FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization

The Federal Trade Commission sued Facebook, alleging that the company is illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct. Following a lengthy investigation in cooperation with a coalition of attorneys general of 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam, the complaint alleges that Facebook has engaged in a systematic strategy—including its 2012 acquisition of up-and-coming rival Instagram, its 2014 acquisition of the mobile messaging app WhatsApp, and the imposition of anticompetitive conditions on software developers—to eliminate threats to its monopoly. This course of conduct harms competition, leaves consumers with few choices for personal social networking, and deprives advertisers of the benefits of competition.

ANA launches Influencer Marketing Advisory Board

The ANAannounced the creation of the Influencer Marketing Advisory Board, a leadership community of senior-level marketers dedicated to helping ANA members and the industry at large optimize influencer marketing.

DIGITAL ADVERTISING THRIVES IN COVID ECONOMY

MAGNA reveals that the global advertising market place shrank by -4.2% to $569 billion amidst the COVID-induced recession, but some markets (US, China) proved more resilient than initially feared, thanks to the scale and resilience of digital media formats (+8%).

20th Annual Multicultural Excellence Awards – Celebrating 20 Years of Multicultural Marketing

Prepare to be inspired as we highlight multicultural marketing at its best! As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ANA’s Multicultural Marketing Excellence Awards, join us to hear from some of the winningest brands and agencies.  They will highlight some of their best work over the past two decades, share their perspective on how multicultural marketing has evolved, and expound on what they think is next on the horizon.

How Agencies Can Make The Best Of A Lost Pitch

Some years ago, an agency owner came to me seeking help with their new business efforts. They were no longer being asked to participate in pitches, and their prospective opportunities seemed to be shrinking.  By Mark Duval – The Duval Partnership

This Year Next Year: U.S. End-Of-Year Forecast [REPORT]

Despite a pace of economic decline that will produce the worst economy since the Great Depression, the ad market might end up falling by little more than we saw 2001. It will certainly be better than in 2008 during the fallout of the global financial crisis.

Predicting Consumer Demand in an Unpredictable World

Covid-19 has shattered the demand forecasts that guide retailers and suppliers of consumer goods and services in figuring out how much to order or manufacture, where to stock inventory, and how much to advertise or discount. Early on during the pandemic, sudden lockdowns and a shift to working from home caused panic buying of many food items and household goods. Some items sold out while others languished on shelves.

Local Advertising Forecast 2021 Reveals A Little Growth Across Media Even Without Political Advertising

In its newly released U.S. Local Advertising Forecast 2021, BIA Advisory Services estimates total local advertising revenue across all media in the U.S. will reach $137.5 billion in 2021. This estimate represents a 2.5 percent year-over-year growth from the firm’s final post-COVID estimate for 2020 of $134.1 billion, as businesses start to adapt and rebound from the pandemic lows. As the expected presence of vaccines will help with the continuing rebound in the economy, we expect this increase will occur throughout 2021 even without the presence of significant political advertising

Being Seen On Screen: Diverse Representation and Inclusion on TV [REPORT]

America is in the midst of a demographic transition. Today, 41% of the U.S. population is racially and ethnically diverse, and people are increasingly exploring and defining their personal identities. As the U.S. diversifies, there is a unique opportunity to meet America’s expanding entertainment tastes.

Daytime Video Usage is the New Norm Among Working Professionals

When people around the world retreated to their homes as the COVID-19 pandemic set in early this year, we knew that video consumption, particularly TV usage, would spike. But at the same time, we knew that consumption would gradually return to seasonal averages. Seeing that consumption rise and then normalize during the workday, however, was somewhat unexpected, particularly among remote professionals and managers. But that is the new media consumption reality.

Invisible No More: The Rise of Native American Power in Media

Despite being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and one of the smallest ethnic populations in the U.S., Native Americans have made some significant progress this year in elevating their voices in the media, public policies and their communities.

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