SPARK gives Women cause to Celebrate in 2020

As South Florida professionals and entrepreneurs continue to face unique challenges brought on by COVID-19, the 4th annual SPARK with Luly B aims to help women SPARK their passion, motivation and much more.

What In-house Trends Mean For Your Future New Business

There’s been a great deal of media coverage in the advertising industry of a recent report from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and The Observatory International. With good reason, because in many ways, it doesn’t bode well for external agencies.  By Mark Duval – The Duval Partnership

America: the Land of Dreamers

My mother always told me, ‘ponte las pilas’, as a way to encourage me to chase my dreams. She never doubted me because she knew that everything I needed in order to succeed was available to me; that it was a matter of whether or not I was willing to put in the work. Chasing my dreams was never easy, especially when I felt unwanted.  by Jaquelin Bautista

2020 Calle Ocho Festival by Atlantino [VIDEO]

Ralph Paniagua’s Atlantino, the veteran showrunner behind dozens of Latino sports and music festivals, co-produces Calle Ocho Live with its organizers, the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, a nonprofit dedicated to serving children in the South Florida community. The partnership delivered this majestic event for the consumers and the national brand clients.

CULTIQUE launches

CIVIC (a Seacrest Global Group Company) announced a new cultural insights and strategy venture – CULTIQUE – a boutique offering that crafts bespoke cultural insights for forward-looking businesses.

2020 RIAA Mid-Year Latin Music Revenue Statistics [REPORT]

In the first half of 2020, revenues from Latin music in the U.S. grew 18.6% to $296.1 million at retail value, the fourth consecutive year of double digit percentage growth. Latin music continued to grow its share of overall U.S. music revenues to 5.2%.

How Streaming Enablement in 2020 Has Changed the Media Landscape [VIDEO]

In looking at how streaming video consumption has grown this year, Easter Sunday stands out as the peak streaming day that Nielsen has ever measured. From there, especially as stay-at-home orders eased and warmer weather came around, total media usage began to normalize. That doesn’t mean, however, that media consumption today looks like what it did before March, especially when you look at the video streaming space. In fact, Brian Fuhrer, SVP, Product Strategy at Nielsen, says the streaming enablement that took place during the stay-at-home periods was like multiple holiday enablement periods all at once.

The News Trust Halo: How Advertising in News Benefits Brands [REPORT]

Never has trusted news been more important in our society. Over the past year we have seen significant growth in news consumption as we increasingly rely on news to keep us safe, connected, and informed. The IAB study sought to understand the brand impact of advertising in the news.

Why creativity and emotions in advertising matter more than ever

Slashed budgets, layoffs, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, social and political turmoil –  the pandemic is adding additional pressures to the already fast-moving modern media landscape. Amongst this chaos, brands can struggle to develop advertising with appropriate tone and relevant emotional messaging for their audiences. In an environment of heightened tension, connecting with audiences through advertising that showcases creativity and emotional sensitivity may be more important now, than ever before.

Cross-Media Measurement: Whose Interest is Served?

In the last few days, egta, the European Association of TV and Radio Sales Houses, published a comprehensive report into advances in hybrid television audience measurement. I don’t pretend to have read it – it runs to 104 pages and is really a source document outlining the options available – but fortunately I know a man who has assured me it is both comprehensive and useful.  By Brian Jacobs / The Cog

The Power of a Modern Marketing Reset [REPORT]

This report corroborates the demise of the Total Market approach, a marketing process that short-changed Multicultural & Inclusive Marketing growth, and resetting marketing as we have known it.

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