Growth Hacks for Minority, Women-Owned Enterprises [PODCAST]

Latinos are the entrepreneurial engine of the U.S. economy. Latinas are starting more businesses than any other ethnic cohort and the trend isn’t slowing down. Yet, despite this staggering growth, minority-owned businesses, in general, struggle to scale.

Coronavirus Is Changing How Consumers Shop

As uncertainty over coronavirus continues to grow, consumers are becoming more cautious about shopping in public places and are utilizing online shopping as a means of getting necessities.

Puerto Rico’s National Basketball League premieres on WAPA Deportes and on WAPA América

Basketball fans in the U.S. and Puerto Rico now have access to games from the new season of Puerto Rico’s National Superior Basketball League (BSN, according to its Spanish acronym), the Island’s most popular sports league, exclusively on WAPA Deportes, Puerto Rico’s leading sports channel, and on WAPA América, the U.S. cable network arm of WAPA Televisión.

Payment Terms: Current Practices for Marketing Services [REPORT]

Given member interest resulting from coverage in the advertising/marketing trade press regarding changes in payment terms being implemented by a handful of companies to some suppliers, ANA initiated research to determine if such changes were isolated examples or reflective of a broader trend. The answer is clear: payment term changes, notably extended terms, are reflective of a broader trend. The services noted most for extended payment terms are agency fees, research, and production. The majority of respondents who have extended their payment terms have done so to derive better cash flow.

Quality and Efficacy May Beat Out Price Sensitivities Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Type the phrase “Can I get Coronavirus from… ” into a search engine and the window will auto-complete your question with an array of options ranging from the straightforward to the seemingly ridiculous. In the current environment, where facts can be fluid and there is an expanding list of information sources that consumers turn to, there’s bound to be uncertainty and uncertain behavior associated with this global health emergency.

2/3 of Americans Are Concerned About Coronavirus

Just-released research from GfK shows that nearly all (92%) Americans are aware of the novel Coronavirus (also known as Covid-19). Among those who are aware, 69% (equivalent to 64% of all Americans) are at least somewhat concerned about the illness’s potential impact on themselves or their familie

4A’s Beefs Up Team To Handle Marketing and Communications

In an effort to build additional value and focus on making agencies matter, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s), a membership-based U.S. trade association for the advertising and marketing communications industry, recently hired Donna Tobin as Executive Vice President, Marketing, Communications, Events & Partnerships for the organization. Additionally, The Sway Effect has been named public relations AOR after an internal review.

Where We’ve Gone Wrong: An Illustrated History

Advertising has never been a particularly admired profession. Indeed, some would say it isn’t a profession at all. We’re not doctors or teachers; we’re not even lawyers or accountants. We don’t make or do anything of any great practical use to humanity. We help people sell stuff.

The recipe for improved online ad effectiveness? Better ads

I am constantly amazed by the way people make assumptions based on data. In response to learning that people only watch online ads for an average of a few seconds what is the typical response? Make shorter ads. Maybe instead advertisers ought to invest more time and effort into creating better ads?  by Nigel Hollis

Thanks for the reminders, Mr. Mayor!

Last week, we witnessed many wild twists and turns in the democratic primary race, resulting in what was seen as victories to some and disappointments to others. A lead theme heading into Super Tuesday was the public’s reaction to Mike Bloomberg and his alleged attempt to buy his way into the presidential election, where everyone focused on the $500+ million spent to pitch his candidacy to the nation. His opponents grabbed onto that point to remind the world of his billionaire status and effectively position him as a Republican in Democrat’s clothing. His lackluster debate performances did little, if anything, to build his case, let alone refute his opponents’ accusations and attacks, but he did remind the world of something very critical: when done well, advertising works! He went from not being in the game to polling as the #2 candidate behind Bernie leading up to the Nevada debate and primary, doing so in just 13 weeks!   By Louis Maldonado

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