Azteca America to broadcast 2019/2020 LaLiga

beIN SPORTS announced a content licensing agreement with U.S.-based Spanish-language broadcast network Azteca America. The licensing deal gives Azteca America the broadcast rights to the upcoming and highly-coveted 2019/2020 LaLiga Smartbank soccer season. Azteca America will also gain access to additional high-quality sports content produced specifically for the US Hispanic audience.

The Multicultural Myopia

According to the official U.S. Census Bureau’s projections, next year, 2020, will be the year when the majority of our country’s population of 17-years-olds and under will come from a minority background, most of them from a Latino, African-American or Asian-American ethnicity.  By Isaac Mizrahi – Co-President of ALMA

10 Insights from New Multicultural Media Forecast

The U.S. Multicultural Media Forecast 2019 is a new study conducted by PQ Media on behalf of ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM) that identifies a clear opportunity for more marketers to engage multicultural consumers to drive business growth. The following provides ten interesting insights from the study.  By Bill Duggan

Understanding the Cultural Diversity of US Hispanics and Their Shopping Habits

Driven by gains in education and greater access to financial resources, the estimated buying power of US Hispanics is poised for growth. But Hispanic consumers and their shopping habits are often misunderstood or overlooked by marketers.  US Hispanics are digitally driven shoppers. We forecast that 68.6% of US Hispanics ages 14 and older will make at least one digital purchase in 2019—just slightly lower than the figure for the total population, 71.5%.

Corporations hate chaos, but creativity originates from it

This title sums up the premise of a talk held by WARC at Cannes Lions 2019. The talk was given by Martin Weigel from W+K Amsterdam and Rob Campbell from R/GA London who promoted chaos as an enabler of creativity.  by Nigel Hollis

The Year of Inclusivity, Creativity, and Letting Go

Chief marketing officers have arguably the toughest job in the C-suite. They need to stay abreast of consumer trends and evolving expectations, advances in technology, and the latest innovations — all while being the voice of the customer to ensure experience is the organization’s top priority.  It can be hard to keep up.

Are we creating ads doomed to drown in the digital melting pot?

As I sat patiently through another irrelevant YouTube ad recently, I reflected on why so many ads fail to grab my attention or create a lasting impression. But in a world where marketers can create content for a few thousand dollars and ‘noise’ supersedes quality, why should they exercise caution? Everyone else is doing it so why shouldn’t they?  by Hannah Nicholl

What’s at the Heart of the ‘Hyper-Relevant’ CMO?

Chief marketing officer is not considered one of America’s most precarious jobs, but perhaps it should be.  A recent study from the executive search firm Spencer Stuart found that while the average tenure of CMOs in 2018 was 43 months, the median tenure was only 27.5 months in 2018, down from 31 months in 2017, The Wall Street Journal reports.

How Digital Integration Helps Direct Mail Deliver

It takes a concerted effort to develop a successful integrated marketing campaign. Every channel plays its part in driving consumers toward making a purchase and beyond. A campaign’s performance ultimately comes down to nailing the right time and place to deliver it.

Female Recent or Upcoming College Graduates Feel Less Confident Entering the Workforce than Male Counterparts

As Women’s Equality Day is celebrated across the U.S. commemorating the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, a survey finds a notable gender gap among recent college graduates entering the workforce. The survey, conducted as part of the Cengage Student Opportunity Index, shows that while recent college graduates feel good about their job prospects, women are much less confident than men when it comes to salary expectations.  Women are also significantly less optimistic than men about the country’s economic outlook, with a majority reporting they feel the country is on the wrong trac

Considering a Play in the Cannabis Sector? Here’s What You Need to Know

Anyone operating in the U.S. consumer packaged goods market (CPG) knows that it’s rare to see a product come along that delivers—or has the potential to deliver—massive growth at scale. The budding cannabis market in the U.S. has the potential to be a golden opportunity for traditional consumer brands and retailers.  Within the U.S. states where cannabis sales have been legalized, cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) from hemp generated $8 billion in 2018. However, a large portion of cannabis products remain illegal under U.S. federal law.

Entravision Radio to broadcast 2019 NFL games

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that it will bring listeners the most extensive Spanish language radio broadcast coverage of the upcoming 2019 NFL Centennial season. Entravision will broadcast 46 games across 17 U.S. markets on its owned and operated stations, the most in its multi-year partnership with the NFL which extends through the 2020 NFL season.

Appointment Viewing Still Exists, and Programmatic Is Adapting to Take Advantage

Consumption of long-form premium content has undergone a massive transformation in the digital age. Technology has given consumers the ability to watch what they want, where they want, whenever they want. Simultaneously, advertising technology has also allowed marketers to identify, target, and surround their audiences in these digital-first environments.

Political Media Buying 2020: Still Way Too Early Prediction

In June, I posted two RAB blog posts regarding the upcoming 2020 elections. I stated that PQ Media is forecasting $8.33 billion is going to be spent by candidates and their PACs, as well as by special interest groups supporting/not supporting ballot initiatives or referendums. Radio was predicted to do well, fueled by candidates targeting multicultural audiences.  By Leo Kivijarv, Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Director of Research, PQ Media

Building a Better Marketing Research Toolbox

So many tools to choose from and lots of differing approaches from vendors interpreting your objective as a nail, or a bolt, or a screw. There’s often good reason to believe it could be all of them, but we rarely have enough time or budget or patience to make use of every tool available. So, the skilled research “craftsperson” learns to pick and choose the best combinations of tools that can efficiently, cost-effectively and uniquely address the most pressing marketing research questions.

Telemundo presents Latin American Music Awards

Telemundo will present the 5th annual “Latin American Music Awards” (Latin AMAs) live from the prestigious Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Thursday October 17, 2019 at 8pm/7c, preceded by a one-hour red carpet pre-show “La Alfombra de Latin AMAs” at 7pm/6c.

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