For Local News, Americans Embrace Digital but Still Want Strong Community Connection [REPORT]
The digital era is making its mark on local news. Nearly as many Americans today say they prefer to get their local news online as say they prefer to do so through the television set.

Masked Republic and Hispanic Media Center announced a multi-year pact between the companies. The agreement will see Mexico City based HMC exclusively manage brand integration for San Diego, California’s Masked Republic’s annual Expo Lucha™ fan convention and experiential marketing event as well as see the two companies develop branded content focused on the high flying and colorful world of lucha libre.
Nielsen’s Television Audience Measurement in Mexico has been granted accreditation by the Media Rating Council (MRC). This is the first MRC accreditation of a TV audience measurement service outside of the U.S. and the first Nielsen Media International market to receive it.
eSalon announced the launch of a fully personalized client experience in Spanish. With this new Spanish-language site, eSalon gains the ability to reach an entirely new demographic of potential clients who are typically underserved by English-speaking direct-to-consumer brands in the US market.
Stronger-than-expected internet advertising will drive 4.7% growth in total global adspend in 2019, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts. That’s substantially ahead of the 4.0% forecast made in the previous edition of the report, published in December 2018. Zenith forecasts 4.6% growth in both 2020 and 2021, ahead of previous forecasts of 4.2% and 4.1% growth respectively.
It’s true that the six largest “traditional” owners of agencies grew by only +2.1% organically in 2018. While this was up from +1.0% in 2017, it was still down from +3.6% growth in 2016 and 4.8% in 2015.
Discovery U.S. Hispanic announced that Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia GO Apps are now available on Roku.
DISH and Univision Communications Inc. announced a long-term agreement for carriage of Univision networks and stations on DishLATINO and DISH.
A global audit of chief marketers indicates a resolute intention to being active advocates and agents for marketing technology migration, digital skills development, and more effective go-to-market processes in 2019.
By Gonzalo López Martí – Creative director, etc / LMMiami.com
Well, I should start by acknowledging that this article’s title can be a bit of an exaggeration, or maybe not, but I am glad it got your attention. In today’s U.S. market landscape there are two types of companies: those who actively try to connect with multicultural consumers, and those that leave it up to chance whether they appropriately connect. By Isaac Mizrahi – Co-President of ALMA
Every killer piece of content is driven by a great idea. However, in today’s social economy of engagement and ROI, it’s important to understand how data is slowly but surely becoming the leading factor in generating quality content. As the pendulum shifts from art to science, learning how to leverage audience insights and behavior is a critical part of driving maximum performance of branded content.
The global entertainment market reached $96.8 billion in 2018 – a nine percent increase over 2017 – according to new, combined theatrical and home entertainment data released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The 2018 global box office grew to $41.1 billioni, while global home entertainment increased by 16 percent over 2017 levels to reach $55.7 billion.
The Culture Marketing Council: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing (CMC in partnership with HispanicAd.com has announced the jury for the 2019 Culture Account Planning Excelencia (CAPE) awards, the only award of its kind that honors multicultural account planning, the strategic bedrock of any successful marketing campaign. Winners will showcase their campaigns during a special CAPE session at the CMC Annual Summit on Tuesday, June 11 at the Statler Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Companies need a diverse set of experiences and skills in the boardroom and throughout their organizations to help drive better outcomes, and to cultivate and reinforce a culture that executes thei
























