NBCUniversal and Telemundo unveiled the sponsorship lineup for the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, broadcasting on Thursday, October 23 at 8pm/7c on Telemundo. This year’s sponsors are joining the ultimate celebration of Latin music with show-stopping moments and campaigns that celebrate the contagious energy of Latin music fans. Back to keep the rhythm alive are … Read more
Every September, brands launch Hispanic Heritage Month campaigns filled with vibrant visuals and bilingual copy. Yet many of these campaigns fall flat with the very audience they aim to celebrate. The reason: performative marketing, surface-level nods to culture rather than meaningful and trust-building engagement. At SSG, we believe cultural inclusion is not a campaign but … Read more
By Elizabeth Domenech – Vice President of Public Relations | Award-Winning PR Strategist | Driving Media Impact, Thought Leadership & Nonprofit Visibility As a Puerto Rican, I carry my culture with me wherever I go (I will always be Puerto Rican first!). To me, it is more than an identity, it is a rhythm, a … Read more
As Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the NCAA celebrates the impact and growing presence of Hispanic/Latino student-athletes. Their influence can be seen across all three divisions and in nearly every sport, with their overall participation numbers climbing 62% over the past decade. The figures below, drawn from NCAA research’s demographics and sports … Read more
By Maria Lucia Parra – I am a bilingual Hispanic marketing/UX researcher with extensive experience in identifying the right approaches to meet clients’ objectives, as “one size does not fit all”. The Hispanic dream is a force of optimism and transformation—rooted in the pursuit of family security, financial freedom, generational progress, and sustained by resilience … Read more
With the mission to transform how brands connect with multicultural audiences, Calancha Consulting Group (CCG) announces its official launch in Puerto Rico. Led by its CEO and Founder, Carlos A. Calancha Figueras, CCG emerges as a strategic communications, creative, media, and digital influence consultancy designed to offer more agile collaboration, tailored solutions, and measurable results for brands seeking … Read more
By Mario Xavier Carrasco – Multicultural Insights Leader @ ThinkNow | Entrepreneurship, Data-driven Marketing Money habits aren’t formed in a vacuum. They’re shaped by the crises we live through, the culture we’re raised in, and the tools we trust to manage our future. Today’s financial landscape is being redefined by generational shifts, cultural influences, and … Read more
By Sylvia Vidal – Consumer Insights & Strategy Consultant | Latin America Market Expert | Multicultural Marketing Leader In a world where digital platforms mediate almost every interaction, trust has become the currency that decides whether people lean in or walk away. For U.S. Hispanics, who are among the most digitally engaged groups in the … Read more
The entertainment industry is entering a new era where music isn’t just a cultural force — it’s an economic engine. Large-scale concerts, superstar tours, and now high-profile residencies are reshaping tourism, boosting local economies, and putting cities on the global map. The historic sold-out Bad Bunny’s residency “No me quiero ir de aquí” in the … Read more
By David Aaker The “Father of Modern Branding” Brings New Views to Marketing Today The fundamentals of modern branding and brand-building can be captured in the intertwined 5Bs, a new branding framework. The first of the 5Bs is brand equity, which is owned brand assets that support existing and new organizational strategies and generate ongoing … Read more
The CMO Council announced a new thought leadership program with Zeta Global aimed at engaging senior marketers in a benchmarking process to determine their company’s level of digital marketing maturity, organizational capacity and performance predictability. “Assess Where You Need to Progress” is an AI-infused audit and prescriptive process that looks at where and how modular, … Read more
A new report by Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, highlights a significant opportunity for car manufacturers to provide consumers easy access to entertainment content across a range of services and types. By optimizing the native in-car infotainment experiences people want, auto brands can gain the power to influence decision-making and drive more … Read more
A new report from the IPA shines light, for the first time, on the effectiveness of Influencer marketing. Irina Cotovici, Director of Analytics, shares her thoughts on the analysis which will become a ‘go-to’ benchmark for the foreseeable future. How many times have you bought a product because a friend raved about it? Or rushed to try that restaurant your colleague couldn’t stop mentioning? Word-of-mouth … Read more
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) increases rapidly, most people across 25 countries surveyed say they have heard or read at least a little about the technology. And on balance, people are more concerned than excited about its growing presence in daily life. A median of 34% of adults across these countries have heard … Read more
The Los Angeles Tribune officially announces the launch of the Los Angeles Tribune Español, a new Spanish-language division dedicated to amplifying Latino voices. This initiative represents a historic expansion for the media brand, reinforcing its commitment to inclusion, equity, and global reach. Willie A Lora has been appointed Vice President of the Spanish Division. The … Read more
Soccer fandom in the U.S. is gaining momentum in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™. And with this growing audience, brand sponsors and advertisers need to understand who these fans are and how they’re engaging to capitalize on this rising popularity. The tournament is set to significantly boost soccer’s popularity, with 37% of the … Read more
Taligence, a executive search firm specializing in senior marketing hires, has once again partnered with Aspen Technology Labs, a global leader in labor market intelligence, to release the Q3 2025 U.S. Marketing Jobs Report. Drawing on a detailed analysis of over 78,000 in-house marketing job listings, the report provides an up-to-date view of how the … Read more
Twenty years after redefining what it means to market through culture — and five years after divesting from Interpublic Group — The Axis Agency is celebrating a major milestone: two decades of translating cultural fluency into measurable impact for some of the world’s most recognized brands. From healthcare to automotive, government, consumer goods, and nonprofits, … Read more
The Public Relations Society of America, Los Angeles Chapter (PRSA-LA) has named Stephen Chavez, CEO of ChavezPR, as its Public Relations Professional of the Year, one of the organization’s most prestigious honors. Established in 1964, the award is presented annually at PRSA-LA’s PRism Awards to recognize distinguished service and outstanding career achievements. This year’s PRism … Read more
By Sylvia Vidal – Consumer Insights & Strategy Consultant | Latin America Market Expert | Multicultural Marketing Leader Why Cultural Authenticity Matters in Latin America Latin America is one of the most diverse and dynamic regions in the world. Each country carries its own blend of traditions, languages, music, and identities, yet consumers across the … Read more
