Cities advance on hosting Univision Youth Soccer Tournament

UCI Live, Univision Communications Inc.’s (UCI) in-house experiential marketing unit, has selected four communities as finalists in bid to host the inaugural Prospects Cup: Anaheim/Irvine, California; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Houston, Texas; and Kissimmee, Florida. To be held December 18-22, 2017.

The Emerging Multicultural Super-Consumer

If you are in Kindergarten in America you already know that more than half of your classmates are minorities. The U.S. Census Bureau revealed in 2014 that more than half the children under 5 years old in the U.S. were ethnic minorities.  And by 2020, more than half of the nation’s population under 18 will be part of a minority race or ethnic group.

I love you. I love you not. [INSIGHT]

Why advertisers and agencies should improve how they work together to maintain a healthy, loving and productive relationship.  By Bruno Gralpois, Agency Mania Solutions

Many Americans Stressed about Future of Our Nation [REPORT]

Two-thirds of Americans say they are stressed about the future of our nation, including a majority of both Democrats and Republicans, according to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) report Stress in America™: Coping with Change.

Culture Vulture: 2017 Trends [REPORT]

It’s time to reject FOMO and embrace Borecore, along with mindfulness apps, myth debunking, and a shift in focus away from Millennials. Mindshare North America’s annual Culture Vulture Trends report is unveiling the latest consumer shifts and cultural trends forecast to grow over the next year.

Does Facebook Have an Identity Crisis?

As Facebook develops an ever-more diverse portfolio of businesses, questions arise of whether it risks diluting its core identity.  Put another way, will the future of Facebook look like Google? Or, will it look more like Yahoo?

Do Consumers Want To Commune With Brands?

For the many years that preceded social media, marketers relied mostly on engaging with their consumers in one-way communications. This included television, radio, direct mail, billboards etc.  Once social media came along, consumers had the opportunity to “talk back,” so to speak, and tell brands what they thought about their products and services. Brands quickly learned just what consumers thought about the products and services. This type of consumer feedback was once relegated to the more controlled environments of market research and/or customer service listening.

How emojis provide an emotional dimension to cross-cultural messages

In an era of digital, telegraphic communications, old and new codes provide an emotional dimension to cross-cultural messages  We can relate.  This post is contributed by Brenda Storch, Director, Multicultural Social Media and Shawn Savage, Senior Engagement Specialist

2017 Deloitte Millennial Survey [REPORT]

Deloitte’s latest millennials study looks at their world view and finds many, especially in developed economies, are anxious about their future. They are concerned about a world that presents numerous threats and question their personal prospects.

What It Takes to Truly Be ‘One of Us’ [REPORT]

The tide of people moving across the world, be they immigrants or refugees, has sparked concern in Australia, Europe and the United States. In particular, the ethnic, linguistic and cultural background of migrants has triggered intense debates over the benefits and the costs of growing diversity and the risk of open borders to national identity.

Running the Business through Your Customer’s Eyes

In many consumer markets, companies that once relied on developing new product features and improving customer service increasingly see competitive advantage rooted in the entire experience that’s wrapped around the product.  By Gerard du Toit, Rob Markey, Jeff Melton and Frédéric Debruyne

Political piñata. Part 2.

By Gonzalo López Martí    – Creative director, etc. / LMMiami.com

  • The new occupant of White House has proven that Latinos not only are unnecessary to win elections: we are the perfect political piñata to unleash a witch hunt on.
  • How are we supposed to convince CEOs and CMOs that they must spend their marketing dollars in Hispanic media now?

Where is our industry today? Exclusive Q&A with Paco Olavarrieta

Paco Olavarrieta has joined d expósito & Partners as a Partner and Chief Creative Officer. The minute we found out, we offered him the opportunity of a Q&A with HispanicAd.com. Here, creative guru Paco Olavarrieta speaks about the U.S. Hispanic Market, Creativity, Total Market, the present and the future of our industry, salsa dancing, red wine and more.

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