In these final weeks leading up to Election Day, research from Katz Radio Group offers another powerful reason for candidates to be using radio to reach all-important Hispanic voters. A Katz survey conducted in June among 1,300 adults 18+ found nearly in eight in 10 (79%) score radio as either very trustworthy or trustworthy — … Read more
By Jacqueline Lisk Stephanie McCarty, chief marketing and communications officer at Taylor Morrison, shares her frustrations with ad agencies and possible remedies to improve the situation. To read more, CLICK HERE. Courtesy of The Association of National Advertisers
Zillow research shows Hispanic homeowners making strides in narrowing the home value gap with white homeowners over the past two years, regaining ground lost during the pandemic. The gap is now the narrowest ever observed. Hispanic-owned homes are currently worth 11.9% less than homes owned by non-Hispanic white households, down from 12.1% last year and … Read more
FOX Deportes and Telemundo announced an agreement to air the upcoming Super Bowl LIX live on Feb. 9, 2025 from The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in Spanish on both networks. The relationship will provide the broadest Spanish-language distribution in the United States for any Super Bowl in history. The Spanish-language networks will produce separate … Read more
By Luis Miguel Messianu – President-Chief Creative Officer – MEL (Messianu/Edelman/Lerma) You can say that in today’s environment brands are running naked in the marketing forest! Every day ushers in a new ‘culture war’ as societal progress meets resistance. Brands are being cancelled and called out by minority yet vocal communities, divided in their values … Read more
ANA’s Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM) announced the esteemed recipients of the second annual AIMM Trailblazer Awards, recognizing industry leaders who remain steadfast in their commitment to advancing inclusive marketing, even amidst a challenging environment. The 2024 honorees have been chosen for their exceptional contributions and ongoing dedication to creating a more inclusive … Read more
By Beatriz Acevedo – CEO/Cofounder SUMA. Data doesn’t lie. U.S. Latinos now generate an astounding $3.6 trillion GDP, making us the 5th largest economy in the world, bigger than India, the U.K., and France. And we’re not slowing down. Our GDP is growing faster than any other country except China, positioning us to surpass Germany … Read more
Baby Boomers are the world’s wealthiest generation, however, brands are failing to keep up with their increasingly digital media habits, according to WARC Media’s latest Global Advertising Trends report, ‘Baby Boomers’ big digital shift’. Baby Boomers, defined for this report as adults born between 1946 and 1964, i.e. those aged between 60 and 78 today, … Read more
About 7.1% of the nation’s 5,681,118 employer firms (businesses with at least one paid employee) in the United States were Hispanic-owned in 2021 and the construction sector had the largest number of Hispanic-owned businesses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2022 Annual Business Survey shows there were a total of 406,086 Hispanic-owned employer firms … Read more
CLICK on Image to view. Haz CLIC en la imagen para ver Para quienes me preguntaron, esta idea salió en una tarde como un chiste, como un meme con video de stock, y varios amigos colaboraron dando feedback después. Fue trabajo de un par de horas, con producción mínima, pero creo que el mensaje tiene … Read more
Code.org announced a new partnership with Amazon and Grammy award-winning recording artist and global humanitarian Shakira, through her foundation, Fundación Pies Descalzos, to expand access to computer science education for Spanish-speaking students around the globe. This partnership leverages Shakira’s star power to raise awareness around the importance of computer science education for Spanish and Latin … Read more
FOX News Media will launch a new daily one-hour Spanish-language program entitled FOX Noticias that spotlights issues impacting the Hispanic community beginning October 15th, announced FOX News Senior Vice President John Sylvester. FOX & Friends Weekend co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy will helm the program which will air weekdays at 4 PM/ET on the country’s first and … Read more
Over more than two decades of expertise in growth media markets, Alfredo Richard has managed communications teams in the U.S., Latin America and Spain. His experience extends across corporate, trade and multicultural consumer comms, including media relations, CSR and DE&I, digital, internal, government relations and crisis management. As EVP of corporate communications, Richard has overall … Read more
By Robert Wollner If there’s one universal truth for agencies, it’s that no client agreement is guaranteed to last forever. Sooner or later, they will face a request for proposal (RFP) that initiates the familiar dance of re-courting client favor. But as advertising trading methods and targeting approaches evolve, sticking to “how we’ve done things … Read more
EDO has released a report revealing that ads airing in the Spanish-language media environment have outperformed ads on English-language TV by 31% in the past year — a 24% increase over the previous period. EDO’s report highlights the categories, brands, and creatives that effectively engage essential Hispanic audiences. “We are proud to partner with EDO … Read more
By Steve Boehler There is an epidemic of wishful thinking in industry today: objectives that are too lofty, priority lists that are overwhelming and bottomless project lists are the norm. Wall Street has lofty expectations and company leadership often demands more than their organizations have the capacity to deliver. And they certainly often demand more … Read more
BODEN Agency has been appointed by Microsoft as the Public Relations Agency of Record partnering with the company’s Multicultural Communications team. BODEN will support Microsoft’s Multicultural Communications team in the areas of earned media relations, creator engagement and digital content development.
Entravision, AltaMed, and BSP Research have revealed key findings from Week 4 of the 2024 National Latino Voter Tracking Poll, offering critical insights into the preferences and attitudes of Latino voters as Election Day nears. Key Findings from Week 4: 1. In a stable Presidential race, Kamala Harris continues to lead Donald Trump among Latino … Read more
By: Kathy Whitlock, VP of Strategy and Insights at TelevisaUnivision With nearly a month remaining until November 5th, you surely must know by now that Latino voters are truly up for grabs in this year’s election. News story after news story continues to show how both Democrats and Republicans need to win over Latino voters … Read more
By Dave Hohman In today’s complex media landscape, marketers are constantly seeking ways to optimize their media strategies and understand which channels are driving return on investment (ROI). Generally, television, digital, and social media receive the lion’s share of attention (and spend). Many marketers believe that audio, including radio, is difficult to measure in Marketing … Read more
