Top 3 Mobile Video Ad Mistakes Brands Still Make

With platforms such as Netflix and Snapchat, consumers are spending more time watching videos than ever before. Per an Interactive Advertising Bureau video ad study, 72% of marketing and media buying professionals said they will be moving funds from TV to digital video.

Univision to acquire Gawker Media

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire digital media assets as part of the bankruptcy proceedings of Gawker Media Group, Inc. and related companies that produce content under a series of original brands.

Global Hue not paying employees

According to the NY Post in an article titled “Ex-NFLer Don Coleman’s firm failing to pay employees: suit” published on August 17, 2016, the agency and the owner have been taken to Manhattan Federal Court by their employees.

Hispanic Gen Zers’ Families: Where Stress Begins and Love Never Ends [INSIGHT]

A new Quant-Qual study by Santiago Solutions Group titled “Gen Z 1.0: Hispanics vs. White Non-Hispanics on Aspirations, Stress, Family and the Influence of Culture”, discovered key differences in the relationship between Gen Z and their families for Hispanics and White Non-Hispanics. In a previous Gen Z quant study, SSG found that Hispanics experienced a much higher level of bittersweet relationships with their parents.

How Reach and Advertising Impact are Related in Total Audience

Keeping track of consumers’ media diets is a daunting challenge for any marketer. Thankfully it’s less challenging when media consumption can be sliced and diced across multiple platforms to see how Americans are spending their media days in an age of overwhelming choice. And the astounding choice is actually driving increased media consumption.

US Execs Don’t Agree About What’s Driving Analytics Investment

US senior decision-makers felt a number of varied factors impacted their analytics investments and objectives in Q1 2016. According to research, a plurality of executives—roughly one-fifth—blamed regulatory changes most, followed by economic (15%) and customer behavior shifts (13%).

Simplification Of The Datascape & Mediascape

It used to be that a bunch of analysis went into understanding the target audience, developing a media mix and selecting the publishers who would be considered and ultimately recommended for your media buys.  Then you gathered the available data and determined efficiencies and audience reach as a result of your campaign.  

CPG digital coupon circulation grows by 23.4% in first half of 2016

According to the report, while the face values of print coupons distributed through Free Standing Inserts, SmartSource Coupon Machines and Consumer Magazines was higher than that of digital coupons distributed through Network and Retailer websites, the gap is narrowing.

What Big Data Means for Customer Loyalty

Big Data analytics tantalize with the promise of nearly automated customer experience programs. Just tune the latest analytics software to your customer interactions and to social media sites, the pitch goes, and you can track and analyze how customers behave, as well as what they think about their experience with your company’s product or service.

Univision The Winning Bidder For Gawker Media

Univision Communications, Inc.Univision Holdings, the nation’s biggest Hispanic-focused multimedia company, has emerged as the successful bidder for bankrupt digital media publisher Gawker Media.  Courtesy of Radio + Television Business Report

PR And Media Sales: Worlds Colliding [INSIGHT]

The media business, in the face of competition from Facebook and Google, is fighting for attention, eyeballs and advertising dollars.  And the challenges facing media sellers are becoming increasingly more complex, as our focus shifts from targeting audience “segments” to reaching individuals.  How can marketers and media brands continue to serve and succeed?

Publicity hounds. Live by the sword, etc etc Part 2

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

  • In the age of social white noise and constant chatter -aka “the conversation”-, maintaining a high profile seems to be the only way to keep careers alive.
  • Measurable results?    
  • Nobody cares about results, let alone attempting to measure them.
  • In corporate America, particularly in the marketing world, the revolving door swirls so fast it is simply impossible to know who’s responsible for what.
  • It is all about how you spin it and how you market yourself.
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