Media Transparency: Prescriptions, Principles, and Processes for Advertisers [INSIGHT & REPORT]

In June, K2 Intelligence issued their report, commissioned by ANA, titled, “An Independent Study of Media Transparency in the U.S. Advertising Industry.” K2 found substantial evidence of non-transparent business practices in the U.S. market in the form of rebates as well as substantial evidence of potentially problematic agency conduct concealed by principal transactions.  ANA and Ebiquity/FirmDecisions have issued the much anticipated follow-up report titled, “Media Transparency: Prescriptions, Principles, and Processes for Advertisers,” which offer a number of recommendations.  By Bill Duggan, Group EVP, ANA

Digital Divide Narrows for Latinos [REPORT]

The long-standing digital divide in internet use between Latinos and whites is now at its narrowest point since 2009 as immigrant Latinos and Spanish-dominant Latinos make big strides in going online

Telemundo Deportes prepares for digital coverage of RIO 2016

Telemundo Deportes unveiled its digital coverage plans for the Rio 2016 Olympics, which begin on Wednesday, August 3rd with women’s soccer, two days before the Opening Ceremony. In total, Telemundo Deportes will offer more than 100 hours of additional Olympic coverage than it did for London 2012.

Don’t Forget Older, Non-Millennial Hispanics

Recently, many marketers have been focusing their attention on the U.S. Hispanic millennial demographic. By making Hispanic millennials their top priority, marketers may turn a blind eye to the older Hispanic generation.  By: Lee Vann, Chief Strategy Officer at Captura Group

Marketers Find Ad Clutter Challenging

Many marketers are faced with hurdles when it comes to digital advertising in a multiscreen environment. Ad clutter and creative quality are just some of the challenges they’re looking to overcome.

Azteca America partners with Dallas Cowboys

Azteca San Antonio announced an exclusive two year agreement to broadcast three live pre-season games of the Dallas Cowboys games in Spanish on Azteca Stations KVDF San Antonio, KADF Austin, and KYDF Corpus Christi.

Alma Co-President and COO Isaac Mizrahi to Serve as Chair-Elect of AHAA

AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing announced Isaac Mizrahi, Co-President and Chief Operating Officer of Alma, as its chair-elect. As chair elect, he will work closely with current chair Linda Lane Gonzalez, to lead the organization in developing and advancing AHAA’s strategic plan.

Kenny Mitchell’s Playbook for Digital Innovation

Kenny Mitchell likes to keep Gatorade’s marketing at the top of its game. As head of consumer engagement, he oversees Gatorade’s integrated marketing efforts, including advertising, branded content, digital, social media, and public relations.  By Molly Knol, senior manager, committees and conferences at ANA

Activate Sponsorships, Don’t Settle

You did it! You decided to sponsor a team, arena or player in a sport that supports your company’s goals, indexes highly in your target market or is simply your CEO’s favorite past time. Now what?

Understanding How Macro And Micro Forces Influence Marketing

B2C and B2B marketers must look at both the macro and micro forces that are shaping the behavior of their audiences along with the increasingly rapid pace of technological change to understand how to drive interesting and exciting discoveries and innovations in almost every personal, business, and public policy arena.  By KaonFab / Kaon Interactive

The Future of Advertising or Whatever We’re Going to Call It [WHITEPAPER]

In this opinion piece, the author speculates on the future of advertising. Arguing that the challenge of predicting the future lies mainly in the lack of an acceptable definition of the field, the author solves that problem by developing a set of postulates to create boundaries for the theory and practice of the discipline.  By Don Schultz – Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA

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