By Gonzalo López Martí LMMIAMI.COM
Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population. Their size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Overall, millennials are more diverse than the generations that preceded them, with 44.2 percent being part of a minority race or ethnic group (that is, a group other than non-Hispanic, single-race white).
U.S. Hispanic Population is Growing More SlowlyThe U.S. Hispanic population has been a key driver of the country’s population growth since at least 2000. But the group’s growth has slowed in recent years, and that trend continued in 2014, as evidenced by new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The study reveals that streaming content has overtaken live programming as the viewing method-of-choice, with 56 percent of consumers now streaming movies and 53 percent streaming television on a monthly basis, as compared to 45 percent of consumers preferring to watch television programs live. Moreover, younger viewers have moved to watching TV shows on mobile devices rather than on television. Among Trailing Millennials (age 14-25), nearly 60 percent of time spent watching movies occurs on computers, tablets and smartphones, making movie viewing habits decidedly age-dependent.
The Internet of Things—sensors and actuators connected by networks to computing systems—has received enormous attention over the past five years.
For Millennials, staying connected with friends and family by sharing their emotions on social media has become a daily way of life, but marketers aren’t using these signals to connect with brand fans.
Novamex distributors announced the hire of new creative shop, WALO Creative, Inc. WALO will lead creative and assist with strategic planning for the Mexican beverage brands, Jarritos, Sangría Señorial and Mineragua effective immediately.
Mexico will be home to 65.1 million internet users—equivalent to 53.8% of its population—in 2015, a 9.4% year-over-year expansion, eMarketer estimates.
Digital identity is increasingly unwieldy. An ever-growing collection of emails, usernames, passwords and profiles are hard for consumers to manage and challenging for marketers to make sense of.
A new Horowitz Research study reveals 88% of urban TV content viewers has the ability to stream video content to a computer, mobile device, or directly to a TV.
Exodus Events presents LA Story, an event dedicated to celebrating the culture and lifestyle of the classic Lowrider, featuring the most influential custom car ever built, the Gypsy Rose, a live music concert and Lowrider-themed art exhibit benefiting Plaza de La Raza, a cultural center for the arts and education.
The quarter finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup have arrived. While female followers are largely watching the soccer games on TV, social networks are likely playing a key role in keeping these fans in the know.
June has hit full-stride, and so has the summer music festival season. The Governors Ball in New York City got the month started, with Drake’s super tight pants almost breaking the Internet, which was quickly followed by Bonnaroo. The Firefly Music Festival kicks off this Thursday, and the Warped Tour begins its four-month stretch this week as well.
Cannes is about creative, but this year the creative conversation is laced with something more than rosé – it’s laced with talk of how data can finally be used to influence the creative process.
Siempre Mujer magazine unveiled new research and key findings from its Siempre Beauty III: Latinas and Social Media, which examines the role social media plays in beauty purchasing decisions among Latinas.
This year’s survey also explored preferences when it comes to completing the mortgage process, finding that consumers today are looking for both the convenience of online access as well as personal guidance.
SOCCER.COM announced in collaboration with Makita USA its Seventh Annual El Tricolor Contest.
Discovery U.S. Hispanic and mitú announced ta multiplatform development agreement to produce a slate of original digital and television series.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and YuMe released “Digital Advertising Audiences: The New ‘Liquid Consumer’ Paradigm,” a whitepaper that taps into top creative, brand, agency and publishing leadership for insights and guidance on navigating the new “liquid audiences” that discover content across a range of mediums, devices and platforms.
In a recent survey of more than 2,200 consumers worldwide, 63 percent of respondents said that they are highly annoyed by the way brands continue to rely on the old-fashioned strategy of blasting generic advertising messages repeatedly.
