From la música to las noticias, Hispanic American adults are avid radio listeners. In fact, 97% of this population tunes in each week. And since 2011, the weekly national Hispanic radio audience has grown 11% (from 36.5 million to 40.4 million).
Digital media has reached parity with TV as a primary information source about presidential candidates (61% for both digital and TV) and political issues (67% for digital vs. 69% for TV) among registered U.S. voters, according to “The Race for the White House 2016: Registered Voters and Media and Information During the Primaries,” a new research study from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
By Gonzalo López Martí LMMIAMI.COM
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced the appointment of Alejandro Nieto Molina as senior vice president and general manager, Radio
HPRA continues to grow across the country with local chapters and affiliates in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami and Chicago.
Anomaly in New York announced that they have hired management and creative executives: Giovanni Villamar, previously at Dieste; and Mauricio Galván previously at d expósito, Totality HAVAS and Vidal Partnership.
As I reflected on 2016 goals for our multicultural division, I was trying to think through the process of listing what we did well and what we could have done better to put a report and strategic plan together for senior leadership meetings. Perhaps the most important component of these plans was highlighting our most valuable resource: people. By Roberto Siewczynski – SVP, Group Director at Epsilon
As of now, only LPM (25 largest) markets are accredited by the Media Rating Council, MRC for NSI Local Monthly reports. The entire multiple measurement approaches to spot’s measurement of the balance of 210 markets, including the new so called “viewer assignment model,” which uses a probability-of-viewing model based on look-alike homes within the area, is currently under MRC review.
Programmatic is no longer just a buzzword. It’s a growing groundswell within the ad realm that shows no signs of slowing. In fact, eMarketer estimated that programmatic would make up 25% of the $58.6 billion in digital advertising spent in 2015. But while it’s clear that the automatic buying and selling of digital ads is poised to make an even bigger impact in 2016, many in the industry are still grappling with one big question: How do I measure it?
The large footprint of Latino millennial eligible voters reflects the oversized importance of youth in the U.S.-born Latino population and as a source of Latino eligible voter growth.
While there is an over-abundance of consumer data and analytics, marketers have yet to master what meteorologists and economists do best: funnel this multiplicity of data into actionable insights to reliably anticipate and predict what’s ahead and then prepare for it.
Agency executives—more so than senior marketers—plan to increase spending on a variety of different formats in 2016, including digital, social and mobile.
Arthur R. Rockwell, a veteran of the out-of-home media and multicultural marketing industries, has been appointed to lead Roots Media, Inc.
Many organizations have been concerned lately with the implications of the increased and prolonged use of multiple screens by young and also older people. The Kaiser family foundation, Ipsos, The Pew Research Center, and others have conducted studies in which they have found that the access to smartphones in particular has increased dramatically. Also, that infants use tablets and smartphones even when watching television. Many report fatigue and other strain related issues. And as we know some run into walls and have accidents when driving, biking, etc. while texting or doing some other activity on their mobile devices. By Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D.
Not only did more than eight in 10 internet users ages 18 to 29 have a Facebook account, based on polling by Harvard University Institute of Politics and GfK, but it was also the only site studied where Republicans and independents were both more-represented than Democrats.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) and Onion Inc., a digital media company with comedy brands that include The Onion, announced that UCI’s digital-arm is a minority investor in Onion Inc.
Lionfish Entertainment, a joint venture between Colombian Rock superstar Juanes and his manager Rebeca Leon, have teamed with Television Producing Mogul Ben Silverman to adapt Juanes’ inspirational life story and rise to international fame in their new television show “PERSIGUIENDO EL SOL” (Chasing The Sun).
The Board of Directors of Caribevision, composed of its three owner partners, Alejandro Burillo Azcárraga/Grupo Pegaso, Mediaset/Telecinco Spain and vassal TV Group, has appointed Mr. Carlos Vasallo as President and CEO of America CV Network.
Back by popular demand and with some contributions by peers & colleagues. D’you miss reasons 1 through 10 & 11 through 20? By Gonzalo López Martí / LMMIAMI.COM
Planning on hitting some industry events in 2016? Want to learn something new? Rub shoulders with your peers? Get schmoozed by the vendors? Grab cool tchotchkes?
