The Multicultural Economy: 2015 Mid-year [REPORT]

As part of SSG’s series, we bring deep analysis & insights on economic & growth indicators pointing at Total Market opportunities where Multicultural, Millennial & Gen Z advantages increasingly impact marketers’ overall success.

2015 to 2016 Political Advertising Outlook [REPORT]

Political advertising is forecast to hit a record $11.4 billion in 2016, 20% more than the last comparable Presidential Election year of 2012. Adding what will be spent on next year’s contests in 2015, political advertising still holds a whopping $16.5 billion. See what the forecast looks like 2016 and beyond.

“Total Market” – Still Misunderstood By Marketers

I just spent three days at the Multicultural Retail 360 Summit in Anaheim, California where I was invited to MC for a day. A new and fun experience for me! The conference agenda was solid and the speakers were great! But here’s the thing that caught my attention. Total Market is still a misunderstood concept.  By Terry Soto is President and CEO of About Marketing Solutions, Inc.

Who Owns Consumer Advocacy At CPG Brands? [INSIGHT]

Pronouncing a departmental “winner” will never be perfectly settled. The reality is that the disruptive nature of consumer advocacy and proliferation of user-generated content is enough to break down siloes.

For Better Results, Ask Tougher Questions

The importance of upfront planning cannot be stressed enough, but this crucial topic often gets left by the wayside when media teams are bogged down with the volume of budget allocations, RFPs and attribution models required for implementing cross-channel buys.

Nextel: death by marketing.

  • A few weeks back (before my protracted and well-deserved Eurotrash vacation) I analyzed various brands who manage to carve a solid following and healthy revenue despite their seemingly lackluster advertising.
  • For instance, Rolex, a marque that has enjoyed steady sales and a staunch cult following throughout the decades despite its bromide ads.
  • Why?

By Gonzalo López Martí  /  LMMIAMI.COM

Social Media helps Dealers Build Better Customer Relationships

Using social media for business is not about getting the most “likes” or “followers.” Rather, using social media can help businesses, including automobile retailers, build better customer relationships and achieve better business results.

Why Marketers Must Embrace the Multifaceted Woman

Marketers have, of course, cottoned onto the fact that today’s women have little in common with the figure of the typical housewife who dominated the 80s. They are well aware that the role of women both in family and public life has undergone a radical transformation which shows little sign of stopping.  by Cécile Gorgeon –  Added Value

Saving The TV Business Model

As the upfront finishes, we see not only flat and declining sales, but also how this impacts media stock values. While I am no longer a TV network executive, I am an informed advocate of the industry as well as an investor in many media companies. So I have a vested interest in the health of the business and in the success of those working hard to make their companies profitable.   

Ad Blocking: A Growing Audience, but Little Advertiser Panic—Yet

Thanks to ad-blocking technologies, many of the web’s most informed and devoted users have a very different internet experience than the ones marketers and publishers have built: no display or pre-roll video ads, no retargeted ads and, in many cases, no native ad content.

Engaging Teens and Young Adults at a Time Of Economic Uncertainty

These economic woes have significant impact on teens and young adults in the affected countries. Youth unemployment is higher than 50% in Greece, and young people are leaving en masse. The same is true for Puerto Rico, where more than 300,000—many of them young people—have left over the last 15 years to relocate to the U.S.. Enrollment in Puerto Rican public schools is down a staggering 40% over the last decade.

GLORIA launches

Founders and Executive Producers Diego Luna, Pablo Cruz and Eric Bonniot announced the formation of GLORIA, a multi-platform production studio specializing in branded entertainment.

Carmen Dominicci.com launches

The popular Journalist, and TV presenter Carmen Dominicci, is launching her new website CarmenDominicci.com and blog #RetoDominicci, taking over social media this upcoming Saturday.

NBC UNIVERSO to premiere Alphas

Alphas will air weekly on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT after Battlestar Galactica, the classic cult series that continues to conquer audiences across languages and cultures.

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