Why Marketing Tech Investments Will Change in 2015

The importance of marketing technology will only get bigger in 2015, based on an August 2014 study by Econsultancy in association with Teradata. The research noted that the demand for technology was growing thanks to marketers’ continuing prioritization of personalization and customer centricity.

NBA launches “Todos Arriba”

The campaign will celebrate the NBA’s global community, calling on fans around the world to get up and show their team spirit for the season ahead.  Its first TV spot, “Roll Call,” will be narrated by Dominican singer and songwriter Henry Santos, best known for his time in bachata group Aventura.

Meet Generation Z [INSIGHT]

When you’re only 19 years old or younger, it can be easy to get overlooked. Marketers should not make that mistake. Generation Z is already the biggest generational group in the US, making up over a quarter of the population – yes, bigger than Millennials – and estimates put non-Caucasians at 46%. And of course, they are the most technologically savvy generation yet – thus the moniker, ‘digital natives’. Read on to discover how Gen Z is changing the world, and how your brand can be part of the revolution.

10% of Grandparents Live With a Grandchild [REPORT]

Of the 65 million grandparents in the United States in 2012, 7 million, or 10 percent, lived with at least one grandchild, according to Coresident Grandparents and Their Grandchildren: 2012, a new report released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Total Market approach definition would have made Cantinflas proud [INSIGHT]

By Pedro de Cordoba | Chief Strategy Officer – EVENTUS

It’s been bugging me for a while now. I just couldn’t let it go. When the brain trust of our Industry decided to unveil their collective definition of what a total market approach really means, I had to go back and re-read the press release on the ANA’s website more times than I care to admit. (AHAA Leads Marketing Coalition in Defining Total Market, September 2, 2014). I strained to understand it. Was it about a new way of doing things, or simply about the money?

Digital Ad Revenues hit $23.1 Billion [REPORT]

Internet ad revenues climbed to an historic first half-year high of $23.1 billion, according to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and prepared by PwC US. This marks a 15 percent rise over 2013’s first-half ad revenues of $20.1 billion.

The Connected Shopper [Report]

The Connected Shopper si based on research conducted in 12 countries across 4 continents, attempts to understand the role that digital plays at every point along what we call the shopper’s Purchase Decision Journey, and to identify both drivers and barriers to purchase that brand marketers and retailers can affect in order to increase sale.

The help. This week: Marcelo Páez, film director & producer.

By Gonzalo López Marti / LMMiami.com

In this business we rarely ask the opinion of the artists-for-hire who help us bring to life our lofty, world-changing, award-winning ideas. Namely film directors, photographers, web developers and so on. We expect from them to hit the ground running, give us exactly want we want, when we want it, at the price we set, no questions asked. This series of articles will humbly attempt to right this wrong.

Why Mobile Marketing is a Must, And We’re Not Talking Smartphones [INSIGHT]

Mobile marketing, as in marketing via smartphones, is one of the hottest topics in the U.S. marketing industry right now. We can all relate, I am sure. We Tweet, visit Facebook, enjoy music, watch videos, check the weather, watch TV shows, watch movies, and oh, yes, we even manage to make some phone calls with these ingenious and ever more sophisticated devices.  By Elisa Cogo / Director of National Sales and Marketing at Cardenas Marketing Network

Hugo “El Gordo” Cadelago passes

In today’s US Hispanic focused radio industry, many of the names of the pioneers that help develop, create and establish the US Hispanic Radio Industry are almost all forgotten, but not to a few.

U.S. Total Video [Report]

comScore, Inc.  published The U.S. Total Video Report. The report provides context for Americans’ shifting TV consumption habits. As the viewing environment becomes increasingly fragmented with a wider array of devices and sources of content, it’s more important than ever to gain a complete understanding of TV audiences and their viewing behaviors across multiple platforms.

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