Film and TV Title Availability in the Digital Age [REPORT]

As of December 2013, 94 percent of the most popular and critically acclaimed films were legally available in the U.S. through online video-on-demand (VOD) services, according to KPMG’s Film and TV Title Availability in the Digital Age study. The report also finds that 85 percent of the most popular and critically acclaimed television titles were available in the U.S. through online video services.

The American Consumer Is Back And Ready To Spend

The Great Recession of 2007 caused the once-prolific American shopper to go into a prolonged scrimp mode.  Now, some seven years later – and more than 5 years after the recession officially ended — the tide has turned, according to Consumer Reports study.

How Middle-Market And Emerging Manufacturers Can Take Advantage Of Digital

Middle-market CPG manufacturers and emerging brands represent a large and growing portion of consumer dollars spent on grocery – tens of billions in the U.S. alone. While the majority of actual purchase activity still takes place at brick-and-mortar retail locations, digital marketing represents an important new area of investment for middle-market manufacturers and emerging brands.

An Educated Sales Force Always Wins

It’s no secret that digital media is a fast-paced, constantly evolving marketplace, which for salespeople can even be a daunting roadblock when it comes time to close a deal. That’s why, in my opinion, education is one of the single most important tools that a salesperson should have in his or her toolkit.

Combined Insurance launches Hispanic Market Initiative

Combined Insurance and an ACE Group company, announced tthe launch of its Hispanic market initiative. The initiative will initially focus on both recruiting new bilingual agents and sales in three key markets – Texas, California, and Florida.

Getting Mobile Right [REPORT]

Millward Brown Digital released the Getting Mobile Right report, identifying the optimal approach for marketers to drive brand growth through effective mobile marketing strategies.

Retail Holiday Sales to Increase 4% to 4.5%

Steadily improving economic fundamentals should moderately boost holiday sales in the stores and online this year, according to Deloitte’s annual holiday sales forecast.

Record Share of Americans have Never Married [REPORT]

Rising Share of Never-Married Adults, Growing Gender GapAfter decades of declining marriage rates and changes in family structure, the share of American adults who have never been married is at an historic high.

CMOs Just Aren’t That Social — And Who Cares?

Who cares? I cannot for the life of me recall an occasion where a tweet or Facebook status update from a CMO has pushed me to buy or try a product or service. Can you? Can any of your co-workers or family members? Anyone who is in line at Starbucks right now, as you read this? Go on, I dare you to ask if they even know the name of the Starbucks CMO. Or if they even know what a CMO is. Or does.

PR women out-earn men, again

Women continue to earn more than men in Puerto Rico, where a wage-gap reversal has put the island in a unique position in the U.S., according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Nat Geo Mundo premieres LimoMasters

Premiering on October 4 at 9PM ET/PT on Nat Geo Mundo, the eight-part series heats up as Limos by Moonlight takes on picky clientele and unexpected challenges that result in the most jaw-dropping limos.

U.S. Mobile Mom 2014 [Report]

An overwhelming majority of moms currently have a smartphone (88%) and tablet (83%) by their side. This may represent a plateau for mobile-device adoption by mothers, but the survey reveals that moms’ firm embrace of mobile usage is growing.

CMOs Just Aren’t That Social. Question Is, Why?

There are plenty of things I’ve never understood about CMOs — like why they’d take a job that seldom lasts that long– but chief among those things I just don’t get is their often-willful ignorance about how people are actually using media.

How to get paid.

By Gonzalo López Martí @LopezMartiMiami

  • Anyone who’s read a business magazine in America in the last 15 years has seen it.
  • He’s been running direct response ads for decades now.
  • Gary Karrass, the art of negotiation.
  • Or something like it.
  • You’ve bumped into his his neatly combed over coif & his smirky mug looking at you from the page.
  • Dude is a lecturer or some such.
  • He sells courses on-line and on tape about the aforementioned art.
  • His headline slash call2action slash clincher is simply great:
  • “In business as in life you don’t get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate.”

El Rey Network to premiere “Lucha Underground”

The match has begun.  With production of the new action-packed series, “Lucha Underground,” underway in Los Angeles, El Rey Network and Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett’s One Three Media announced new members of the character-driven, riveting, freestyle wrestling series.  “Lucha Underground” will kick off with a special two-hour episode on Wednesday, October 29th at 8:00 pm ET/PT.

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