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I confess: grudges, jealousy & salesmanship in adland. Part 3

By Gonzalo López Martí / LMMIAMI.COM

  • See (confession alert) despite the fact that I am a creative by trade, I’ve always felt it is media people who deserve the title of true movers & shakers of our industry.
  • They handle the big bucks, ‘nuff said.
  • Unfortunately, media folks seem to be either too low key or too flat-footed at glamourizing their job description and sheepishly allow creatives to be the rock stars of our racket.
  • Maybe media folks just want to keep a low profile.
  • Last time a media exec opened his mouth a big storm ensued.

Conde named Chairman, NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises

NBCUniversal named Cesar Conde to the newly created position of Chairman, NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.  NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, which is being added to his responsibilities, includes the Telemundo Network, NBC Universo Cable Network, Telemundo International, Telemundo Local Stations, Telemundo Digital Media and Emerging Business and NBC Deportes. Conde begins October 12 and will continue to report to Steve Burke, CEO, NBCUniversal.

‘Perfect Multicultural Storm’ for Health Insurers & ACA Exchanges

Despite all the additional resources in navigators that were deployed in the last open enrollment and even though major health insurers quadrupled their Hispanic-dedicated media allocation from 3% in 2010 to 14% in 2014, a new analysis by ethnicity performed by Santiago Solutions Group (SSG) revealed that the Hispanic enrollment rate still trailed far behind that of any other group even in the best performing states.

How carmakers can compete for the connected consumer [REPORT]

Connectivity and automation are more and more a part of today’s cars, from vehicles that offer dashboard interfaces for accessing email to those that parallel park all on their own. And as customers’ expectations for these features grow—along with their willingness to pay—so will the value pool that’s being created. The big question? Exactly which players along the automotive value chain will reap the rewards.  by Hans-Werner Kaas, Andreas Tschiesner, Dominik Wee, and Matthias Kässer

Are Media Companies Charging Streaming Services Enough?

The concern on Wall Street is that increasing numbers of subscribers are ‘“cord-cutting” – abandoning cable altogether or opting for slimmer channel packages in favor of subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus. Investors also are worried that media companies aren’t earning enough from SVOD platforms to compensate. Reliable measurement of those platforms is needed to determine whether that’s true.  By Steve Hasker, Global President, and Glenn Enoch, SVP, Audience Insights

Half of Publishers Are Frustrated by Programmatic Demand Partners

Technorati, which provides publisher side solutions that bring parity to programmatic advertising and improve performances across revenue partnerships, today revealed that almost half of publishers (45.45 %) say they are frustrated by not being able to have demand partners compete with each other on each impression.

Latin America Has the Fastest-Growing Ad Market

Total media ad investments will rise faster in Latin America than in any other region worldwide through 2019, according to the latest eMarketer forecast of ad spending around the world.

TV, Radio Commercials Trigger Digital Research

Market Track found that more than half of US internet users watch commercials on TV, as opposed to fast-forwarding through them, channel-surfing or simply leaving the room when they came on. And when commercials do spur viewers to act, digital research is far and away the most common response. Another 17% research items in-store.

Gen Z Gets Down To Business [INSIGHT]

The oldest members of Gen Z are still in college, and most haven’t had more serious employment than summer jobs. Yet, the next generation is already on employers’ radars. They might be planning ahead and thinking about how they will work with Gen Z because they had such a difficult time adapting to Gen Y.

U.S. Ad Expenditures Declined 3.9% in Q2 2015 to $38 Billion

Total U.S. advertising expenditures declined 3.9 percent in the second quarter of 2015 to $38.0 billion, according to data released today by Kantar Media, the leading provider of strategic advertising and marketing information. During the first six months of 2015 ad spending fell by an identical 3.9 percent.

Mobile Internet Has Widest Reach in North America

The fifth annual edition of eMarketer’s Global Media Intelligence Report, produced in conjunction with Starcom Mediavest Group, analyzes recent developments in North America, one of the world’s most mature markets for digital media.

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