Chatting and posting on social—especially on Facebook—has proven to be a common trend during this year’s FIFA World Cup, so it comes as no surprise that social platforms are helping brands extend their reach and get their ads in front of more followers.
The median age declined in seven states between 2012 and 2013, including five in the Great Plains, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. In contrast, the median age for the U.S. as a whole ticked up from 37.5 years to 37.6 years.
With mobile being the last thing we interact with at night and the first thing we wake up to in the morning, we bring you five essential thoughts for building mobile-ready brands.
The US Census Bureau collects data from a very large sample every year (about 3 million people) to better understand changes in the US population. This used to be the long form of the regular census taken every ten years. This is one of the most comprehensive and accessible databases about US residents and it is called the American Community Survey or ACS. By Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D.
Flipboard has retained Pinta as its Hispanic agency of record. The selection of Pinta is part of its efforts to begin a dialogue with the Latin community.
Comcast chose Gravity Media as its multicultural agency for its XFINITY brand, focusing on the Asian, Arabic and Brazilian U.S. markets as well as other targeted ethnic markets throughout the country.
Non-native English-speaking Hispanics may be viewed as lying more often when being questioned than native-speakers, according to a study by Florida International University psychologist Jacqueline R. Evans.
Millward Brown announced it has acquired EffectiveBrands Holding B.V. (“EffectiveBrands”), a global marketing strategy consulting firm.
NYLON Media Inc. will expand throughout the Americas and publish Spanish language print and digital editions of its flagship NYLON Magazine and NYLON Guys Magazine.
República is now accepting submissions for the third annual edition of Repúblicares, the agency’s corporate social responsibility initiative, created to award pro bono services to a nonprofit organization within the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
In a joint effort, Richards/Lerma and digital agency Digiworks introduce The Social Cup; a dynamic dashboard where users can see which country garnered the most mentions, the ultimate Dream Team, how many “friendly” messages the referees have received and more.
Orcí, Honda’s agency of record for the U.S. Hispanic market, announced the launch of its integrated advertising campaign #UnBuenFit (A Good Fit) for the all-new 2015 Honda Fit with TV spots starring comedian Felipe Esparza.
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Impress is a highly visible spot, currently airing during World Cup broadcasts in Los Angeles.Lopez Negrete Communications worked with Camilo Lara from the Instituto Mexicano del Sonido (Mexican Institute of Sound) on original music for the ad.
A new report released, “Hispanic Business Growth and the Mobile Future” details how mobile connectivity is fueling the thriving and dynamic Hispanic small business community. The report points to mobile technology’s fundamental role in the management, productivity and growth of Hispanic-owned firms. Hispanic entrepreneurs own more than 3.2 million businesses that together contributed over $468 billion to the American economy last year.
What professions do Hispanic Millennials really respect? And which hold little appeal for them? We’ve shown a lot in this blog about what Hispanic Millennials are doing for jobs, and what they would like to be doing in their own careers. Here, we’re going to take a step back and show how they feel about different types of work in general.
The World Cup is one of the best, real-time and global brand sponsorship opportunities, but it seems a brand doesn’t need to shell out hefty sponsorship fees to FIFA to get the benefit of it. More than a third of consumers identified MasterCard as a sponsor of the 2014 futbol games, even though MasterCard has not been an official sponsor since 2006.
The new study, The Latino Media Gap: The State of Latinos in U.S. Media, was released by Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race. The study was created in collaboration with the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA), the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and the National Latino Arts, Education and Media Institute (NLAEMI).
By Gonzalo López Martí@LopezMartiMiami
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Hispanics and Millennials are two of the fastest growing and increasingly important consumer groups in the U.S. So it’s no surprise that marketers are eager to understand how to connect with these populations. But to engage with those who fall in both groups, Hispanic Millennials, it is imperative to understand the impact of language in order to optimize messaging for this demographic that increasingly identifies as bilingual.
