U.S. Hispanics Making Strides in Employment [REPORT]
The October report highlights the employment situation for U.S. Hispanics and offers practical advice to help organizations bolster the effectiveness of diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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Ortiz named VP Creative Director at Casanova Pendrill
Casanova Pendrill (CP) announced the promotion of Alejandro Ortiz to Vice President, Creative Director. Mr. Ortiz manages all creative developed by the New York office. In addition, Jonathan Jauregui was promoted to associate Creative Director, reporting to Mr. Ortiz.
Saralegui named Strategic Advisor at DirecToHispanic
DirecToHispanic (DTH) announced that former Galavision and Univision.com President, Javier Saralegui, has joined DTH as a strategic advisor.
DishLATINO partners with Eugenio Derbez on “Me Conviene” Campaign
DishLATINO has secured Mexican actor and director Eugenio Derbez to star in its new multifaceted advertising creative, part of the brand’s overall “Me Conviene” campaign.
KFC brings cultures “Together”
The campaign, entitled “Together,” includes both broad market and a new Hispanic initiative, the latter created by Louisville-based ad agency Creative Alliance.
Realizing the power of talented women [INSIGHT]
In 2010, eBay embarked on a journey to bring more women into its top ranks. It found that commitment, measurement, and culture outweigh a business case and HR policies.
35% of Shoppers make Purchases on their Mobile Devices
An ongoing shopper behavior study conducted by The Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research shows that in just 2 years, shoppers using mobile devices to make purchases has increased by 10 percent (from 25 percent in 2012). Increased mobile purchasing by Hispanics (+11 percent YOY), Asian-Americans (+10 percent YOY), and the 15–34 and 35–49 age brackets (+10 percent and +12 percent YOY, respectively) were largely responsible for this increase.
Aflac soars to new heights in Spanish-language Commercial
Aflac announced that it launched its first original Spanish-language television commercial. The commercial, called “Heights,” will air nationally on major Spanish-language networks through late November.
Second Screening During TV Time—It’s Not What You Think
As digital devices take an increasingly prominent place in the lives of US consumers, media use is becoming characterized not by the influence of any single device or platform, but by the simultaneous use of multiple ones.
Top Public Relations Agencies
The one hundred top PR companies have been named by toppragencies.com for the month of October 2014.
Being Digital Can’t Save Every Ad
Is the end of the pop-up ad near? A September 2014 study conducted by Harris Interactive for Goo Technologies found that 29% of US internet users thought the ad type wouldn’t survive the next 10 years—the highest percentage out of all formats studied. Banners were the second most likely to vanish, according to respondents, cited by 19%.
Bloody branding: the Italian anomaly
By Gonzalo López Martí @LopezMartiMiami
- Last week I pointed out a fact which, at least in my humble experience, is a self evident truth: our Latin Catholic inclination to do business with family and/or friends is a recipe for disgruntlement and, eventually, failure.
- Family companies are a mess.
- They always end up mired in bad blood and doom.
- As usual, I got a considerable amount of pushback from my beloved readers.
- Some hate mail too.
- I will concede though that there are exceptions to my theory.
Ad Panel: ‘Total Market’ a Hard-to-Define Term #HispanicTV
With the continued melding of the Hispanic population with the U.S. culture at large, its led to a new buzzword for marketers to use when implementing their advertising strategies: ‘Total Market Approach.
Gadsby: Marketing Dollars Moving to Digital #HispanicTV
Programmatic technology and precise digital metrics will change the way multicultural marketing dollars are spent, expert says.
Marketers Endlessly Tweak Approaches to Connecting With Hispanic Audiences #HispanicTV
Rather, the quintet of marketers at B&C and Multichannel News’ Hispanic TV Summit Marketing Roundtable, “Driving Growth of Hispanic Audiences,” all described a relentless need to refine their methods.
Major Money in Niche Audiences #HispanicTV
The array of platforms is vast, many of them with as yet unwritten rules. And it’s tricky to make programming broad enough for a wide audience, while also localizing it in a meaningful way for the various Latin American nationalities.
Sports Panel: Soccer No. 1, But Room for More #HispanicTV
The sports roundtable at B&C/Multichannel’s Hispanic TV Summit didn’t see the abundance of sports as competition for soccer and the eyes of U.S. Hispanic viewers.
Passion, Volume, Drive Mexican Soccer #HispanicTV
A panel of top Hispanic network executives said passion for the game and announcer enthusiasm help drive viewers to watch La Liga MX matches.
Soccer Poised for U.S. Boom #HispanicTV
With a growing base of younger enthusiasts in the U.S., soccer is poised to make a big splash on television in the coming years.
Garcia named Radio Revenue Chief & GM at SBS New York Market
Spanish Broadcasting System announced the appointment of Eric Garcia as Revenue Chief of our Radio division.
