Commonground/MGS launches as minority-owned holding company
Industry trailblazers, Al Garcia-Serra, Chairman/Co-Founder, MGCCOMM; Ahmad Islam, Co-Founder/Managing Partner, commonground; Manuel E. Machado, CEO/Co-Founder, MGSCOMM; Manny Vidal, President/CEO, The Vidal Partnership and Sherman Wright, Co-Founder/Managing Partner, commonground – announced the formation of the industry’s first wholly minority-owned holding company, phase one of a multi-phase rollout. This unique model, a holding company without walls, leverages each of their expertise in multicultural and millennial consumer groups to help client partners meet marketing and business objectives.
Toyota launched the “More Than a Car” or “Más Que Un Auto” gratitude campaign, a program that pays tribute to vehicles’ role in the everyday lives of Toyota’s Hispanic consumers.
This week: photographer Gio Alma.
So what are the benefits of these deals for clients of the respective agency groups? Well, if you believe the glowing joint press releases, the agencies get access to bespoke research, unique data directly from the fire hose, new and exclusive ad formats and all sorts of other goodies only they will be able to pass on to their clients.
Alma’s Isaac Mizrahi considers focusing on purchase-ready target to increase marketing efficiencies
Amid signs of increased optimism about their personal finances, one-quarter (25 percent) of U.S. consumers plans to spend more on holiday shopping this year compared to 20 percent in 2013, and spending on holiday gifts is expected to average $718, according to Accenture’s annual holiday shopping survey.
According to a similar KPMG survey, when asked where their companies are in the business transformation process, approximately 33 percent of consumer goods executives surveyed stated that they have started the implementation of a transformation initiative, 18 percent stated that they have completed at least one major transformation initiative, another 18 percent stated that they have completed several major transformation initiatives and 22 percent stated that they are planning a transformation initiative.
NASCAR announced that Edwin Gotay will join NASCAR as Director of Multicultural Marketing, adding to the company’s roster of talented professionals focused on increasing NASCAR’s appeal with younger, more diverse audiences. 
Ads for personal care products—from teeth whiteners to shampoos to weight-loss supplements—achieved the highest recall scores among adult readers of Spanish-language publications in the US, according to recent data from GfK MRI Starch en Español.
Kia’s David Schoonover says that YouTube has changed its tune this year, a move that could grow the platform’s advertiser roster and earn more television dollars. The national manager of CRM and digital marketing for Kia Motors America spoke with eMarketer’s Danielle Drolet about YouTube’s recent paradigm shift and the implications for marketers’ video ad campaigns.
The Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame named Emilio Azcarraga, President, CEO and Chairman, Grupo Televisa as one of twelve honorees to its class of 2014.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) launched a national advertising campaign aimed at U.S. Hispanics. The campaign, conceived by Grupo Gallegos, will target Hispanic consumers with advertising in TV, print and digital and will run through March 2015.
Ladies Week will be hosted by four of the network’s top female sports anchors: Adriana Monsalve, Carolina Guillen, Kary Correa and Carolina Padron. The shows will also feature the participation of ESPN’s Karin Ontiveros, Claudia Trejos and Nelly Simón.
Through education, public awareness and grants to organizations nationwide, Sports 4 Life seeks to effect sustainable improvement to the overall health and development of girls in these communities.
Rentrak has agreed to acquire the U.S. television measurement business of WPP’s Kantar business unit for $98 million in Rentrak common stock.
Continued convergence within and between the media and telecommunications industries, and the impact of emerging technologies are just two of the several factors that will lead to transformational changes in core business over the next few years, according to KPMG’s 2014 Media & Telecommunications Industry Outlook Survey.
Marketing tools are rapidly evolving and marketers are spending more money on technology than ever before.
Last week, many publications predicted that the “holy grail” of digital advertising would soon be within reach. The truth is, the pursuit of advertising’s holy grail is only just beginning.
Nearly all marketers increased their mobile ad budget in 2014—93% worldwide, according to a June 2014 study by Forrester Research for Acxiom and 4INFO. But more spending means more measurement to prove that increased investments are worth it, and the research found that marketers hadn’t quite mastered this part yet.
Casanova Pendrill will be part of the organization and judging panel in the fourth edition of “La Noche de los Cortos” which will take place in Los Angeles, California starting November first.
