CMOs from Chrysler, Havaianas, U.S. Army, Viacom and Wells Fargo to Headline AHAA’s 2014 “Thinking Under the Influence” Conference
As the influence of the Hispanic demographic impacts pop culture, purchasing behavior and technology adoption, the marketing industry is evolving with brands shifting their strategies to develop innovative and creative initiatives catering to a core audience of multicultural consumers. AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing is leading the charge in bringing together some of the most powerful Chief Marketing Officers for its annual conference, taking place at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami from April 28-30, with a theme of “Thinking Under the Influence: The Next Five Years.”
The Hispanic American Financial Experience, a new study released by Prudential Financial, found that the Hispanic American community is moderately confident in their future outlook for household finances, the local and national economy, and the attention paid to their needs by the financial industry and government. In addition, the Hispanic American community places a priority on funding near-term goals such as supporting their multigenerational families. These factors, according to the study respondents, make it difficult for the Hispanic American community to prepare for long-term financial security.
For Hispanics, it appears that the definition of The American Dream is based on achieving financial security, so their families can get ahead – with a specific focus on paying off mortgages, getting out of credit card debt, paying for their children’s college educations and financially preparing for retirement. Although Hispanics are experiencing a cautious increase in optimism about the economy, when it comes to financial planning, their intentions and desires aren’t closely aligned with their actions. These are among the key findings of Massachusetts Mutual life Insurance Company’s (MassMutual) third biennial “State of the American Family Study,” which offers a broad snapshot of Americans’ financial views.
As 2014 approaches the end of its first month, many Americans are still sorting out their financial plans for the near future. With the government actually open for business – an improvement over last October – it should be a foregone conclusion that Americans may be facing the future with a bit more spring in their spending plans than in September of 2013, when the much-discussed federal shutdown was looming. But what about year over year? Are Americans loosening their purse strings or doubling down on pinching pennies?
An ongoing shopper behavior study conducted by The Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research shows that out of the 78 percent of shoppers who fill prescriptions at a retail pharmacy, 23 percent choose CVS and 19 percent choose Walgreens. Only 7 percent choose mail order to fill prescriptions, which is higher than Target, Costco or Sam’s Club pharmacies.
There’s no shortage of people tweeting about live TV these days—it’s a digital phenomenon and picking up speed. In 2013 alone, 36 million people sent 990 Million Tweets about TV, according to Nielsen SocialGuide. Until now, however, we haven’t known how many people tweet about TV and brands—critical information for advertisers who want to leverage the momentum of Twitter TV activity to amplify brand messages.
In last week’s blog post, we focused on how US-born Hispanics are driving population growth. This week, we’re going to give some more detail on what their lives look like – and it’s quite different from the Hispanics 18-34 of ten years ago. Not only have those born in the US surpassed immigrants as the dominant group within the Latino young adult demo, the formerly ascendant economy has taken a hit. Because of the tight job market, Hispanic Millennials’ lives have taken some unexpected turns.
Conventional wisdom says that Millennials (18-32 year olds) and Boomers (49-67 year olds) are more different than alike. But when it comes to shopping, exactly how wide is the generation gap? A new study of Millennial and Boomer purchasing trends conducted by Radius Global Market Research (Radius GMR) shows that while there are certainly differences, there are also some significant similarities between the two groups.
Cisneros Media announced the launch of Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD). As part of the Cisneros Media corporate division, CMD represents the products of Venevision Productions and Venevision; in addition to promoting and commercializing the catalogues of key independent producers from around the world. 
“Ven que va a comenzar, el mundo unido está” (“Come, it’s about to begin, the world is united as one”) is part of the verse of Coca-Cola’s official anthem of the 2014 World Cup that will be performed by Colombian superstar, Carlos Vives alongside two renowned international singers, who will help to bring the celebration and joy to the biggest soccer event in the world.
Aflac will release Pep-Talk Soccer, the company’s latest Spanish language commercial on Sunday, January 19th. The new commercial leverages the hype of the 2014 World Cup to deliver an important message to the Hispanic Market. When an unexpected injury strikes, Aflac can help you stay focused on your goals.
eMarketer expects 4.55 billion people worldwide to use a mobile phone in 2014. Mobile adoption is slowing, but new users in the developing regions of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa will drive further increases. Between 2013 and 2017, mobile phone penetration will rise from 61.1% to 69.4% of the global population, according to a new eMarketer report, “Worldwide Mobile Phone Users: H1 2014 Forecast and Comparative Estimates.”
In sights from GfK’s MultiMedia Mentor show that teenagers’ Internet use is growing faster than that of any other key age group, abetted by a variety of devices – smartphones, tablets, videogame consoles, and connected TVs. Time spent online by teens (ages 13 to17) rose 37%, to just over 4 hours per day, compared to the beginning of 2012; by contrast, online minutes remained essentially flat for those aged 18 to 64, 18 to 54, and even 18 to 49.
New York City’s distinguished dozen power players – – – Mariano Rivera, Zoe Saldana, Daisy Exposito-Ulla, Phil Suarez, Mario Baeza, Marc Anthony just to name a few. GET TO KNOW THEM ………
As lines snaked outside marijuana dispensaries in Colorado on day one of legal weed, the themes of the day were obvious and cliché: stoners, bongs, the munchies.
Entravision Communications Corporation announced that its Luminar division, the “big data” analytics and modeling provider has added two new senior management positions which will further strengthen the company’s data analytics capabilities and programmatic ad buying sectors.
According to Radio Business Report (RBR.com), El Mandrill (Ricardo Sanchez) is headed to KXOS-FM after contract negotiations ended under negative circumstances since Mr. Sanchez’s manager (Fernando Schiantarelli) created insubordinate and disrespectful contract negotiations with Spanish Broadcasting System Corporate. Schiantarelli was also Renán Almendárez Coello’s ‘El Cucuy’ manager and what RBR reported, it destroyed Renan’s radio career with the same behavior. Renan was on KSCA-FM LA, a Univision affiliate at the time.
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Telemundo Media announced that the network will hold its annual Upfront presentation on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Center.
Entravision Communications Corporation announced that the company has appointed Jose Villafañe to EVP of Entravision Solutions and Entravision Radio Network. His responsibilities include all national spot and network goals for Entravision owned and operated and partner radio stations. 
