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Morales named President Of MundoFox

Fox International Channels (FIC) and the RCN Television Group (RCN) have announced the appointment of Ibra Morales as President of MundoFox, effective today.

Cohn & Wolfe named Hispanic PR AOR for Nissan North America

Cohn & Wolfe announced it has been named Hispanic PR agency of record for automotive manufacturer Nissan North America following a competitive bid process.  The agency will help advance consumer awareness and preference for the Nissan brand across the United States.

Mobile Insights – Multicultural Marketing [Report]

Focusing on African Americans and Hispanics, the report takes an in-depth look at the mobile advertising ecosystem, including data related to mobile advertising trends, habits, spending power and more. It shows the importance of multicultural marketing for mobile advertisers, with African Americans and Hispanics showing tremendous growth in population and spending power. The report also emphasizes the significance of accounting for these cultural groups’ unique attitudes and beliefs when implementing mobile video and rich media campaigns.

Hollywood can find a New Golden Age by promising an Escape to Moviegoers

For decades, Hollywood movies dominated our lives. The movies were our weekend past-time, the place of our first date, and our retreat during the hot summer months. Today, if you asked the average American when the last time they went to the movies, they would likely have to think really hard. Hollywood has failed to keep moviegoers engaged, and it needs to ask itself why ticket sales have dropped over 18% since 2002 (Nash Information Services, 2013). The details can be debated – but, ultimately, it comes down to technology, easy access to content (free, paid and pirated downloads and streaming), comfort and cost.

DISCONNECTED? [REPORT]

Consumers are becoming increasingly detached from brands and technology is complicating things, reveals a new report from Culture Vulture, Mindshare’s cultural trends program.

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.”

Hispanic Americans and Retirement: Challenges to achieving Long-Term Financial Goals [REPORT]

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.

Financial Education and Planning is the Key for Hispanics to attain The American Dream

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.

Signs of Optimism – or at least, Acceptance – in American Spending Trends

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?

CVS and Walgreens are the Most Popular Retail Pharmacy Choices

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.

How can you Reach People who will Tweet about Your Brand? [INSIGHT]

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.

Hispanic Millennials: Living at Home, Delaying Marriage, and Focusing on College [INSIGHT]

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.

Millennial and Boomer Shoppers may be More Alike than you Think

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 launches media distribution platform

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.  

Coca-Cola presents their Official Anthem of the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup [ENJOY]

“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 Duck inspires Soccer Team

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.

Smartphone users Worldwide will total 1.75 Billion in 2014

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.”

Teens’ Time Spent Online Grew 37%

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.

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