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Media Agency Pitches Don’t Talk About Creative Data, Here’s Why They Should
If there's one universal truth for agencies, it's that no client agreement is guaranteed to last forever. Sooner or later, they will face a request for proposal (RFP) that initiates the familiar dance of re-courting client favor. But as advertising trading methods and targeting approaches evolve, sticking to "how we've done things before" won't be enough.
Your Agency Is Built on Your Actions, Not Your Appearance
We recently took a giant leap into the unknown, leaving stable jobs to nurture the seed of an idea. We wanted to create a new kind of creative shop, one that was female-founded (only one percent of agencies are!), designed to meet the needs of a new digital reality (faster speed, higher volume, lower budgets), and rooted in the ethos of radical hospitality. Our idea was to treat each client as though they were guests at the corner table, to give them the best seat in the house and make sure that they – and their audiences – were seen, heard, and valued in every aspect of the work.
Eighty percent of brands have concerns about agency use of GenAI
Nearly two-thirds of brand owners (63%) are already using generative AI in their marketing strategies, according to new research from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) but many have serious concerns about the technology.
Celebrating the Centennial of a Giant
A very special moment happened over the weekend; one that only happens every 100 years, if one should be so lucky. Members of our Hispanic marketing and advertising industry convened to celebrate the 100th birthday of Roberto Madan. Don Roberto, as he is respectfully and affectionally called, was one of the McDonald’s early Latino owner/operators who was known for his dedication to uplifting and building communities by actively supporting entrepreneurship, the pursuit of education and other important causes.
Is the Agency Model Broken? [VIDEO]
If the ad agency model isn't broken altogether, it's in need of serious repair. Luckily, Matthew Schwartz is here with a POV on how brands and agencies can get back on track, ensuring both sides enjoy cost savings, more efficient work processes, and better business results.
It’s time for an agency review when….
In a perfect world, a client would never have to change agencies. We don’t live in that world.
GALLEGOS United appoints Pedro Fragata as Executive Director to Lead Comcast Business Portfolio
GALLEGOS United announced the appointment of Pedro Fragata as Executive Director. In this newly created role, Fragata will oversee the entire Comcast business portfolio at the agency, including the Xfinity and NOW brands, and will be responsible for integrating GALLEGOS United's full-service offerings—encompassing advertising, digital, production, influencer, and activation services—to drive client satisfaction and elevate creative excellence.
The Re-Birth of the Spanish Dominant Hispanic Consumer in The US
Interesting title, since we are being challenges every year by sources that state that the Spanish Dominant Hispanic Consumer is not growing, and that mainstream and digital media are imposing attrition to our US Hispanic Spanish Dominant media that serve the US Hispanic Consumer. I have yet to hear our media companies, our ad agencies and other sources bringing forth the notion of what has happened in the last four years to the growth of the US Hispanic Market due to recent immigration patterns. In 2010 there were 50.2 Million Hispanic in the US. In on decade, the 2020 Census detailed the that US Hispanic population grew by 11.9 Million or + 24%. In just four years since the 2020 Census, the possibility that the US Hispanic Consumer base grew by 10-12 Million is in the realm of possibility or by a 19%, due to recent immigrant growth. I am not here to discuss the political issue surrounding the influx of immigrants into the US, but I am here to highlight:
- Our Hispanic Consumer base could have a growth of +15-20 Million in 4 years and projected out to average growth over 10 years in the 2030 Census could reach +30% or 80-85 Million US Hispanic Consumers. That’s clout.
- Close to 100% of the US Hispanic Consumer Base growth is Spanish Dominant Hispanics in the last 4 years.
- Hispanic TV, Radio and other media are going to enjoy a real bonanza of new viewers, listeners and readers
- With this growth, the hierarchy of US Hispanic Market and their relationship to mainstream markets will be impacted dramatically, since a good portions of this new immigrant consumers group is congregating in the largest US Hispanic Markets in the US.
- The Hispanic composition of our top markets will grow. LA, NY, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, etc have become much larger and important markets, due to US Hispanic Consumers.
- The Hispanic composition of markets besides the Top 5 will grow and change not only the US Hispanic Market ranking but re-organize mainstream markets into a new ranking order.
- The US Hispanic Market is leading the growth opportunity in the US.
Lopez Negrete Communications launches Influencer Proprietary Tool with Call to Action for Bilingual and Bicultural Creators to Join
Lopez Negrete Communications unveiled its innovative proprietary tool, the Latino Network of Creators (LNC) with a call to action for all Hispanic content creators across the United States to join. The tool currently houses over 600 Latino U.S.-based content creators.
REPUBLICA HAVAS expands with New Appointments
Republica Havas announced the appointments of three executives to lead the agency's continued expansion into Havas' North American flagship in New York City. Karla Kruger has been named Managing Director, New York; Chanelle Church has been named Vice President, Social Impact & Partnerships and Keeva Blades, PhD, has been named Director of Strategy, both with Republica Havas Health.
AI Data Bias, The 2024 Challenge: Solutions for Multicultural Integrity
Generative AI (Gen AI) applied to marketing has tremendous value and we leverage it across the board, however its inherent biases and limitations in Multicultural/Ethnic accuracy and representation requires guardrails, human contextual and deductive skills, and human involvement throughout the process. By Liz Castells-Heard, CEO & Chief Strategy Officer, INFUSION by Castells
Better agency feedback delivers a more successful agency review
A few simple steps can help you make your next agency review a better experience for the agencies and more successful for your business.
ANA New Marketing Ethics Code Essential to Consumer Trust
Self-regulation and ethical marketing is critical to the success of the marketing and advertising industry as it hinges on building consumer trust over the long term. Best practices lead to solid growth over time, while unethical marketing leads to broken reputations and loss. We have all seen poor practices by marketers. The Center reviews hundreds of consumer complaints about marketing each year — and most are easily remedied through best practices and common solutions.
What Marketers Need to Know When Their Agencies Act as ‘Principals’
Principal-based trading is ‘everywhere,’ industry observers say. Marketers need to define their comfort level with the practice. Agencies that secure ad space for marketers are increasingly buying inventory and taking ownership of the media they then resell to those clients, versus buying it on behalf of that marketer as an agent.
Using Principal Media Requires a Keen Eye
Brands need to push for transparency if they buy media from their agency partners, per a new study
Outlook of an Eternal Optimist: Status Report of an Unsinkable Industry
The first half of 2024 has been nothing short of a whirlwind. Ad industry conversations have centered around many exciting opportunities, like using Generative AI as a tool to elevate all steps of the creative storytelling process, from research to insights to a much broader scale of personalized content. At the same time, we are having substantive discussions around major barriers that can thwart our clients’ ability to evolve at the pace of the changing consumer landscape. One would be the mounting attempts at undoing DEIB practices and protocols, which can – and has – had a direct impact on the priority placed and budgets allocated to Multicultural Marketing. Another is the legislative agenda to strip any consumer data related to race, ethnicity and other identity-related demographic information from critical data sources, which can severely limit our ability to identify, study, reach and engage the multicultural consumer segments with the most relevant content and brand solutions. By Louis Maldonado
NFL Selects MEL to Rally U.S. Latinos to Make Their Voices Heard and Score Votes This Election Season
This year, the NFL partnered with the Hispanic integrated communications agency MEL to launch a non-partisan "Latino Votes" national campaign encouraging U.S. Latinos to vote for their country’s future as part of the NFL Votes initiative. The initiative focuses on three components of the electoral process, voter education, registration, and activation, and encourages eligible voters to actively engage in the upcoming election cycle by helping them prepare for election day.
Is the Ad Agency Model Broken? [PODCAST]
Agency-client relations are seldom easy, even for companies that have been partners for years. However, in the last few years — amid the unrelenting wave of online marketing and digital media — agency-client relations have become even more problematic.
Advertising Ethics in the Age of AI
A deluge of personal and societal threats — from economic inflation to misinformation online to climate change — have left consumers feeling vulnerable. And when consumers feel vulnerable, trusting the brands they engage with becomes even more important.
Differentiating skills in the AI era
AI is taking centre stage and change is in the air. The challenge for marketers is to understand what needs to change and what should stay the same.
