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From TV to Twitch: Navigating the Evolving Media Landscape

In this episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Marcela Doria, VP of Insight for WBD Latin America/U.S. Hispanic, sheds light on how the shift to digital impacts data, consumer relationships, and media consumption across the U.S. and Latin America market.
Agencies: treat your people well; they may run a future agency review

Agencies: treat your people well; they may run a future agency review The agency business is a tough business. Clients expect a lot. Agency economics are strained. And staff often move around for promotions. It’s hard to run a successful agency.
Veterans Organizations Are Embracing an Integrated Marketing Strategy

Nonprofits serving vets need to use more media channels to enhance their visibility
“Embracing Purpose Beyond Politics: A New Opportunity for Brands in a Divided America.”

As the dust settles on one of the most divisive elections in recent memory, brands have a rare opportunity to refocus on their purpose. Beyond the bitter politics and polarized discourse, there’s a deep desire among consumers for connection and unity. This presents a pivotal moment for brands: they can now help bridge divides, uplift communities, and inspire optimism. But this requires brands to step boldly into their purpose-driven messaging—while avoiding the political pitfalls that can alienate their audience. By Luis Miguel Messianu. Founder, President-Chief Creative Officer- MEL
The Coca-Cola Company relaunches Barrilitos in California & Texas

The Coca-Cola Company announced the regional relaunch of Barrilitos, a Mexican soft drink brand with a rich legacy dating back to 1938. A new addition to Coca-Cola's imports portfolio, Barrilitos hails from Monterrey, México, and is poised to make waves in California. With its nostalgic appeal, vibrant flavors, and premium quality, this authentic soft drink is bottled and produced in México, ready to delight consumers across the California region.
Back To The Office Study: Marketers, Agencies And Average Americans Now Have Similar Commuting Habits

Marketers and media agencies are increasing their commutes and spending more days at the office, according to a brand new Advertiser Perceptions study of 305 media agencies and brands commissioned by the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group®. Interviews took place October 1-4, 2024 and the results were compared to previous conducted in April 2022, October 2022, April 2023, October 2023, and April 2024.
#Transcreation #MAGA #AI

We LOVE a portmanteau in the corporate world. By Gonzalo López Martí - Creative Director
Why Joining the Pro-Voting Movement is Good for Your Business

Voter turnout in the 2018 midterm elections was the highest of any midterm election in the last century. One of the contributing factors? Vast numbers of companies encouraged both their employees and consumers to show up and vote. Fast-forward to the strange times we are living in, and a much larger election: how is your company or agency approaching the topic of voting when it comes to your employees and/or consumers?
2024 Work Relationship Index Expectations of work have changed [REPORT]

The modern workforce is made up of billions of people, each of whom has a specialized and unique relationship with work. But work is not really working right now. While leaders and employees’ expectations for work have continued to change, work itself has not. Over the past year, the world’s workspaces, company culture, tools, and leadership styles have not yet evolved to keep pace with workers’ newfound needs. This year’s HP Work Relationship Index (WRI) uncovers that to improve the world’s relationship with work, our attention should be on the worker – a worker who wants to be treated as an individual, rather than simply as part of a collective workforce. Put simply: To improve society’s relationship with work, the future of work needs a fundamental shift. This was a presentation at the 2024 Association of National Advertisers Master's in Marketing Conference
Media Reactions 2024 U.S. insights [REPORT]

Discover key U.S. insights on the top-ranking media brands and channels and learn how to navigate today’s complex media environment.
The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility’s Annual Corporate Inclusion Index Report

The newly released 2024 HACR Corporate Inclusion Index™ (CII) Report reveals that American corporations still have significant strides to make in fully including Hispanics at all levels—from employment and corporate boards to supplier partnerships and philanthropic contributions. The report aggregated data from 84 participating corporations, mostly Fortune 500 companies.
2024 Deloitte Holiday Retail [REPORT]

There’s a notable shift toward experiences this season. Our ConsumerSignals data has shown over the last year and a half that consumers surveyed are favoring experiences over goods. The trend is coming through with holiday shoppers as well, as spending on experiences is expected to increase 16% this year.
Steady Sales Growth Expected for 2024 Holiday Season

The National Retail Federation forecast that winter holiday spending is expected to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% over 2023. That equates to between $979.5 billion and $989 billion in total holiday spending in November and December, compared with $955.6 billion during the same timeframe last year.
Insights into How Pharma Advertising Influences Patient Behavior and Health Outcomes [REPORT]

MAGNA announced a new study in partnership with DeepIntent, the health advertising platform, that explores the impact of pharmaceutical advertising beyond its traditional role of promoting medications. The MAGNA Media Trials study – “Beyond the Prescription” – reveals how pharma ads influence patient behavior, improve health management, and offer untapped opportunities for brands.
Latinos are Leading America’s Economy— With or Without Your Support

Data doesn’t lie. U.S. Latinos now generate an astounding $3.6 trillion GDP, making us the 5th largest economy in the world, bigger than India, the U.K., and France. And we’re not slowing down. Our GDP is growing faster than any other country except China, positioning us to surpass Germany by 2027 and reach $5.7 trillion by 2029. Yet, despite this staggering economic power, Latinos remain grossly underrepresented in leadership, media, boardrooms, and investments. By Beatriz Acevedo - CEO/Cofounder SUMA.
A Profile of the Nation’s Hispanic-Owned Businesses

About 7.1% of the nation’s 5,681,118 employer firms (businesses with at least one paid employee) in the United States were Hispanic-owned in 2021 and the construction sector had the largest number of Hispanic-owned businesses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Alfredo Richard of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a PRWeek Hall of Fame honoree!

Over more than two decades of expertise in growth media markets, Alfredo Richard has managed communications teams in the U.S., Latin America and Spain. FELICIDADES de HispanicAd
PEPSICO to acquire Siete Foods

PepsiCo, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Garza Food Ventures LLC, dba Siete Foods ("Siete") for $1.2 billion.
SeeHer Releases Its First-Ever Campaign: “She Matters: Bottom Line”

The Association of National Advertisers’ SeeHer, the global movement dedicated to ensuring accurate representation of all women and girls in media, marketing, advertising, and entertainment, today released its first campaign highlighting the economic spending power of women and girls and how they are a growth multiplier for brands. Created in partnership with creative advertising agency Curiosity, the new campaign, “She Matters: Bottom Line,” focuses on the spending power and economic impact of women and girls through the lens of Generation Alpha.
Developing a Sales Mindset

One group that we, as an industry, have had problems with over the years is sales. We have heard sales staff say that insights do "fluff," "touchy-feely," and "numbers" that don't help them sell anything. Salespeople don't mess around. If you aren't helping them sell, then you aren't helping them.