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The book provides a view of Hispanic life in the U.S., sharing Dieste’s expertise in the field for multicultural marketing. Over the last two decades, Dieste has discovered the surprising truths of what works, what doesn’t and how to effectively build a brand within this vibrant consumer segment.

So what if we got it all wrong? Maybe more money than realized will land on traditional TV than on digital services in the future years.

While the digital age has encouraged more consumers to shop and browse products on the web, physical stores are still primary destinations for shoppers, according to PwC’s annual consumer survey, Total Retail: Retailers and the Age of Disruption.

Lorraine Twohill, Google’s senior vice president of global marketing, describes what has and hasn’t changed for marketers trying to connect with customers.

The program will help advertisers and their ad agencies avoid damage to their brands from ad placement on websites and other media properties that facilitate the distribution of pirated content and/or illegal dissemination of counterfeit goods.

This year, email is celebrating its 44th anniversary of the day in 1971 when computer engineer Ray Tomlinson sent the first electronic mail message. To celebrate, let’s take a look back at just how far email has come in the past 44 years.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced that it has named Kevin Conroy chief strategy & data officer and president, Enterprise Development for UCI and Isaac Lee as UCI president of News & Digital and Fusion CEO.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will acquire objects documenting the development and legacy of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates, an advertising agency that became the top billing Latino agency in the industry.

In the olden days, marketing consisted of 4 Ps (Place, Price, Promotion and, of course, Product). This approach made perfect sense, as each P defined a critical part of what ultimately made a product sell. And that really has not changed much in today’s world.

By Gonzalo López Martí / LMMIAMI.COM

• Marshall McLuhan saw it coming with uncanny clairvoyance.
• Ditto Andy Warhol when he said, in 1968, that eventually everyone would be famous for 15 minutes.
• However, nobody defined social media as masterfully and accurately as Cheap Trick, that toothless ‘burb rock bland band from the 70s.

Netflix Inc. will offer a broad range of great global entertainment to Cuban consumers as Internet access improves and credit and debit cards become more widely available.

Until recently, marketers could be forgiven for looking back wistfully at this golden age as new forces reshaped their world into something completely different. These new trends include a massive proliferation of television and online channels, the transformation of the home PC into a retail channel, the unrelenting rise of mobile social media and gaming, and—with all these trends—a constant battle for the consumer’s attention.

Deloitte released the sixth annual report “Tech Trends 2015 – The Fusion of Business and IT” outlining the top technology forces with the potential to reshape business models, reimagine customer engagement, and change how work gets done.

The shelf is perhaps the most important link in the value chain from manufacturer to retailer to consumer. It’s where brands and innovations are made available to consumers. It’s where pricing and promotions take place. It’s where supply meets demand, in the most tangible way.

According to El Nuevo Dia, the island of Puerto Rico and its economy are broke.  This announcements falls on the heels of an opinion piece titled “Puerto Rico: Shrinking Economy, Network TV economies of scale, need for changes in the Ad Business – – – All gains for the US Hispanic Market” we published regarding the problems the Puerto Rico advertising industry is navigating. 

Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) announced the hiring of Maria Rozman, who most recently served as a producer for CNN Español and spent several years as an anchor for Telemundo and Univision in Denver, as its Director of Hispanic Media.

SABEResPODER (SEP) announced the addition of Sergio Mankita to its growing team.

Entertainment & media (E&M) momentum will remain in cities with a tale of two types of cities developing between the “fast growing” and “big spending,” according to a new PwC Cities of Opportunity: The Urban Rhythm of Entertainment & Media report. Buoyed by a strong overall economy, New York is projected to be the top E&M spender of all 30 cities as it overtakes Tokyo by 2018, whose 0.7 compound annual growth rate (CAGR) lags New York’s 4.5 percent.

In this role, Lopez will work with leadership across the company to direct a fully integrated social media strategy that helps audiences engage and interact with Univision’s content across multiple media platforms.

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) announced that it will advertise during the Super Bowl airing Sunday, February 1st on NBC Universo (formerly MUN2). The campaign, conceived by Grupo Gallegos, a creatively-driven, independent advertising agency, targets Hispanic consumers and features a 30-second TV spot.