Business

Republica Havas Co-founder, Chairman and CEO Jorge A. Plasencia has been selected to serve on the judging panel for the 2019 Clio Music Awards. The awards celebrate the visceral power of music to connect consumers and brands around the world.

It’s no secret that streaming services and their content are thriving now more than ever—from an audience perspective and now from the POV of personal critics. From smartphones to tablets to smart TVs, access to this type of content has never been easier. But the luxury of choice also serves as a double-edged sword. With a world of info and entertainment at their fingertips, how do audiences decide what to consume?

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) brands and suggested that in order to scale they would eventually have to reach out beyond their social media audience to bring in new customers. In this post I want to explore the implications of the subscription model that many DTC brands have adopted.  by Nigel Hollis

Cloud platforms can provide a gateway to powerful AI tools that fuel agility and innovation

Are we headed for another recession? Despite a historically low unemployment rate, many economists and business pundits say there’s plenty of evidence that in 2019 or 2020 the economy is likely to tank. The reasons for a potential downturn include a trade war with China, rumblings from the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and forecasts for slower GDP growth. What’s more, the U.S. is in one of the longest economic expansions on record and therefore, some argue, ripe for a fall.  Courtesy of Association of National Advertisers

Goya Foods was voted as America’s number two most loved U.S. food brand and placed in the top 10 most loved brands in the country, according to the second annual Engagement Labs’ TotalSocial® brand awards.

In the latest episode of “Behind the Numbers,” eMarketer principal analyst Nicole Perrin talks about presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren’s proposal for breaking up big tech.

Encantos Media Studios announced Steven Wolfe Pereira has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

NGL Collective announced a partnership with international soccer superstar David Villa and Designated Player, a soccer lifestyle and culture content company he co-founded in 2018. 

Let us cut to the chase. Facebook, Google and probably Amazon store everything you do in the digital domain. But any marketer who believes that true ad relevance is ever achievable should take a hard look at how the sites and apps they use classify them as individuals.  by Nigel Hollis

VMLY&R announced the 2020 Census Media Vendor Day for the 2020 U.S. Census Paid Media Campaign. The event is designed to be accessible for media outlets that cover a wide range of audiences, demographics, and channels, as well media outlets that are small businesses, and women- or minority-owned.

By Gonzalo López Martí – Creative director, etc / LMMiami.com

Elevator pitch:

• Melrose Place meets Downton Abbey meets Ballers meets Big Brother.
• Lifestyles of the young, restless, rich & famous with generous doses of real estate porn.
• A modern-day telenovela 100% apt for non-linear consumption.

Today’s CMO is just not responsible for the brand, PR, and communications. Two most important goals for modern CMO are responsible for growth marketing with sales and customer experience (CX). In the last few years, you must have seen the rise of demand centers and CX responsibilities in CMO organization. This is the reality of modern CMO who is leading growth marketing.  By Rohit Prabhakar

Hispanic small business owners are confident about their 2019 business outlook, with strong majorities planning for increased revenue, growth and expansion – eclipsing their non-Hispanic counterparts by double-digits on all indicators.

In February, Payless ShoeSource announced that it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with plans to close its 2,500 locations across North America. Following bankruptcies of other retail stalwarts from a bygone era, like Sears, Toys “R” Us and Mattress Firm, Payless’ demise doesn’t come as a shock. Instead, it is another cautionary tale of a retailer that failed to evolve its brand.

Is it me, or have many people forgotten that the only reason to invest in brand building is to help drive sales? The constant debate about whether to invest in brand building or sales activation seems to imply that sales elasticity is independent of the strength of the brand. To my mind that is just plain wrong.  by Nigel Hollis

By Gonzalo López Martí  – Creative director, etc / LMMiami.com

A few weeks back I landed a gig with one of the major Spanish-language broadcasters in the US.

• It happens to be headquartered in Doral, Florida.
• You do the math.
• My responsibilities are circumscribed to advertising, promotions, brand integrations and the like.
• My SOW does NOT include programming.
• But hey, I wouldn’t be a proper advertising man if I didn’t believe I can be a showrunner too.

Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), parent company of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie stores, reveals its new partnership with Shipt to provide grocery delivery to Fresco y Más customers across South Florida, Tampa and Orlando.

Sol is bringing an iconic Mexican flavor to fans and new drinkers with the introduction of its newest release, Sol Chelada.

In a poll conducted by ad measurement firm Integral Ad Science (IAS), 69.0% of agency executives say that fraud was the biggest hindrance to ad budget growth, compared with more than half (52.6%) of brand professionals who said the same.