Marketing

Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2025-2029

Driving growth through innovation in a rapidly evolving media and technology landscape

2025 State of AI in Social Media Study, Unveiling 96% of Professionals Use AI Daily

Metricool, a global social media management platform, released its 2025 State of AI in Social Media Study, revealing that 96% of social media professionals now use AI tools in their social media workflows, with 72.5% relying on them daily. The findings underscore how AI has become a core tool in the day-to-day work of social media managers, marketers, creators, and agencies.

2025 Forecast Update:  $169 Billion in U.S. Local Advertising and 2.4% Year-Over-Year Decline

BIA Advisory Services’ revised 2025 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast projects total local advertising revenue to reach $169 billion this year, reflecting a 2.4% decline compared to the previous year. This updated forecast is a 1.5% decrease from the company’s earlier estimate of $171.4 billion.

The traditional CMO is obsolete.

The role has been split in two, and there is no middle ground. There is the brand steward, the budget manager, the leader of a cost center. And there is the Chief Revenue Architect.  By Adria Garcia Camara - CMO & Growth Leader  

The HMC 2025 Hispanic Market Guide challenges marketers to follow the growth and prioritize cultural COMPETENCY for brand success [DOWNLOAD for FREE]

The Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) has released its highly anticipated 2025 Hispanic Market Guide as a roadmap to help marketers effectively and authentically connect with the top U.S. growth market: Latinos. The guide features business-building cultural insights, economic and sector data plus reports on media consumption, purchase behavior and Hispanic creativity.

2025 Hispanic Market Overview Report – DOWNLOAD for FREE

HispanicAd in association with Adam R Jacobson are proud to announce the availability of the 2025 Hispanic Market Overview – titled “VOZ of The American Influencer”

Generation Z’s buying power is reshaping retail trends and revitalizing malls

Hot 25 Retailers like Daiso Sangyo, MUJI and Five Below offer shoppers engaging experiences and curated events

The Award-Winning Campaigns Successfully Engaging Families

Brands are in the unique position to help parents find services, tools, information, and products to help ease their difficulties and/or provide valuable resources they need (for instance, to keep kids healthy).

Jumex Becomes First Mexican Brand to Sponsor a Division I Athletics Program

In a historic move for college sports and Hispanic representation, Vilore Foods announced the beloved Mexican juice and nectar brand known for its iconic blue can, Jumex, is now an official sponsor of The University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) athletic program—making it the first Mexican brand ever to sponsor an NCAA Division I athletics program.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 “𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲-𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲-𝗝𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘆” 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀

Everyone is familiar with the Double Jeopardy rule, first discovered and fully explained in the early 1960s.  In its application to brands, small brands suffer twice. They have fewer customers, and those customers are slightly less loyal.  But there's another sort of "inverse" Double Jeopardy rule that negatively impacts larger brands over small brands that's never been explicitly discussed before.

The State of US Feminism in 2025

What does feminism mean to U.S. women in 2025? The #MeToo movement is waning while toxic masculinity appears ascendant. Will the gains made by previous generations be lost? Our latest nationally representative survey of 739 women aged 18 and older uncovers a complex and often divided landscape. Views on feminism, gender equality, and social progress are shaped by significant generational, cultural, and racial differences. While the term “feminist” remains contentious, its ideals are supported by a vast majority of women.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA WINS GOLD IN INAUGURAL STUDENT CATEGORY OF THE 2025 HMC STRATEGIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC), in partnership with the Ad Council, announced the winners of the inaugural Student Category today as part of the 2025 HMC Strategic Excellence Awards Powered by Collage Group. Charged with creating a compelling social impact campaign, University of Florida took home the coveted Gold award for its submission. University of Miami won Silver and University of Texas-Austin (UTNY Program) won Bronze.

Growth in 2025 & beyond ……

As corporate America continues to consider how/if to move forward by including all segments in their ads, strategies and programs, I have one word that says it all: growth. Reaching segments in culture - and by that I mean all segments, including White Non-Hispanic, Hispanic, Black, Asian, LGBTQ, MENA and others, is important to all segments. In fact, 55% of consumers believe it's very or extremely important for brands to authentically reflect and and every consumer in their advertising. This means that 5x more consumers are likely to purchase from a brand that authentically reflects each and every consumer, than those less likely to do so. Cultural inclusivity drives both long and short term growth.  By Lisette ArsuagaLisette Arsuaga - Co-President, Co-CEO DMI Consulting, Co-Founder at Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing

When Culture and Marketing Explode:  Selena Gomez launches Beauty product inspired by Tajín 

In its unstoppable penetration of the U.S. and global markets, Tajín, the iconic Mexican seasoning, has now been chosen by world mega-star phenomenon, Selena Gomez, who has launched a Tajín-inspired beauty product under her Rare Beauty cosmetic brand, founded by the 33-year-old actress, singer, songwriter, producer and billionaire businesswoman who has amassed 477 million social media followers.

3 things to do before an agency agrees to pitch

Your agency has been invited to pitch. Now what?

After GOP Gains, Democrats Reinvesting in Spanish Radio

Following a historic Republican showing among Latino voters in the 2024 presidential election, Democrats appear to be turning to one of the most trusted media sources in the Hispanic community to regain lost ground: Spanish-language radio.

My favourite research exposes the gap between actual consumer data and what marketers think. Brilliant new findings.

My favourite research exposes the gap between actual consumer data and what marketers think. Brilliant new findings...  By Andrew Tindall

It’s Time to Drive Organic Agency Growth

The current economic outlook can seem frightening.  P&G Chief Financial Officer Andre Schulten recently noted, “Consumers on both ends of the spectrum—low income and higher income—are reacting to the current volatility they are experiencing. We see consumption trends consistently decelerating.” P&G Chief Executive Jon Moeller added, “This new behavior is driven by worries about the future, whether over immigration policies, inflation, or how tariffs will filter down to consumers.”

Building Trust — Two New Reports Demonstrate Ethical Accountability

It may sound obvious. Trust isn't just a nice thing to have — it's a business imperative. Research shows that 90% of American consumers buy from brands they trust, and 87% are even willing to pay more for products from those brands. The key is ethical marketing. The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) continues to set the industry benchmark for ethical marketing through strong self-regulation, clear enforcement programs, and powerful compliance tools. The ANA Center for Ethical Marketing ("The Center") turns these principles into action — by reporting on and mediating disputes to fortify trust between brands and consumers.

New Research Designed To Help Marketers Better Under The Evolving Latino Community

We are inviting you to attend one or more of a free series of presentations from an in-depth, multiyear study, The National Latino Media Study, on the media habits, consumer preferences, language usage, and demographic insights of the 15.4 million Latino Readers across the United States, the audience of the National Association of Hispanic Publications. The NAHP is the oldest & largest Latino media organization in the USA, representing over 770 Latino newspapers, magazines, podcasts, websites, enews, and more, and weekly reaches a unique audience of 15.4 million across the USA. The research will be presented by Kirk Whisler President of LatinoLYTICS and Anita Grace, MBA, CEO of Grace Multicultural.

Skip to content