Marketing

Faced with mounting challenges to capture the Hispanic consumer in an environment that wasn’t fully committed to investing in Spanish-preferred audiences, Post Foods Brand Manager for U.S. Hispanics Mike Foley used three pillars to help drive Honey Bunches of Oats cereal forward – making it the No. 1 cereal above Kellogg and General Mills brands.By Adam Jacobson

Companies that seek to build relationship with Hispanic, Asian and African-American consumers should take their multicultural budget out of a silo and push it out to all of the company’s business units. By Adam Jacobson

Edelman launched Marketing to the Modern Family – a new study with insights about marketing to the family of the future that revealed surprising findings, including more than a third of dads feel that they are now acting in the role of a traditional “mom.”

Much has been written over the years about the Windy City’s status as America’s “Second City.” From the comedic antics of “SCTV” comedians to the great radio talents heard on such stations as WLS, WCFL, WLUP and B96, Chicago’s influence on the nation has indeed been large but secondary to The Big Apple, or L.A., or even Washington, Atlanta, or Miami. By Adam R Jacobson / Available on HispanicCMO.com

comScore, Inc. released the report The Effects of the Recession on Brand Loyalty and ‘Buy Down’ Behavior: 2011 Update. The report analyzes how the most recent U.S. recession has impacted consumer purchasing behavior within various product categories, leading to increased ‘buy down’ behavior among consumers, or purchasing less expensive brands in order to save money. DOWNLOAD Report Here.

Almost with precise foresight, Valeant Pharmaceutical’s vitamin B brand Bedoyecta got ahead of AdAge and its Halloween piece on the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) as a prime opportunity for marketers. While marketers may shy away from the holiday due to its scary name or lack of understanding Bedoyecta launched a Day of the Dead focused program on Halloween. For Bedoyecta, the festival presents a key differentiation to connect at a unique level of relevancy standing out from popular Halloween, fall and other pre-thanksgiving themes that make October and November a cluttered communication season.By Lili Gil, Managing Partner XL & Media Contributor available at HispanicCMO.com>

Localized marketing is becoming a critical area of strategic focus and competitive advantage for brands, reports the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council. Just 12 percent of marketers believe they have highly evolved campaigns and analytics on a local level in contrast to nearly 50 percent who see themselves as underperforming or needing new strategic thinking and capability development in local marketing.

Coca-Cola (#1) takes the lead in Interbrand’s 2011 Best Global Brands report for the 12th consecutive year. Another brand leader is Apple (#8). With a brand value that increased a staggering 58 percent, Apple is this year’s top riser and, for the first time, it sits amongst the top 10 brands listed in Interbrand’s report. DOWNLOAD Report Here.

We all have heard-and probably at some point also said-that Hispanics are brand loyal. One common mythical struggle in our industry is to make Hispanics try brands other than those they grew up with. Marketers who introduce a new product are considered lucky because they don’t have the loyalty dragon to slay and are able to make that very first impression in the minds of Hispanic consumers. But are Hispanics really that loyal? By Maria-Gracia Inglessis, Senior Account Planner at Wing

As the holiday shopping season begins, U.S. retailers will face significant barriers to simply raising prices in response to rising food and fuel costs, according to an Accenture survey that polled nearly 1,000 people across the country on their shopping plans and their use of daily deal sites.

A survey by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) shows that nearly half of marketers (47 percent) increased television advertising budgets since 2009. Thirty percent of respondents said that budgets remained the same, while 23 percent noted their budgets decreased.

From bed to the bus, from Portland to Pittsburgh, consumers are embracing all the various video platforms available to them. According to the Nielsen Cross-Platform Report for Q2 2011, roughly half (48%) of Americans now watch video online, compared to 10 percent for mobile and 97 percent for traditional TV. Even with already near-universal usage levels, traditional TV viewing saw an increase of 2 hours 43 minutes per month—with New Orleans taking the lead as the city that watches the most primetime TV. DOWNLOAD Report Here.

Winners of the HispanicAd.com Account Planning Excelencia (HAPE) awards were announced at the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) Conference in Miami.

The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies released its 2010 Report on Hispanic Advertising Spending, which revealed that there is a connection between consistent and significant investment allocations of more than 14.2 percent in Hispanic marketing and high levels of overall topline revenue growth.

U.S.-born teens and young adults are greatly contributing to the “death” of the adult Hispanic consumer target as we know it.