Marketing
5 key findings about LGBTQ+ Americans
Pew Research Center has been tracking Americans’ attitudes toward same-sex marriage, gender identity and other LGBTQ+ issues for more than a decade. In that time, we have also done deep explorations of the experiences of LGBTQ+ and transgender and nonbinary Americans.
Spanish Translation or Spanish Transcreation?
The important difference between Spanish translation vs transcreation
The Increasing Importance of the In-house Agency
As brands face a shaky economy and an accelerating rate of disruption from new technology, the need for in-house solutions grows more immediate
Constellation Brands names Initiative as U.S. Media AOR
Constellation Brands, Inc. announced the appointment of Initiative, an IPG Mediabrands company, as its new agency of record (AOR) for media in the United States after engaging in an agency review process this summer.
Try Creators to Optimize Influencer Marketing
In the last few years, influencer marketing has been one of the fastest-growing trends in digital marketing. As part of marketing's "pivot to video," influencer marketing helped advertisers like Dunkin' and McDonald's achieve marketing success.
2022 LDC U.S. Latino GDP Report [REPORT]
As a summary for the economic performance of Latinos, the 2020 U.S. Latino GDP is extraordinary. The total economic output (or GDP) of Latinos in the United States was $2.8trillion in 2020, up from $2.1 trillion in 2012, and $1.7 trillion in 2010. If Latinos living in the United States were an independent country, the U.S. Latino GDP would be the fifth largest GDP in the world, larger than the GDP's of the United Kingdom, India or France.
Top trends from The CMO Survey [REPORT]
The latest edition of The CMO Survey features responses from 314 senior marketing executives on the issues top of mind for marketing leaders and stakeholders. From tech and talent to customer insights, the current survey provides insights into what’s impacting the world of marketing and how marketers are approaching strategies, spending, and organization in a time of economic uncertainty.
Building a culture of creative effectiveness [WHITEPAPER]
WARC, the global authority on marketing effectiveness, in association with LIONS and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), has released a white paper, 'Building a culture of creative effectiveness', outlining a new three-step framework to help brands develop a culture of creative impact to unlock growth.
Global Ad Market Keeps Growing due to counter-cyclical vertical and retail media
The summer update of MAGNA’s “Global Ad Forecast” predicts media owners advertising revenues will reach $842 billion this year, +4.6% growth vs. 2022 ($805bn).
Channel overload is hurting full-funnel marketing effectiveness and ROI confidence
With so many to choose from, marketers have their hands full as they weigh the options, allocate their budgets, and then validate their decisions. And as varied as the measurement landscape is today, the challenges will only increase as new channels come to market—unless marketers shift to think more holistically about their measurement.
“First Look” at Programmatic Media Transparency [REPORT]
The current $88 billion open web programmatic media ecosystem is rife with waste, but advertisers could generate as much as $20 billion in efficiency gains by implementing certain steps, according to a new ANA report.
Luis Miguel Messianu opens INCLUDED Consultancy
Luis Miguel Messianu, who until recently was the Global Chief Creative Officer for McDonald’s at DDB, has stepped down from that role to launch an independent minority owned and operated Multicultural Creative Content Consultancy named “INCLUDED.” The new venture’s vision is to continue leveraging the exponential growth opportunity for brands within the Hispanic market consumer segment.
Nortegate Market’s “POR EL FÚTBOL”
Northgate González Market faced the challenge of connecting with its core Hispanic audience during the World Cup. But how do you compete against global brands spending millions on advertising and marketing campaigns for this phenomenon that comes every four years?
A win for our Hispanic Market
When one of our Hispanic Market agencies wins a new piece of business, at HispanicAd.com we celebrate. When one of our agencies' creatives gets recognized at Cannes, we know what it means. Today we join and salute media leader Gloria Constanza of d expósito & Partners who is being honored with The Medallas de Cortéz Award, from Radio Ink during the Hispanic Radio Conference taking place in Miami. For Hispanic and Multicultural to live and grow, we need strong experts like this maven who is still "fighting the fight" after being a mentor to so many and still growing business for so many brands in America!
2023 Global Mid-Year Forecast [REPORT]
Halfway through 2023, we’re still dealing with rising inflation and adjustments to consumer behaviors brought on by the pandemic. As we look ahead to the rest of the year, we should expect a return to some kind of normalcy in terms of advertising revenue growth.
Arguments for and against linguistic purity and its implications for marketing to Hispanics in the US.
Second to Mexico, the US has the second largest population of Spanish speakers (Tompson, 2021). Due to this extensive mix of cultures, there is a unique melding of languages. This has created many arguments for and against keeping the Spanish language in its separate and pure form, however, using an informal naturally evolved form of the Spanish language can benefit marketers by providing emotional appeals to reach a wider audience and bridge the cultural gap. By Stephanie Snopek - Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, School of Communication at Florida State University
What does Messi mean for Multicultural Marketing and Why Adidas and Apple are betting on growth in the US ?
Leo Messi has been linked to the InterMiami fútbol team. What does that mean for the Miami market and the greater Multicultural / Hispanic Market? And more importantly how will this shape the US sports marketing and general market? By Xavier Mantilla
Increasing Value of Gender Diversity & LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in Adverting & Programming [REPORT]
Nielsen released The Push For Change: Examining LGBTQ+ Representation in Media and Advertising report, which highlights that gender diverse audiences are increasingly more welcoming to brand engagements that are targeted based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Yet, while these audiences are more receptive to targeted brand messaging, there is still a significant gap in authentic representation in media content and advertising.
Reaching The Moveable Middle [REPORT]
The fact that consumer-packaged goods (CPG) marketers sell products to retailers, rather than consumers, has long made understanding their target audience difficult.
