Research

Today’s kindergartners offer a glimpse of tomorrow’s demographics. A new data analysis by Pew Research Center finds a big increase over the past decade in the number of states where at least one-in-five public school kindergartners are Latino.

The percentage of young first-time mothers who are married is dropping, according to Fertility of Women in the United States: 2012, a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Quench your thirst. Brush your teeth. Bring the family together. At their most basic level, consumer products companies satisfy fundamental human needs. Today, digital technology is enabling those needs to be fulfilled better and faster than ever before.

Nielsen reveals 2014 mid-year U.S. music sales, airplay and streaming data for the six-month period of Dec. 30, 2013 through June 29, 2014. Nielsen SoundScan measures U.S. point-of-sale of recorded music product.

The increasing influence of Hispanic-Americans on every aspect of American life—from politics to media, fashion to entertainment—is felt most keenly in the four U.S. states bordering Mexico, a microcosm of the U.S. Hispanic community. Already the largest racial/ethnic group in the U.S. after Caucasian, Hispanics are forecast to become the majority in 25 years.

As part of our ongoing series with Geoscape, this month’s MarketPulse is focused on New Mainstream vacation preferences. As we dive into the dog days of Summer, many of us are traveling to the beach, the mountains or just embarking on “staycations” to relax in the warm weather. The travel and tourism industry is incredibly lucrative and marketers must understand New Mainstream behaviors in order to capitalize on opportunity. Check out some of the surprising data below to learn how America is spending their time off.

A recent Harris Poll found a strong majority of Americans believing economic inequality in the U.S. today is a problem (79%), with over half believing more specifically that it’s a major problem (54%). New findings further reveal that U.S. executives are even more likely than the general population to see it as a problem overall (88%), albeit less inclined to see it as a major problem (44%).

At 2014’s halfway point, Americans are loosening their purse strings in several key areas, backing off of several key efficiencies and cutbacks in comparison to a year ago, indicating Americans may be a bit more confident in their financial prospects for the near future. Looking further back, American financial attitudes continue to show great improvement over a few years ago.

Digital technologies have considerable potential to transform how companies create revenue and results via innovative strategies, products, processes and experiences. But do companies recognize that potential, and are they mobilizing to capitalize on it?

When asked to imagine what the U.S. will look like in 2024, 65 percent of American respondents are not convinced the country will be on the right track in 10 years. Two-thirds of respondents do not believe that America will be considered the “land of opportunity” in 10 years, and seven in 10 Americans are not certain that working hard and playing by the rules will bring success in 2024. However, a new social consensus is emerging, with overwhelming majorities believing that same-sex marriage (73 percent) and marijuana use (66 percent) will be legal in most states.

I am writing to you this week from the U.K. where, as those who have followed the goings-ons of the World Cup will understand, all the national team merchandise is on sale at half price. Get yer Rooney gear cheap!   Anyway, in this third World Cup post I wanted to look at World Cup sponsor recognition research. After 10 years at Coca-Cola and over 3 years at Anheuser Busch-InBev,  I know what it’s like to be an official sponsor. I have negotiated directly with FIFA and so am somewhat familiar with the ins and outs.

According to the research, 80% of US client-side marketers measured the effectiveness of their social content, with social media metrics such as “likes” the most common. Usage statistics—daily or monthly active users, for example—fell in the middle of the list. Meanwhile, metrics that could identify business ramifications were not used nearly as much, with financially based measurements such as return on investment and sales landing near the bottom.

The median age declined in seven states between 2012 and 2013, including five in the Great Plains, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. In contrast, the median age for the U.S. as a whole ticked up from 37.5 years to 37.6 years.

The US Census Bureau collects data from a very large sample every year (about 3 million people) to better understand changes in the US population.  This used to be the long form of the regular census taken every ten years. This is one of the most comprehensive and accessible databases about US residents and it is called the American Community Survey or ACS.  By Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D.

Non-native English-speaking Hispanics may be viewed as lying more often when being questioned than native-speakers, according to a study by Florida International University psychologist Jacqueline R. Evans.

A new report released, “Hispanic Business Growth and the Mobile Future” details how mobile connectivity is fueling the thriving and dynamic Hispanic small business community. The report points to mobile technology’s fundamental role in the management, productivity and growth of Hispanic-owned firms. Hispanic entrepreneurs own more than 3.2 million businesses that together contributed over $468 billion to the American economy last year.

What professions do Hispanic Millennials really respect? And which hold little appeal for them?  We’ve shown a lot in this blog about what Hispanic Millennials are doing for jobs, and what they would like to be doing in their own careers. Here, we’re going to take a step back and show how they feel about different types of work in general.  

The new study, The Latino Media Gap: The State of Latinos in U.S. Media, was released by Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race. The study was created in collaboration with the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA), the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and the National Latino Arts, Education and Media Institute (NLAEMI).

The report offers the latest data in a wide range of areas, including: Media penetration in Latin America for all major forms of media Media consumption in major Latam markets Ad spend projections for Latin America Breakdowns of ad spend by medium in key markets Data on the growth of newspaper circulation in Latin America in 2013 Social media usage and fastest-growing social sites Latin America The pay TV market in Latin America Latest data on Latin America’s mobile market and e-commerce And much more.

Hispanics and Millennials are two of the fastest growing and increasingly important consumer groups in the U.S. So it’s no surprise that marketers are eager to understand how to connect with these populations. But to engage with those who fall in both groups, Hispanic Millennials, it is imperative to understand the impact of language in order to optimize messaging for this demographic that increasingly identifies as bilingual.