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Meredith Hispanic Media (MHM), publisher of Siempre Mujer and Ser Padres magazines, released findings from its Pharmaceutical Trend Report detailing the healthcare spending habits and attitudes of the modern Latina.

Generation X has a gripe with pulse takers, zeitgeist keepers and population counters. We keep squeezing them out of the frame.

Women tend to be more likely than men to celebrate the dads in their family, particularly when it comes to sending cards (44% of women vs. 23% of men), taking the dads out for brunch/lunch/dinner (32% vs. 25%), calling (31% vs. 22%) or giving them some other type of gift (29% vs. 10%) for Father’s Day.

When people speak of “digital kids,” the novelty of the adjective may obscure the importance of the noun. Above all, kids—those ages 12 or younger—are still just kids. Their engagement with technology is limited by the immature interests and capabilities that go with being very young, and further limited by restrictions their parents impose. In important respects, kids are digital natives who aren’t all that digital, according to a new eMarketer report, “Digital Kids: ‘Digital Natives’ with Analog Tendencies.”

Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court handed down its landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, holding that racial segregation in public schools violated the Constitution. But while schools have become more integrated, in part due to broad demographic trends, white students remain significantly less likely than minorities to attend diverse schools, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Education data by the Pew Research Center.

According to a February 2014 study by DNN in collaboration with Lawless Research, Survey Sampling International (SSI) and Qualtrics, acquiring new customers and increasing retention were the top two 2014 marketing priorities for US marketing executives, cited by 87% and 86%, respectively.

Many of our recent blog posts have shown that Hispanic young adults are working toward getting to where they want to be in their careers-but they’re not there yet. They’re living in a world of economic turmoil that they hadn’t really bargained for. To guard against this uncertainty, many are living with their parents well into adulthood or moving in with romantic partners. (When it comes to marriage, however, they’re in no rush.)

MarketPulse is new idea from Geoscape and its purpose is to keep you informed with key data points regarding the New Mainstream of American consumers.  We will be publishing MarketPulse on a monthly basis with key facts around a different theme each month.  We’ll explore themes that range from home ownership, spending patterns, media usage, business growth, education, sports and entertainment.  We’ll bring you salient facts that illustrate the power of the New Mainstream consumer market and open your eyes to potential opportunities across multiple industries. 

Where US immigrants come from, state by state today and a century agoWith more than 40 million immigrants, the United States is the top destination in the world for those moving from one country to another. Mexico, which shares a nearly 2,000-mile border with the U.S., is the source of the largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States.

From family feuds to office backstabbings to actual stabbings in the back, American viewers love to watch the drama unfold on their TVs. According to Nielsen’s latest Advertising and Audiences report, there are more dramas on primetime TV this season than any other genre—accounting for 37 percent of all programming across broadcast and cable. Meanwhile, the sports genre was a close second, making up nearly a third (31%) of all primetime programming.

Starting this year, Nielsen will increase the sample size in 15 Local People Meter markets. Five previously announced markets – Dallas, Washington, D.C., Houston, Miami, and Denver – will see an increase of 200 homes this year. The two largest markets, New York and Los Angeles, will have their sample sizes increased by 300 homes next year.  In addition, the following eight markets will each have their sample size increased by 200 homes in 2015: Charlotte, St. Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, and Phoenix. These sample increases represent on average a +30% increase in sample size.

The survey also found that significant percentages of consumers — particularly younger ones — would be open to banking with technology players such as Google, Amazon and Apple if the companies offered such services. 

Employed Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers may complain about being overworked—but for Millennials, getting more work is a major goal.

The South and West dominated the list of fastest-growing municipalities between 2012 and 2013, claiming all of the top 15, seven of which were in Texas. Frisco and McKinney (near Dallas), Odessa (in West Texas) and Pearland (near Houston) were the other Texas cities on the list.

Social TV has turned watching TV into an interactive experience—an experience that connects viewers in the moment with friends, content creators, stars, and likeminded—or not so likeminded—fans.

Top 15 states with highest percentage of immigrants, California, New Mexico, New York.  A sharp rise in the number of immigrants living in the U.S. in recent decades serves as a backdrop for the debate in Congress over the nation’s immigration policies. In 1990, the U.S. had 19.8 million immigrants. That number rose to a record 40.7 million immigrants in 2012, among them 11.7 million unauthorized immigrants.

Consumers are increasingly “going mobile,” but U.S.-based Hispanics in particular have adopted and embraced mobile technology at an equivalent or greater extent than non-Hispanics across a wide variety of mobile device activities, according to a new PwC US report titled “Mi Móvil: Hispanic Consumers Embrace Mobile Technology.”

Americans appear ready to move on from worrying about the recession and one thing seems clear: they need a vacation.  Mintel’s annual comparative audit report, American Lifestyles 2014, suggests that renewed consumer spending is in line with pre-recession trends and consumer optimism is higher than it’s been in years.

In an earlier post, we showed how Hispanic Adult Millennials aren’t yet where they want to be in their careers. As they work their way toward landing their dream jobs, many are employed in low-wage professions they’ve taken just for the paycheck.  So when it comes to their current jobs, what are their biggest challenges?

Even in a world where consumers can connect with each other via text in an instant and do their shopping from their couches, people still crave a physical place to congregate, connect and engage. And more and more, shopping centers are a big part of fulfilling that need. So as shopping centers and malls remain prominent in our culture and consciousness, developers and retailers have big opportunities to become the centers of their communities.