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Winning Gen Z Hearts: 15 Tips to Rock Your Marketing

By 2025, 85 million U.S. customers will be in the gen Z age group, according to MarketSplash. Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, is a generation that's reshaping the rules of engagement between brands and their audience. Born into a world of smartphones, social media, and instant connectivity, these digital natives approach shopping and brand interactions in unique and innovative ways.
Creating marketing impact with the Hispanic community

Diversity, equity and inclusion have been on the top of the agendas for business leaders from the CMO to the boardroom for quite some time, but 2023 was a watershed year of polarity and backlash. So, what are consumers actually thinking about these issues and what are their concerns as it relates to marketing? And what’s most important to Americans when it comes to DEI from business leaders and marketers?
Consumers loyal to streaming, but at what price? [REPORT]

KPMG media consumer survey indicates economic uncertainty, streamflation, and production delays test loyalty of streaming subscribers.
Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline [REPORT]

A new Pew Research Center survey finds the share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen and there’s been a continued decline in public trust in scientists.
The Ultimate CEO KPI Cheat Sheet [INFOGRAPH]

To be a world class CEO, you can’t just focus on business KPI’s…
Entravision appoints Jack Randall as Executive Vice President of Political and Strategic Sales

Entravision Communications Corporation announced the hire of Jack Randall as Executive Vice President of Political and Strategic Sales, effective November 13, 2023. In his new role, Mr. Randall will lead the development and execution of high-impact sales strategies tailored specifically for the political and advocacy sector.
Retail Principles for Artificial Intelligence [WHIEPAPER]

The National Retail Federation released its Principles for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector to support the industry’s artificial intelligence (AI) governance and strategic planning. Developed through its Center for Digital Risk & Innovation, the principles encourage appropriate and effective governance of AI, promote consumer trust, and facilitate ongoing innovation and beneficial use of AI technologies.
Population Projections by Age, Sex, Nativity, and Hispanic Origin [INTERACTIVE CHARTS]

The analysis covers projected births, deaths and net international migration in addition to population size and composition by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin and nativity.
Top trends from The CMO Survey [REPORT]

The latest edition of The CMO Survey features responses from 316 senior marketing executives on the current landscape and trends marketing leaders and stakeholders are observing. The survey dives into a decline in the use of channel partners, a rise in digital marketing spend, and an alignment between marketing and sales leaders.
Global Population Estimates Vary but Trends Are Clear: Population Growth Is Slowing

Using data from the International Database, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the world population hit 8 billion on September 26.
Marketing to Generation Alpha

The cohort is more cognizant than previous generations of the environment and the negative effects of technology
U.S. Population Projected to Begin Declining in Second Half of Century

The U.S. population is projected to reach a high of nearly 370 million in 2080 before edging downward to 366 million in 2100. By 2100, the total U.S. resident population is only projected to increase 9.7% from 2022, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau population projections released today. The projections provide possible scenarios of population change for the nation through the end of the century.
2023 Holiday Sales Will Have a ‘Whole New Set of Dynamics’

There has been a shift in spending from goods to services that could affect holiday retail sales as consumers who stayed home during the pandemic are venturing out again for travel, entertainment and restaurant dining.
8 Strategies for Growth for Customer Acquisition

Acquiring a new customer can cost five to seven times more than retaining an old one. However, to get an established customer, you first need to acquire them.
Preserving Brand Authenticity Amid Generative-AI Powered Misinformation

Lately, it seems, misinformation is as pervasive as the web devices we use; generative AI has become both a facilitator and a combatant in the ongoing information wars. As the U.S. gears up for the 2024 elections, the risk of AI-fueled misinformation looms larger than ever.
US holiday shopping 2023: Consumer caution and retailer resilience

After a year of modest sales growth, retailers face a critical holiday sales season. The big question on everyone’s mind: Will consumers—whose spending habits have challenged efforts at curbing inflation—finally pull back?
How the ‘Bad Bunny Effect’ Makes the Case for Dual-Language Acceptance

In my 20-plus years championing multicultural marketing and Spanish-language acceptance, I've observed the profound evolution of Hispanic marketing. Reminiscing about my days as co-founder of Hispanic PR Wire in the late 90s, I remember assuring our clients and potential partners of our capability to "Hispanicize" their marketing strategy - and that's where the term found its roots. By Cristy Clavijo-Kish - Content Strategist; Talent, Speaker & Sponsorship Management, Gen Z Expertise/Publisher
2023 Holiday to Reach Record Spending Levels

The National Retail Federation forecast that holiday spending is expected to reach record levels during November and December and will grow between 3% and 4% over 2022 to between $957.3 billion and $966.6 billion.
Need to Know: How to measure digital audiences and campaigns

In a lot of ways, it’s similar: It involves panels, big data and technology to capture what people are doing online and who they are. As with TV, publishers use measurement to gauge the popularity of their content and value their ad inventory, and advertisers use it to verify that their campaigns are running and reaching their intended audience at the right frequency1.
Over Half a Million People Self-Identified as Brazilian in 2020 Census

Brazilian was the largest SOR group reported in the 2020 Census race question (excluding Hispanic responses and Multiracial and Multiethnic responses such as "Biracial"). Brazilian was followed by Guyanese, Cabo Verdean, Belizean, and Mauritanian.