Digital

  In the latest episode of “Behind the Numbers,” eMarketer’s Mark Dolliver discusses how teens indulge in too much screen time, and the extent to which they and their parents see this excessive usage as a problem.

OTT may be the messiah of modern media.  More than half of 22-54 year olds didn’t watch paid TV in 2017, according to a marketing agency study.  The shift from traditional broadcast, or cable viewing, to more fluid, video-based behaviors is swiftly making its mark.  This year, 90 percent of Millennials claimed they regularly binge-watch.  The thirst for entertainment on-demand is strong and growing.  But what’s behind it?  Simplicity and customization.  The leaders of effortless entertainment — Netflix, Amazon and Spotify — all share a common mission to make people’s daily lives better by surrounding them with what they need, at the moment they need it, through a personalized entertainment experience.

Univision Digital unveiled its digital and social programming for the 11th edition of “Nuestra Belleza Latina” (Our Latin Beauty or NBL) designed to bring the audience closer to the reality competition than ever before.

54% of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teen’s screen time. But parents face their own challenges of device-related distraction.

Noticias Telemundo announced it has named Romina Rosado as Senior Vice President of Digital News, effective immediately. She will be based in Miami at the company’s new headquarters, Telemundo Center, and will report to Luis Fernández, Executive Vice President of Network News, Telemundo Networks.

Growing faster than the general population and maintaining income and education rates higher than any other racial or ethnic group, Asian Americans continue to make gains as tech-enabled influencers with unlimited potential. Asian Americans have the added advantage of maintaining ties with brands based in their native countries that are global leaders in smartphone manufacturing, social media and online commerce.

Connected TV households now make up nearly three-quarters of all US households, but those penetration levels don’t necessarily add up to a huge advertising market—yet.

AdsWizz announced that Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has partnered with AdsWizz AudioMax platform to power programmatic ad buying for Uforia, its radio and music streaming app for Latinos.

Augmented reality (AR) adds visual overlays on the physical world and is usually viewed through a smartphone. Virtual reality (VR) depicts a self-contained, navigable 3D world and is usually experienced through a specialized motion-detecting headset, says Barry Levine on July 24. Just as marketers have learned when a project should employ a website and when it should utilize an app, so they are beginning to understand when to choose AR or VR.

Rising internet penetration, denser urban locations, faster paced lifestyles and challenging working hours are adding more and more layers of complexity to consumers’ lives. According to the World Health Organization, “workplace stress is the health epidemic of the 21st century,” and multiple agencies have tracked the steady rise of anxiety related illnesses around the world. Consumers are feeling more stretched than ever before, and are increasingly striving for convenient solutions which help to simplify their busy lives.

New American Community Survey questions revised in 2016 show a stunning increase in reported mobile broadband usage – strong evidence that previous questions were not adequately capturing how U.S. households access the Internet.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than just a job-eliminating technology. It also has the potential to change how people approach creative work.

YouTube announced its first-ever Spanish language YouTube Originals projects in development.

Big data breaches like the ones that Yahoo and Target had can spell the end of a CMO’s career, according to Warren Zenna, founder of Zenna Consulting Group.

There’s no shortage of evidence and industry opinion to suggest that digital advertising is killing the art of brand building. Whether it’s Binet and Field’s superb work for the IPA or Simon White’s article in AdAge, the consensus is clear; the expansion of digital has generated greater efficiency in sales conversion, at the expense of long-term brand growth.  by Guest Contributor Josh Samuels / Kantar Millward Brown

Whether you’re an executive at the source of product supply, in the engine room of shopper attraction, or at the point of commercial transaction, AI-enriched data analysis has now become essential to customer engagement success.  

Podcasting continues to grow in popularity year after year in the U.S. According to Nielsen’s Fanlinks survey data, the medium saw a significant growth in engagement from 2016 to 2017. In the fall of 2016, 13 million homes identified as “avid fans” of podcasts, while by the fall of 2017, the number of homes that consider themselves “avid fans” soared to 16 million.

In the latest episode of “Behind the Numbers,” a trio of eMarketer analysts and forecasters dig into the numbers and underlying trends of eMarketer’s annual industry-by industry-ad spend forecast and report series.

Call it a target market, tribe or online community: In all cases, building an audience for your tech products, services or solutions is key to maintaining a competitive edge

What exactly is the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning? If you’re unsure, don’t worry—you’re not alone.