Digital

Facebook’s system allows advertisers to exclude black, Hispanic, and other “ethnic affinities” from seeing ads.  Imagine if, during the Jim Crow era, a newspaper offered advertisers the option of placing ads only in copies that went to white readers.  That’s basically what Facebook is doing nowadays.  by Julia Angwin and Terry Parris Jr. / ProPublica

Retailers could see record web traffic this year, according to Deloitte’s 31st annual holiday survey of consumer spending intentions and trends.

Lynn Ponder, Founder of webcitygirls.com has been recognized by her dedication and commitment to the online community with Award “Best Latina Network Leader” at LATISM 2016 Best in Tech Innovation and Social Media’

Entravision announced the launch of exclusive new animated video content for digital distribution on the company’s Erazno y La Chokolata app.

Millennial small and medium sized business (SMBs) leaders are redefining the advertising industry’s marketing approach with a digital-first shift, according to data from a new SMB survey.

TuYo Media announced the launch of its’ TuYo Radio on DASH radio and the return of international star Rocio “La Peligrosa” Sandoval to radio.

The new report from GfK’s The Home Technology Monitor™ shows that these “self-bundling” viewers – those who pay for combinations of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and other subscription streaming services – are more likely to have kids under 18 in their homes (50%, versus an average of 41% among all weekly viewers of any type).

The IAB Technology Laboratory today released for public comment the “IAB Dynamic Content Ad Standard,” a schema that will increase the relevancy of ads delivered to consumers across desktop and mobile screens, ultimately providing marketers with greater digital advertising efficiency and effectiveness.

NBC 6 / WTVJ and Telemundo 51 Miami / WSCV announced that Debra Juarez has been named Vice President, Digital. Her first day will be January 3, 2017.

The baseline metric for pricing and measuring digital advertising—the served impression—has shaped digital media for more than two decades, as explored in a new eMarketer report, “Attention and Engagement Metrics: Going Beyond the Impression”.

Young Hispanics, who are digitally savvy and culturally connected, are a particularly important audience. To help marketers gain a greater understanding of their interests and perceptions, we partnered with market research firm Ipsos and research partner Audience Theory to survey Hispanics in the U.S., with a specific focus on the third generation.

As we move further into the digital age, it should come as no surprise that our usage of mobile devices has become ubiquitous. As content consumption continues to evolve, it’s essential to look at the reach various devices have, how often consumers are using them and how long they’re doing so.

The robots are coming for jobs, and many who believe that they’re exempt from the much ballyhooed robot job apocalypse might have reason to be far more worried.  That includes marketers.  Patricio Robles is a tech reporter at Econsultancy

Understanding consumers’ behavior as they switch between devices remains one of the toughest challenges facing marketers today. According to recent research investigating marketers’ digital capabilities, the problem doesn’t seem to be getting any easier.

More than half of executives believe there are several hurdles to overcome to keep their businesses in sync with today’s digital world. According to April research, these include discerning new customer habits, a lack of data and legal woes.

If we follow consumers across various devices, we find they spend most of their time with TV, in its live and recorded formats. But the tale of TV time spent is actually two separate stories, as explored in a new eMarketer report, “Television Update Fall 2016: Is the Surge in TV Ad Spending a Normal Shift or a Trend?”

The recent disclosures by Facebook that they overestimated video viewing for two years is troubling. While ANA recognizes that “mistakes do happen,” we also recognize that Facebook has not yet achieved the level of measurement transparency that marketers need and require.  By Bob Liodice, President and CEO, ANA

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released the “What Works & Why: IAB Global Insights Report 2016,” showcasing case studies exploring two dozen award-winning campaigns from around the world, and featuring perspectives from 28 leaders across the international digital marketing and media landscape.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (“SBS”) announced the addition of a full video channel line-up to its LaMusica music streaming app.

Facebook admitted “miscalculating” average video view times, which grossly misled advertisers on the value they could expect when buying video ads from Facebook.  This is like a car salesman telling potential customers they can expect to get 25 miles per gallon when the car actually only gets five.  The most disingenuous part of Facebook’s admission is that, despite employing the brightest engineers on the planet earth, we are supposed to believe they made an honest “math mistake.”  Facebook’s admission, on top of Dentsu announcing that it charged advertisers for buying ads that were never bought, make our industry’s failures more viewable during advertising’s conference week.  How ironic.