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Nielsen appoints Roberto Ruiz to lead Measurement Science
Nielsen, a audience measurement and media intelligence, announced that it has appointed Roberto Ruiz as its new Head of Measurement Science.
2026 Top 50 Global Retailers
The National Retail Federation today announced the 2026 Top 50 Global Retailers. Conducted by Kantar, the list ranks the leading international retailers based on their retail revenues throughout 2025. As the largest global retailers continue to expand outside of retail revenues, this list focuses only on retail-specific revenues and not overall organizational revenue.
2026 Local Ad Forecast: Total Spend to Reach $184.5 Billion
BIA Advisory Services has revised its 2026 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast (released in Q4 2025), projecting total local ad revenue to reach $184.5 billion, reflecting approximately 8.1% year-over-year growth compared with 2025. The increase over the prior estimate of $181.7 billion is driven by stronger-than-expected performance in mobile (particularly social), video, and streaming, political ad spend, and advertising technology.
The Quiet Power of a Positive Outlook
Uncertainty no longer knocks—it lives with us. It sits in our newsfeeds, our plans, our silences. The world feels like it’s constantly shifting under our feet, and some days it’s hard to tell what will change next, or how. Yet, somewhere in all this noise, there is still a whisper worth listening to: we remain in charge of how we see the world. By Luis Miguel Messianu
AI, unemployment, and the paradox of progress
The belief that technology will turn a few solipsistic individuals into money-hoarding multitasking renaissance men and women with multiple abilities, while putting millions out to pasture in the process, has been disproven by history once and again. By Gonzalo López Martí
Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS ) Readies A Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
Spanish Broadcasting System — the company founded in 1983 by Raúl Alarcón Jr. — has moved forward with a restructuring support agreement that sees it intend “to commence voluntary Chapter 11 cases” under U.S. bankruptcy code in a Delaware court.
FOR THE CULTURE: How Multicultural Gen Z Creators Are Shaping Brand Narratives. [REPORT] – PART 5
We are excited to share our new five-part cultural intelligence report, The Omnicultural Series. This series explores the rise of the Omnicultural segment: who they are, how they behave, and, most importantly, what this evolution means for brands and business opportunities, along with other key insights shaping today’s cultural landscape.
BeautifulBeast strengthens account leadership with Melisenda Barajas as Group Account Director
BeautifulBeast announced that Melisenda Barajas has joined the agency as Group Account Director, further strengthening the agency’s account leadership with a seasoned marketer known for strategic thinking, deep client empathy, and a proven ability to connect business goals with meaningful brand work.
2025 Hispanic Content Report – Available for download for FREE
HispanicAd offers its annual report on key Content, Data & Social usage strategies, along with the importance of using Data strategies to engage the US Hispanic Consumer.
2025 Hispanic Market Overview Report – DOWNLOAD for FREE
HispanicAd in association with Adam R Jacobson are proud to announce the availability of the 2025 Hispanic Market Overview – titled “VOZ of The American Influencer”
Global Media Usage Up 0.3% in ’25, Minus Mega Sports Events, Fewer Elections in Top Markets; Growth Surge Expected in ’26 on Olympics, World Cup & Political Spend
Global consumer media usage, including all digital and traditional media channels, rose only 0.3% in 2025 to an average of 57.65 hours per week (HPW), following strong growth of 2.1% in 2024. Decelerating growth in 2025 was due primarily to the lack of major international sporting events and fewer federal elections in the top 20 global markets versus 2024, according to new research released by PQ Media.
Doing Business: U.S. vs. Latino (Mexican) Approach
After working in business on both sides for many years, I’ve noticed something important. By Félix J. Medina - Winning the Latino Market
Bespoke Beats AI: The Human Edge Still Matters
We’re living through a bit of a tech gold rush. Everywhere you turn, automation is being pitched as the shortcut to success. AI can write, analyze, and produce fast. Really fast. And yes, we use it too. At L2L, we see AI for what it is: a powerful tool that helps us think sharper and move faster. But we also know where it falls short. Because at the end of the day, AI can simulate, but it can’t feel. And that still matters more than people think. By Mindy Figueroa - L2L Founder & CEO
John Sosa joins Talento Unlimited for NYLFF 2026 Sponsorship Team
Talento Unlimited announced an alliance with SOSA Consultancy, led by industry veteran John C. Sosa. The partnership combines Talento’s proven track record in authentic brand activations and measurable engagement with Sosa’s deep bicultural expertise servicing blue-chip brands across various categories and sectors. Together, they are redefining how brands connect with today’s premiere film festival platform, designing ambitious, culturally fluent experiences for the upcoming September 2026 event. Talento Unlimited is led by Hispanic marketing industry leader Cristy Clavijo-Kish.
The Ten Principles of Roberto Madan -Lessons on leadership, resilience, and legacy from a century of life
In the world of Hispanic marketing, Roberto Madan was widely respected as one of the early figures who helped shape how a major American company engaged with the U.S. Hispanic market. At McDonald’s, he was more than a successful owner-operator. He was part of a small group of pioneering Hispanic leaders who helped the company understand that reaching Hispanic consumers required more than translating advertisements. It required cultural understanding, trust, and long-term commitment to a community that was rapidly becoming one of the most important forces in the American marketplace. The immmigrant Archive Project
La Opinion to celebrate 100 Years !!!!!!!
The icon Los Angeles Spanish-Language newspaper La Opinion will be celebrating 100 Years of service to the Los Angeles Hispanic Community. Felicidades. HispanicAd
A Jobless Boom – Anatomy of the jobless economic boom
Artificial intelligence will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the structure of the economy and the future of work. Much of the public conversation has focused on the risks of displacement, often framing the issue in binary terms: either AI augments labor or it replaces it. I suspect the reality will be more paradoxical. We may be entering a period of extraordinary economic growth alongside meaningful reductions in labor demand across large portions of the knowledge economy. In other words, a jobless boom. By Francisco (Tony) Navarro-Sertich - Driving AI & Agentic Platform Shifts
Marcelino Miyares: Cuban-American broadcaster, marketer, producer and professor dies in Miami
Marcelino Miyares, the Cuban-American entrepreneur who left an important mark among Latino residents of the burgeoning Chicago area, both through his pioneering, independent Channel 60 and his multicultural ad agency, O.M.A.R., died in Miami, Florida last week.
We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby: The Future of Leadership Is Female—and Latina
When I was a teenager, I challenged my junior high school so girls could wear pants. I burned bras in protest for women’s rights. And when I entered corporate America, the few women in the room weren’t executives—they were secretaries. A pinch in the ass, harassment and unnecessary setbacks were considered “the norm. ”That wasn’t ancient history. It was my lifetime." By Liz Castells-Heard, Founder, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer, INFUSION by Castells
