Interep, an independent advertising sales and marketing company specializing in radio, the Internet, television and complementary media, announced that it has entered into a consensual balance sheet restructuring to be implemented through a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.
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Better Business Bureau advises Wal-Mart to using savings claim.
The National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau has advised Wal-Mart that it should discontinue the use of the implied $2,500 annual saving consumers can enjoy in their advertising.
The San Jose Group cooks up organic product integration.
The San Jose Group, Hy Cite Corporation’s Hispanic agency of record, has negotiated a 52-week integration of the company’s Royal Prestige line of luxury cookware into Telemundo’s morning show, “Cada Día.” The Royal Prestige integration is unique because of the organic way in which the products are incorporated into the programming.
Transitions Optical gives soccer fans the opportunity to win the ultimate soccer trip.
Transitions Optical airs its first commercial in Spanish, giving U.S. soccer fans the opportunity to score a goal while watching the commercial. The ad will run on Sundays during the Telefutura broadcast of Major League Soccer games.
Alternative Media spending growth accelerates in 2007.
Spending on alternative media jumped 22.0% to $73.43 billion in 2007 and is expected to continue its rapid ascension in 2008 despite a slowing economy, as brand marketers scramble to stay in step with a rapidly changing media landscape, according to research released by PQ Media.
Ethnic Identity: bringing the good back to marketing.
A Review of Marilyn Halter’s Book “Shopping for Identity”.
OMD Latino adds Visa & Absolut accounts.
OMD Latino has been selected as the U.S. Hispanic Media AOR for the Visa and Absolut accounts. As such, OMD Latino will be responsible for all media planning and buying, working closely with Axis (Absolut) and Lopez Negrete Communications (Visa), who continue to handle the Hispanic creative responsibilities, respectively.
The better Brand Ad Network: Tech Or Media?
So you’re a “traditional” media company. You watched as attention shifted toward a more fragmented new-media landscape. The attention shift on its own is not nearly as big a deal as an outsider might think, because you knew a little secret: As long as brand dollars stayed with those media outlets where it felt safe, Google and its algorithm-based ilk could have the direct marketing budgets of the long tail, and you would be just fine.
Banks Boost Direct Marketing Spend.
Paperless statements, paperless pitches.
US banks and credit issuers spent $13.4 billion in 2007 on direct marketing advertising, generating $178.8 billion in sales, according to the recently-issued Direct Marketing Association (DMA)’s “Direct Marketing Facts and Figures in the Financial Services Industry” report.
La Opinión’s 2nd Annual ‘Exceptional Women’ Awards.
La Opinión announced its 2nd annual Mujeres Destacadas (Exceptional Women) recognition and awards ceremony to be held at the Cathedral Plaza in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, March 27, 2008.
TNS Media: U.S. Advertising Expenditures grew 0.2 % in 2007.
The advertising market continued to sputter at the end of 2007 and finished the year with measured spending of $148.99 billion, up 0.2 percent compared to 2006, according to data released by TNS media intelligence. Total expenditures during the fourth quarter of 2007 fell by 0.1 percent versus a year ago.
