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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Marketing to Complex Identities.
A Critical Review of “Shopping for Identity: The Marketing of Ethnicity” by Marilyn Halter.
Scott’s DICHONARIO goes mobile.
The world’s only dictionary of Spanish-language sayings, or dichos, will go mobile, next month, roaming the streets of Los Angeles’ Hispanic neighborhoods for several weeks, before setting off on a six-week-long, cross-country road trip.
Men, you’re outnumbered Online.
The US Internet population remains firmly skewed toward females.
In 2008, 100.4 million females and 93.5 million males will go online at least once a month, according to eMarketer’s latest estimates. In 2012 females will outnumber males online by more than 8 million.
San Antonio National Bank selects L-Avenue as AOR.
L-Avenue announced that it has been selected by San Antonio National Bank (SANB), a subsidiary of Family Bancorp Inc., to lead the bank’s advertising campaigns.
Hispanic Fusion – Finally Hitting the Bullseye: Fusion metrics get a direct hit.
It’s no secret that all Hispanics are not alike. Hailing from 24 Latin American countries, Hispanics are making a diverse and indelible mark on the U.S. landscape. From music to food, they have infused customs and traditions into the American mainstream. But mainstream marketing to this diverse group is a recipe for failure. New fusion analyses now go beyond traditional age/sex demographics to provide a more accurate method of target marketing. Advertisers cannot reach their goals without winning the Hispanic consumer. By: Ceril Shagrin, Executive Vice President Corporate Research Division, Univision Communications Inc. and Howard Shimmel, SVP, Client Insights, Nielsen Connections.
