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Reacting to a new Free Press study on radio ownership, national women’s rights and civil rights leaders joined two Federal Communications Commissioners in condemning the FCC for its failure to address the low number of female and minority media owners.

Alloy Access released findings from a new study revealing data that defines spending power and influence of an emerging and powerful consumer market. Redefining themselves as positive, upwardly mobile Hustlers, the group is identified as the new “Urban Hustler”.

HispanicAd.com is pleased to offer our readers The Setup & Conduct of Hispanic Focus Groups. This 19-page booklet – prepared by Roslow Research Group (RRG), a long-time leader in the Hispanic research field – describes the key guidelines you need to watch for when designing and conducting Hispanic qualitative research.

While awareness of organized retail crime has never been higher, senior loss prevention executives admit the problem is getting worse. According to the National Retail Federation’s third annual Organized Retail Crime survey, more than three-fourths of retailers (79%) said their company has been a victim of organized retail crime within the past year. The survey also found that 71 percent of retailers say they have noticed an increase in organized retail theft activity in the past 12 months, up dramatically from 48 percent in 2006.

MARCA announced the opening of its new headquarters in the Mayfair Center, Coconut Grove. A special launch party on June 6 celebrated the new location.

Total advertising expenditures in the opening quarter of 2007 decreased by 0.3 percent to $34.93 billion as compared to the same period in 2006, according to data released by TNS Media.

Lopez Negrete Communications, the second largest independently owned and operated Hispanic marketing agency in the country, has been chosen to steward a public relations brand awareness campaign for Nielsen.

Despite the rise of mail order as a retail channel for prescription medications, U.S. drug stores are still the predominant vendors of prescription drugs in the United States, according to consumer research data from Mediamark Research Inc. (MRI).

The virtual world of finance is starting to add up to some real money. Financial institutions large and small are rushing to open virtual branches, offering higher savings yields and lower interest rates to entice consumers to switch or stay.

In an effort to offer the latest information, trends and insight into the exploding diversity marketplace, the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau (CAB) has launched its new online Diversity Marketing Center.

Smirnoff Ice announced a strategic partnership with leading Hispanic entertainment company Batanga. The alliance will offer consumers an opportunity to “complete their party” this summer with free music downloads at the Batanga Music store from today’s hottest Latin artists.

Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and the advertising industry’s ANA/AAAA Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) announced that Booz Allen Hamilton has been selected as the independent study consultant to examine alternative methods of performer compensation consistent with the understanding between the unions and the industry that the purpose of study is not to reduce the aggregate compensation historically paid to performers.

The Western Union Company announced the expansion of the 4plus1 Program to the State of Veracruz. Since last year, Western Union has been working with federal, state and local officials in Mexico to implement this pioneering initiative, supporting economic development projects across local communities in Zacatecas and four other Mexican states.