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Your next agency pitch will cost you financially, but not as much as you think.

The practice of going to tender at the end of the agency contract period has become a habit for many major brands. Procurement will argue it is the only way to truly test an agency against the market. But as we have highlighted previously, this is a flawed approach.

US in-store card users will be more than 90% of population by 2023

The forecast: US in-store payment card users will represent 91.0% of the population by 2023, with 68.6% being debit card users, 60.2% being credit card users, and 17.1% being prepaid card users.

Today’s Hottest Films Prove to Be Culturally Relevant with Multicultural Audiences, Yet Still Fail to Be Recognized by the Academy Awards

ANA's AIMM (Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing) released their first ever Oscar's Inclusion & Relevancy Report analyzing how the nominated films resonated with traditionally underrepresented audiences.

58% of Hispanic Home Shoppers are Buying Their First Home

A new survey released by Realtor.com in conjunction with The National Association for Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) found that 58% of Hispanic American home shoppers are looking to buy their first home.

AI and Human Enhancement: Americans’ Openness Is Tempered by a Range of Concerns [REPORT]

Developments in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies have the potential to remake American society in the coming decades. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans see promise in the ways these technologies could improve daily life and human abilities. Yet public views are also defined by the context of how these technologies would be used, what constraints would be in place and who would stand to benefit – or lose – if these advances become widespread.

Estrella Media elevates Sales Executives to Leadership Roles

Estrella Media announced the elevation of seven executives on its sales team. Steve Mandala, Chief Revenue and Local Media Officer, made the announcement.

Go Long: 5 Ways To Grow Your Brand

I grew up in Houston and, like most high school boys, we could not get enough football. During the week we had daily football practice. And most weekends, rain or shine, it was touch football in the park. We wanted to be the best.  By Roberto Orci

The Immigrant Archive Project To Be Inducted Into The US Library of Congress

The United States Library of Congress requests permission to include the Immigrant Archive Project (IAP) website, in the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Web Archive.  This is a significant honor for Tony Hernandez, IAP founder, who has throughout the last 10 years, been dedicated to capturing Immigrant stories as part of his efforts to ensure we understand the immigrant experience and its vital contributions to American society.

ANA calls on Marketing Industry to combat Online Hate Speech

Ninety leading marketers, agencies, media companies, social media platforms, trade groups, and NGOs have pledged to take definitive action to combat online hate speech through their support of the ANA’s #EngageResponsibly initiative.

Annual Retail Sales to Grow Between 6 % and 8 %

The National Retail Federation issued its annual forecast, anticipating that retail sales will grow between 6 percent and 8 percent to more than $4.86 trillion in 2022.

How to make marketing change management more successful

There has been an incredible amount of change within marketing departments (and of course businesses overall) over the past 2 years.

Why grocery advertising has never been more effective

Ad spend will yield better returns today than before the pandemic, as consumers are more receptive than ever.

Canela Media names Jerry Leo New Chief Content Officer

Canela Media announced a new appointment to its executive team, naming Jerry Leo as Chief Content Officer. In this newly created role, Leo will be responsible for driving a strategic and systematic approach to content strategy from advanced planning, programming, production, and distribution across all Canela Media platforms including Canela TV and Canela Music.

Modern marketing dilemmas: Where does performance marketing meet brand building?

We unravel the criticism against Marketing ROI as a key metric, and explore how to get the balance right between short and long-term measurement.

5 Steps to Restructure Your Marketing Organization [REPORT]

Many marketing leaders are still feeling the long-lasting impacts from the pandemic, which has forced their organizations to be more agile and creative, even with restricted budgets.

Unlocking the core antagonists of resilience: The personal realm

How self-awareness and self-mastery are paramount in C-suite leadership

Breaking the bias against women’s sport: the impact of equal opportunity for athletes, fans and sponsors

Gender equity in sports still has a long way to go, but research from Nielsen Sports highlights the extent to which fans want change sooner rather than later.

Estimates of Undercount and Overcount in the 2020 Census

Census Bureau released results from two analyses about the quality of the 2020 Census counts. While both showed the strength of the count for the total U.S. population, each analysis revealed that the 2020 Census overcounted or undercounted various demographic groups.

Gen Z: Brands Need To Prioritize DEI And Gender Liberation

For someone who has been working in multicultural marketing for almost two decades, the past few years have been transformative. Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and representation in public and private organizations are works in progress. But the momentum is stronger than it’s ever been. The entrepreneur and somewhat skeptic in me, however, wonders if this is just a phase. Will corporate America move on to the next big thing? There are already murmurs that ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) will be the new focus as DEI demand wanes.  By Mario X. Carrasco - ThinkNow

49% of Marketers say they are looking to contextual advertising to replace cookies

GumGum published the results of a survey that found 49% of brand marketers are looking to contextual advertising to replace cookies in their marketing efforts.

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