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Reconfiguring Tomorrow: Cultural Trends Shaping 2025
As I've been observing cultural shifts over the past year, it's become increasingly clear that many of the forces shaping our future aren't new at all. What we call cultural trends often linger beneath the surface — latent, quietly shaping behavior until something accelerates their emergence. In the early 2010s, the global recession exposed fissures in trust and belonging, driving the rise of new forms of leadership and connection. Indeed, this was the cultural moment in which my model of brand citizenship emerged — a response to the void left by faltering institutions and a recognition that brands could rebuild trust by delivering both personal and societal value.
Looking for 2025 Power Players: HMC Strategic Excellence Awards Powered by Collage are OPEN
WE ARE LOOKING FOR CAMPAIGNS THAT MOVE THE NEEDLE The 2025 Hispanic Marketing Council Strategic Excellence Awards Powered by Collage Group have opened their call for entries to recognize agencies driving innovation, cultural relevance, and impact… in other words, campaigns that connect with today’s dynamic consumers.
Emerging Networks Media Launches Emerging Networks Solutions to Expand Multicultural Marketing
Emerging Networks Media, the nation’s largest multicultural television platform, is proud to announce the launch of its new venture, Emerging Networks Solutions. This strategic offshoot responds directly to the growing demand from national advertisers seeking a streamlined, effective approach to entering the multicultural marketing space.
Men, Women and Social Connections [REPORT]
As public debate and discussion over the status of men in America continues, some have raised concerns about men’s struggles with loneliness. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that, compared with women, men don’t report that they feel lonely more often or have fewer close friends. However, men do seem to turn to their networks less often for social connection and emotional support.
Habit: the established brand’s undervalued advantage
Whether it is the result of preference, routine, or dependency, habit has a powerful influence on purchasing behavior, but one that I suspect many marketers undervalue. By Nigel Hollis
Why brands are falling short with their media strategies [REPORT]
Leading brands are using an ineffective combination of media channels for their campaigns, a major new study has found, with many optimizing for reach instead of for brand metrics that will yield more impact.
Evolve, don’t dissolve DE&I: A Case for Multicultural growth
In recent years, multicultural cohorts have emerged as undeniable powerhouses, reshaping the U.S. political, cultural and economic landscape. For companies operating in today’s polarized sociopolitical climate, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Corporate America finds itself at a crossroads on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that influence their ability to authentically engage with diverse consumer cohorts driving the next wave of business growth.
Major AM/FM Radio Campaign Drives Significant Brand Awareness And Growth In Leads And Sales
One of the largest tests of AM/FM radio advertising was conducted in Spring 2024 in just over twenty local markets. The campaign ran across a broad mix of small, medium, and large markets. The two-month AM/FM radio campaign featured heavy media weight with ~500 monthly GRPs, generating a monthly reach of 75% and a seven frequency. The campaign featured a two-week burst followed by two dark weeks and then another major two-week pulse. In the test markets, three out of four people were exposed to the campaign monthly an average of seven times.
Economic Inequality Seen as Major Challenge Around the World [REPORT]
A new Pew Research Center survey of 36 nations finds widespread public concern about economic inequality. And when asked what leads to this inequality, most people across the countries surveyed point to the intersection of wealth and politics.
Creative Optimization Is All About Orchestration and Relevance
Ad tech is ever-changing, a truth proven out by the short lifespan of some of its central terms. We have moved on from several integral shorthand phrases that found their way out of favor – like "online behavioral data" and "data management platform." More recently, we've seen the deprecation of platforms like Amazon Ad Server and Oracle Advertising. Meanwhile, there's another term, enduring since the early days, that now flirts with obsolescence. That phrase is "dynamic creative optimization" which is too limited to describe its real meaning, and its critical importance for the current moment.
The Americanisation of Media
The history of media agencies began with an arrogant lack of interest in the media process by those leading full-service agencies, mainly account handlers who considered (with some justification) that their clients couldn’t care less about the boring detail on how their media money was spent. Today we have an industry unrecognisable from those days, shaped in large part by technology and the social media platforms constructed with it.
Tops of 2024: Sports
With the Olympics and major soccer tournaments like the UEFA Euro 2024 and Copa América scheduled, many anticipated 2024 to be a big year for sports. In the U.S., fans (and brands) eagerly followed along—in person, watching live and across social media. 2024 also saw record U.S. viewership for annual sporting events and leagues, such as Super Bowl LVIII, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, and women’s sports, especially the WNBA. To better understand the power of sports to connect fans, platforms and brands, we looked at some of the big trends that shaped the U.S. sports media landscape this year.
2024 Hispanic Market Thought Leaders – Available for DOWNLOAD for FREE
HispanicAd offers its annual report on key industry trends and honors the Top Marketing Executives with US Hispanic & Multicultural area. This report offers an depth analysis of the executives and their companies setting the standard of excellence for the US Hispanic Marketing industry. This year our honorees are: National Football League, NBC Universal Telemundo Enterprises, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, General Motors and The Walt Disney Company.
2024 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.
2024 Hispanic TV Programming Report – DOWNLOAD for FREE
HispanicAd in association with Adam R Jacobson are proud to announce the availability of the 2024 Hispanic TV Programming Report for our readers. Enjoy
25TH EDITION OF HMC HISPANIC MARKET GUIDE: A comprehensive Playbook to help Marketers STOP Latino Coating & Reach Hispanic Market with Authenticity [DOWNLOAD GUIDE For Free]
On the heels of launching its #STOPLATINOCOATING campaign, the Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) has released its highly anticipated 2024 Hispanic Market Guide as a roadmap to help marketers effectively and authentically connect with U.S. Latinos, currently positioned as the fifth largest global economy. This year marks the 25th edition of the market guide, which has served as a valuable resource for the industry and a vehicle for helping brands tap into the Hispanic opportunity.
2024 Hispanic Market Overview Report- DOWNLOAD for FREE
HispanicAd in association with Adam R Jacobson are proud to announce the availability of the 2024 Hispanic Market Overview – titled “Authentic - Keeping it Real” To download click on image or CLICK HERE
Latinos to Watch in the NFL Playoffs!
The NFL playoffs kick off this Saturday and Latino players across the league are gearing up to leave their mark on football’s biggest stage. There are 15 Latino players heading into this season’s playoffs, as nine of the 14 playoff teams have a Latino player entering the postseason and the Commanders leading all teams with four Latinos. At the same time, this year’s playoff teams feature Latino assistant coaches like Minnesota’s Brian Flores and Pittsburgh’s Mike Sullivan, as well as a Latino general manager in Steelers’ GM Omar Khan. Representing diverse backgrounds and positions, these athletes, coaches and staff showcase the growing influence of Latinos in professional football.
Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation announces Scholarships at Berklee College of Music
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation announced the first Emerging Artist Scholarship, in partnership with Berklee College of Music, toward a bachelor’s degree at the college for the 2025 fall semester. Through a series of scholarships, the institution furthers its commitment to advance the Foundation’s mission to provide educational opportunities that advance Latin music and its heritage, pledging $825,000 over the next three years for future music creators.
Majority of News and Sports Audio is Consumed via AM/FM Radio
Today’s insight is never-before-released data on AM/FM radio consumption and a surprising finding about how different kinds of audio content are consumed from radio.
