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Have you ever wondered why you failed to convert a call or meeting into new business? If so, this post is for you.  by Mark Duval – The Duval Partnership

As promotional and outreach activities are ramping up across the nation ahead of the 2020 Census — from establishing local and state complete count committees, to diverse partners coming together to reduce the undercount of children and other hard to count populations — tthe U.S. Census Bureau announced its long-planned communications campaign platform: “Shape your future. START HERE.”

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter underpinned by the idea that balance drives a better working world. For years, we have heard that gender inequality must be addressed in order for economies and businesses to prosper. In fact, the United Nations includes gender equality as one of the Sustainable Development Goals—the foundations for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.

Republica Havas announced the appointment of Arlene Armenteros to the new role of senior vice president, head of client services, and the promotion of Laura I. Socorro-Santoni to vice president, group account director.

Goya Foods was voted as America’s number two most loved U.S. food brand and placed in the top 10 most loved brands in the country, according to the second annual Engagement Labs’ TotalSocial® brand awards.

In the latest episode of “Behind the Numbers,” eMarketer principal analyst Nicole Perrin talks about presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren’s proposal for breaking up big tech.

Recently launched Venus Media Group is expanding! Sylvia Herrera as the Business Development Manager.

Encantos Media Studios announced Steven Wolfe Pereira has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

ThinkNow released a new Latino Brand Authenticity Report 2019 on U.S. Hispanics buying habits of Latin American food and beverage brands. The study found that it’s most important for Latin American brands to have a great tasting product to attract the hearts and minds of U.S. Hispanic consumers.

Historias del Mundial, a series of social video capsules featured on Telemundo Deportes’ Instagram and Facebook feeds during the months leading up to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, just won major accolades at the 2019 Short Form Video Festival.

Univision’s Uforia announced a partnership to drive and discover ways to deliver audio across digital platforms. Through this collaboration, Uforia unveiled a newly enhanced and redesigned Uforia app that is “Powered by Napster.”

Marketers, publishers, marketing service providers, and technology developers expect their spending on data and data-related services to increase in 2019, according to “The Outlook for Data 2019: A Snapshot Into the Evolving Role of Audience Insight” the fourth annual benchmarking report conducted on behalf of the IAB Data Center of Excellence released by the IAB and research and consulting firm Winterberry Group.

Miami based Zubi is embracing its past to unlock a bigger future. The company is writing the next chapter in its history by bringing to life a new positioning and re-envisioning its brand.

NGL Collective announced a partnership with international soccer superstar David Villa and Designated Player, a soccer lifestyle and culture content company he co-founded in 2018. 

A lot has been said about the new digital revolution that consumers are reveling in. After all, this new wherever, whenever world has given them more options to connect with content on their terms and on their schedules.

The first Colombian King of Carnaval—five-time GRAMMY® winner Fonseca, headlined the Calle Ocho Music Festival, the one-day fiesta that culminates Carnaval Miami, with a multicultural mix of reggaeton music artists, among other genres, along the 20 block music festival.  

Let us cut to the chase. Facebook, Google and probably Amazon store everything you do in the digital domain. But any marketer who believes that true ad relevance is ever achievable should take a hard look at how the sites and apps they use classify them as individuals.  by Nigel Hollis

Brand safety is a serious concern for 60% of the ad industry professionals GumGum and Digiday surveyed in November 2018. But that’s down from 90% in 2017.

VMLY&R announced the 2020 Census Media Vendor Day for the 2020 U.S. Census Paid Media Campaign. The event is designed to be accessible for media outlets that cover a wide range of audiences, demographics, and channels, as well media outlets that are small businesses, and women- or minority-owned.

Despite the prevalence of digital technologies rippling through many aspects of our daily lives, an increasing percentage of Americans are embracing over-the-air (OTA) television.