Agency

Lack of diversity and inclusion throughout corporate America has been a topic of both pointed interest and hand-wringing consternation. Although this problem is not the sole domain of any one sector, due in part to their popular visibility and financial resources the tech and advertising sectors are often targeted as embodying the challenge of creating a diverse workplace.  T

In my last post on the Five Traits of Successful Intrapreneurs, I discussed how all agency employees, no matter their level, have a unique view ‘under the hood’ of their team or department. Everyone has their own experience, their own eyes, and can catch things others may miss.  By Austin Bauer – PCC, Performance Coach and Facilitator

In 2012, Pew Research Center published a glowing report on the state of Asians in the United States that was met by widespread criticism by Asian-American activists.  Highlights included a median household income of $66,000 for Asian Americans, compared to $49,800 for Americans as a whole, and Asian-American median household wealth at $83,500 vs. $68,529 for the U.S. population. By David Morse – New America Dimensions

Lüerzer’s Archive, one of the world’s leading advertising publications, will be featuring two campaigns created by Y&R Miami. The five print pieces belong to campaigns created for Dell monitors and Alienware computers.

GroupM Multicultural president Gonzalo Del Fa: Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic TV. Gonzalo Del Fa, president of GroupM Multicultural, is beating the drum for change in the marketing world.  By: Jon Lafayette.  Courtesy of MultiChannel News and Broadcasting & Cable.

Actor Rafael Amaya: Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic TV.  Star of ‘El Señor de los Cielos’ brings Nielsen sizzle to Telemundo’s ‘Super Series’.  Courtesy of MultiChannel News and Broadcasting & Cable

But Spanish-language content on some major OTT packages is still limited.  By: George Winslow.  Courtesy of MultiChannel News and Broadcasting & Cable

It’s becoming increasingly harder to make intelligent media-buying decisions when using emerging technologies like blockchain and programmatic. While technologies like these move the advertising industry forward, some insiders believe that many marketers lack the knowledge to support this growth.

Findings highlight that as consumer media consumption continues to fragment across digital channels, the accuracy of marketing measurement – ranging from single-channel campaign effectiveness to more complex forms of cross-channel mix and attribution modeling – is materially degraded without the ability to recognize consumers on digital devices.

Programmatic advertising isn’t the shot in the dark it once was—thanks to sophisticated targeting opportunities, it’s now a staple tactic for many advertisers. But the space continues to evolve. Eunice Kim, media planner at Toyota North America, spoke with eMarketer’s Sean Creamer about how changes in programmatic advertising are creating new opportunities for brands.

We are at the cusp of a major revolution from mobile to immersive computing. Last year was seen as the dawn of a third wave of devices employing augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR), which define the two spectrums of immersive technology that could replace mobile computing.

Individuals in the US still manage to spend the equivalent of half a day consuming media.

By Gonzalo López Martí – Creative director, etc / LMMiami.com

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With Hispanic Heritage Month in full swing, the Immigrant Archive Project and DishLATINO are teaming up to digitally showcase the stories of Latino immigrants who left their home countries to build a new life in the United States.

Simmons Bedding Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC (SSB) and maker of the Beautyrest® premium brand mattress, announced its selection of Anomaly as the company’s new lead agency, and will partner with the company on strategy and creative development.

Publicis Groupe’s decision to save money by not entering any advertising awards shows next year seemed to have elicited more puzzlement than empathy in the media reports filed from the Cannes International Festival of Creativity, where CEO Arthur Sadoun dropped the bombshell in June.  By Thom Forbes

The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, eeleased a new study – “Measuring Digital Advertising Revenue to Infringing Sites” – showing the impact of industry efforts to reduce ad-supported content piracy.

Currently the results are a bit mixed: Programmatic is making strong gains in out-of-home (OOH), direct mail, and radio, but has yet to gain much traction in the all-important world of television advertising. But there is optimism that the more digitized the ad creative and ad units for these platforms get, the greater the role software-based media buying and audience targeting will play.  By David Ward

New data finds that a majority of advertisers are holding media buyers accountable for brand safety. But they believe communicating their brand identity to agencies and ad buying networks can help.

You log into your bank account – and it looks like you just hit the lotto. The large project deposit payment you’ve been waiting for finally arrived, and for a moment, you start to dream about how it will change the face of our agency, from new hires, raises, possibly moving to a larger office, and more. It all seems possible, especially if you’re looking at your agency’s finances on a cash basis. To make the best decisions though, you need to remember, cash doesn’t matter.  By Andrew Suzuka, CEO, Optimization Partners