Need to add a little extra “oomph” to your content marketing? Incorporating an executive voice can make your assets more compelling and persuasive. But while you may garner more interest this way, there are a number of routes toward making your executive communications program go sideways fast. By Paul Carlstrom, VP of operations, TDA Group
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7 Great Ways to Screw Up Your Executive Communications Program
Connected consumers enjoy more than just digital [REPORT]
There is no question that online media forms play an ever-more significant role in our lives. But what does that mean for traditional media platforms? According to Kantar Media’s DIMENSION report, traditional media isn’t going away.
The Nation’s Older Population Is Still Growing
The nation’s population has a distinctly older age profile than it did 16 years ago, according to new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.
Baristas Coffee Targets US Hispanics
Baristas Coffee Company announced that it has expanded its advertising to target US Hispanic-Americans with Spanish TV spots on Telemundo, Galavision, Fox Deportes, CNN Espanol, ESPN Deportes, and Spanish speaking radio stations.
Creativity’s bottom line: How winning companies turn creativity into business value and growth
Most of us can remember a couple of favorite ads. They’re funny, clever, thoughtful. Creativity can delight, even inspire. But does it generate business value?
We Left Our Soft Skills Behind In The Digital Age [INSIGHT]
Traditional agencies have worked hard to get up to speed on digital. Digital agencies have worked hard to get up to speed on branding. The industry is now filled with amazing expertise that can virtually build anything we can dream up. By Eric Prado, Founder of fireflyhigh & Professional Training & Coaching Consultant.
CEOs make unprecedented commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace
A group of more than 150 CEOs from some of the world’s leading companies have signed on to the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. By signing on to this commitment, CEOs are pledging to take action to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected, where employees feel encouraged to discuss diversity and inclusion, and where best known—and unsuccessful—actions can be shared across organizations via a unified hub, CEOAction.com, in an effort to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
U.S. Advertising And Marketing Executives Reveal Hiring Plans
The employment outlook for creative talent is expected to remain relatively steady in the second half of 2017, according to new research from staffing firm The Creative Group. Nine percent of advertising and marketing executives surveyed said they plan to expand their teams. The majority of respondents (64 percent) anticipate maintaining staff levels and hiring primarily to fill vacated roles.
The Terrible Outcomes of Lower Growth in Advertising
Growth is the engine of wealth and success. Stock prices soar. Companies expand, hire and promote, and salaries rise. Optimism abounds. Everyone has a place in a growing future. The party does not go on forever, as we know. Growth rates slow, and sometimes they halt — the reasons vary, but it’s inevitable. Still, the end of growth is shocking, and the advertising industry is now facing the shock. By Michael Farmer / Madison Avenue Manslaughter Archives
Chrysler Brand Launches Campaign for Hispanic Market
The Chrysler brand is launching a new campaign this week to share key features of the all-new Chrysler Pacifica with Hispanic customers.
Study Reveals Consumer Knowledge of Government Regulations [REPORT]
Ipsos study reveals consumer knowledge on government regulations of products and ads.
Algorithms May Have Developed Your Favorite Coffee Drink
Most individuals likely don’t spend much time wondering how the products they use every day are developed. Generally speaking, they identify the products that appeal to them and then bring them into their lives without thinking too much about how they came to be—their drinkable yogurt, their antioxidant beverages and their rippled toilet paper.
Pockets of Growth: Latin America [REPORT]
Despite the economic challenges, the middle class is growing and there are more people with high disposable incomes. Additionally, younger generations are growing and consumers are looking to be more health conscious and maintain their current lifestyles.
Juan Camilo Pinzon signs with LatinWE
Film and television director, writer, and producer, Juan Camilo Pinzon, signed an exclusive contract with Latin World Entertainment,
Creative Professionals Trapped in an Echo Chamber
According to new research, the echo chamber created when like-minded people self-segregate and embrace information and ideas that support their opinions and beliefs is not only solidifying polarized views in society, but also impeding creativity.
Why advertising needs to make a lasting impression
As you may know by now Kantar Millward Brown has published a new report titled, ‘Make a Lasting Impression’. Implicit in the report title is that idea that making a lasting impression is a good thing, something that advertisers should be aiming to do. But why is making a lasting impression a good thing? by Nigel Hollis
1 in 4 Americans Has Boycotted a Product for Political Reasons [REPORT]
New Ipsos research shows a clear path for brands to protect their reputations and avoid the political fray.
10 Best Tools for Building a Shopper Marketing Program
Establishing a shopper marketing program can be incredibly difficult for organizations both big and small. But with these ANA tools and templates, available exclusively to ANA members, marketers can make their shopper marketing programs faster, easier, and more efficient for everyone involved. By Arielle Feger, associate manager, marketing knowledge center
BARU launches ATTUNE Insights
BARU Marketing + Media, an integrated marketing and media agency, has launched a new consulting division, ATTUNE Insights.
“Los Fanáticos: The Passion and Power of the Hispanic Sports Fan” by Univision
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced some findings from its newly commissioned research study conducted by Nielsen, titled, “Los Fanáticos: The Passion and Power of the Hispanic Sports Fan.”

























