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Marketers Caught Between A Rock (TV) And A Hard Place (Digital)

If you think about it, marketers today simply can’t win when making a smart decision about where to place their ad budgets.

TV used to be the steady rock in the marketer’s relationship with advertising: sizeable, trusted and to a degree predictable. But the once-steady rock today has many real and a few perceived flaws chipping away at its role in the media mix. Enough with the rock metaphors; allow me to explain.

Hispanic CMO – Thought Leadership [AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD]

HispanicAd.com is proud to announce the publication of our Thought Leadership platform, Hispanic CMO.  

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1 in 5 U.S. Residents speaks a Foreign Language at Home [REPORT]

The Census Bureau recently released data from the 2013 American Community Survey (ACS), including languages spoken for those five years of age and older. The new data show that the number of people who speak a language other than English at home reached an all-time high of 61.8 million, up 2.2 million since 2010. The largest increases from 2010 to 2013 were for speakers of Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic. One in five U.S. residents now speaks a foreign language at home.  By Steven A. Camarota is the Director of Research and Karen Zeigler is a demographer at the Center for Immigration Studies.

Why English AND Spanish are the Official Languages of the Internet for Hispanics

The debate rages on. As marketers think about how to execute Total Market digitally, they often ask themselves what language is best to reach online Hispanics. Some have argued that “English is the official language of the Web, even for Spanish-dominant Hispanics.”  By Captura Group

Blowing Up the Paid-Owned-Earned Media Model

I would define owned media as content created by the brand that’s distributed to an audience developed by the brand via a closed platform controlled by the brand. It’s that last portion about the distribution platform that’s key, because social media, SMS/MMS, and email marketing don’t occur on such platforms. We need new language to discuss these media.

7%-9% Ratings Lift from Out-Of-Home [INSIGHT]

Nielsen  unveiled the results of a new TV measurement test in Chicago that captured out-of-home viewing data using the Portable People Meter (PPM) panel over a three-month period beginning in April of this year. The test revealed, over the total day 5 a.m. to 5 a.m., that out-of-home viewing added a 7% to 9% ratings lift for audiences aged 25 to 54.

Many Americans Find Their Heroes in Family Members [INSIGHT]

When the Harris Poll asked American adults to consider the top three people they admire enough to call a hero, of those who answered, three out of ten listed a family member (32%), with 26% specifically referencing parents.  Apart from family members, Americans are most likely to consider members of the military (21%); religious figures (including deities) (19%); medical & emergency services personnel (18%); U. S. Presidents (17%); activists/humanitarians (12%); and celebrities (11%) to be their heroes.

Affluents not Monolithic in Media Consumption Habits

The US affluent population is growing. At the same time, digital device usage by this demographic to access media is increasing, and they own these devices at a higher rate than the general population, according to a new eMarketer report, “US Affluents’ Media and Device Usage: Avidly Accessing Media, High Digital Device Ownership Drives Usage Higher.”

Viva TV!: Hispanic Families Bond over the Small Screen [INSIGHT]

Hispanic parents are more likely to agree that “TV helps me be a better parent” than Caucasian parents, and they are much more likely to be watching TV with their children than families in the general population. These are among the key findings from a recent study conducted by Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) on behalf of the ANA’s (Association of National Advertisers) Alliance for Family Entertainment (AFE).

Buffagni launches BBQ Agency

Pablo Buffagni announced the launch of his new shop, BBQ Agency Inc. The services will include traditional and non-traditional advertising, social media, media integrations and content.

Marketers’ Current and Planned Use of Big Data [REPORT]

MediaMath released a study of unprecedented scale that examines how marketers from around the world view the role of data in their marketing and advertising practices – from how data is used to how it impacts performance.

Garcia named VP & GM of Multicultural Services at Comcast

Javier Garcia will join Comcast Cable as Vice President and General Manager, Multicultural Services. Garcia will report to Marcien Jenckes, Executive Vice President of Consumer Services for Comcast Cable and be responsible for directing, designing and implementing Comcast’s multicultural services strategy across all Xfinity products.

Using Digital Channel Measurement For Integrated Brand Equity Tracking

Wouldn’t it be great if brand equity could be measured daily, like the Dow Jones Industrial Average, instead of on a quarterly, or bi-annual basis?

The Perils of Perception: Americans Fail on All Measures of ‘Perceptions versus Facts’

A new Ipsos global survey highlights how wrong the public across 14 countries are about the scale of the basic make-up of their populations– and how the United States scores against the other 13, finishing in second-to-last place.

The Party of Nonvoters [INSIGHT & REPORT]

Before the midterm elections, the spotlight understandably is focused on the estimated 40% of voting age adults who are expected to show up at the polls next Tuesday. There has been less attention on the much larger share who most probably will not.

Cell Phones, Social Media and Campaign 2014 [REPORT]

Cell phones and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are playing an increasingly prominent role in how voters get political information and follow election news, according to a new national survey by the Pew Research Center.

SSI Teams with Univision on New Hispanic Market Research Panel

SSI has built a new digital survey panel with Univision called Que Crees? (What do you think?) to be the premier platform for market researchers to gain broad access to the opinions, beliefs and attitudes of Hispanic Americans.

(add)ventures expands Miami Office

Multidisciplinary brand culture and communications firm (add)ventures  is expanding its Miami office with the addition of Sue Tremblay as vice president of insights/analytics and Joel Velez as director of strategy/creative.

Balta named Senior Director of Multicultural Content for ESPN Digital & Print Media

ESPN has announced that SportsCenter coordinating producer Hugo Balta will take on a new role as Senior Director, Multicultural Content for the ESPN Digital & Print Media group

Culturally relevant Digital Ads found more meaningful to Hispanics, Millenials vs. Gen X and Baby Bommers [INSIGHT]

Terra, in partnership with comScore, announces the results of “Terra’s 2014 State of the Hispanic Digital Consumer by comScore” study showcasing that Hispanics continue to outpace general market consumers on most digital fronts, above all in mobile, specifically among the Gen X and Millennial demographic.

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