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For food manufacturers and retailers (and just about everyone else), bright spotlights shine on two powerhouse consumer groups for their growing purchasing power: Hispanic consumers and Millennials. But the upside multiplies exponentially when looking at the intersection of these two groups: Hispanic Millennials. With 21% of U.S. Millennials identifying as Hispanic, this group is certainly worthy of attention. These young, diverse consumers are shaking up shopping baskets across the U.S. as they straddle diverse tradition and American mainstream.

As of December 2013, 94 percent of the most popular and critically acclaimed films were legally available in the U.S. through online video-on-demand (VOD) services, according to KPMG’s Film and TV Title Availability in the Digital Age study. The report also finds that 85 percent of the most popular and critically acclaimed television titles were available in the U.S. through online video services.

Nielsen announced plans to bring its Nielsen Social solutions to Mexico in the first half of 2015.

The African-American woman is a trendsetter, a social maven, the head of her household, a leader in business and community. She is progressive with her thoughts on health, entertainment and diversity in advertising. She is becoming more empowered with saving, spending and investments.

The Great Recession of 2007 caused the once-prolific American shopper to go into a prolonged scrimp mode.  Now, some seven years later – and more than 5 years after the recession officially ended — the tide has turned, according to Consumer Reports study.

Middle-market CPG manufacturers and emerging brands represent a large and growing portion of consumer dollars spent on grocery – tens of billions in the U.S. alone. While the majority of actual purchase activity still takes place at brick-and-mortar retail locations, digital marketing represents an important new area of investment for middle-market manufacturers and emerging brands.

It’s no secret that digital media is a fast-paced, constantly evolving marketplace, which for salespeople can even be a daunting roadblock when it comes time to close a deal. That’s why, in my opinion, education is one of the single most important tools that a salesperson should have in his or her toolkit.

Univision Enterprises, Televisa and Scholastic announced a licensing agreement to manufacture, distribute and market bilingual children’s books inspired by “El Chavo Del Ocho,” the highly popular comedy series that airs in the U.S. and in Spanish-speaking countries worldwide.

For the second consecutive year Mexican beer brand Corona is the most valuable brand in Latin America, according to the BrandZ Top 50 Most Valuable Latin American Brands 2014 ranking.

Combined Insurance and an ACE Group company, announced tthe launch of its Hispanic market initiative. The initiative will initially focus on both recruiting new bilingual agents and sales in three key markets – Texas, California, and Florida.

Millward Brown Digital released the Getting Mobile Right report, identifying the optimal approach for marketers to drive brand growth through effective mobile marketing strategies.

Steadily improving economic fundamentals should moderately boost holiday sales in the stores and online this year, according to Deloitte’s annual holiday sales forecast.

Rising Share of Never-Married Adults, Growing Gender GapAfter decades of declining marriage rates and changes in family structure, the share of American adults who have never been married is at an historic high.

We are a society that measures everything we do, and size truly does matter.

Haworth, an independent and employee-owned marketing and media agency based in Minneapolis, has announced a strategic partnership with GroupM, the media investment management division of WPP.

The rapid development of digital advertising technology will help the global advertising market grow 5.3% in 2014, up from 3.9% in 2013. Growth will remain strong over the next two years, staying at 5.3% in 2015 and rising to 5.9% in 2016.

Who cares? I cannot for the life of me recall an occasion where a tweet or Facebook status update from a CMO has pushed me to buy or try a product or service. Can you? Can any of your co-workers or family members? Anyone who is in line at Starbucks right now, as you read this? Go on, I dare you to ask if they even know the name of the Starbucks CMO. Or if they even know what a CMO is. Or does.

Women continue to earn more than men in Puerto Rico, where a wage-gap reversal has put the island in a unique position in the U.S., according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The Hispanics in Business 2014 study details the impact of Hispanic businesses ownership, entrepreneurship and wealth. It contains data sourced from Geoscape, the U.S. Census, Nielsen Scarborough, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity.

An overwhelming majority of moms currently have a smartphone (88%) and tablet (83%) by their side. This may represent a plateau for mobile-device adoption by mothers, but the survey reveals that moms’ firm embrace of mobile usage is growing.