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Grupo Gallegos announced the promotion of Juan Oubiña to the position of Executive Creative Director, where he is based at the company’s headquarters in Huntington Beach, CA, effective immediately. Juan joined Grupo Gallegos in 2005 as a Creative Director and will be reporting to John Gallegos, CEO of Grupo Gallegos.

While ecommerce remains a small part of sales in consumer packaged goods (CPG) overall, the health and beauty category is a bright spot digitally, having seen much success in its direct-response efforts. Roxanne Barretto, assistant vice president of US digital for L’Oréal, spoke with eMarketer’s Danielle Drolet about CPG digital ad spend trends for the year ahead, as well as predictions on direct response (DR) and mobile.

According to an April 2014 study from TrackMaven, bloggers were most likely to post their content on weekdays, with 87% of weekly blog content pushed out between Monday and Friday.

Just a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to address a gathering of marketers from the New York financial services community, about optimizing ROI through sports. While my remarks centered largely on best practices in assessing sponsorship impact, I prefaced those perspectives with a brief look at the potential rewards that can be derived from a well-planned and thought-out sports marketing partnership.

Beyond messaging, how do segments vary in their usage of communication channels and devices? Does channel access vary across age or income “segments”? With respect to health care insurance, do concerns over the exchange of personal information affect communication channel preferences?

Cinelatino appoints RMViSTAR founder Rose-Marie Vega as the international distribution agent for the company’s vast catalogue of premium movie titles.
In this newly-formed role, Vega will be responsible for representing and licensing Cinelatino’s extensive library of movies and  rights to cable and free-TV channels and VOD and OTT platforms in Latin America.

Univision Communications Inc. and T-Mobile US, Inc. are joining forces to launch Univision Mobile, a wireless service created specifically for Hispanic Americans.

Young adults coming of age today grew up in boom times, always believing that bright futures awaited them. But as they embark on their adult lives in the wake of the 2008 economic crash, they’ve experienced many challenges.  How have they revised their expectations in this “Next Normal”? And when they have time for fun, what do they do?

Buen SaborSelects Pólvora for Multicultural Marketing and Advertisin.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced the appointment of Diana Zamudio to Senior Vice President of Integrated Marketing Solutions for the El Paso, Texas market.

Publicis Groupe S.A. and Omnicom Group Inc. jointly announced that they have terminated their proposed merger of equals by mutual agreement, in view of difficulties in completing the transaction within a reasonable timeframe. The parties have released each other from all obligations with respect to the proposed transaction, and no termination fees will be payable by either party.

As demand for cars rapidly spreads in developing countries, it remains strong in established markets as well. In the U.S., where cars are an integral part of many consumers’ daily lives, obtaining a driver’s license is the initial step toward independence, and a first-car-purchase is often synonymous with pride and freedom. So who are the car buyers of tomorrow, where do they live, and what drives them through the path to purchase?

U.S. consumers are pushing their shopping carts past many of America’s national brands and feel little regret in doing so, according to Deloitte’s American Pantry Study of more than 375 brands across 30 product categories.

  By Lee Vann / Captura Group

Earlier this year we saw the closure of two major efforts by the mainstream media to connect with Hispanics in the U.S.

CNN launched “CNN Latino” last year. The goal of the cable news network was to build an audience around syndicated news and entertainment shows in Spanish. Broadcast TV stations in several markets with large Hispanic populations – including WDFL in Miami and KBEH in Los Angeles – carried the programming.

As consumers switch between multiple devices daily, advertisers are looking to cross-device advertising to track and target users across channels. According to data released in February 2014 by Conversant, 59% of US senior-level marketers and agency decision-makers cited cross-device advertising as a digital channel they planned to use this year. This trailed second-place video by just 2 percentage points.

Tecate Light announced the launch of a new national ad campaign touting its bold flavor to connect with bicultural Hispanic men 21+ in the U.S. The campaign, which includes English- and Spanish-language television and radio spots and OOH elements in key markets like California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas .

Among the different segments of the population, Hispanic respondents show a higher-than-average tendency to smoke e-cigarettes, and tend to smoke them more regularly, with 32% of respondents saying they have tried them, compared to a 25% average.

Ever since salsa overtook ketchup as the top condiment, it’s been obvious how multicultural cuisine has influenced Americans everywhere. Today if you’re a marketer, you’ve heard of the coveted demographic called ‘U.S. Hispanics.’  Hispanic influences are everywhere, from Latin cuisine affecting how all Americans eat to Cinco de Mayo celebrations far and wide, which goes back to celebrating with food!

EPMG announced they have partnered with impreMedia, the leading Hispanic news and information company, to launch the most comprehensive print, digital and experiential 2014 World Cup program to date.

Just about everyone connects with music, but where we live plays a big part of how we listen to, buy and engage with our tunes.