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As personal care brands expand their offerings to men beyond the basics of body wash, shampoo and shave cream, they are thinking differently about how to engage the male shopper, who can be overwhelmed by choice and underwhelmed by traditional advertising.

Years ago, the Pew Hispanic Center lacked information about Mexican Americans—they only dealt with “Hispanics.” Since that time, the Pew Hispanic Center has concluded that “a report based on a nationwide survey” found most Hispanics don’t embrace the term “Hispanic,” and even fewer prefer the term “Latino.” Instead, they prefer specific terms including Guatemaltecos, Peruanos, and Mexicans.

From the moment original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) began investing in web properties, marketers have used data to attempt to prove to executives that digital dollars deliver a return on investment (ROI).

Recently in our blog, we’ve been taking a closer look at Hispanic Adult Millennials, their views on nutrition, and their eating habits. We’ve shown that making smart food choices is important to them, even though in everyday life their busy schedules and preference for convenience often lead them toward fast food and unhealthy snacks. By Insight Tr3s

“The Future of Correspondence” assesses the role of mail in the digital age, delving into the rise of “slow communication” and the fusion of digital and physical. It examines what’s driving these developments, the ways in which they’re manifesting and what they mean for marketers. The report also spotlights eight innovative direct mail campaigns and takes a look at how email is evolving, the advent of delivery lockers and new approaches to stamps and addresses.

On average, U.S. Hispanics make almost two more visits a month than non-Hispanics to major oil chain convenience stores, and nearly one more visit over a 30-day period to traditional c-stores than non-Hispanics, finds NPD’s convenience store research. For some Hispanics, c-stores supplement or substitute grocery stores.

In their ongoing quest to build profitable and sustainable businesses around digital media, content owners are increasingly turning to subscription models. Although a sizeable portion of the target audience remains unwilling to pay for online or mobile content, many consumers are beginning to accept the idea that quality comes at a price.

The language of news media consumption is changing for Hispanics: a growing share of Latino adults are consuming news in English from television, print, radio and internet outlets, and a declining share are doing so in Spanish, according to survey findings from the Pew Research Center. by Mark Hugo Lopez and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera / Pew Research Center

When growing up in Mexico City, I never imagined that Corona Extra would become the international prestige beer par excellence. Please do not take me wrong, I am proud that a Mexican beer brand has become so prestigious and popular around the world, but those early experiences were quite contrasting. By Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D.

Baseball might be America’s official pastime, but recent trends in the U.S. retail sector suggest that shopping comes in a close second. And despite the boom in e-commerce, U.S. consumers do most of their shopping at physical stores. But in order to attract and captivate consumers, shopping centers have to become much more than just places to buy things-they’re social centers, places for entertainment and employment hubs.

Hispanic agencies, thus, hold all the right cards. Or, in Miami, all the right domino chips. They have the insight to not only direct Hispanic marketing efforts but also hold the keys to the truck that’s driving all of a brand’s efforts moving forward, given the multicultural population surge that will one day soon make Whites a minority across the US, and not just in the top 15 DMAs. By Adam R Jacobson – Hispanic market media strategist and veteran journalist.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth experience nearly three times as much bullying and harassment online as non-LGBT youth, but also find greater peer support, access to health information and opportunities to be civically engaged, according to a new report released by GLSEN.