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Univision Communications Inc. revealed the findings of a study, conducted in partnership with SmartRevenue, that tracks the “Hispanic Path to Purchase” in the snacks and frozen foods categories. Discussed at a “Hispanic 411: Insights to Grow Your Business” webinar, the study zeroed in on the decision making process for Hispanics, beginning before they set foot in the store, until the actual purchase itself.

Selling consumer packaged goods online has been slow to take off, with ecommerce sales low compared to those in established merchandise categories like apparel or consumer electronics. But CPG sales are growing faster online than offline, and research indicates that manufacturers and online sellers will need to work together to continue to support this growth.

Higher prices, less promotional support, and soaring temperatures have contributed to declining U.S. consumer-packaged goods volume sales since the fall of 2011, with more downward pressure expected for the months ahead.

Alison Brod Public Relations announced its expansion with the launch of a multicultural division. Maria J. Ramirez has been hired as Supervisor to lead the multicultural division for key beauty, lifestyle and fashion clients including L’Oreal Paris, SKYY Spirits, Guthy Renker and Old Navy.

Returning from a business trip to the Midwest on Monday, I had one thing on my mind: Getting back home to my uber-Spanglish bicultural existence in Miami. While at the Detroit airport, I stop into a shop to grab a bottle of water and a pack of gum when out of the corner of my eye I see the current edition of Forbes Magazine, with Sofia Vergara on the cover. I’m not ready to confess if it was Forbes powerful brand appeal that caught my attention or Sofia. In either case, I picked up the magazine and thought, “Ha. That’s cool. I didn’t realize Forbes had launched a Latino offering.” By Alberto Padron – Zubi Advertising and Zubination

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During the XIX International AIDS Conference, the Latino Commission on AIDS, in collaboration with Merck (known as MSD outside of the U.S. and Canada), launched Sharing Stories, Creating Hope, an innovative multimedia HIV educational campaign. The bilingual campaign connects the stories of health-care providers and Latinos/Hispanics living with HIV to demonstrate culturally-relevant HIV care strategies. This public health tool inspires a shared hope that reinforces how individuals and communities can come together to reduce HIV-related healthcare disparities.

Culturally Mexico is naturally “social,” so it is not surprising that people there would take quickly to online social networks. According to a new eMarketer report, “Social Networking in Mexico: Bringing the Plaza Online,” “Mexico’s ‘plaza’ culture … makes for a population that is open to sharing opinions publically online. For marketers, Mexico’s social media audience is one that likewise is open to hearing brand messages.”

Socializing the television experience is an attractive proposition for content owners and marketers alike—as well as for many viewers who enjoy discussing their favorite shows online, either before, during or after watching.

Zero to Eight is a nationally representative survey of parents of U.S. children ages zero to eight, conducted to understand the patterns of media use among young American children.

Terra’s Third Hispanic Digital Consumer Study by comScore analyzes Hispanic consumer behavior proving that Hispanics are more socially engaged on the Internet, over-index in mobile device ownership and increasingly make purchases from these devices. Hispanics continue to pave the way for digital consumers in the U.S. as trendsetters and early adopters of new technology. The study also found that Hispanics are significant entertainment consumers and digital advertising engagement continues to trend upward.

Bazaarvoice released the results of a new chief marketing officer (CMO) study conducted in partnership with The CMO Club that details how marketing executives are using social data across their organizations. The survey, which represents brands with more than $1 billion in annual revenue (56%) as well as smaller business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) brands, finds that almost half of CMOs have used social data to make predictions or forecasts, and nearly nine in 10 say this data has influenced their decisions. CMOs also drive this data beyond marketing, sharing data with other C-level executives (97.3%) and with functions, including sales (36.8%) and product management and development (35.1%). b>Available on HispanicCMO.com

A major analysis of world public opinion was released by Ipsos. The report, titled “Ipsos Global @dvisory: The Economic Pulse of the World” is based on 18,623 recent interviews in 24 countries around the world. The report examines citizens’ assessment of current state of their country’s economy for a total global perspective.

According to Epsilon’s 2012 Holiday Trend Report, creating pre- and post-holiday strategies that leverage consumer segmentation strategies will help marketers break through the holiday noise and drive online and in-store purchases. Based on analysis of the 2011 holiday season, the research examines channel specific trends, the days of the week and weeks that are best for reaching consumer as well as how these trends compare to previous years.

This research study provides a snapshot of how U.S. teens experience the role of social media in their social and emotional lives. Using survey data from a nationally representative, probability-based sample of 13- to 17-year-olds

The battle to capture hearts and dollars in the mobile space has played out around the globe, helping contribute to significant ad spend growth by the Telecommunications industry in Q1 2012. According to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report, Telecommunications companies invested 7.8 percent more in advertising at the beginning of this year than last year. Telecom was second only to Distribution in terms of year-over-year growth (10.8%).

A Pew Hispanic Center study last year revealed that the rate of Hispanic college enrollment grew by 24% from 2009 to 2010, driving enrollment among total U.S. 18- to-24-year-olds to an all-time high of 12.2 million. According to this study, 32% of Latinos in this age group were enrolled in college – up from 27% in 2009 and 13% in 1972. Much of this growth was at community colleges. Among young Hispanics in college in 2010, 46% were at two-year colleges and 54% were at four-year colleges. By Insight Tr3s