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On the surface, very little appears monolithic about adult Millennials (defined as those in the 18- to 29-year-old age group, and also known as Gen-Y). Millennials include full-time college students, late-20-somethings who have moved back to their parents’ home, and married and unmarried couples with and without kids. Gen-Y consumers encompass college grads with high-paying full-time jobs and credit cards and retirement accounts beginning to take root, as well as those struggling with low-paying part-time jobs. They include a high-growth multicultural segment spearheaded by U.S.-born “fusionistas” who move effortlessly between their Latino heritage and the youth culture of America.

From Millenials to Boomers, males to females, and a variety of racial/ethnic groups, part two of Nielsen’s State of the Media: Advertising & Audiences Report presents an in-depth look at usage by demographic.

In the United States, a stereotypical description of a Hispanic woman would probably read as follows: “Speaks Spanish, likes to be sexy and pretty, is family oriented, acts humble, has many kids at an early age, cooks at home and likes to clean.” However, this description represents less than 50% of the real story, as it fits better with the older generation of women. New generations of women are adapting to new world realities, right? By Daniela Rubio / Added Value Cheskin

The purpose of this blog report is to provide a brief summary of the academic literature associated with Latino group identity, with a specific focus on the concept of linked fate, a politicized form of group identity. Finally, I explore the impact that the negative tone of immigration policy has had on Latino pan-ethnic identity. In short, although more Latinos prefer to use national origin to identify themselves, Latino pan-ethnic identity is highly relevant to the political behavior of the Latino population and will only increase in salience as long as the political debates surrounding immigration policy is perceived to be hostile to the Latino community among the Hispanic population.

Google was the top global brand, generating $917M of Media Value, followed by fellow tech leaders Apple and Microsoft, according to General Sentiment’s Q3 Top Global Brands Report. Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Yahoo! rounded out the top five in the report, which analyzed the brands that had the most significant impact online in the third quarter of this year.

Industry veteran Halim Trujillo resigns after a month from his post as Managing Director OMD Latino.

Multi-talented actor, director, writer, musician and producer Jose Ferrer’s life and accomplishments were commemorated on a First-Class Forever stamp by the U.S. Postal Service as part of its Distinguished Americans stamp series.

Nothing else matters when the NBA postseason begins this Saturday, April 28. Television spots will be tagged in English and Spanish, while radio spots will be Spanish-language only.

7UP announced an inaugural partnership with Alianza de Futbol, the premier Hispanic soccer scouting program in the United States, to launch the 7UP Sueño Alianza soccer tryout series. This premier series of tryouts are designed to give up-and-coming soccer stars the chance to fulfill their dreams of playing collegiate or professional soccer.

The U.S. Census Bureau released a 2010 Census brief, Households and Families: 2010 , that showed interracial or interethnic opposite-sex married couple households grew by 28 percent over the decade from 7 percent in 2000 to 10 percent in 2010. States with higher percentages of couples of a different race or Hispanic origin in 2010 were primarily located in the western and southwestern parts of the United States, along with Hawaii and Alaska.

AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing announces the formation and appointment of members to its new Advisory Board, which has been created to provide thought leadership and insights representative of the broad Hispanic marketing spectrum and help AHAA’s board of directors set its long-term strategy. This forms part of AHAA’s recent shift in mission to expand its focus and advocacy beyond Hispanic advertising to include all marketing disciplines, media and research entities working in the Hispanic market.

The extent to which the world has changed in the past couple of decades is astounding. The infusion of digital technology, new channels of communication, changes in household composition, the faster pace of living, and the radical transformation of social mores have left many of us feeling unbalanced and unsure of what’s coming next. For all the good it has brought, this dizzying maelstrom of change has also pushed aside a number of things we value, including a meaningful connection to the natural world and a deep-seated sense of community.

US marketing professionals are leveraging more tools as they embark on each new individual campaign or program, and social media is taking a larger role in terms of spending and usage.

The annual report, which breaks down media segments into five main categories, indicated the industry is currently in the midst of a revolution due to unprecedented rates of consumer technology adoption, platform convergence and increased access to analytics. Not only has the introduction and true embracement of cutting-edge gear, such as tablets and continuously-evolving mobile devices changed the very way consumers absorb media, but now more than ever trends are showing that users increasingly expect to interact with all content providers through multiple online and offline formats.