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Are ethnic groups in the US society equally acquiring MP3s and physical CDs, or are there differences in their rate of adoption? That was a question we asked in the FSU’s Multicultural Marketing Study conducted in collaboration with DMS Insights the Spring of 2011. By Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D.

Casanova Pendrill (CP) was selected Hispanic AOR for Denny’s Restaurants after a recently completed search. The Agency will handle all creative duties for the chain of restaurants and will provide strategic counsel in all areas of the business.

The recent Advertising Age story about search consultants raises a very important issue, although not the one that was most prominently featured. The debate about the ethics of some search consultants “double-dipping” is an old concern and one that is hopefully becoming less prevalent.

Overhead rates are used by many advertisers in the calculation of agency fees. In many cases, the overhead rates of a client’s agencies are compared to “benchmarked overhead rates” as provided by benchmarking consultants. Benchmarking consultants will tell you that there are standard proportions of these costs in the marketplace, and that these proportions (“rates”) should be used to evaluate an agency’s overhead costs. The benchmarkers have the industry data and proof, they say, but their database cannot be revealed for confidentiality reasons. DOWNLOAD Report Here.

San Antonio based MarketVision has teamed up with the National Council of La Raza to produce two English-language public service announcements encouraging young Latinos to take control of their future by choosing college. Called “What if?” the :30 PSAs feature two real-life examples of Latinos who turned their childhood passions into careers by pursuing a college education.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) consumers are more likely to consider buying a product from a company that targets gay people in its ad imagery, according to a survey done by Harris Interactive for consulting firm Witeck-Combs Communications.

Brands of all stripes are working toward delivering personalized messages to their target audiences. Despite their best efforts, however, consumers say certain industries are not meeting their needs. Service providers, such as cable and utility companies, and regulated companies, such as insurance and finance brands, appear to be behind the curve in terms of delivering personalized digital experiences.

This paper shows how the rapid growth of Hispanic and Asian origin groups and new internal shifts of African Americans are transforming the racial and ethnic demographic profiles of America’s largest metropolitan areas ahead of other parts of the country. DOWNLOAD Report Here.

Hispanicize has acquired a significant stake in Being Latino, a Hispanic community and social media platforms and publisher of the online magazine Being Latino.

According to Radio Business Report, Attiva Capital is a significant shareholder of Spanish Broadcasting System, holding, along with its principal investors, about 9.3% of the publicly traded Class A shares of SBS. It is the latest shareholder to try to pressure the company to make major changes.

PRISA Digital and Maya Publishing Group announced their partnership to market the advertising space of online properties of Notmusa in the Hispanic and Portuguese markets of the region.