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After a national review Interpublic Group of Cos.’ McCann Worldgroup retained the $200 Million plus US Army Account. Costa Mesa based Casanova Pendrill also retained the Hispanic portion of the account.

How and what Americans watch on TV varies to some degree based on their ethnicity according to a Nielsen report of TV viewing and usage trends in 2010.

Jorge A. Plasencia, chairman and chief executive officer of Republica, a service advertising, branding and communications companies, was named “Outstanding CEO of the Year” by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) at its Top 100 Minority Business Awards Luncheon held last week.

In this year’s class of inductees is the first Hispanic inductee, Eduardo Caballero.

Integration has been a buzzword for social media marketers for a while now. As efforts—and budgets—in social media evolve from experimentation toward more serious campaigns, questions of how well social is fitting into the marketing mix abound, and true integration can seem distant.

America may be the hamburger capital of the world, but consumer opinion of non-burger restaurants is increasing while the brand equity of most burger joints remains flat according to the 2011 Harris Poll EquiTrend study.

US spending on major media will continue its slow recovery from the recession this year, with dollars inching up by just 1%, eMarketer projects. Overall ad spending won’t reach 2007 levels again within the forecast period, but television is making a better-than-average comeback and will surpass 2007 spending levels by 2012.

New multimedia study examines the marketplace’s most powerful segment; illustrates how they will revolutionize branding and drive green innovation. Available at HispanicCMO.com, HispanicPRpro.com and HispanicAccountPlanner.com