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José López-Varela, chairman of the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA), recently tapped several of the organization’s members to lead an initiative designed to unify agencies, research companies and online publishers and deliver more precise Hispanic market online data. Members of the newly formed AHAA Online Measurement Task Force met for the first time in New York, NY in November to discuss the issues and next steps.

Alain Groenendaal, President and CEO of Winglatino announced the appointment of two account management hires.

The 14th Annual Top 10 PR Blunders List, compiled by San Francisco’s Fineman PR, features bailed out big shots, political snafus and a clueless Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

In 2009 we look for relatively weak ad growth in the U.S. The extra large ad demand from political contests will nearly all disappear. The extra ad spending tied to the 2008 Summer Olympics in China will not be present, and drains on consumer incomes and confidence are likely to worsen if unemployment rises as presently expected. There are a few positive forces that may kick in during 2009, but not many.

Captura Group announced that renowned Hispanic marketing expert Felipe Korzenny, Ph. D., has been tapped to be Senior Strategy Consultant to the company.

When it comes to word-of-mouth communications regarding personal finance, a group comprising 11.5% of the U.S. adult population are the key influencers of other people, according to a new survey from Mediamark Research & Intelligence (MRI).

They will have growing consequence for media and advertising, and many of them are already rocking your world! And if they aren’t agreed upon as absolute fact, they are prompting serious and emotional debate. Interactive is at the root, and it’s heralding a new era that is challenging all the old assumptions of media economics.