In these times of economic weakness our agency has had good winds on our backs and we have been able to land 5 new accounts in the last 3 months.
But there has been a clear change in what we see clients looking for; the meetings, pitches and presentations still focus on our core capabilities, our unique offerings and our stand-out strategic capital. That set of benefits that clients see position us at the top of their agency selection list.
Marketing executives are under growing pressure to show a return on investment for their programs, but many are struggling and finding the process complex, according to a report by The Conference Board.
Many executives say they lack the technological resources necessary to measure these programs. Others say they are facing strong cultural resistance
Grupo Gallegos announced the hiring of Teresa Elston as Managing Director. The announcement was made by John Gallegos, agency founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The mass exodus of Baby Boomers from the workplace has already begun. According to the US Office of Personnel Management, between 2006 and 2010 Boomer retirement will have robbed American companies of nearly 290,000 full-time experienced employees. While the financial crisis has forced some to postpone retirement for a couple extra years, we can’t count on the majority of them to be fully contributing members of the workforce much longer.
The 7TH largest global corporation, financial services leader ING, has identified San Antonio as one of the most robust growth markets in the country to focus Hispanic efforts in 2009. Due to its large and growing Hispanic population, strong Hispanic business community and economic stability, ING will focus efforts through a partnership with the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SAHCC) to further economic development in the San Antonio community.
To better understand the current shopping attitudes of Hispanics in the U.S., Xbox 360 collaborated with Ipsos(1) to produce the Xbox 360 Hispanic Holiday Entertainment Survey. The findings reveal Hispanics in the U.S. are more concerned than the general population about entertaining their families at home over the holidays and other insights.
About six-in-ten Americans say they like the idea of living in politically, racially, religiously or economically mixed communities, while about a quarter take the opposite view: They would rather live in communities made up mostly of people like themselves. The rest say they have no strong opinion on the issue, according to a new nationwide Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends survey.
The most ethnically diverse and technologically savvy generation in U.S. history, the adults of Generation Y, born from 1979 to 1990, number about 40 million. Also known as Echo Boomers, Millennials and a host of other catchy titles, Gen Y adults tend to be self-confident, team-spirited, politically liberal and more digitally literate than their elders. They take for granted the quick convenience and seemingly infinite options afforded by cell phones, the Internet, indulgent parents and a marketplace eager to meet their mercurial tastes. Gen Y adults also stay single longer, remain more emotionally and financially attached to their parents, and delay their own parental responsibilities longer, while indulging their inner child more vigorously, than the generations before them.
When times get tough, the tough go back-to-basics. Expect a no-frills philosophy to kick into high gear in 2009, reflecting not just a consumer mindset, but one that is paramount to retailers and manufacturers alike, who are looking for growth in a downturn economy.
