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Se acerca una nueva edición de El Ojo de Iberoamérica, el festival que desde hace once años convierte a Buenos Aires en una verdadera fiesta creativa internacional. Por eso, todas las empresas, productoras y anunciantes que quieran participar de El Ojo tienen tiempo hasta el próximo 18 de julio para inscribir sus piezas. Una oportunidad única para no quedarse afuera del evento que ve más allá y se realizará el 29, 30 y 31 de octubre en el Hilton Buenos Aires.

Tang announced a partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) to present ‘Verano MLS Presentado por Tang,’ offering young Latinos and their families an exciting summer experience.

Meredith Corporation and NBC Universal announced the third in a series of findings from the Meredith/NBC Universal “What do Women Want?” survey.

When Saatchi & Saatchi came up with the great concept of Lovemarks they described them as brands that inspire loyalty beyond reason.

I liked the concept and have used it many times in my marketing endeavors.

There are many positives to the concept and I have learned quite a lot from looking at how Lovemarks behave.

In testimony on behavioral advertising, the Federal Trade Commission told the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that “the issues surrounding this practice are complex … the business models are diverse and constantly evolving, and … behavioral advertising may provide benefits to consumers even as it raises concerns about consumer privacy.”

But no mass influence yet for text marketing

Text messaging is especially popular with US adults ages 18 to 34, according to Universal McCann’s 2008 “Media in Mind” study. Respondents from that age group sent an average of 13 text messages every week.

Advertising spending in Spanish-Language media for 2007 reached $5.78 billion. In total, ad revenue increased over 2006 by 3%. Spanish-Language Cable showed significant increases due to the addition of two networks in 2007, as noted at right. Similarly, coverage changes in National Magazines and Spot Radio are an influencing factor in the substantial year to year variances. DOWNLOAD brief here at Hispanicad.com.

The outlook for traditional advertising is currently not very good. Eventually the pendulum will probably swing back to recovery but not in the immediate future.

By Robert J. Coen, Senior Vice President, Director of Forecasting at MAGNA

IPG’s MAGNA looks at how traditional media fares in today’s changed marketing landscape.

Ingrid Otero-Smart will join Casanova Pendrill as President and CEO and Dan Nance, who has held those roles, will be elevated to the post of Chairman of the agency. Otero-Smart joins from Anita Santiago Advertising (ASA) where she has been President for the past three years.

This month, MasterCard launched an integrated Hispanic marketing campaign featuring a 30-second Priceless television execution entitled, ‘Luchador.’ Additionally, the brand re-launched mastercardenespanol.com, its Spanish language U.S. consumer website.