Marketing
The Champions League: How media rights deals are shaping the global soccer landscape
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League Final is commonly one of the world’s most-viewed annual sporting events. And viewers aren’t the only ones rallying; sports are a huge draw for media buyers and the payoffs for rights holders are rising.
“HYPERGROWTH” Marketers grow by embracing new technology & innovation
A startling gap exists between marketers who are poised for future growth and those who are less likely to significantly improve growth prospects based on how each group views future opportunities and the importance of innovation.
Advertising Coalition Finds Advertising Drives $7.1 Trillion in US Sales
New research validates the powerful impact of advertising in driving the US economy. A new study, commissioned by The Advertising Coalition and conducted by IHS Markit, found that advertising generated $7.1 trillion in sales activity and supported 28.5 million US jobs last year.
HMC devotes a week of its annual summit to latest multicultural research
As more brands commit to DEI practices and increases in multicultural investment, the Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) has devoted a week of its free and virtual 2022 Annual Summit to business-building multicultural research, featuring leaders from Kantar, ThinkNow and Claritas. Moderated by HMC Research Chair Nancy Tellet, founder, brand & consumer navigator at PureClarity LLC, these webinars will cover inclusive advertising, investing and money management, and consumer behavior.
DE&I $$$$ directed towards Hispanic Owned & Operated Media reaches $100 Million [NOT]
Over the last couple of years, many clients and their media buying services have promised to re-direct dollars towards minority owned media and in our case Hispanic Owned and Operated media.
Marketing Budgets Have Increased to 9.5% of Overall Company Revenue in 2022
Marketing budgets have climbed to 9.5% of total company revenue in 2022, an increase from 6.4% in 2021, according to Gartner, Inc. While marketing budgets are increasing this year, they still lag pre-pandemic spending levels.
Telemundo Deportes presents INDY 500
Telemundo Deportes presents the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 this Sunday, May 29 at 11 a.m. ET airing live on Universo, TelemundoDeportes.com and Telemundo Deportes app. This will be the first time that “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” will be broadcast on a domestic Spanish-language network.
Why is innovation so important for brand growth?
Faced with the turmoil brought on by war, inflation, the pandemic, climate change and technological advancements it is easy to focus on the transitory, rather than the fundamental. But innovation will continue to be the foundation on which strong brands are built, and, if history teaches us anything, disruptive times create the catalyst for a disruptive strategy for innovation.
One in Four Senior Advertising Executives Expect Dramatic Growth in Budgets Over the Next 12 Months
New research from Alfi shows senior advertising executives are forecasting strong growth in advertising budgets over the next 12 months with 24% predicting dramatic growth.
The ANA, 4A’s and AIMM Seek to Help Marketers and Agencies Partner with Diverse Media Outlets [REPORT]
The ANA and the 4A’s unveiled a comprehensive list of guidelines designed to help marketers partner with diverse media suppliers, strengthen their DEI strategy, and drive brand growth.
Modern Marketing Dilemmas: Is brand differentiation an effective way to reduce customer price sensitivity?
An evidence-based view on distinctiveness vs. differentiation, and why they are both equally important for a brand to improve marketing effectiveness.
CMOs: Time to Be More Customer-Centric [REPORT]
CMOs are now required to lead the charge in CX, which often extends to influencing beyond the marketing function.
Keeping it 200: How Latinos Navigate the American Experience [PODCAST]
In this episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Vanessa Vigil, General Manager, mitú, distills the notion of "the 200%" and why it's important for marketers to dive deeper into multicultural consumer insights.
We’ve had a lot of time to think, and we’re thinking a lot about time
Why consumers around the world are resetting the clock around how they spend their time, and what it means for consumer businesses
Why is multicultural marketing no longer an afterthought
Inclusive marketing is no longer optional. It is a key driver of business success. The brands able to have success in cultivating strong and authentic connections with multicultural audiences will be those who commit the time, research, dollars and learnings necessary to create culturally appropriate campaigns. By Amalia Martino - Founder and President The Vida Agency
How US consumers are feeling, shopping, and spending—and what it means for companies
The latest Consumer Pulse survey shows that, across America, people have simultaneously embraced new behaviors and reverted to old ones. What will they do next?
People Don’t Talk about Bruno, Nor the Importance of Spanish in Marketing: Daisy Expósito-Ulla wants to change that.
For over 40 years, many have predicted the demise of Spanish-language media and advertising in the U.S., despite Census results reporting that Hispanics have accounted for over 50% of the total U.S. population growth for more than 20 years. Why is this?
Current Financial State of the U.S. Latino Community
mitú, in partnership with premier multicultural marketing and communications agency The MRKT, released the second edition of the mitú InTell Series of studies focusing on the current financial state of the US Latino population. Some of the discoveries indicate that Latinos lead in certain aspects when compared to the general population, such as in the use of financial technology and in the early adoption of cryptocurrencies and NFTs but fall behind in other aspects including home ownership and in the use of banking products and services.
About 6 million U.S. adults identify as Afro-Latino
Afro-Latino identity is a distinct one, with deep roots in colonial Latin America. As a result, it can often exist alongside a person’s Hispanic, racial or national origin identities. The life experiences of Afro-Latinos are shaped by race, skin tone and other factors, in ways that differ from other Hispanics. And though most Afro-Latinos identify as Hispanic or Latino, not all do so, according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on a survey of U.S. adults conducted from November 2019 to June 2020.
Brand awareness remains global marketers’ top priority, but mass reach isn’t what it used to be
Channel fragmentation and increasing media options provide consumers with an abundance of choice, but they present a hurdle for marketers that rely on traditional mass reach channels to increase brand awareness. And just as we’ve seen in previous years, the marketers surveyed for Nielsen’s 2022 Annual Marketing Report say building brand awareness is their top objective for the year ahead. Similarly, their top business priority is new customer acquisition.
