Marketing
LAFC & Estrella Media Team Up again for 2022
The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) announced that Estrella Media will continue as the Club’s Official Spanish Broadcast TV Partner for the 2022 season in the Greater Los Angeles market.
Brand Allies: Seeing Multicultural Consumers As People First, Not Dollar Signs [PODCAST]
Multicultural marketing is finally being embraced as a necessity, not a nice-to-have. Marketers have traditionally been interested in marketing to diverse audiences around the release of Census data when they realized the changing demographics of American consumers.
The five zeros reshaping stores
Shoppers are reshaping the retail landscape faster than ever before. Nearly 40 percent have switched brands or retailers during the pandemic, and more than 80 percent have new shopping behaviors. More than half of those who used a new channel or service such as “buy online, pickup in store,” for example, said they would continue the practice post-COVID-19. As such, the omnichannel consumer has never been more powerful. They make purchases 70 percent more often and spend about 34 percent more than people who shop exclusively in store
US in-store card users will be more than 90% of population by 2023
The forecast: US in-store payment card users will represent 91.0% of the population by 2023, with 68.6% being debit card users, 60.2% being credit card users, and 17.1% being prepaid card users.
Today’s Hottest Films Prove to Be Culturally Relevant with Multicultural Audiences, Yet Still Fail to Be Recognized by the Academy Awards
ANA's AIMM (Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing) released their first ever Oscar's Inclusion & Relevancy Report analyzing how the nominated films resonated with traditionally underrepresented audiences.
58% of Hispanic Home Shoppers are Buying Their First Home
A new survey released by Realtor.com in conjunction with The National Association for Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) found that 58% of Hispanic American home shoppers are looking to buy their first home.
AI and Human Enhancement: Americans’ Openness Is Tempered by a Range of Concerns [REPORT]
Developments in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies have the potential to remake American society in the coming decades. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans see promise in the ways these technologies could improve daily life and human abilities. Yet public views are also defined by the context of how these technologies would be used, what constraints would be in place and who would stand to benefit – or lose – if these advances become widespread.
Go Long: 5 Ways To Grow Your Brand
I grew up in Houston and, like most high school boys, we could not get enough football. During the week we had daily football practice. And most weekends, rain or shine, it was touch football in the park. We wanted to be the best. By Roberto Orci
ANA calls on Marketing Industry to combat Online Hate Speech
Ninety leading marketers, agencies, media companies, social media platforms, trade groups, and NGOs have pledged to take definitive action to combat online hate speech through their support of the ANA’s #EngageResponsibly initiative.
How to make marketing change management more successful
There has been an incredible amount of change within marketing departments (and of course businesses overall) over the past 2 years.
Why grocery advertising has never been more effective
Ad spend will yield better returns today than before the pandemic, as consumers are more receptive than ever.
Modern marketing dilemmas: Where does performance marketing meet brand building?
We unravel the criticism against Marketing ROI as a key metric, and explore how to get the balance right between short and long-term measurement.
5 Steps to Restructure Your Marketing Organization [REPORT]
Many marketing leaders are still feeling the long-lasting impacts from the pandemic, which has forced their organizations to be more agile and creative, even with restricted budgets.
Unlocking the core antagonists of resilience: The personal realm
How self-awareness and self-mastery are paramount in C-suite leadership
Breaking the bias against women’s sport: the impact of equal opportunity for athletes, fans and sponsors
Gender equity in sports still has a long way to go, but research from Nielsen Sports highlights the extent to which fans want change sooner rather than later.
Estimates of Undercount and Overcount in the 2020 Census
Census Bureau released results from two analyses about the quality of the 2020 Census counts. While both showed the strength of the count for the total U.S. population, each analysis revealed that the 2020 Census overcounted or undercounted various demographic groups.
Gen Z: Brands Need To Prioritize DEI And Gender Liberation
For someone who has been working in multicultural marketing for almost two decades, the past few years have been transformative. Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and representation in public and private organizations are works in progress. But the momentum is stronger than it’s ever been. The entrepreneur and somewhat skeptic in me, however, wonders if this is just a phase. Will corporate America move on to the next big thing? There are already murmurs that ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) will be the new focus as DEI demand wanes. By Mario X. Carrasco - ThinkNow
49% of Marketers say they are looking to contextual advertising to replace cookies
GumGum published the results of a survey that found 49% of brand marketers are looking to contextual advertising to replace cookies in their marketing efforts.
Gaming The Metrics: How The “Made For Advertising” Industry Thrives
Every ad-supported media company makes trade-offs between long term revenue and short term revenue. TV and radio shows, mobile games, and webpages can all boost short term revenue by increasing ad loads. But that short term tactic drives away consumers and advertisers, creating headwinds for long term growth. It’s a natural check that balances the competing needs of media companies, marketers, and consumers.
Want to produce great work? Stop treating your advertising agencies like dirt
A really fun thing about working in marketing is that anyone who has ever seen an ad reckons they know how to do your job.
