Marketing

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.

Moms & Media 2022 [REPORT]

77% work outside the home, up from 58% in 2021.Moms continue to embrace the hands-free assistance provided by voice tech for their on-the-go routines, as 50% now own a smart speaker. Moms who own smart speakers have an average of 2.8 in their households.

Shopping Amid Inflation Adds to Consumer Stress

he latest round of research conducted by Vericast found that 50% of all consumers and 64% of Millennials indicated that making spending decisions along with rising prices due to inflation are negatively impacting their mental health. Over a quarter agree that inflation is also influencing their decision to seek appropriate care.

Marketers can foster greater representation in media

Every year, the topic of gender equity captures headlines during Women’s History Month. During this time, the media industry is often called out for a lack of on-screen representation. The numbers speak for themselves: women received 43% share of screen and 42% share of casting in U.S. television programming in 20211, with only 31% of measured shows having women represented at fair share. Worse, these metrics show little improvement from the year prior.

Marketers Don’t Agree on How to Achieve Growth [REPORT]

MMA Global, the association devoted to architecting the future of marketing for CMOs, released the Marketer Benchmark Study on Growth with findings on a topic at, or near, the top of the priority list for ANY company in ANY industry: Growth. The results revealed a 50/50 split among marketers when it comes to how to best achieve growth.

Challenging Gender Stereotypes, Showing Greater Empathy [PODCAST]

Tune in to the latest episode of The New Mainstream podcast as Lauren Triplett, Associate Marketing Manager, Barbie Global Brand at Mattel, Inc. and founder of BiteSized Consulting discuss the evolution of gendered toys and how inclusivity leads to greater empathy.

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