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The @LelePons phenomenon: spontaneous combustion.

By Gonzalo López Martí       LMMIAMI.COM

  • How & why did the @Lelepons juggernaut happen?
  • How did she become possibly the most important Hispanic influenceleb in the country even before she could drive a car, vote or drink alcohol (let alone buy it)?
  • You still don’t know who Lele Pons is?
  • Well, she’s on Vanity Fair’s New Establishment / Disrupters list.
  • The other one is Jessica Alba and there are no Hispanic males featured on the list.

Discovery en Español premiers SOBREVIVIR

Discovery en Español premiers SOBREVIVIR (#Sobrevivir), a captivating and visually spectacular six-part series that reveals the behavior of different species as they attempt to achieve the same goal: to survive and reproduce.

2015 Premios Univision Deportes

Univision Deportes announced the second annual Premios Univision Deportes (Univision Sports Awards).

Mexico’s Smartphone User Base Reaches 62.5 Million

Mexico has been a notorious laggard in mobile uptake when compared to Latin American neighbors. It is the only major market with less than 100% mobile connection penetration as reported by local telecom regulators. Still, smartphone adoption is growing fast.

Digital to Account for 40% of Out-of-Home Ad Spending in 2015

Advertisers are increasingly moving their spending from traditional media to digital formats, and outdoor ads are no exception.

Impact of Radio on Ad Spend in Key Retail Categories

Nielsen announced the results of a sales effect study that examined radio’s return on advertising spend in four retail categories. The four categories included department stores, home improvement stores, mass merchandisers and quick-service restaurants (QSR).

The 2015-2016 Dominican Professional Baseball Winter League on Television Dominicana

Beginning Thursday, October 15, Dominicans and Hispanics living in the U.S. will be able to tune in to the Dominican Professional Baseball Winter League exclusively on Television Dominicana.

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises’ Digital and Emerging Business launches of Co-Lab

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises’ Digital and Emerging Business division announced the launch of Co-Lab, a new social native strategic unit focused on engaging millennial audiences through social content and native video experiences.

Mobile Will Be Key In Reaching Latino Voters [INSIGHT]

Surveys from a variety of sources demonstrate that Latino voters will be critical to the outcome of the next U.S. Presidential election, as well as many other races. For this essential bloc of voters, it’s mobile advertising that gets the message across.

Social Media Usage: 2005-2015 [REPORT]

Nearly two-thirds of American adults (65%) use social networking sites, up from 7% when Pew Research Center began systematically tracking social media usage in 2005.

Nearly 8 in 10 Advertisers now use Advanced TV [REPORT]

The majority of advertisers (78%) have already leveraged some form of advanced TV in their marketing efforts, according to “Advanced TV: Ad Buyer Perceptions,” a survey of 255 brand and agency decision-makers published by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its Digital Video Center of Excellence.

Telemundo pays homage to Iconic Cuban Singer Celia Cruz [ENJOY]

TELEMUNDO pays homage to the iconic Cuban singer Celia Cruz, with a musical tribute at the first-ever “Latin American Music Awards”

Women Want Recipes from Food Brands

Social media users who connect with brands often share a desire for coupons and offers—they’re in it for the deals. But for food brands, there’s another key way to connect with women online: recipes.

Telemundo Station Group promotes Chico, Calpin and Martinez

The Telemundo Station Group announced the promotions of Michael Chico to Executive Vice President of Sales; Amanda Calpin to Chief Financial Officer; and Osvaldo “Ozzie” Martinez to Senior Vice President of News, Digital and Standards.

PRISON BREAK to premiere on NBC UNIVERSO

Created by Paul Scheuring, PRISON BREAK will air in Spanish for the first time in the U.S. beginning Tue., Oct. 20, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC UNIVERSO.

Growth of Time Spent on Mobile Devices Slows

Not surprisingly, Americans are spending an increasing share of their time on their mobile devices. But according to the latest eMarketer forecast, the channel’s growth rate is slowing considerably.

Univision Deportes launches online NBA hub

Univision Deportes in partnership with the NBA announced the launch of the official Spanish-language NBA digital destination – NBA.com/enebea.

Is market research still necessary in the age of social media? Part 2

By Gonzalo López Martí / LMMIAMI.COM

  • Many a garden variety strategic planner will bump into a lame remark from some nobody or other on the twitterwebs and quote it like gospel.
  • This is happening now.
  • A lot.
  • Social media is increasingly replacing market research in our line of business, whether we like it or not.
  • However, as any statistician fresh out of college can tell you, a sample survey is not statistically accurate if it’s not harvested randomly.
  • That’s why social media is pretty fuzzy from a scientific POV.
  • Even fuzzier than those darned focus groups.

Teens, Technology and Romantic Relationships [REPORT]

Adolescence is a time of incredibly physical, social and emotional growth, and peer relationships – especially romantic ones – are a major social focus for many youth. Understanding the role social and digital media play in these romantic relationships is critical, given how deeply enmeshed these technology tools are in lives of American youth and how rapidly these platforms and devices change.

Social Media Can Be Your Best Friend Or Worst Enemy

For business owners trying to engage millennials, social media can either be your biggest ally, or your greatest downfall.

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