Media

Baby boomers resist acknowledging they’re no longer young—at the same time, they show their age in below-average adoption of some digital technologies, according to a new eMarketer report, “Baby Boomers in the Marketplace: How the ‘Ever Young’ Generation Approaches Shopping, Health and Retirement.”

Telemundo Media unveiled the social TV experience for the upcoming “Premios Tu Mundo” Awards to air live from the American Airlines Arena on Thursday, August 15 at 8pm ET.

Hispanic Radio Today 2013 provides an in-depth look at the radio listening activity and consumer profiles of Hispanic consumers in the U.S. This year’s report again reveals that radio has near-universal reach among English- and Spanish-dominant Hispanic consumers. It also shows that Hispanic audiences are huge spenders in many key retail categories.

Schick Xtreme3 announced the launch of “Camino Al E xito”, (Journey to Success), a national Hispanic campaign that offers one boxer and one dancer the chance to make their dreams a reality.

Sirius XM Radio announced that Eddie ‘Piolin’ Sotelo will launch a new entertainment channel exclusively on SiriusXM, anchored by his own daily, morning-drive show, “El Show de Piolin.”

As part of their business continuity management (BCM) efforts, companies today are re-thinking their approach to crisis management, but are still behind in leveraging social media as a crucial resource, according to the new Business Continuity Insights Survey by PwC US.

Social networking reached 72% of US adult web users in May 2013, according to data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. That’s up from 67% in December 2012, and an indication that social use is still growing, rather than beginning to plateau.

Epsilon and Email Institute released the Q1 2013 North America Email Trends and Benchmarks report. The report shows email open rates continue to increase quarter over quarter and year over year as consumers engage with email at any time and from any location via mobile devices.

Latino music fans can get the inside scoop on the 2013 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco, thanks to Toyota and Latin pop music star Ximena Sarinana. Toyota will be there every step of the way, with Ms. Sarinana chronicling the event in a week-long social media series centered on music and culture.

In Latin America, where web use is still well below levels in more developed markets, those who go online see the internet as an important source of information, including for finding out about new products and brands.

Last year, using social media marketing to garner positive sentiment was the leading goal, whereas this year it dropped to No. 4. Marketers may be finding that it is less important that their posts get a warm reception from social users and more important that they keep consumers posting, “liking” and sharing social content.

Pixability debuted “The Top 100 Global Brands: Key Lessons for Success on YouTube,” a comprehensive study on the use of YouTube by the leading global brands to drive video and digital marketing success. Revealing a 99 percent YouTube adoption rate and 73 percent year-over-year growth, the brands driving the best results are moving beyond television-style brand awareness to much more socially-engaged, longer-form, content-rich channels.

Meredith Corporation publisher of Siempre Mujer and Ser Padres magazines announced that it had rebranded its Hispanic business unit as Meredith Hispanic Media (MHM), reflecting the company’s diverse Hispanic offerings across multiple media channels.