Media
Closing the Digital Divide for Latinx Consumers [PODCAST]
Lili Gangas, Chief Technology Community Officer, Kapor Center and co-founder of LTX Connect discusses ways tech companies and government can close the digital divide in minority communities and create access to equitable education.
How Black audiences are engaging with audio more than ever
For African Americans, content is the common language.
New Advertiser And Consumer Studies On Media Attentiveness And Ad Skipping
Attention measurement is a new trend sweeping through media circles. The Advertising Research Foundation defines advertising attentiveness as “the degree to which those exposed to the advertising are focused on it.”
OOH delivers audience ROI of Most Major Media Channels
In their latest review of major media CPMs, Solomon Partners, a leading financial advisory firm, found that out of home ad buys provide significantly more value in terms of reach versus television, radio, and print, as well as most online advertising.
Comcast Advertising and VideoAmp Announce Deal to Integrate Comcast Data into VideoAmp’s Cross-Platform Measurement Solution
Comcast Advertising, a division of Comcast, and VideoAmp, a media measurement and optimization software company, announced that VideoAmp will license and incorporate aggregated viewership data from the Comcast footprint into its currency grade measurement.
A relevancy revolution: the importance of Spanish language content
So what does this engagement look like? Latinos today are demanding engaging, fresh, culturally relevant, and nuanced content on trusted platforms that value the unique U.S. Hispanic experience. This is so much more than just serving up “Spanish-language content”. It is our collective demand for meaningful, representative content that delivers a bridge to our culture; serving up a place to feel seen, and be seen in content. Interestingly, it is incredibly difficult to find that special combination outside of the Spanish language ecosystem. By Stacie deArmas, SVP, Diverse Insights & Initiatives
Accurately Portraying Diverse Women and Girls Delivers Significant Sales Lift for Brands [REPORT]
Across gender, language, race and ethnicity, ads with high gender equality metrics scores overall delivered 60% improved sales performance
Telemundo starts production of “HASTA QUE LA PLATA NOS SEPARE”
Telemundo confirmed the official start of production and cast for the new version of hit Colombian telenovela Hasta que la Plata Nos Separe (Til Money Do Us Part) an RCN Television production for Telemundo.
Minority-Owned Media Gets A Boost With Nielsen’s New Study
The movement for racial justice over the last two years empowered diverse communities to raise their voices and call for action and advocacy from brands and businesses. The marketing and advertising industry met the call to action by committing to increase investment in diverse-owned media. As agencies and brands readied to invest, they found some bumps in the road. Which media companies are diverse-owned beyond the major players? How do we evaluate the power of diverse-owned media in delivering audiences? What about diverse targeted and diverse operated media companies? By Isaac Mizrahi - Co-President of ALMA Agency
Pitaya Entertainment celebrates One Year Anniversary
As it celebrates its one-year anniversary, Pitaya Entertainment has established itself as one of the players in the Latino podcast space and is the fastest-growing podcast network for Latinos in the U.S.
‘Shades of Beauty’ Premieres on LATV Redefining Beauty Content
This Black History Month, Latino Alternative TV (LATV) will be premiering its original Afro-Latina-led beauty series, Shades of Beauty on Friday, February 18th at 7:30pm ET. The series, hosted by Simone Mariposa and Yoe Apolinario, will focus on appropriately framing public perception of beauty to better understand its place in our culture and provide viewers with a sense of agency over their expression.
Wellness Category Ranked #3 by Annual Growth Rate in 2021, Expanding Ad Spend +49% over 2020
When looking at the channels that helped drive this growth, Traditional Media Channels played an integral part, with overall traditional media buys up +66% YoY. In particular, Traditional TV and Radio had lifts of over +70% vs. 2020. Digital also expanded, with Digital Video (+60%) and Audio (+65%) showing the heftiest rise.
Inflation Media Management [REPORT]
In this latest issue of ECI Media Management’s Inflation Report, we explore media inflation in the context of a world economy that is recovering, albeit more slowly than hoped for.
Build trust to build trial: Trustworthy channels can help
A lasting effect of digitization and the pandemic has been the proliferation of consumer choice. From being able to purchase cars and furniture online, to the pandemic’s effect of pushing more shopping into infinite virtual shelves, consumers are facing more options. That vast choice and supply chain strain have affected brand loyalty to some degree, but not to the degree that you might think. And for marketers seeking to grow their brand through new customer acquisition, all that choice means a lot more competition for new buyer
TelevisaUnivision introduces ViX
TelevisaUnivision Inc. unveiled ViX. ViX will offer more than 50,000 hours of Spanish-language content across genres, including original series and movies, live sports, live news and current Televisa and Univision hits as well as access to an extensive library of top franchise content and formats from Televisa’s vault. The two-tier service will include a free AVOD product, ViX, launching on March 31, with 100 EPG channels and vast-content VOD experience, and an SVOD option, ViX+, with premium content, including "ViX+ Originals” and exclusive soccer, set to launch in the second half of 2022. A Beta version of the streaming app is available beginning today for select users in the U.S. and Mexico.
Here are dragons. What is your data map not telling you?
People love to claim that their marketing is data-driven. It makes them sound smart and fiscally responsible. But do we really have all the data we need for a brand building campaign? And could bigger opportunities be hiding off the data map? By Nigel Hollis
25% of People Will Spend At Least One Hour Per Day in the Metaverse by 2026
Gartner defines a metaverse as a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical and digital reality. It is persistent, providing enhanced immersive experiences, as well as device independent and accessible through any type of device, from tablets to head-mounted displays.
MULTICULTURAL MAJORITY HAPPENING FASTER THAN PREDICTED
According to Census 2020 data, America’s demographics are shifting to a multicultural majority faster than anticipated. While 2020 marked the official year that the first full generation of 17 and under was a multicultural majority, the Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) estimates that this milestone was reached sometime in the middle of the last decade—years ahead of previous predictions. More compellingly, this shift forward means that Americans under 35 could be a multicultural majority as early as next year.
Telemundo’s TPLUS expands programming slate to premiere on Peacock
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced new shows under its Tplus content brand coming to Peacock, including Madres. Amor y Vida, La Verdad, and Los Relojes de Diablo.
Diverse Content a Driver of Antenna Use
As cord-cutters look for ways to stay connected to live and local programming, multicultural audiences are embracing over-the-air (OTA) antennas, according to Horowitz Research’s State of OTA 2021 study.
