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The National Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) is proud to recognize the Coca-Cola Company’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Lori George Billingsley, full-service agency Pinta’s CEO Mike Valdés-Fauli, Univision’s host of Aquí y Ahora, Teresa Rodríguez and We Are All Human Foundation led by Claudia Romo-Edelman’s for their work and leadership in advancing diversity within the public relations industry and upholding journalistic integrity. This year’s awardees will be recognized alongside the top Hispanic public relations campaigns impacting an array of industry sectors.  

UniWorld Group, Inc. has announced a new executive addition. Victor Paredes has joined UWG as VP Creative Strategy.

Gender inequality is not only a pressing moral and social issue but also a critical economic challenge. If women—who account for half the world’s working-age population—do not achieve their full economic potential, the global economy will suffer.

The age of automation, and on the near horizon, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies offer new job opportunities and avenues for economic advancement, but women face new challenges overlaid on long-established ones.

As the digital economy was forming in the mid-1990s, marketers saw an opportunity to democratize e-commerce. Internet cookies were initially invented more than 20 years ago as a way for websites to anonymously keep track of a visitor’s activities and user preferences. This innovative solution meant brands didn’t need to ask consumers for the same information over and over, simplifying the experience by autosaving login credentials and allowing sites to implement shopping carts and other conveniences. These features became a major factor in the digital revolution. Then marketers improvised, and advertising technology turned the cookie into what it is today

Fan interest and commercial investments in women’s football, or soccer, are growing leading into the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. According to Nielsen Sports, 40% of the people in countries with a team competing in this year’s tournament are interested in women’s football.

An emerging supergroup of employees and consumers is adding intense pressure to already challenged C-suite leaders who are navigating tough economic, technological and geo-political environments — further threatening company growth, a new Accenture study finds. With nearly three-quarters of these powerful stakeholders believing they have the potential to destroy company value in the long term, the C-suite understands the need to respond.

As retail store closures continue at an alarming rate, consumer goods brands have fewer channels to sell their products outside of retail and ecommerce behemoths like Amazon, Walmart and Costco. This reality has many in the consumer goods industry looking to sidestep retail and online marketplaces altogether by selling to their customers directly.

For the first time ever, US consumers will spend more time using their mobile devices than watching TV, with smartphone use dominating that time spent.

Recently arrived immigrants have increased as a share of U.S. foreign-born populationRecently arrived U.S. immigrants are a growing part of the nation’s foreign-born population, which reached a record 44.4 million in 2017. Overall, their profile differs from immigrants who have been in the country longer.

Have you turned on the TV today? What about the radio? You’ve probably used an app on your smartphone. Maybe you bought ingredients for dinner at the store or purchased a new bottle of shampoo online.  All of these activities are simple, everyday actions. But in today’s vast, interconnected and, frequently, digital world, they’re also valuable data points.

The current state of agency-client relationships is not good, and it’s affecting your new business efforts.  by Mark Duval – The Duval Partnership

As change accelerates in the business world and technology disruption dominates, organizations need a clear strategy to create or acquire the capabilities required to keep pace and seize new opportunities. Learn how alliances can play a key role in helping organizations understand and overcome current challenges.

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations announced that Jeffrey Stone has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Stone will manage the financial operations for NBCUniversal’s division that includes 42 NBC and Telemundo owned stations, a regional news network, two multicast networks, and their subsidiary businesses.

GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, released its U.S. Media Forecast Report, detailing the growth the advertising industry experienced in 2018 and what we expect to see through the end of 2019 and 2020.  Last year, underlying growth in the U.S. advertising industry excluding political advertising was +6.0 percent. Our forecast calls for +5.8 percent in 2019 on a similar basis and +4.8 percent in 2020. This definition of advertising includes digital media, television, newspapers, magazines, radio and outdoor media.

Univision Communications Inc announced the appointment of Alejandra Santamaria to Vice President, Director of Sales of Univision Los Angeles, effective immediately.

Alma, part of the Omnicom Network, yielded exceptional results at the 50th Annual U.S. Effie Awards. The agency was named the fourth most-effective agency in the U.S. and was awarded five Effie Awards across four major clients and multiple categories, making it the most highly-awarded multicultural agency of the year.

While organic growth is crucial to a company’s survival, many executives underestimate its value. In past research, we found that fewer than 30 percent of businesses systematically scan for and evaluate new growth opportunities. The reasons for this vary from reliance on cost-cutting efforts to difficulty overcoming short-term pressures.

After delivering my take on what is requires to revitalise a brand, one of my audience asked, where should a retailer invest? In refurbishing existing, older stores, or in marketing to reach new customers? Of course, ideally one would do both, but if you do not keep your existing customers happy their defection may undermine your growth prospects anyway.  by Nigel Hollis

By Gonzalo López Martí- Creative director, etc. / LMMiami.com

• Advertising sometimes feels embarrassed about the fact that it is out to sell stuff.
• Hence sponsored content is based on the “when in Rome” premise: advertising must blend in.
• It must never look like an intrusion.