In the last few months, ad tech overall — and programmatic, in particular — has taken a beating over issues related to brand safety, transparency, and more. In all fairness, these issues extend to the digital media and advertising worlds at large, not only to the sub-sectors of ad tech/martech and programmatic media.
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Programmatic Hasn’t Lived Up To Its Promise, Yet
Up Close And Personal: Face-To-Face Visits More Effective Than Email?
Do you really need to go to college to understand this? Harvard Business Review reported this week that face-to-face encounters are more effective than emails when asking people to donate.
Clusterluck
By Gonzalo López Martí – Creative director, etc. / LMMiami.com
- When I started my little ad agency -ok ok, my boutique- a client of mine said to me: “An agency? Another one? In Miami? Really?”
- It wasn’t as sarcastic as it sounds.
- In fact, she was truly concerned about me.
- She thought I was a bit nutz.
“Prison Break” 4th season on UNIVERSO
UNIVERSO announced the premiere of season four of the hit series “Prison Break” en Español on Monday April 17 at 9pm/8C.
Univision launches Uforia Audio On-Demand
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has launched Uforia Audio On-Demand.
Univision launches Uforia Audio On-Demand
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has launched Uforia Audio On-Demand.
Losada named VP of LA National Spot Office for Azteca America
Azteca America announced that Angelina Losada will become the Vice President of the Los Angeles National Spot Office
Lopez Negrete Communications Wins A 6th Advertising Research Foundation David Ogilvy Award
Lopez Negrete Communications, Inc. won the Advertising Research Foundation’s (ARF) 2017 Silver David Ogilvy Award in the New Audiences category for its “Hispanic ‘Wonder Every Day'” campaign, created for client Walmart.
2017 Puerto Rico Basketball League games on WAPA América
2017 Puerto Rico Basketball League Games to Air in the U.S. on WAPA América throughout the regular season of the 2017 Puerto Rico Basketball League
In Argentina, an iPhone Costs 150% More than It Does in the US
The iPhone has finally arrived in Argentina. But the device is still unaffordable for most people.
Can Traditional Measurement Tools Hack It In The Age of Digital Video?
It is non-debatable that the last five years in the media industry has seen more creative enlightenment and tech innovation than the last fifty years combined. By Brian Katz, VP of advanced TV insights and strategy at Eyeview
Video everywhere but mostly on TV [INSIGHT]
A recent report by Thinkbox finds that TV accounted for 93.8 percent of video ads that were viewed in the UK in 2016. Now, accepting that Thinkbox’s mission is to promote commercial TV, this statistic does give pause for thought. If nothing else, the fact that so much video advertising is still seen on TV suggests that the medium is still alive and well no matter what digital promoters might tell us. by Nigel Hollis
Gen Z May Finally Close the Hispanic and African-American Educational Gap
Education is often touted as a means of “balancing the playing field” and stimulating socio-economic mobility. However, lower educational attainment levels among most racial minorities in the U.S. have been the norm since college attendance expanded into the middle class following WWII. While college attendance has increased for Hispanics and African Americans in the past couple decades, it still trails that of non-Hispanic Whites.
Danny Trejo Stars in New PSA Campaign Supporting Male Caregivers
Men represent 2 out of 5 of the more than 40 million unpaid family caregivers in the U.S., but very few reach out for support. To help male caregivers get the tools and resources they need to take care of themselves and their adult loved ones, AARP and the Ad Council are refreshing their Caregiver Assistance campaign.
LATIN MUSIC USA on PBS
Discover the fascinating musical fusions that propelled Latin music to the top of the US charts with LATIN MUSIC USA, coming back for audiences on Fridays, April 28th and May 5th at 9:00 P.M. ET (check local listings).
Benchmarking is the Waterboarding of the Ad Industry [INSIGHT]
Procurement and benchmarking rose to corporate prominence once “increased shareholder value” became the advertiser’s mantra. Marketing declined in importance, from an investment to achieve brand growth to a cost to be optimized. Benchmarking consultants jumped on the bandwagon. 4As shamefully accepted the ANA benchmarking trend with hardly a whimper, leaving its members to fend for themselves. By Michael Farmer – Madison Avenue Manslaughter
Google and Facebook, The Duopoly
Even as digital ad spending takes off, the sharp divide between the haves and have-nots keeps increasing.
Mobile App Usage
Americans are spending more time within mobile apps and less time within mobile browsers. However, the number of apps being used regularly is dropping, as users concentrate their activities in core apps.
Millennials Drive Better-for-You Snacking Trend
A new national study by Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. (“Amplify”) and the Center for Generational Kinetics discovered that Millennials have been the driving force behind the growth of the better-for-you snack category.
McGowan named SVP Corporate Research at Univision
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced that Stephen J. (“Steve”) McGowan has been named senior vice president, Corporate Research, effective immediately.
























