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9 of the 10 Top 10 Multicultural (MC) Millennial Designated Market Areas (DMAs) are among the Top 10 Overall Millennial DMAs in the U.S.

NBCU Telemundo Enterprises announced the launch of Telemundo Films, a new business unit under its Telemundo Studios operation that will develop, produce and market feature films in English and Spanish for the growing movie-going US Hispanic market.

NPB has enlisted multifaceted Puerto Rican actor, singer-songwriter, host and pork lover, Carlos Ponce, to heat up kitchens across America and bring ‘El Sabor de Hoy’ campaign to life.

The series marks the first co-production between Univision Story House and Netflix.

93.1FM Amor of Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) has announced the premiere of its new morning show, “La Bodega de la Mañana”.

ThinkNow Research announced the results of its fourth annual ThinkNow Pulse Consumer Sentiment Study across a representative sample of Hispanics, African-Americans, Asians and non-Hispanic whites in the U.S.  Major findings from the study include 43 percent of Hispanics state their household financial situation has improved compared to this time last year, followed by 39 percent African-Americans and 38 percent of whites.

While agencies morph into something different, they are encountering new competition in the form of consulting agencies looking to broaden their areas of influence.  

Throughout history, we have devised the means to ensure our voices are heard—from the telegraph to telecommunications satellites roaming the orbit. Over the last decade, however, social media has changed the way we communicate in a way that has been revolutionary. It has, literally, given those with just a voice the power to speak to the world and has provided consumers with a platform to break news, start dialogues and share views about content.

Recent exposure to live TV over the New Year holiday reminded me that excessive ad exposure is not just an online phenomenon. There is something fundamentally wrong when the same ad airs ten times or more in the space of an hour. Maybe this excessive frequency is a phenomenon of lack of ad inventory or the practicalities of media buying or does it reflect a misplaced belief in the power of repetition?  By Nigel Hollis

Over a few short decades, shopping options have expanded from local stores and cash transactions, to chain stores and credit cards, to anytime/anywhere shopping both on and offline, enabled by mobile apps and wallets. And not all shoppers are using every channel equally, especially when it comes to digital.

Nielsen announced that Entravision Communications Corporation has signed a multi-year renewal agreement for Nielsen’s Local Television Measurement.

At Captura Group we are passionate about the Spanish language. Being a Hispanic digital agency, it’s in our DNA. On our Hispanic Online Marketing blog, we’ve talked about the importance of nuance, the benefit of a dual language strategy, and even when to use Spanglish to connect with U.S. Hispanics.  Our commitment to the Spanish language is why we were thrilled to learn about expanded text ads coming to Google Adwords. Expanded text ads essentially give advertisers more room to communicate, with 50 more characters in each ad.  By Shuree Jones, Captura Group

Almost a year ago to the day, we made a very public declaration that we were going to lead a charge to break down ‘The Last Silo’. The Hispanic Marketing Silo, to be specific. We made it our mission, to make Anomaly a company that can authentically engage and communicate with everyone in America. Equally.  By Giovanni Villamar – Managing Director, Anomaly

Shopping online has been the norm for years, but it is a more recent phenomenon for the consumer packaged goods industry. In fact, e-commerce is exploding and will account for 10 percent of all CPG sales by 2022.

It’s Monday morning and Luke, the BIGCO brand manager, walks into his office. He asks the digital assistant device on his desk how BIGCO’s Acme soft-drinks brand performed over the weekend. After a second, the assistant replies that Acme’s share of sales has fallen by 0.5%. Luke asks what’s driving the decrease, and is told it’s due to issues in the BIGCO West region. His digital assistant offers to email Tom, the sales manager, with a summary of their findings.  By Michelle Kennedy, Program Manager, Thought Leadership

Univision Communications Inc. announced the nationwide expansion of the radio magazine show, “En Boca de León” (In León’s Mouth) hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist León Krauze, who is also the anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscast on Univision Los Angeles KMEX 34.

Azteca America announced that it will return for the second consecutive year as the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster of the MISS UNIVERSE Competition.

Marketers are struggling to get a handle on cross-channel attribution, judging by several efforts now in progress.

The traditional shopping mall is under threat. Here is how to meet the needs of digital customers.

Thanks to digital disruption, the nature of consumer packaged goods companies is changing. Rather than simply selling goods, leading CPG companies are looking to create and curate customer experiences. These experiences are underpinned by a new form of collaboration, using platforms to connect with consumers like never before.