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Celebrating 25 wonderful years of Círculo Creativo
Celebrating 25 years for Círculo Creativo is a significant milestone in the organization's journey. It marks a quarter-century of dedication to promoting creativity and excellence within the U.S. Hispanic advertising landscape. By Luis Miguel Messianu- Founder- First President – Current Co-Chairman
Latinos in Hollywood: Amplifying voices, expanding horizons
There are about 62 million Latinos in the United States; globally, the heritage of more than 650 million people falls into the broad “Latino” category. US Latinos account for more than $3 trillion of GDP, which would make them the fifth largest economy in the world if they were a country. Beyond this economic power, they are also avid consumers of Hollywood’s narratives and punch well above their weight in supporting the film and TV industry. Compared with a population share of 19 percent, US Latinos account for 24 percent of box office ticket sales and 24 percent of streaming subscribers. To put this into even sharper contrast, US Latinos see films 3.3 times a year, per capita, compared with 2.9 for Asian-Americans and 2.3 for White Americans.
A CMO’s Agency Wake-Up Call [REPORT]
This piece from Agency Media Solutions covers how CMOs can shift their mindset and focus from "which agencies should I hire?" to "how can I operate to embolden agencies to succeed?" and supercharge their marketing efforts.
Global Perceptions of Progress on Gender Equality [REPORT]
Gender inequality is truly global in scope and limits opportunities for nearly four billion women around the world. The World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Gender Gap Report revealed that the global gender parity gap has reached a closure of only 68%. The 2023 Global Perceptions of Progress of Gender Equality, an ongoing thought leadership initiative between SeeHer and dentsu, found much the same results. Across the five countries we surveyed, women are perceived as 70% equal to men across various dimensions, encompassing equal rights, political empowerment, workforce/economic participation, educational attainment, health, and societal perceptions.
Revolutionizing Sports Fandom: Engaging Young Bilingual Latino Fans
In this episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Jesus Chavez, co-founder and CEO of CABRA Sports, delves into Latino sports fandom, exploring the strategies and cultural insights driving the industry’s evolution.
For Diversity in Advertising to Stick, It Must Be Considered in More Places
Corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals are encountering challenges due to economic pressures and a recent Supreme Court ruling to cease affirmative action. Consequently, certain companies with a short-term perspective are diminishing their emphasis on DEI, and this trend is extending to DEI in advertising. The repercussions are evident in recent data from Paramount, which finds a significant decline in the percentage of Black and Hispanic individuals represented in advertising.
Understanding how audiences connect with news media ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections
2024 is predicted to be a record-setting year for political ad spending in the U.S., according to eMarketer forecasts. And advertisers—especially those leading political campaigns—will need to understand how voters are consuming media and how things may have changed since the last elections. With political campaigns buying up valuable ad inventory in the U.S., all advertisers can benefit from understanding how audiences stay connected as ad prices rise, especially on news programming.
Saved by Lionel Messi: Documentary reveals how grandmother survived Hamas attack by mentioning Messi’s name.
Esther Cuño, a 90-year-old Argentinian, was forced into posing for a viral picture with Hamas gunmen amid the destruction of her community in Nir Oz. Eight of her extended family members were abducted to Gaza. Esther claims that mentioning she hailed from the same country as Lionel Messi spared her life. Her narrative is featured in a new Spanish-language documentary about the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023.
TelevisaUnivision launches New Live Local News Programs in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson on UniMás
TelevisaUnivision announced the launch of new live local news programs catered to the local communities in Atlanta (GA), Los Angeles (CA), and Phoenix and Tucson (AZ), starting on March 5, 2024.
Marketers Need a Sharper Antenna for Programmatic Advertising
Forty-four thousand websites. That's the number of sites media buyers use in their programmatic ad buying, according to the "ANA Programmatic Media Supply Chain Transparency Study." Talk about overkill. The report, which was released in December 2023, says that marketers should tap between 75 and 100 trusted programmatic media sellers who in turn can provide access to thousands of websites to optimize their investments. So why such a disconnect?
Attention beyond views for creative effectiveness
The marketing industry is almost unanimous in their belief that attention plays an important role in advertising success, and the vast majority believe that attention has an important influence on creative effectiveness. However, despite the strong belief that attention matters, there is still a disconnect with how attention is being measured.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s U.S. Hispanic launches “JUNTOS EN ACCIÓN”
Warner Bros. Discovery’s U.S. Hispanic and Omnicom Media Group (OMG) announced a partnership to launch JUNTOS EN ACCIÓN, a renovation reality series hosted by celebrity couple Carlos Ponce and Karina Banda alongside design guru Daniela Nares.
How Does Diversity in Social Networks Impact Survey Response?
There have been various explanations for the decline in survey response rates that can jeopardize the quality of the data. Among them is the social capital hypothesis, which attributes the drop to declining social capital — the strength of people’s friendship networks and community ties.
Telemundo Reigns #1 Spanish-Language Broadcast Network in Weekday Primetime
Telemundo ranked as the #1 Spanish-language broadcast network in weekday primetime last week, fueled by the latest seasons of La Casa de los Famosos and El Señor de los Cielos. According to Nielsen, the network delivered an average of 444,000 adults 18-49, 166,000 adults 18-34 and over 1.3 million total viewers in 7pm-11pm primetime.
Hispanic Leaders Believe GenAI Will Have Positive Impact, but Concerns Remain
While Hispanic technology leaders believe generative AI (GenAI) will have an overwhelmingly positive impact on their organization, a large majority say they are concerned about managing the associated risks and mitigating the potentially negative impacts.
Latinos’ Views on the Migrant Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border [REPORT]
A majority of U.S. Hispanics (75%) describe the recent increase in the number of migrants seeking to enter the United States at its border with Mexico as a major problem or a crisis. A majority (74%) are also critical of the way the U.S. government is handling the situation at the southern border.
SBS Entertainment, LA Musica and Mega 97.9 announce live Regional Mexican Music concert: MEGABASH MX
SBS Entertainment (SBSE), La Musica and Mega 97.9 FM La Mega unveiled today its Mexican live music concert brand, Mega Bash MX, featuring the biggest names in Regional Mexican music. The event is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 21st at the UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York featuring Banda MS, Luis R. Conriquez, Grupo Marca Registrada, Majo Aguilar and Tony Aguirre.
UNITING IN THE AI ERA EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY AND COLLABORATION FOR COLLECTIVE SUCCESS
I just attended the annual Pulse conference at UCLA Anderson. The conference brings together leading executives to share insights and perspectives on the current trends, opportunities, and challenges impacting the entertainment, sports, and technology industries. By Roxana Lissa is the Principal of Blue Public Relations in Los Angeles.
Americans’ Top Policy Priority for 2024: Strengthening the Economy [REPORT]
As President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his third State of the Union address on March 7, Americans view strengthening the economy as the top policy priority for Biden and Congress to address this year.
How audience measurement innovation benefits the media industry
The media ecosystem is changing—70.6% of U.S. TV homes have a smart TV, up from 62.3% two years ago1. With widespread connected TV (CTV) adoption2 and increasing high-speed internet availability, new ways of watching have introduced new (and bigger) data sets. Innovations in audience measurement are critical to keep pace with audiences’ evolving media habits. They also present opportunities for both buyers and sellers to better understand how content—and ads—are performing.
