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ESTRELLATV launches ‘HABLAMOS EL MISMO IDIOMA’ campaign

EstrellaTV is launching its “Hablamos el Mismo Idioma” (“We Speak the Same Language”) campaign with six new shows in its prime and daytime schedule on Monday, February 12. Leading the nightly primetime lineup is the new show El Lavadero (6 p.m./5 p.m. CT, M-F), a nightly gossip and games show hosted by Juan Alberto Santos, followed by the exciting family game show 100 Latinos Dijeron (7 p.m./6 p.m. CT, M-F), and then La Hora Nichols (8 p.m./7 p.m. C.T., M-F), a nightly topical entertainment and opinion show starring Rolando Nichols. The lineup continues with the network’s leading viral news show Alarma TV (9 p.m./8 p.m. C.T., M-F) and the national news show Noticiero EstrellaTV: Cierre de EdicÍon (10 p.m./9 p.m. C.T., M-F). EstrellaTV is seen across its broadcast network and on the EstrellaTV app on iOS and Android devices.
THE SUPER PARADOX

We share the exclusive column from CIRCULO CREATIVO for LatinSpots with Pablo Buffagni, President and Creative Director of BBQ Agency, and Creative Director of one of the first bilingual and bicultural commercials created by a Hispanic agency for the Super Bowl, by Conill for Toyota in 2006.
Jenna Ortega spices up first Doritos Dinamita Super Bowl

After 23 years of Super Bowl appearances, Doritos® is handing over its platform to spotlight the brand's latest innovation: Dinamita. Doritos Dinamita will launch into the new year by exploding onto snack shelves with new spice-packed flavors and an unexpected new shape – and a fiery in-game commercial for Super Bowl LVIII.
In a World of Digital Trends, Be a Classic

In our rapidly evolving digital age, it's evident that trends can captivate today but quickly transform into fleeting memes tomorrow. The pivotal question then arises: how do brands and creators maintain relevance and forge genuine connections amidst these ever-changing tides? By Cristy Clavjio-Kish, Founder, Talento Unlimited & Entre Mujere LIVE!
MEL announces New Leadership hires

MEL (Messianu/Edelman/Lerma) announced three new leadership hires in Strategy, Creative and Client Services. Omar Quiñones joins MEL as Chief Strategy Officer, Danny Alvarez as Executive Creative Director, and Jennifer Rangel as Head of Client Services. These three new appointments continue solidifying MEL’s integrated marketing communications offering for the U.S. Hispanic market.
Hemisphere Media Group names Jimmy Arteaga Grustein as Chief Content Officer

Hemisphere Media Group announced the promotion of Jimmy Arteaga Grustein to Chief Content Officer of Hemisphere. Arteaga, previously President of Programming, Production & Promotion at WAPA-TV, will report to Jorge Hidalgo, President, and CEO of WAPA Media, Puerto Rico’s leading media company encompassing TV, radio, digital, live events, and podcasting.
AM/FM Radio Advertising Generates Significant Sales And Profit Growth

Peter Field’s latest blockbuster study released in the U.K. is called The Long and the Short of It – 10 Years On: Radio’s Enduring Role in Effectiveness. This consequential new study lays out hard evidence for how AM/FM radio drives significant lifts in market share, pricing power, sales, profits, and ROI.
50% of Consumers Will Significantly Limit Their Interactions with Social Media by 2025

A perceived decay in the quality of social media platforms will drive 50% of consumers to abandon or significantly limit their interactions with social media by 2025, according to Gartner, Inc.
Why You Need a RFM Revamp

Making it through the holidays is the hardest part of a retail marketer's job. But, after the New Year, it's hardly time to sit back and relax. What comes next can make or break how successful the next year could be.
American Families Approach 2024 with Cautious Optimism

Financial curveballs sent many American families reeling in 2023. Household budgets were squeezed by rising interest rates, surging prices on everyday goods, and a stagnating housing market. Consumers were feeling strapped. That sentiment, however, appears to be waning. The question is, to what extent?
Univision’s 2024 Premio Lo Nuestro nominees

Univision unveiled the complete list of nominees for the 36th edition of PREMIO LO NUESTRO (LO NUESTRO AWARDS), the longest-running Latin music awards show in the U.S. Leading the nominations is Colombian pop star Maluma with 14 nods, followed by Regional Mexican heavyweights Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera with 13 and 10 recognitions respectively. Additionally, the multi-award-winning urban stars Karol G and Feid earned 9 nominations each.
How Brands Can Authentically Engage Hispanic Creators [REPORT]

BODEN influencer team sat down with Hispanic creators for our latest report, “How Brands Can Authentically Engage Hispanic Creators.”
Five Leading Media Advocacy Groups to Make Diverse Content Creators and Talent More Discoverable, Accessible

Gracenote, the content metadata business unit of Nielsen, is joining forces with leading advocates for equitable representation in media on a new Studio System feature, Diversity Spotlight. The enhancement leverages insights from IllumiNative, Gold House, RespectAbility, National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) to highlight people and projects that meet a range of diversity-specific criteria and open new casting, funding and collaboration opportunities.
The creator economy in 3D [REPORT]

The creator economy is changing how consumers interact with brands, media, and purchasing channels. In the latest iteration of the CMO Program’s Creator economy in 3D report, we found that three out of five consumers surveyed are likely to positively engage with a brand with the right creator’s recommendation. Read on to discover how brands can harness the evolving trends of the creator economy to take creator marketing to another level.
Language and Traditions Are Considered Central to National Identity [REPORT]

Results of a Pew Research Center survey highlight language and customs as key components of national identity, while views on the importance of birthplace and religion are more divided.
2024 State of Programmatic [REPORT]

Proximic by Comscore released its second annual State of Programmatic Report for 2024. The report resulted from a survey of hundreds of publishers, advertisers, agencies and technology providers and examines how evolving technologies, consumer habits, data privacy and browser regulations are impacting the programmatic advertising landscape.
About 1 in 10 restaurants in the U.S. serve Mexican food

Mexican culture is widely established in America’s restaurants. Some 11% of restaurants in the United States serve Mexican food, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from SafeGraph, which curates information about millions of places of interest around the globe, and the user review site Yelp.
The Importance of Cross-Cultural Market Research in the Global Market

The demographics of the U.S. are rapidly shifting, with the population on track to becoming a multicultural majority. But the reality is, for many companies, growth lies beyond national borders. U.S. based brands are increasingly looking to other regions to engage new audiences. Similarly, Latin American brands, for example, look to spread its reach to other demographics in the U.S.
C-SUITE LEADERS FROM VOLKSWAGEN, CONSTELLATION BRANDS & PEPSICO TO HEADLINE 2024 HMC ANNUAL SUMMIT ON APRIL 10-11, 2024 IN NEW YORK CITY

The Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) announced early bird registration is open for 2024 HMC Annual Summit on April 10 to 11 at Convene at One Liberty Plaza in New York City’s Financial District. In addition, HMC released the first round of C-suite headliners, including Pablo Di Si, President & CEO of Volkswagen Group of America; Greg Gallagher, Vice President of Brand Marketing, Beer Division Constellation Brands and Esperanza Teasdale, Vice President & General Manager of PepsiCo, who will showcase the culture-driven strategies that are yielding growth and competitive market share.