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Charo Henriquez has been named Executive Editor of peopleenespanol.com, reporting to PEOPLE en Español Editor-in-Chief Armando Correa.

Entravision Communications Corporation  announced that the company’s Entravision Solutions Audio Network has entered into an agreement to syndicate its marquee “El Show de Erazno y La Chokolata” to Univision Local Media in five Univision radio markets across the United States beginning March 5, 2015.

In the agency world, we hear quite a bit about the importance of partnerships and growth. The satisfaction of clients, the happiness of the team, and the innovative work that inspires both your client and your team helps to contribute to a company’s success as well as the team’s growth. When all of these objectives are met, a true partnership can develop, and successful businesses encourage strong partnerships.

A majority of the U.S. population lives in incorporated places or cities, although these areas only make up a small fraction of the U.S. land area, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The percentage of the population living in cities in 2013 was highest in the Midwest and West at 71.2 percent and 76.4 percent, respectively.

Azteca America announced the premiere of La Mujer de Judas, a mystery telenovela starring Anette Michel, Víctor González, and Andrea Martí.  La Mujer de Judas premieres Monday, March 9 at 10:00 am / 9:00 am C on Azteca America.

Nat Geo Mundo’s QUIÉN MATÓ A JESÚS, produced by Scott Free Productions and based on the New York Times best-selling book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, dives deep inside the historical story of how Jesus’ message and preachings led to his persecution and execution by a group of conspirators who saw him as a threat to their power.

According to Broadcasting & Cable Magainze, Fuse Media Inc. – which operates Fuse and NUVOtv – announced a programming slate that is designed to appeal to New Young Americans (NYAs), which Fuse describes as “the fast-growing, culturally-diverse audience defined as influencers and tastemakers, ages 18-34.”

Stardome Radio Networks (a division of Stardome Media Group) announced  the offering of 25 new syndicated (24hrs per day/ 7 days per week) radio formats targeting the emerging U.S. Hispanic Market and abroad.

FutbolUSA, Inc. will begin selling 16 Liga Primera (Division 1) and 16 Liga Nacional (Division 2) teams in 16 cities in Texas, California, and the Southwest. 

Miami based Pinta has been selected as Hispanic agency of record for UFC, helping with marketing efforts, creative public relations, social media, fighter promotions and event support.

A new U.S. Census Bureau report released provides an in-depth analysis of the nation’s population looking forward to 2060, including its size and composition across age, sex, race, Hispanic origin and nativity. These projections are the first to incorporate separate projections of fertility for native- and foreign-born women, permitting the Census Bureau to better account for the effects of international migration on the U.S. population.

Major brands are now using location data for purposes beyond targeting consumers at a particular moment in time. Marketers are leveraging location data to build much more comprehensive audience segments, which can be used to target consumers in a wide array of mobile campaign scenarios.

The company will debut “Vamos Por Ti” (We’ll Come For You) – its first-ever fully-dedicated Hispanic marketing campaign. The campaign focuses on Enterprise’s offer to pick up local neighborhood car rental customers at no extra cost.

DDM Brands and López Martí Miami, respectively client & agency, just rolled out their Yezz ARA effort with a comprehensive branded, experiential and social content initiative.

According to the report, digital content has become king and online personalities reign as the most relatable and influential, with 13-24 viewers revealing a considerable 11.3 hours weekly watching “free” online video and declaring the internet the dominant platform delivering the experience and content more suited to their lifestyle. A large driver of that consumption was that for the 62 percent majority, digital content just makes them feel good about themselves vs. 40 percent reported for TV.

Lopez Negrete Communications, Inc. earned 56  American Advertising Federation – Houston chapter awards, two of which were “Best in Show,” in the Digital and Broadcast categories, respectively. 2015 marks the eleventh consecutive year that the agency has earned “Best in Show’ awards, with this year being the first year it takes home top honors in two categories.

For most parents, their kids grow up way too fast. They transform from diaper-wearing toddler to attachment-centric first-grader to a fickle teen in what seems like no time, quickly clamoring for independence, privacy and to make their own choices.

Social influence democratized the age-old “influencer status” by devaluing the idea of influence entirely. It turned everyone into an influencer, and in the process, it turned a strategy like influence into another media metric.

This April, AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing will be educating the industry what it means to be relevant and setting the record straight on who is getting Total Market right – and who isn’t. The AHAA Annual Conference, taking place in Miami from April 27 to 29, 2015, will redefine relevance utilizing C-suite leaders from top brands, futurists and expert panels across key areas.

Heineken USA assigns Geometry Global as agency of record for all Hispanic and Total Market retail and shopper marketing. Geometry will lead strategy and shopper marketing programs with a focus on Heineken, Heineken Light, Tecate, and Tecate Light brands within the Heineken portfolio.