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Internet users say digital tech makes them better informed than 5 years ago.  Rather than crushing them with too much information and making it hard to find useful material, most Americans say the internet and cell phones have brought benefits in learning, sharing and diversifying the flow of information into their lives.

First the good news: The way Americans feel about their own finances and the US economy is nowhere near as dismal as it was during the 2008–12 recession. The bad news is that, while things aren’t getting worse, they’re not getting much better either. Consumer morale, although stable, remains stubbornly low.

Almost a quarter of video ad impressions and more than half of third party sourced traffic is fraudulent, according to the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) and online fraud detection firm White Ops’ study of bot fraud in the digital advertising industry.

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced tan official partnership with Scotiabank, designating the international bank as title sponsor of the CONCACAF Champions League and official bank of the Confederation.

Mexicanal has created and produced its second original docu-reality program, “Son Mariachis.”

Media sales veteran Rosy Marin will depart her post as Chief Revenue Officer at Pulpo Media, ten months after assuming the post.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that legendary radio personality, Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo, will launch a morning show, “El Show de Piolín,” on 16 of the company’s radio stations beginning on January 5, 2015, as part of a programming and network advertising sales agreement. 

According to ZenithOptimedia’s new Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, global adspend will grow 4.9% to reach US$545 billion in 2015. The global economy is expected to improve (the IMF predicts 3.8% global GDP growth in 2015, up from 3.3% in 2014), but advertising faces a tough year-on-year comparison after the Winter Olympics, World Cup and US mid-term elections in 2014. Adspend growth will therefore be slightly below 2014’s 5.1%.  2016 will be a quadrennial year – with the Summer Olympics, US Presidential elections and the UEFA European Football Championship – and we expect these events to propel adspend to 5.6% growth that year, before it slips back to 5.2% in 2017 in their absence.

At its quarterly board meeting in New York City, AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing announced it has elected two new members to its Board of Directors: Carla Trum Mercado, Partner, CommonGroundMGS and Marco Lopez, Executive Vice President – Partner, elemento L2. As new board members, both will work closely with AHAA’s governing bodies and Executive Director Horacio Gavilan to support the organization’s advocacy initiatives and thought leadership strategies designed to increase corporate investment in Hispanic and multicultural marketing.

By Gonzalo López Martí / LMMIAMI.COM

• When judges make mistakes they lock them up.
• When surgeons make mistakes they bury them.
• When ad people make mistakes they run them on national TV, tweet them and post them on Facebook.

Sun Broadcast Group and Casa Media Partners (CMP) have entered into a sales partnership that will bring CMPs growing owned and operated stations to Sun’s Hispanic lineup on a national network scale.

NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content announced that it has added República to its agency roster. República will report into Jacqueline Hernandez, Chief Marketing Officer, Hispanic Enterprises and Content, NBCUniversal.

GolTV has secured broadcast rights to all home matches of Benfica, current league champions of Portugal’s top Premeira Liga.  GolTV also has signed a new deal to broadcast Everton TV, featuring matches of the English Premier League.

Once the most straightforward of markets, the United States has become a frustrating puzzle for executives of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Changes in consumer behavior, the emergence of smaller competitors, and the proliferation of retail formats — the grocery channel has lost share to club, dollar, and convenience stores — have created a much more complex environment. Adding to the challenge is the fact that U.S. population growth — a core element of CPG companies’ past success in the country — is expected to remain low for at least the next decade.

Taking advantage of digital trends can give consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies the edge they need to appeal to consumers’ desires to have relevant, real-time and one-on-one interactions with your brands.

Now that we’re past Thanksgiving and holiday parties are already upon us, it’s time to think about 2015. While I don’t mind making predictions — it’s fun, and I’m always trying to understand what might be coming next — I thought I would be a bit contrarian today and write about what won’t happen next year.

Advertising budgets are shifting to a multi-screen campaign approach as consumers move across more screens. As a result digital brand advertising growth is accelerating. However, the lack of relevant digital metrics threatens to halt its continued growth. Screen-agnostic metrics are critical for marketers to evaluate and optimize their campaigns for success.

The proliferation of e-commerce and digital expansion has caused many industries to adjust dramatically to the changing landscape of consumer buying habits. Consumer goods companies are now experiencing the same shift.

The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) released the results of its 2014 HACR Corporate Inclusion Index (HACR CII).