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Heineken continued to mark their investment in the future of American soccer by announcing partnership agreements with seven Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs. Starting January 1, 2015, the premium beer brand will bring the Heineken experience to a variety of teams in cities across the country, including the Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, New York City FC and Orlando City SC.

Latin America is home to more than 425 million Catholics – nearly 40% of the world’s total Catholic population – and the Roman Catholic Church now has a Latin American pope for the first time in its history. Yet identification with Catholicism has declined throughout the region, according to a major new Pew Research Center survey that examines religious affiliations, beliefs and practices in 18 countries and one U.S. territory (Puerto Rico) across Latin America and the Caribbean.

KFC has launched a new broadcast initiative aimed at becoming the official food of the unofficial holidays, with its “Festive Feast.”

This time of year is particularly exciting for me as I get to work on my true passion: developing Hispanic digital strategies for our clients. As we wrap up 2015 planning, five key themes have emerged that I expect to come to life in the Hispanic online market next year.  by Lee Vann / Captura Group

An estimated 78.1 percent of people in U.S. households had a high-speed Internet connection last year, according to a new report released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, digital divides exist among the nation’s metropolitan areas and demographic groups.

While the demise of ad agencies due to digital disruption has long been prophesied, the evidence just doesn’t point to such an outcome. The actual outcome, to date, has been the proliferation of agencies. As digital democratized publishing has opened unlimited new channels, the marketing environment has, in turn, become much more complex, with CMOs hiring a broad phalanx of best of breed channel-specialist agencies. Indeed, “integrated marketing” — or the orchestration of this “stable of agencies” — has become the issue of greatest importance for CMOs, (according to a Forbes study), sadly surpassing even “effective advertising.”

A “like” can go a long way, according to the newly released 2014 Cone Communications Digital Activism Study. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans say they are more inclined to support social and environmental issues in a variety of ways, including volunteering, donating and sharing information, after first “liking” or “following” an organization online. Moreover, Americans see their online activities as a positive way to make an impact on the issues they care about, as six-in-10 believe tweeting or posting information online is an effective form of advocacy or support.

A.T. Kearney released the results of the study “Connected Consumers Are Not Created Equal: A Global Perspective,” that is focused on better understanding today’s connected consumers – Who are they? What motivates them? How do they move from connectivity to consumption and what are the implications for global brands and retailers? Based on the findings the study provides recommendations for retailers and brands.

eMarketer forecasts that more than 147 million people in the US will use a tablet in 2014, up 11.2% from 2013 levels. The US tablet audience will account for 58.5% of internet users and 46.1% of the US population this year and is on track to include more than half of all people in the US by 2016.

ESPN Deportes will be the Spanish-language home of the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games, Veracruz 2014, starting November 14 with the Opening Ceremony at 8 p.m. ET live from Veracruz, Mexico.

With more and more consumers expected to search on social media for gifts and promotions this holiday season, many retailers hoping to reach shoppers online will put paid social media at the center of their marketing efforts this season. The result, no doubt, will be a very crowded social space.

Procter & Gamble’s Duracell brand and its agency Saatchi and Saatchi received top honors, last night, winning the first ever, Best in Show award in the Multicultural Excellence Awards competition for “Trust Your Power”. The ad portrays the resilient story of Derrick Coleman, the first legally deaf player to be part of an NFL offense and a fullback with the Seattle Seahawks. The story line: Coleman, like Duracell, is driven by power.

Univision Communications Inc. announced a nationwide search for every day heroes who harness the power of sports to serve and improve their communities and the lives of the people that live in them. 

Telemundo announces the return of internationally-acclaimed actress Kate Del Castillo in the network’s upcoming super series “Dueños del Paraiso” (Owners of Paradise), slated to premiere in early 2015. 

Discovery Familia  and MiTú announced that it has signed a cross-platform programming deal to bring Latino talent to Discovery Familia’s TV and digital audiences.

Terra, in partnership with comScore, announces the results of “Terra’s 2014 State of the Hispanic Digital Consumer by comScore” study showcasing that Hispanics continue to outpace general market consumers on most digital fronts, above all in mobile, specifically among the Gen X and Millennial demographic.

Introducing Logic into the Quest for a Total Market Approach Definition

Cantinflas and Mr. Spock walk into a bar. That’s how I wanted to start this note, but it wasn’t working, Cantinflas is too distracting. So I’ll leave him for now and hang out with Mr. Spock of Star Trek fame, a staunch purveyor of unadulterated logic.  By Pedro de Cordoba / Eventus

Hernán Menéndez, founder & principal of The Cut Club!*, is one of the busiest and most experienced editors working in the US Hispanic ad industry today. He has 20+ years of experience “cutting commercials” (as we like to say in our racket) under his belt. He has his points of view too.   By Gonzalo López Martí – LMMiami.com

If you think about it, marketers today simply can’t win when making a smart decision about where to place their ad budgets.

TV used to be the steady rock in the marketer’s relationship with advertising: sizeable, trusted and to a degree predictable. But the once-steady rock today has many real and a few perceived flaws chipping away at its role in the media mix. Enough with the rock metaphors; allow me to explain.

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