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Significant Educational Strides by Young Hispanic Population

The nation’s fast-growing Hispanic population made dramatic strides in educational attainment in recent decades — especially among younger age groups.
Marketers are all in on streaming despite questions on its effectiveness as advertising platform

Nielsen released its 2023 Annual Marketing Report, which uncovered that 84% of marketers are including streaming platforms in their media planning to meet their audiences, yet only 49% of survey respondents view OTT and CTV as effective advertising channels.
Global Consumer Media Content & Tech Spend Grew 6.3% in 2022

Global consumer spending on overall media content and technology grew at a decelerated 6.3% in 2022 to $2.186 trillion, following an increase of 6.9% in 2021, the strongest growth in consumer media spending in a decade, according to new research by PQ Media, the leading provider of media econometrics.
Listening and Watching: YouTube Audio Consumption on Internet-Connected TVs

We recognize that many people listen to the audio content on YouTube, regardless of the video engagement. We have seen YouTube transform from a video-only service to a video-first platform which consistently delivers audio content via music and music videos. Listening to “music and music videos on YouTube” has always been counted as an audio source in Share of Ear®, our syndicated service that measures all types of audio consumption.
First Quarter Showed Challenges of Bringing Inflation Under Control

Slower-but-continued growth in gross domestic product and other economic indicators during the first quarter showed the difficulty of bringing inflation under control, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in the May issue of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review.
Estrllaa Media Showcasing 2023 UPFRONT VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

Estrella Media said it has become a growth leader in Spanish-language Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) programming. The company's double-digit year-over-year growth was central to its 2023 IAB NewFronts and Upfront presentations.
Back To The Office: Marketers And Agencies Increase Commutes And Days In The Office

Marketers and agencies are increasing their commutes and spending more days at the office, according to a new Advertiser Perceptions study of 302 media agencies and brands commissioned by the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group®. Interviews took place April 4-12, 2023 and the results were compared to the same study conducted in April and October 2022.
RIP Metaverse, we hardly knew ye

The Metaverse, the once-buzzy technology that promised to allow users to hang out awkwardly in a disorientating video-game-like world, has died after being abandoned by the business world. It was three years old.
As media options proliferate, quality audience data is the key to delivering marketing impact

By 2025, experts believe the world will be rife with about 175 zettabytes of data. It would take 1.8 billion years to download that much data with an average internet connection. For marketers, this much data could pose a challenge, seeing as how their task is identifying who, out of the 8 billion people1 on the planet, is generating the data that best represents their target audience.
4 Ways to Optimize Return on Ad Spends (ROAS) in Uncertain Economic Times

For marketers and advertisers facing tightening budgets, advertising campaigns and strategies are being evaluated closely and scrutinized to determine which spending should stay and which needs to go. This evaluation leans heavily on reviewing data, specifically return on ad spends (ROAS), and determining the best way to avoid deep cuts while keeping advertising campaigns active.

























