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Latino Entrepreneurs, Mexico, and the Market Opportunity Brands Can’t Ignore [PODCAST]
In this new episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Israel Serna, entrepreneur and Partner Marketing Manager at Autodesk, shares how his work in digital education, entrepreneurship, and cross-border collaboration is reframing what it means to do business in a global, multicultural economy.
Adapt or Fall Behind: Why Flexibility in Ad Operations Is Now a Strategic Imperative
The past few years have required media executives to navigate some of the most unpredictable conditions our industry has ever seen. A CPM freefall in 2023. A $10 billion surge in political advertising in 2024. Mounting pressure to deliver faster, cheaper, better — on every screen, all at once.
Streaming Surpasses Linear – But TV Is Not Dead Yet
For the first time in the four-year history of Nielsen’s monthly TV consumption report, The Gauge, streaming has officially overtaken cable and broadcast combined. In May’s dataset, streaming captured 44.8% of total U.S. TV usage, while cable and broadcast together accounted for 44.2%, down significantly from their positions at the report’s launch in May 2021. That shift is the headline, and it’s deserved. Streaming is now the single largest format in American television consumption.
Cannes artists: the rise and rise of fake award entries.
By Gonzalo López Martí - Creative Director What is false and what is real in 2025? Would you break up with your significant other because they have fake breasts, fake nose, fake hair, fake teeth, a fake waistline, Turkish hair plugs or a Brazilian butt lift? Welcome to the French Riviera.
83% of U.S. adults use streaming services, far fewer subscribe to cable or satellite TV
Is streaming king? Most Americans (83%) say they watch streaming services, with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video being especially common. Far fewer – 36% – say they currently subscribe to cable or satellite TV at home, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
La Pluma del Circulo – Luar Zorrillo ”La Plaza de la Peste”
El Circulo Creativo USA is curating poetry, short stories, mini short stories, scripts, aphorisms, and articles industry-related by our Industry executives.
New PSA from the Ad Council and NHTSA Highlights the Human Cost of Buzzed Driving
The Ad Council and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the launch of a powerful new public service advertisement (PSA) aimed at preventing buzzed driving across the United States. The latest creative encourages responsible driving behavior at a time when 30% of traffic fatalities nationwide involve an alcohol-impaired driver.
How Brands Should Navigate Recession Anxiety on Social Media
For brands, 2025 has posed a critical moment. Economic uncertainty has become a constant backdrop to consumer life, and it's showing up online as recession anxiety, shaping what people post, how they shop, and whom they trust. From the return of "victory gardens" as emblems of resilience to the continuing spread of #recessioncore memes on TikTok, social media is where collective anxiety is meeting cultural expression.
Audio Brings Better Moods, Joy, Coping to Gen Z [REPORT]
The Gen Z Audio Report includes a new online survey of more than 2,000 listeners ages 13-24 and reveals not only how Gen Z discovers new content and what they consume, but how audio enhances their lives.
