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Reimagining Retail: Unexpected pandemic consequences for retailers and brands that will pop in 2022 [PODCAST]
On this episode of our new Behind the Numbers show, Reimagining Retail, our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian hosts author and keynote and strategic advisor Steve Dennis to discuss overlooked consequences the pandemic has had on retailers outside of the much-discussed supply chain and consumer loyalty woes. They also identify several smaller, lesser-known brands they think will pop in 2022.
How Many Times Can You Say The Same Thing?
Don’t get me wrong, strategy is important – but the amount of people who continue to think it is more important than what it makes happen, is insane. By Rob Campbell
Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines [REPORT]
Americans’ confidence in groups and institutions has turned downward compared with just a year ago. Trust in scientists and medical scientists, once seemingly buoyed by their central role in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, is now below pre-pandemic levels.
TelevisaUnivision introduces ViX
TelevisaUnivision Inc. unveiled ViX. ViX will offer more than 50,000 hours of Spanish-language content across genres, including original series and movies, live sports, live news and current Televisa and Univision hits as well as access to an extensive library of top franchise content and formats from Televisa’s vault. The two-tier service will include a free AVOD product, ViX, launching on March 31, with 100 EPG channels and vast-content VOD experience, and an SVOD option, ViX+, with premium content, including "ViX+ Originals” and exclusive soccer, set to launch in the second half of 2022. A Beta version of the streaming app is available beginning today for select users in the U.S. and Mexico.
Here are dragons. What is your data map not telling you?
People love to claim that their marketing is data-driven. It makes them sound smart and fiscally responsible. But do we really have all the data we need for a brand building campaign? And could bigger opportunities be hiding off the data map? By Nigel Hollis
25% of People Will Spend At Least One Hour Per Day in the Metaverse by 2026
Gartner defines a metaverse as a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical and digital reality. It is persistent, providing enhanced immersive experiences, as well as device independent and accessible through any type of device, from tablets to head-mounted displays.
How to Create and Measure Successful Multicultural Marketing
Corporate spend on multicultural marketing is expected to grow in 2022. Some of that budget is likely motivated by a long overdue cultural reconning with racial injustice, and some of it boils down to simple demographic realities. The 2020 Census revealed that the non-Hispanic White population shrank in real numbers for the first time in U.S. history. Minorities accounted for all the population growth over the past decade. Our consumer economy is becoming ever more reliant on multicultural spend, and those consumers expect to see themselves reflected in the media.
MULTICULTURAL MAJORITY HAPPENING FASTER THAN PREDICTED
According to Census 2020 data, America’s demographics are shifting to a multicultural majority faster than anticipated. While 2020 marked the official year that the first full generation of 17 and under was a multicultural majority, the Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) estimates that this milestone was reached sometime in the middle of the last decade—years ahead of previous predictions. More compellingly, this shift forward means that Americans under 35 could be a multicultural majority as early as next year.
Immigrant Archive Project (IAP) to form part of United States Library of Congress.
The Immigrant Archive Project has been identified as a historically and culturally significant website by the United States Library of Congress and has thus been designated for preservation. The Immigrant Archive Project has been selected for archiving and will form part of the Latin American Studies (HLAS) Web Archive at the United States Library of Congress.
Telemundo’s TPLUS expands programming slate to premiere on Peacock
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced new shows under its Tplus content brand coming to Peacock, including Madres. Amor y Vida, La Verdad, and Los Relojes de Diablo.
