Delicate dance: Targeting biculturals
Advertisers often alienate first- and second-generation Hispanics When we say the word Hispanics, we’re lumping a large, diverse range of people into one very narrow group. Though Hispanics do share a common ethnicity, their experiences and history are quite different, and understanding that is a key part of putting together an effective media plan to reach them. One growing subgroup of Hispanics in the U.S. is bicultural Hispanics,...
Will Your New Creative Approach Succeed In-Market?
Dramatic shifts in the world of advertising have created even more pressures on copy testing, with advertisers needing more rapid feedback in a fast-moving world, and the expansion of online branded content requiring ever more copy be produced, including copy that is highly customized for specific audience segments.
Cord-Cutting, Tipping Points and Advertising
Recent reports confirm that the number of consumers who have decided that they don’t need cable companies anymore has increased dramatically lately….
State Farm Makes Plans to Sell Car Insurance Customer Data
State Farm has developed plans to sell customer data, allowing advertisers to create highly targeted pitches based on where, when and how people drive. In a patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, State Farm proposes gathering information about drivers’ routes and stops from vehicles’ sensors, navigation systems, cameras or other devices. State Farm would send data on driver’s habits to “another unit or...
An ad or a show? Some say YouTube Kids blurs the line
Pop quiz: Which of these are commercials? A video describing what McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets are made of. A video showing LEGO toys being opened and assembled. A video in which characters from the Disney movie “Frozen” drink Sprite. All appear on YouTube Kids, a new free app — described as “kid-friendly content” for “curious little minds” — that mixes ad-like videos with traditional shows. On Monday, a Boston consumer group told...