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'Hispanic Malls' Drawing Crowds by Being Culturally in Tune

'Hispanic Malls' Drawing Crowds by Being Culturally in Tune

Hispanic malls are drawing crowds across six states with a mix of special stores and family entertainment.

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Discrimination Claim Against Interpublic Heads to Trial

A district judge tossed bulk of discrimination claims file by Joy C. Noel, but one part of the case is going to trial next month.

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Know the Multicultural Market and You'll Know the Key to Digital Success

Know the Multicultural Market and You'll Know the Key to Digital Success

Many marketers are depleting their multicultural budgets to plow more into digital, yet multicultural consumers are key influencers in the digital space.

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Don't Be Fooled by Obama's Victory: Sharp Racial Divisions Persist

Don't Be Fooled by Obama's Victory: Sharp Racial Divisions Persist

Despite a shift away from multicultural targeting, new studies show it's a mistake for marketers to assume that races see eye to eye.

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Except for the Obamas, Where Are Black Couples in the Media?

Except for the Obamas, Where Are Black Couples in the Media?

Love between a black man and black woman is a big deal in the black community, but where is it in the media or in ads?

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All Hail the Year of the Snake!

All Hail the Year of the Snake!

Asian Lunar New Year is here, marked by advertisements and marketing campaigns to mark the auspicious season.

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The Super Bowl Ads Where Ethnic Elbowed In

Not many Super Bowl ads had Hispanic cultural cues, but a few were outstanding at merging ethnic and mainstream.

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Note to Ram Trucks: God Made Non-White Farmers, Too

Note to Ram Trucks: God Made Non-White Farmers, Too

Edye Deloch-Huges notes that it felt like her farming heritage was left out of one of this year's most popular Super Bowl spots.

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Internet Radio Must Tune In to the Emerging Hispanic Mainstream

Internet Radio Must Tune In to the Emerging Hispanic Mainstream

An internet radio study suggests that brands mix mass and specialized marketing to reach the young, diverse Hispanic community.

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As a 'Jamerican,' I Commend Volkswagen's CMO for Pushing Forward

As a 'Jamerican,' I Commend Volkswagen's CMO for Pushing Forward

Carol Watson finds the spot funny, and thinks Tim Mahoney did his homework before releasing the ad.

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Caribbean Community: VW Super Bowl Ad Isn't Offensive -- Its Critics Are

Caribbean Community: VW Super Bowl Ad Isn't Offensive -- Its Critics Are

Caribbean group says ad actually honors Jamaican culture and that it should go on.

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Beware: Univision Aims to Be a One-Stop Solution for Marketers

Beware: Univision Aims to Be a One-Stop Solution for Marketers

Cash-strapped advertisers may hail Univision's new internal agency, but expect its research to be self-serving, not objective.

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Why Can't the Booming Hispanic Market Get Its Fair Share of Investment?

Why Can't the Booming Hispanic Market Get Its Fair Share of Investment?

The growing Hispanic market suffers from a seriously flawed system for sales-data collection that keeps investment way too low.

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In a Culture of Mass Shootings, the Ad Industry Shares the Blame

Gun advertising stays mostly out of the eye of the mainstream, but it's helping to fuel a culture of violence.

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Just as People Adapt to Cultural Shifts, So Must Brands

Just as People Adapt to Cultural Shifts, So Must Brands

As America goes increasingly multicultural, we must re-engineer brands to adapt.

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Nielsen Measures the Depth of a Burgeoning Asian-American Market

Nielsen Measures the Depth of a Burgeoning Asian-American Market

A new Nielsen report measures the depth of the Asian-American market segment, the nation's largest growing multicultural consumer group.

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Will Voters' Message to the GOP Shake Up the Ad Industry, Too?

Big Tent contributors debate whether ad industry will note the 'demographic shellacking' the GOP took this election?

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Key Takeaways From the ANA Multicultural Conference

Key Takeaways From the ANA Multicultural Conference

Inspiring highlights and great advice from the ANA Multicultural Conference -- one of the few "must-attend" meetings in the Hispanic space.

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An Anti-Obama, Anti-Gay Marriage Ad on BET?

Why is Black Entertainment Television running an ad that opposes Obama's re-election and gay marriage, when it doesn't have to?

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Minorities Differ Much From Each Other, But Not When Reacting to Ads

Minorities Differ Much From Each Other, But Not When Reacting to Ads

Contrary to popular belief, it's not racial or ethnic identity that sets minorities' response to a brand, but how welcoming they feel it is.

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