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BRANDS DOING JUST BLACK HISTORY MONTH EFFORTS OR BLACK CASTING IN ADS IS NOT EFFECTIVE MARKETING
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BRANDS DOING JUST BLACK HISTORY MONTH EFFORTS OR BLACK CASTING IN ADS IS NOT EFFECTIVE MARKETING

Brands doing just Black History month efforts or Black casting in ads is NOT effective marketing—brands MUST do better! A person’s cultural lens affec...

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THE HISPANIC MARKET OF TODAY AND TOMORROW
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THE HISPANIC MARKET OF TODAY AND TOMORROW

Liz Castells-Heard was invited to speak on Claritas podcast covering their annual U.S. Hispanic Market Report. She shares the real-world methods INFUS...

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ESPACIO DIGITAL
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ESPACIO DIGITAL

"El crecimiento serĂĄ difĂ­cil sin una mercadotecnia hispana efectiva. Nuestro momento al fin ha llegado"...

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IT COMES DOWN TO CONTENT
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IT COMES DOWN TO CONTENT

How we consume content has changed. But, the content's relevance has not. That's perhaps the biggest takeaway Liz Castells offers when asked to share...

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2022 OUTLOOK AND TRENDS: YEAR OF THE MULTICULTURAL MARKETING RENAISSANCE
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2022 OUTLOOK AND TRENDS: YEAR OF THE MULTICULTURAL MARKETING RENAISSANCE

Welcome to the Multicultural Marketing Renaissance. Last year, I said ‘the collision of the census, Covid and technology would accelerate the MCM busi...

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SUPER BOWL LVI: THE TEASE PROGRESSES ON THE MULTICULTURAL AD FRONT
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SUPER BOWL LVI: THE TEASE PROGRESSES ON THE MULTICULTURAL AD FRONT

Anticipation and expectations for the Super Bowl ads were an equal tease with records in spend, $6.5M ad cost, projected viewership, pre-game brand te...

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THE FUTURE IS FEMALE, MULTI-COLORED AND MARVELOUSLY DIFFERENT
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THE FUTURE IS FEMALE, MULTI-COLORED AND MARVELOUSLY DIFFERENT

Everyone can learn from the female energy in our lives and women’s contributions, as much as we have to learn from males, ungendered or multiculturals...

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WHO WILL TELL THE STORY?
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WHO WILL TELL THE STORY?

My creative director who leads the agency’s African American efforts, Hadji Williams, shared a story about a newspaper ad from his childhood ‘that won...

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SIXTY YEARS OF FIGHTING
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SIXTY YEARS OF FIGHTING

In November 1961, at the age of five, Liz Castells was presented with a very special birthday cake. She was told to care for it and wait until they ar...

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WHERE OTHERS SEE NUMBERS AND GRAPHS, WE SEE ART.
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WHERE OTHERS SEE NUMBERS AND GRAPHS, WE SEE ART.

We were proud to bring families together, add some joy during a difficult season and be part of the digital transformation accelerated by the pandemic...

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CENSUS 2020: CHANGING PERSPECTIVE
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CENSUS 2020: CHANGING PERSPECTIVE

Just how important is the 2020 Census to attracting advertisers to the U.S. Hispanic market? "It's pretty important." Liz Castells, who head...

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A TIME FOR OPPORTUNITY
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A TIME FOR OPPORTUNITY

With the "Black Lives Matter" movement and a COVID-19 pandemic that only seems to worsen in key locales where high-density Black or Hispanic...

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