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November 23, 2015

DDB Worldwide Acquires Brazil’s Grupo ABC

DDB Worldwide, a division of Omnicom Group Inc., has acquired Grupo ABC, the largest independent advertising and marketing communications group in Brazil for approximately US $270 million. Grupo ABC owns agencies like Pereira & O’Dell, DM9, Sunset, Dojo and Africa Global, covering public relations, CRM, digital, promotions, events and advertising.

How Are Retailers Luring Hispanic Consumers to Buy on Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

In 2014 U.S. $50.9 billion were spent during the 4-day Black Friday weekend by 33 million U.S. consumers.Black Friday, Cyber Monday is the start to Holiday Shopping which in some retail sectors (e.g. jewelry) can amount to more than a third of annual sales. Portada interviewed top executives behind retailers including Sprint, Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods and asked them about their plans for the Holiday Sales starting this Friday.