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Soccerly.com gets first round of funding by Mexican VC funds

Soccerly, a digital platform for U.S soccer fans interested in the global soccer scene, has raised its Series “A” round of funding by institutional investors. The amount of the funding has not been disclosed. Lead investors are Mexican funds Gerbera Capital and Mexico Ventures I (both funds are also investors in leading recipes site Kiwilimon.com.)

US Holiday Desktop E-Commerce Spending to reach US $48.1 Billion

According to Comscore, for the holiday season-to-date, $18.9 billion has been spent online using desktop computers, Inceasing by 14% over last year’s result .Tuesday, November 19 has been the heaviest online spending day of the season to date at $963 million. Two other shopping days – Thursday, November 14 and Sunday, November 24 – have also seen at least $900 million in online retail spending.

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ANA Multicultural Day 1 Wrap-Up: “Lead with ethnic insights first!”

More than 800 marketing, advertising and media executives are gathering in Los Angeles for the Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference. To include ethnic insights into overall (total) marketing strategies is crucial, many marketers noted. Pepsico’s Carlos Saavedra presented Pepsi’s cultural fluency marketing approach.

Research: Why Is Google Not Loved by Hispanics?

We recently published research by Vision Critical according to which Google is the top brand among the general population, but does not even make the list with the Hispanic audience. We talked to Ryan Barker, EVP Marketing and Analytics at Vision Critical, about the study’s insights.