The 2017 season saw Formula 1 register an increase in audience figures across both TV and digital platforms compared to the previous year. Brazil was the 2nd strongest market with a 13.4% audience growth.Brazil is still the biggest TV market with more than 76 million viewers.
A growing trend among professional athletes has been the usage of social media to make important announcements. And on Sunday, December 17, Brazilian soccer star Kaká declared his retirement via his Twitter account to his nearly 30 million followers.
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. has signed an exclusive contract with soccer star Neymar Jr. to support its 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ marketing and brand campaigns beginning in January 2018.Neymar Jr.’s exclusive contract with Arcos Dorados’ Brazilian operation further strengthens McDonald’s brand market leadership in the country.
Latin American media owners’ net advertising revenues (NAR) to grow by +9.3% in 2018, to US$26.3 billion, following a +7.3% growth in 2017, thanks economic recovery becomes more robust in the region according to MAGNA.
Latin American technology investment firm Mountain Nazca, owner of Groupon Latam, announced its acquisition of Peixe Urbano, Brazil’s leading e-commerce player.
The launch of Games4U is part of Vivo’s strategy in a very promising enterprise: Brazil is the 13th largest game market in the world and mobile gaming is the fastest growing segment, claiming 42% of the global gaming market.
Veritone®, Inc. continues global expansion with artificial intelligence solution for FOX Sports Brasil.
Latin American FOX Division Using Veritone Artificial Intelligence will extract new value from Broadcast Content.The agreement with FOX Sports Brasil comes after Veritone’s recent new agreements with CBS RADIO and most recently with iHeartMedia.
In this new article of Portada’s new Brazil Corner feature, Carla Ponta and Luiz Duarte describe the latest trends in the Brazilian Pay-TV market, the eighth largest worldwide. While subscribers have declined, a substantial increase in audience per minute and higher advertising investment bode well for the sector’s future.
According to Accenture, in the past year alone, more than half of online users favored devices other than TV sets for video viewing. Brazilians included.
Portada spoke with Arno Trabesinger, FC Barcelona’s Managing Director Americas, about the Spanish club’s expansion plans for Latin America.
A city often described by its multiple shades of grey and hectic pace aims to become a prime production set for the Film Industry. This is the challenge of São Paulo Film Commission.
In the first article of Portada’s new Brazil Corner feature, published last week, Sao Paulo based journalist Carla Ponte interviews João Daniel Tikhomir, head of the Brazilian production powerhouse Mixer. Tikhomir described the state of the Brazilian audiovisual sector and the impact of production incentive laws on studios as well as the relative infancy of branded content and product placement in Brazil. In the below second part of the interview, Tikhomir expands on his expertise in branded integrations, describes new ways to finance audiovisual content and criticizes the high concentration of the distribution in the Brazilian movie market.
Rodale Inc. announced the continued international expansion of Women’s Health, with the launch of Women’s Health Brazil.
Why it matters: The relaunch of Women’s Health in partnership with Rocky Mountain Editora expands Rodale Inc.’s relationship with the company, which also publishes the Runner’s World and Bicycling Brazil editions.
Worldwide shopper marketing company Arc, which operates in about 30 countries, comes to Brazil. ARC is a subsidiary of Leo Burnett Worldwide.Led by Jean-Louis Gusiew (General Manager) and Clovis Marchetti (Executive Creative Director), Arc will receive R$ 5 million in initial investments.
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.
Brazilian beer brand Skol is the most valuable brand in Latin America, with 20% growth in 2015, taking its brand value to US$8.5bn. Last year’s number one Corona moves to second position with growth of 6% to US$8.5bn.
What: Accenture has acquired independent Brazilian digital agency AD.Dialeto,strengthening its digital marketing services provided through Accenture Interactive, part of Accenture Digital. Why it matters: Acquisition nearly doubles Accenture Interactive footprint in the Brazilian market and increases its ability to serve clients throughout Latin America. Accenture has acquired independent Brazilian digital agency AD.Dialeto,to strengthen its digital marketing services […]
What: Video Games total sales in Latin America were of US$1.86 billion in 2014 and are expected to reach US$2.7 billion in 2019, with a 8.4% annual compounded growth rate. Why It Matters: The region share is largely dominated by two markets which, together, will account for 72% of total revenue in 2019: Brazil (39%) and Mexico (33%), according to a PwC study […]
With the start of the Copa America 2015, June 11 until July 14 in Chile and one of the most anticipated sports events of the year, soccer passion and emotion will be running high throughout Latin America. While the popularity of soccer is very widespread throughout the Southern continent, what soccer means to fans and how they live their passion is very different. Havas Sports & Entertainment has published the study: “Fans, Passions and Brands”, which surveyed 21,000 fans across 16 countries, and aims to understand the motivations and behaviors of soccer fans and their relationship with brand sponsors.
What: Video advertising and a global monetization platform for publishers Teads opens new office in San Pablo, Brazil in an effort for capitalizing on the growth of online video and as Brazil is growing quickly in the digital ads segment. Why it matters: Teads appointed Thiago Bispo, a senior digital media professional, to lead the company’s operations in São […]
We talked to Valentín Bueno, CEO at Latcom, about why out-of-home advertising is growing more than any other advertising media. Out-of-home advertising has always been important, but technological advancement creates more and better opportunities for engaging consumers, which means the industry needs to adapt just as other advertising media.
Tampico has updated its branding for the first time in about 25 years. A new, refreshed image will help Tampico reach its consecrated consumers, as well as the new generations.
The term 'Shopper Marketing' has been around for some time, but there's still not as much attention focused on "shoppers" as there is on "consumers", which could mean a missed growth opportunity. We talked about Shopper Marketing to JC Penney's Ana Lucía Soto, MillerCoors' Turiya Luzadder, Wilson's Ángel Carmona, and Oath's Maya Abinakad and Denise Brien.
