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The Role of Virtual Product Placement in Multicultural Media Investment

Our world is a diverse one and connecting with audiences from different cultural backgrounds has never been more important. Staying ahead of the curve in multicultural marketing isn’t just a strategy for today’s advertisers — it’s a necessity. But here's the challenge: How do you create dynamic cont...

How Virtual Product Placement is changing the game for Music Videos

The connection between music and culture has always been profound, and product placement seamlessly intertwines the two. As advertising became more pervasive in our lives, brands realized that embedding themselves in the cultural tapestry through music videos presented an extraordinary opportunity t...

Closing the Gap Between Advertiser DEI Pledges and Diverse Media Spend

By Maria Teresa Hernandez, Head of Partnerships and Multicultural Marketplace
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Multicultural Programming: Why Invest in Minority-Owned Media

This article was written by Maria Teresa Hernandez, Mirriad's Head of Multicultural Marketplace and SVP, Brand Partnerships. As an advertiser, there is immense potential to unlock value from niche and under-served audiences – particularly those of a marginalized nature. It’s no secret that these gro...
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Why Virtual Product Placement is Essential for Multicultural Strategy

As America shifts to a Majority-Minority Nation, advertisers must diversify their marketing strategies as the U.S. multicultural population becomes increasingly mainstream. In the last decade alone, the US Black, Hispanic and Asian population jumped dramatically from 9 million to 33.8 million. Ameri...

Leveraging Culture and Context to Reach Latino Consumers

Latinos currently make up 20% of the U.S population. However, despite U.S Latino consumer power coming in at approximately $1.7 trillion per year, only 6% of industry investment goes towards this market. This provides a huge opportunity for brands to make up that gap. Latino consumers are a major ec...
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How Virtual Product Placement solves the shortage in Black owned media

Voices from Mirriad: Written by Maria Teresa Hernandez Madison Avenue's commitment to Black-owned media is going strong in 2023. But scale is the biggest challenge advertisers are up against. With major holding companies doubling down on their investments, powered by widely publicized initiatives li...