News From the Advertising Industry for the Week of Jan. 27

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.

    



Advertising: New Agency, a Spinoff, Will Aim Its Message at a Hispanic Audience

The JeffreyGroup, an agency known mainly for public relations, is creating a new agency to provide cross-cultural marketing to Hispanics.

    



Advertising: Bacardi Campaign Focuses on Resilience, Rather Than Rum

A new advertising campaign chronicles the tumult Bacardi has weathered since it was introduced in Cuba in 1862.

    



Advertising: To Put Puerto Rico Onscreen, the Right Brands

The film “200 Cartas” (“200 Letters”) was financed in part through a careful collection of brand partnerships that will continue during its publicity campaign.

    

Advertising: A Multiplicity of Magazine Covers, and Just as Many Reasons

Publishers of prominent publications have embraced the concept of publishing multiple covers in a single month, hoping to lure more readers and advertisers.