My question is: who likes to sit alone at the party and watch everyone else enjoy the fun? Well, this is the reality for over half of ethnic minorities in the U.S. 71% of non-white consumers believe that their race is not accurately represented in advertising, compared to 60% of white consumers. Also, 65% of non-white consumers believe they are not frequently represented in social media ads or marketing campaigns, compared to 49% of white consumers. These findings highlight the clear inequality in the advertising industry that we will further investigate in this blog with a specific spotlight on Black people. We will demonstrate the importance of diversity and inclusive marketing, and the clear opportunity for brands to reach all their target audience. We then provide the steps that brands can take to increase the accurate representation of diverse audiences in ad campaigns.

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