LGBT Online Media, Marketing and Advertising

The investment industry LGBT+ inclusivity organisation backed by Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, Legal & General Investment Management, St. James's Place and Northern Trust, has launched a tool analysing the industry's inclusion progress.

Pink Banana Media was proud to be a part of, and support, the first LGBT+ Tourism Summit in Malta, which attracted the participation of the country's Minister for European Affairs and Equality, the Hon. Dr. Helena Dalli. International experts discussed market developments, new marketing strategies and the economic prospects for Malta, the top-rated country on the ILGA Europe Rainbow Map and Index 2018. The Malta Tourism Authority worked together with ITB Berlin to present the educational event and featured presentations from several IGLTA members, such as Barcelona Turisme, Community Marketing & Insights and Gen C Traveller.

Meet David Jefferys, president of Altus Agency, and founder of the LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBTMPA). He saw a growing number of LGBT meeting professionals and helped them become a formal organization to “increase the visibility of the impact that the LGBT community has on meetings and events.”

Heather Hiles, founder of Pathbrite, an education technology company, wants to help founders find the right investors--and be prepared to sell to them.

For queer publishers, life can be tough: despite the corporate love of all things LGBTQ, there’s no money in it

Bernadette Smith’s mission in life has always been to help people feel safer. It’s why she founded Equality Institute, which holds trainings for corporations around how to make LGBTQ customers and employees most comfortable.

Vice has urged the media and advertising industries to keep diversity and inclusivity in mind even as they try to adopt brand safety practices online.

Evening hosted by Endeavor Chief Marketing Officer Bozoma Saint John, honored #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke, HuffPost Editor-in-Chief Lydia Polgreen, Among Many Others. Presented by Microsoft & Omnicom Group

Revry is like Netflix for LGBTQ shows, music, and podcasts—and it wants to make them available everywhere.

We'll be meeting a new set of faces in the world of LGBTQ influencers, and with them, a fresh set of voices. We'll learn more about how these folks have navigated and grown up with the ever-changing digital landscape, and how they've adapted to mediums such as podcasts, as well as how they've learned to take photos, videos and the written word and bring them to life in a way that combines some traditional elements alongside some of the new.

Asad Dhunna has launched agency The Unmistakables today (13 September) with clients including start-up fashion brand LaBante London and drinks business Proud Beer.

While 28 States Provide No Non-Discrimination Housing Laws To Protect LGBT Members, GayRealEstate.com Is Dedicated to Matching Members of the LGBTQ Community With Gay, Lesbian and Gay Friendly Realtors Offering Free Buyers Representation.

The free to enter competition asks adland to reimagine a mainstream advertising campaign for a LGBT+ audience, to highlight the debate around diversity and inclusion in advertising.

StartOut Growth Lab is billed as the first standalone, brick-and-mortar accelerator focusing entirely on LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs.

The free-to-enter competition asks adland to reinvent a mainstream ad campaign for a LGBT+ audience, to highlight the debate around diversity and inclusion in marketing.

Bell wanted to see more women represented in LGBT magazines, especially women of color. She wanted to see more trans people and bisexual women as well. So she founded Tagg Magazine, a publication that spotlights, as its tagline reads, “Everything Lesbian, Queer, and Under the Rainbow.”

A lot has evolved over the years when it comes to LGBTQ online media. In this blog post, we take a deeper dive into the evolution of website traffic and where it comes from, ranging from bookmarked links to search to social media. We also explore social media engagement and how it relates to visibility across the various platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

As part of "its commitment to reflect important demographic and household characteristics in its National TV panel," Nielsen has revealed that it will expand its reporting capabilities to identify same gender spouses and partners and their households.

In celebration of the NYC arrival of WorldPride 2019, The Mixx is honoring 12 individuals who are making a difference in the lives of the LGBTQ community. Our fifth Pride Hero is Keith Douglas, Managing Director for One World Observatory and Broadway enthusiast.

Award-winning ZippyDogs, a promotional products company, has announced the launch of Brand|Pride, a one-stop shop for organizations planning to participate in local, national or international Pride celebrations.

Thought leaders see cause for optimism when it comes to inclusion in the meetings industry -- and much room for improvement

In celebration of the NYC arrival of World Pride 2019, The Mixx is honoring 12 individuals. Our fourth Pride Hero is Monica Boll, Managing Director at Accenture and Diversity & Inclusion advocate. 

Healthcare's use of influencers has valuable lessons to offer practitioners in other areas of PR, not least because its practitioners hold themselves to the highest standards of accuracy.

With all of the excitement coming to New York City in 2019 with World Pride and the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall, we are pleased to announce that LGBT Week NYC will be held June 17-21, 2019. Stay tuned for our upcoming programming announcements. We look forward to continuing and expanding our partnerships with LGBTQ business organizations in NYC, including Rivendell Media, NGLCC, StartOut, Out Professionals, the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Spiire.org and more.

A planned IPO underlines increased acceptance of LGBT people, and their spending power.