US Hispanics Spending $20 Billion On Telecom.

US Hispanics will spend over $21.3 billion on local, long distance, wireless and Internet services this year, representing over 40 percent of the lucrative ethnic telecommunications consumer market, according to a new report by INSIGHT Research.

INSIGHT’s new report, US Hispanic Use of Telecom Services 2002-2007, reveals that US Hispanics constitute a larger, more geographically dispersed, and more affluent market than previously believed, and capturing this market can prove pivotal to the future success of telecom marketers. Multicultural marketing campaigns that promote products and services specifically targeted to the Hispanic market have become an essential element for carriers looking for growth opportunities in an otherwise stagnant telecom market.

“Telecom companies need to make significant changes to their marketing strategies to accommodate the ethnic shift in the US population,” says Robert Rosenberg, president of INSIGHT. “In-language advertising and bilingual support are the basic fundamentals, but a thorough understanding of the cultural nuances and consumer behaviors of the Hispanic community will allow carriers to penetrate this market in a significant way.”

US Hispanic Use of Telecom Services forecasts telecom expenditures for local, long distance, wireless, and Internet services in three major ethnic communities: African-American, Asian, and Hispanic. The report also reports selected Census 2000 findings, examines consumer characteristics of the Hispanic population, and summarizes targeted offerings from major telecom companies.

For more information at http://www.insight-corp.com