The @LelePons phenomenon: spontaneous combustion.

By Gonzalo López Martí       LMMIAMI.COM

  • How & why did the @Lelepons juggernaut happen?
  • How did she become possibly the most important Hispanic influenceleb in the country even before she could drive a car, vote or drink alcohol (let alone buy it)?
  • You still don’t know who Lele Pons is?
  • Well, she’s on Vanity Fair’s New Establishment / Disrupters list.
  • The other one is Jessica Alba and there are no Hispanic males featured on the list.

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Purists, Practicals And Hair Splitters [INSIGHT]

A lot of the target focus and discussion today around Hispanic segments are on what I like to refer as the “middle market.” I use this term to group all of the fancy definitions used for Hispanics that have a little (or a lot) of two cultures in them: American (or I should probably say Anglo) and Hispanic culture. The fancy words to define this middle market include: biculturals, ambiculturals, transculturals, Americanos, etc. I welcome my readers to suggest a few more; some of these are actually cool and creative.  By Roberto Siewczynski, SVP, Group Director , Epsilon

Puerto Ricans leave in record numbers for mainland U.S.

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Mexico’s Smartphone User Base Reaches 62.5 Million

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Emojis Help Consumers Communicate

Most US internet users have adopted emojis, at least enough to use them once in a while. According to August research, they help consumers communicate more easily and effectively—a potentially powerful insight for brands.

Food Loves Milk Campaign from the California Milk Processor Board

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Giving Your Brand a Future Edge [INSIGHT]

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Impact of Radio on Ad Spend in Key Retail Categories

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The 50+ segment of the Hispanic market has officially come of age [INSIGHT]

For the past several decades, the conversations and editorial content in multicultural marketing have focused on how the Hispanic market is a younger market.  Given Corporate America’s ongoing obsession with the Youth and Millennials, this has been an appealing selling point that many have used to gain the commitment of marketers and secure marketing budgets.  While true, the tide has officially turned and the 50+ segment of the Hispanic market gained some much-deserved attention at two concurrent, high profile industry forums.  By Louis Maldonado, Partner and Managing Director at d expósito & Partners

Bilingualism: a Growing Value to U.S. Labor Market

Bilingual individuals, who can read and write in English and their native language, drop out of high school at lower rates, enter higher status occupations, and can earn more than those from immigrant backgrounds who only speak English according to a new study released today from the Civil Rights Project at UCLA and Educational Testing Service (ETS).

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