Far From Home, an Observation of Physical Distance [INSIGHT]
Meet Jorge. Born in Colombia, he visited the United States almost 25 years ago. Jorge did not come to chase the ‘American Dream.’ He did not come to raise a family. He did not come to find love. A self-confessed travieso, Spanish for troublemaker, Jorge felt he could use a hiatus from the temptations of his hometown Cartagena. He was in his early thirties and needed to grow up. Six months with his more mature younger sister he hoped would do the trick. Jorge never went back to Colombia. Without ever intending do so, he permanently left his home. Yet interesting enough, ‘home’ never left him.
It’s no secret that Hispanic consumers are driving growth across a range of industries in the U.S., so it makes sense that many companies aren’t asking if this demographic is affecting the nation. Rather, they’re asking how they’re affecting it.
Marketers report strong doubts about their skills, effectiveness and ability to measure the impact of their campaigns according to research released from Adobe.
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the news lately you’ve seen Univision posted some pretty big numbers. “Univision’s average of 1.81 million viewers aged 18-to-49 so far in July tops Fox, NBC and CBS, who are all clustered just under 1.5 million, the Nielsen company said.”
Almost all Hispanic advertising shares one thing – the Spanish language. Hispanic marketing is big business, involving organizations from all segments of society and our economy. Yet almost all Hispanic advertising involves Spanish in some way.
National activity and regional spot marketing, where dealers keep the overall brand in tune to the local nuances, drive Ford Motor Co.’s digital brand strategy for US Hispanics. David Rodriguez, multicultural marketing manager at the automaker, spoke with eMarketer’s Danielle Drolet about the demographic, its mobile-skewing behaviors and the state of Spanish-language search.
This year marked the 10th anniversary of Coca-Cola’s Summer Love Festival: three days of parties, games, spas and music for Israeli teens—all with unlimited access to Coca-Cola. Of course, not every teenager who’d like to go can attend, setting up those who are absent for a serious case of FOMO: the fear of missing out, and in this case, the uneasy feeling that your peers are having a better time than you are. So Coca-Cola created a solution for a few of those left out: Social Robots, which allowed teens to join the fun virtually.
With Apple claiming the top position this year, Google jumps to #2 and Coca-Cola, the brand that held the #1 position for 13 consecutive years, moves to #3.
Emilio Romano – President of Telemundo Media as resigned his position in the company.
Exec Explains Guiding Principles Behind Pantelion, Televisa USA Content
SPORTSMANIAS got in the business of creating a special niche demographic site and app that has captivated avid sports fans, including specific content for the Hispanic market.
American demand for cause is stronger than ever, especially among multicultural consumers. According to the 2013 Cone Communications Social Impact Study , Hispanics represent one of the most actively-engaged population segments to-date and exhibit stronger inclinations to purchase cause-related products as well as participate in corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts:
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Views differ on breaking news in the digital world
