Business

If you’re looking for some inspirational reading material during these troubling, global economic times, pick up the August 11, 2008 issue of Forbes magazine (my favorite business magazine). The cover story is about Denis O’Brien, the Irish wireless mogul who’s become a hero to people in several poor and under-developed countries like Haiti and Jamaica. To read El Blog CLICK above.

A Wall Street analyst offered an endorsement Friday for Univision’s efforts to extract significant retransmission consent fees from cable operators, going so far as to suggest that Time Warner Cable could suffer from the Spanish-language broadcaster’s demands.

The recent economic downturn looks to be claiming its first corporate victims. Among the list of once strong retailers scurrying for bankruptcy protection are industry giants Linens ‘n Things, Bombay Company, Sharper Image and Steve & Barry’s. This raises a frightening question: can your company make it through?

The U.S. Army deepened its partnership with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) participating in several activities during their Annual Convention and Expo on July 7-12, in Washington, DC. At the same time, during the event, the Army announced the creation of a national leadership seminar for youth that will be taking place in October 2008, thanks to its partnership with LULAC’s National Education and Service Centers (LNESC).

Last week the online advertising industry woke up to the fact that it is not immune to the effects of a broad-based macroeconomic slowdown.

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS)announced that “El Circo”, the company’s hit morning radio show on WMEG La Mega 106.9 FM in Puerto Rico, was nominated by the Association of Executives in Sales and Marketing in Puerto Rico for the “Premios Excelencia en Mercadeo” award for its “¿Pa’ Donde Van?” campaign. “El Circo” is hosted by the renowned radio personalities Antonio “El Gangster” Sánchez and José “Funky Joe” Vallenilla.

Even people who find their dream job right out of college will find change in that job inevitable. In fact, by age forty, over 70 percent of all college graduates are in professions that no longer are related to their original academic focus. Relationships they’ve made in college, however, frequently last a lifetime. The same is true in your career.

It’s not every day that Univision undertakes major collaborations for special events, and the upcoming “Premios Deportes” is a nice case study. Unlike “Premios Juventud” or the long-running “Premio Lo Nuestro,” which Univision produces entirely on its own, “Premios Deportes” is a collaboration between Univision and Tecate beer. I had the pleasure of attending the taping in L.A., and while we didn’t have the benefit of a fully-edited, continuously-running program, the content will make for a very nice program.

Published by Manny Gonzalez – abece

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