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Jorge A. Plasencia, chairman and chief executive officer of Republica, a service advertising, branding and communications companies, was named “Outstanding CEO of the Year” by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) at its Top 100 Minority Business Awards Luncheon held last week.

In this year’s class of inductees is the first Hispanic inductee, Eduardo Caballero.

Integration has been a buzzword for social media marketers for a while now. As efforts—and budgets—in social media evolve from experimentation toward more serious campaigns, questions of how well social is fitting into the marketing mix abound, and true integration can seem distant.

America may be the hamburger capital of the world, but consumer opinion of non-burger restaurants is increasing while the brand equity of most burger joints remains flat according to the 2011 Harris Poll EquiTrend study.

US spending on major media will continue its slow recovery from the recession this year, with dollars inching up by just 1%, eMarketer projects. Overall ad spending won’t reach 2007 levels again within the forecast period, but television is making a better-than-average comeback and will surpass 2007 spending levels by 2012.

New multimedia study examines the marketplace’s most powerful segment; illustrates how they will revolutionize branding and drive green innovation. Available at HispanicCMO.com, HispanicPRpro.com and HispanicAccountPlanner.com

The changing US population continues to influence marketing practice; a multicultural approach is no longer a choice for companies, it is now essential for success. While there has been a movement towards a more multicultural focus in many major companies across America, the phenomenon can still be considered to be relatively new. There is no question that this will become a major part of the local marketing landscape, one adopted by all businesses not just large national and multinational corporations but there is a great deal to be learned before the practice of multicultural marketing moves to where it needs to be. By Neleen Leslie / Student – Florida State University

In the past two decades, two phenomena changed the face of marketing: multicultural marketing and new media. Multicultural marketing has changed the way marketers define who the consumer is, and new media has increased the possible ways to reach the consumer. Both have broadened the possibilities of marketing. Sully Moreno / Student – Florida State University

The Census Bureau recently confirmed that 1.8 million Latinos currently reside in the Dallas/Ft.Worth metro area with an aggregate household income of $23 billion. Reaching these Latinos, however, is not as simple as most marketers think since Latinos are comprised of two distinct segments that differ sharply in terms of their language preferences, media usage, and shopping preferences. Not knowing these differences can mean the difference between a campaign’s success or failure.