Promotions & Events

Tecate announced an evolution to their award winning “Born Bold” campaign introduced in 2015 called “We Are Bold.” The new campaign is built around four friends’ brotherly bond while emphasizing the camaraderie, rivalries and unspoken, yet understood inside jokes during their regular barbecues (BBQ).

The FIFA World Cup, as you probably already know, is the ultimate sports competition in the world, showcasing premier level soccer stars playing with their national teams. This tournament takes place every four years, but what you might not know is that there’s another battle that happens behind the scenes: it’s a competition between brands to outfit and sponsor each national team.  By Vicente Navarro, partner and vice president of business development at AC&M Group

Estrella Jalisco announced an agreement with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), the commercial arm of Major League Soccer, to partner with the Mexican Soccer Federation (Federación Mexicana de Fútbol, FMF). As part of the agreement, Estrella Jalisco becomes the Official Beer of the Men’s Mexican National Soccer Team (MNT) throughout the annual U.S. Tour of El Tricolor, on the Road to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and beyond.

Experiential plays a powerful role in driving the how, when, and where millennials spend their dollars and willundoubtedly become one of the most influential and relevant engagement channels for the generation to follow….Generation Z. For legacy brands, experiential marketing is incredibly important as it inspires people to action and force CPG marketers to rethink how they connect with people outside of the aisle and beyond the screen.

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey presents TURNO7, a digital content series that celebrates Latino business owners, who like Jack Daniel himself, stayed true to their principles. Each story demonstrates the authenticity, integrity, spirit of independence and loyalty to their craft.

The failure of the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals is without question a tremendous setback for U.S. soccer. Millions of disappointed U.S. soccer fans are scratching their heads wondering who is to blame for this catastrophe.  By Jaime Cardenas – CEO, AC&M Group

It’s a big marketing move for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment as it seeks to build its share of Hispanic vacationers and local visitors through direct Spanish-language communication — something never done before on a major level. BY Adam R Jacobson, for HispanicAd      

With Hispanic Heritage Month in full swing, the Immigrant Archive Project and DishLATINO are teaming up to digitally showcase the stories of Latino immigrants who left their home countries to build a new life in the United States.

PM3, an Atlanta based multicultural advertising agency, recently created the movement called “Puerto Ricovery”.

The use of social media and technology for sponsorship activations are topics of keen interest for the ANA Sponsorship & Event Marketing Committee.

Hennessy and Golden Boy Promotions announced a formal partnership that brings to life the spirit of Hennessy’s “Never stop. Never settle.” mantra, with content that tells the remarkable story of Saul “Canelo” Álvarez.

Every year around this time, brands begin to bombard Hispanic consumers with special promotions, ad campaigns and cameo appearances in the community. Many brands take advantage of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) to engage with the U.S. Hispanic community and celebrate Hispanic heritage and culture. But are they perceived as authentic?  By Pacino Mancillas, Partner & VP of Strategic Partnerships, AC&M Group

The California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creators of the iconic got milk? campaign and its Spanish-language counterpart Toma Leche, has teamed up with Grupo Chespirito to host the 1-year anniversary of “El Chavo del Ocho Day” in Los Angeles on Sept. 8 with month-long celebrations featuring “La Merienda” snack+ milk pairings. 

Tajín International Corporation announced a new partnership with MasterChef winner Claudia Sandoval who will serve as Tajín’s official chef and recipe creator in the U.S.

Petco returns as a national sponsor of NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations’ Clear the Shelters pet adoption campaign for a second consecutive year.

HipLatina announced a partnership with Go RVing to engage HipLatina’s acculturated audience of upscale Latinas.

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) announced a premier multimedia advertising campaign that will introduce the all-new Mazda CX-5 to U.S. Hispanic audiences through “¡Al Bate!” (Batter Up!) – an eight episode, documentary style mini-series featuring former MLB player Ramiro Peña, who currently serves as an infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.

UCI Live, Univision Communications Inc.’s (UCI) in-house experiential marketing unit, has invited the initial eight amateur youth soccer teams to compete in the inaugural Prospects Cup that will be held from December 18-22, 2017 at the Omni ChampionsGate Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida.

Hundreds of thousands of hardcore soccer aficionados will converge on stadiums across the United States as the CONCACAF Gold Cup begins this month.  Toyota is joining the action as an official sponsor of the preeminent national team tournament of the North, Central America and Caribbean region.

This year, Toyota is launching the “Juntos Somos Imparables” (Together We are Unstoppable) campaign at NALEO in Dallas which is all about empowering Hispanics to pursue their dreams.