Promotions & Events

Bestselling author, speaker and TV host Gaby Natale has inked a deal with PepsiCo to empower and inspire the company’s employees as part of its commitment to celebrating diversity during Hispanic Heritage Month.

The multiplatform initiative will highlight the impact Latinos are having on America’s economic future, social attitudes and cultural trends, while aiming to enhance the Hispanic community’s power through increased civic engagement.

Televisión Dominicana announced that two of the Dominican Republic’s most beloved comedians, Raymond Pozo and Miguel Cespedes, will be joining the network on its float at the 2018 Dominican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, August 12, 2018.

The National Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) is proud to recognize Ilia Calderon, co-anchor of Noticiero Univision and Jorge A. Plasencia, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Republica, as recipients of the 2018 BRAVO! Journalist and Pioneer of the Year Award, respectively.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the launch of the first Jr. NBA league in Puerto Rico.  The Jr. NBA Puerto Rico League will be comprised of 30 teams for boys (ages 14 and under) and will feature a draft event to select teams on July 27.  

Univision Communications (UCI) announced that the 15th edition of “Premios Juventud” (PJ 2018), has attracted major sponsors looking to connect with the show’s young and diverse audience. M&M’S®, Neutrogena are back after a successful first year in 2017, joining long-standing partners, McDonald’s, State Farm® and T-Mobile.

Marketing expenditures on sponsorship have increased considerably over the past several years, but progress in measuring and assessing sponsorship’s business impact has been marginal, according to a new study.

The Cannes Festival of Advertising, where Lions come from, may not have jumped the shark yet, but it’s headed that way. That’s important not just because the Lions are the Oscars of advertising, but because the festival itself is a mirror of our industry. This year’s look in the mirror gave a rather unflattering reflection. What happened?

Telemundo doubles down on its commitment to provide youth the opportunity to play soccer, empower future champions and expand educational opportunities for Latino youth by investing over $35,000 in scholarships to high-need, distinguished student athletes from across the country.

The bilingual TV spots consist of three executions in which hardcore and novice soccer fans come together to enjoy the 2018 FIFA World Cup every morning over McDonald’s breakfast. As the tournament progresses our novice fans learn more about The Beautiful Game and even some Spanish along the way. World Cup commercials are seen very frequently over a one month period, so we created a series of spots that told a bigger story as a whole and rewarded the viewer with fresh executions throughout the tournament.

In the latest episode of eMarketer’s “Behind the Numbers” podcast, eMarketer reports on some of the key themes at this year’s Cannes Lions festival, including the issue of trust in the media, the impact of GDPR, and the battle for what’s left of the digital ad pie after the duopoly takes its huge share.

Univision Los Angeles will host the 2018 POSiBLE LA Entrepreneur Summit, a one-day event to empower aspiring business owners to develop their ideas and grow their businesses.

With the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ underway, the exclusive Spanish-language broadcaster, Telemundo Deportes, announced that it has been honored with four prestigious international awards for excellence in promotion, marketing and design to promote the tournament in North America.

Azteca America, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), and the Hispanic Advisory Council (HAC) of Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), announced that they have joined together to launch an imperative, new public service campaign centered on the topic of Hispanics and early detection of cancer—the ¡No Esperes! movement.

Breaking the mold with the theme “No sizes, no limits, no excuses,” Univision’s popular reality competition “Nuestra Belleza Latina” (NBL) 2018 (Our Latin Beauty 2018) is back, announcing its six-city audition tour in the U.S. for its eagerly anticipated and reimagined 11th season.

Planning, tracking, and optimizing advertising and trade spend has become table stakes for marketers at many consumer-goods companies. Despite those advances, consumer promotions and engagement (CPE) remains something of a forgotten area of marketing spend.

Wonderful Pistachios announced that sportscaster and TV personality, Carmen Boquín, will serve as the brand’s ambassador during the most important soccer event in the world. 

Mastercard is taking another significant step in its commitment to help combat childhood hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Entravision Communications Corporation, an official radio affiliate partner of Fútbol de Primera for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, announced new exclusive promotional events and content in support of its coverage of the FIFA World Cup across its radio stations in 16 markets.

Copa Airlines, the Panamanian Football Federation (FEPAFUT) and many popular Panamanian recording artists presented “Sube la Marea,” (“The Tide Rises”) a new tribute song for the Panama National Football team that will participate for the first time in a Soccer World Cup.