Promotions & Events

Telemundo announced sponsors of the 2016 “Billboard Latin Music Awards,” including DishLATINO, Domino’s, Ford, Garnier Fructis, TWIX®, Pepsi, Samsung Electronics America, Sprint, State Farm, Target, Toyota and Victoria.

Lynn started creating buzz for the launch of her initiative with a first hint of a SECRET using hashtag #SHHHwebcitygirls. 15-second videos generating 152K views from celebrities and influencers like Nacho, Giselle Blondet, María Marín, Gabriel Coronel, Lourdes del Río, Zuleyka Rivera, Ximena Cordoba, Orlando Segura, Erick Cuesta, Ingrid Hoffmann, J.Quiles, Gotay el Auténtiko, Los Pichy Boys, posted each day on social media helped evolve the promotional campaign that lead to the unveiling of #webcitygirlsSECRET: a New Bilingual Lifestyle Concept #BeNumberless (#SerSinNumero) an online movement.

National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc. announced that WABC7-TV, Channel 7 will be the broadcast home and official English language television station of the 59th Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade, live from Fifth Avenue, on Sunday, June 12, 2016. 

Unilever’s U.S. Personal Care brands are celebrating the diversity and style of U.S. Hispanics with their new #100PorCientoTu campaign that promotes self-expression and individuality.

After all, with the world’s eyes affixed on Rio again this summer, anything can happen. And in light of recent world events, it’s best to prepare for the eventuality that anything will.

Tecate announcedit has entered 2016 as the exclusive beer and presenting sponsor boxing’s biggest star, current WBC, RING Magazine and Lineal Middleweight Champion and Golden Boy Promotions fighter, Canelo Alvarez.

The new edition of the Habanos Festival will feature an outstanding international musical line-up.

The Pepsi team, uniting thrilling international talent from top clubs, will spark excitement throughout the year with a new integrated global campaign, the Pepsi Blue Card (#BlueCard).

The theme for the campaign is “Enchanted to meet you” playing off of the name of the brand and also bringing an introductory tone to the newest addition to the very hip and and artistic Bishop Arts District in Dallas.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Maná will be honored with the 2,573rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. PST. The star in the category of Recording will be dedicated at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Live Nation.

Danell Leyva, Cuban-American gymnast and U.S. Olympic medalist starts the year off strong with his new role as a milk life Somos Fuertes campaign advocate, setting the example for Latinos everywhere to include nutrient rich milk in their diet.

Wonderful Pistachios announced that TV personality, certified master life coach and bicultural motivational speaker Laura Posada will serve as the brand’s Latina ambassador to promote the health attributes of pistachios and the importance of healthy snacking habits among Hispanics.

Telemundo announced that its local Telemundo-owned stations will hold local voter registration drives this year across the United States to help raise awareness about the importance of civic participation and help increase the number of Hispanics who register to vote.

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, Comcast, MSNBC and NBC News announced that they will be the Presenting Media Partners for the upcoming 7th annual Hispanicize event to take place in Miami, April 4-8, 2016.

Coca-Cola announced a donation of $150,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), the nation’s largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education. 

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is launching a multiyear collecting initiative, “Latinos and Baseball: In the Barrios and the Big Leagues,” to identify artifacts that reflect the social and cultural influence of the game on Latino communities.

There are only 10 days left in 2015 and it feels like there really haven’t been that many Top 10 lists out there, so here’s a special Marketing:Sports version.

Barilla is celebrating Latinas’ creativity in the kitchen and passion for new flavors with the launch of its latest campaign, Latino Italian Fusion.

Anheuser-Busch will continue as the Official Beer Partner of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and NBA Development League (NBA D-League).  As part of the agreement, Anheuser-Busch will also expand its marketing partnership to include USA Basketball and the league’s Hispanic marketing initiative, Noches éne-bé-a.

The biggest night in Latin music returns to the city of Las Vegas, bringing with it many brands that will leverage the equity and power of the Latin GRAMMY brand to better connect with Hispanic consumers.  By Lili Gil Valletta