‘Hispanic-fluentials’ and Blogging
TM’s own Jose Villa has a post over on MediaPost’s Engage:Hispanics titled ‘Hispanic-fluentials’ Share About Products, Brands about using blogs to reach the Hispanic market.
Jose points out:
The growth of the Hispanic blogosphere represents two very important trends. First, the growth in the number of Hispanics writing blogs represents the emergence of a new group of Hispanic influencers with a very visible footprint. These are individuals who are going online and sharing their opinions with the world, or at least their friends, family and broader community. They are talking politics, fashion and business, among other topics.
A March 2008 Burson-Marsteller study revealed that the most influential Hispanic consumers, dubbed “Hispanic-fluentials,” use the Internet to share their views about products and brands as well as to connect with friends and family. Specifically, 49% of Hispanic-fluentials used blogs to tell others about product experiences.
The second trend hinges on the fact that Hispanics are reading what bloggers (both Hispanic and non-Hispanic) are writing. They are spending more and more time reading news, commentary and opinions written by individuals and not tied to the traditional once-per-day, five-days-a-week newspaper news cycle of the old media world. This represents a marked shift in media consumption.
There’s more to it, so go to MediaPost and check it out: here.