Generation 1.5 Hispanics
Anyone who has ever looked at the U.S. Hispanic market views it from the lens of segmentation – or the subsets within the broader market, based on one or more shared characteristics. There are countless ways to segment the U.S. Hispanic market: age, religion, political affiliation, family size, nationality, geography, etc. However, as I’ve written [...]
READ MORE...8 Predictions that Won’t Happen in Hispanic Marketing in 2012
It’s that time of year – when all the prediction articles come out. Not one to be left behind, I have decided to take a stab at some bold predictions for what I see happening in Hispanic marketing in 2012. However, in my contrarian tradition, I’ve decided to make 8 predictions of what I don’t [...]
READ MORE...Digging Deeper to Understand the Hispanic Mobile Opportunity
Use of cell phones is second nature among U.S. Hispanics in the U.S; it seems to build upon this group’s cultural affinity for close connections. I would even venture to say that for many Hispanics, across age groups and acculturation levels, mobile is the first (and often the only) way they experience the Web; from [...]
READ MORE...Moving beyond the Hispanic “Right Spend” Argument
If there is a concept older than the abuelita in the Spanish language TV spot it’s the argument that marketers are not investing enough in U.S. Hispanic advertising and media – that they haven’t reached the mythical “right spend” figure. Right spend is usually defined as the percentage of a marketers advertising and marketing budget [...]
READ MORE...Agility is the Key to Effective Hispanic Social Media Development
What makes Hispanic social media more challenging than general market social media marketing and more difficult traditional Hispanic marketing? I would argue two fundamental things: • Hispanics are early adopters of new technology, especially within the social media realm (we’re basically dealing with an “early adopter” consumer segment) • Traditional Hispanic marketing is fairly predictable [...]
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