Posted by Elena del Valle on July 9, 2008
Information provided by our Event Partner
November 13-14, 2008
Sofitel, Los Angeles, CA
The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard join forces to deliver a cutting-edge, two-day seminar on the role of music in film and television. The 7th annual event provides a dynamic forum for the exchange of ideas among film, TV and music professionals. Also featured will be live artist performances, roundtable discussions, and networking cocktail parties
Program highlights:
• Anatomy of a film – The process of deconstructing a
blockbuster film and the creative process used in uniting
audio with visual.
• Director/Composer Line – A spirited exploration of the
magical synergy between filmmaker and composer.
• Master Class – Hear about selecting the right artists,
negotiating 360 deals, launching labels and publishing
companies, to writing and performing songs.
• The Secrets Behind Video Game Music, Trailer Songs & Underscore, Film Composition and TV Music
• Live song critiques from the experts
• Roundtable workshops on hot industry topics
• Invaluable Networking opportunities with industry influencers
For more information on the event visit: http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/filmtv/index.jsp
HispanicMPR members receive a special rate with promo code
MPR325. Questions? email Brittany.davies@nielsen.com or call 646-654-5883
Posted by Elena del Valle on July 3, 2008
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5th Annual Multicultural Marketing Summit
October 22-24, 2008
Miami, FL
Discover New Growth Opportunities within the Multicultural Markets
The 5th Annual Multicultural Marketing Summit will showcase solutions from Fortune 1000 companies that are successfully targeting multicultural audiences. The Summit is hosted by Latin Force Group, LLC and will take place October 22-24, 2008 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami, Florida.
The Summit is a standout, five-star event, highly rated by participants for the quality of its agenda and speakers. The sophisticated ambiance of the Mandarin Oriental hotel creates an elegant atmosphere where senior executives can network and learn from peers about the latest in market intelligence, case studies and best practices across numerous industries. Firms will provide examples on how repositioning their companies within multicultural markets contributed significantly to increased revenue and profits. The Summit will feature case studies presented by top level executives from Fortune 1000 companies such as Goldman Sachs, Mass Mutual, Humana, Inc., and Coors Brewing Company. Presenters and attendees from past years include executives from leading companies such as Nationwide Insurance, Toyota Financial Services, General Mills, Univision, and much more.
A favorite feature of the Summit is the live musical entertainment each night. This year, attendees will be treated to a special performance by The Island Def Jam Music Group’s break out artist, Karina Pasian.
Indulge in the five-diamond Mandarin Oriental hotel while networking with business executives from around the country. This truly remarkable event will provide you with unparalleled insight to help your company succeed within the multicultural markets.
Lodging:
Register before September 1st and stay at the Mandarin Oriental hotel for only $199/night. But hurry…rooms fill up quickly!
For More Information and to register:
Please visit http://www.latinforce.net/summit or call 888-309-2005.
Posted by Elena del Valle on July 3, 2008
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Make Your Connections
Online registration for the PRSA 2008 International Conference — The Point of Connection — is now open! It only takes a few minutes to secure your spot at the biggest public relations event of the year. Register online today for the Conference and you will save $200!
Join more than 200 leading experts during four jam-packed days of 100+ Professional Development sessions in Detroit, October 25 – 28. Gain insider strategies and techniques on the hottest topics including social media, emerging technologies, green marketing, reputation, branding, integrated communications — and much more! Network with thousands of your peers throughout the Conference workshops and make new connections at our opening night event, networking dinners, luncheons and breaks. Return to your work inspired and ready to incorporate your new knowledge into your communications programs.
Visit prsa.org/conf2008 to view the full Conference schedule and to download a PDF of the Conference brochure.
Don’t miss keynote speakers Mitch Albom, best-selling author of “For One More Day,” “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” and “Tuesdays With Morrie”; award-winning sports columnist; and founder of metropolitan Detroit area charities, The Dream Fund, A Time To Help and S.A.Y. Detroit; Bob Lutz, automotive industry legend; General Motors vice chairman, global product development; blogging enthusiast on GM’s successful Fastlane Blog; and author, “Guts: 8 Laws of Business From One of the Most Innovative Business Leaders of Our Time”; and Penelope Trunk, author of “Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success,” the guide to successfully navigating the modern workplace; blogger of the popular Brazen Careerist blog; and syndicated columnist at the Boston Globe.
Book Your Hotel
To help you budget your money wisely, we’ve arranged discounted room rates starting at $165 single/$185 double at the Conference hotel, the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. Call 1-800-266-9432 or visit prsa.org/conf2008/?event=hotels. Click on “Detroit Marriott” to link directly to offer details and to make your reservation.
Get more bang for your buck — this is the one event that covers all aspects of public relations and communications. Register online today and save $200.
We look forward to connecting with you in Detroit!
To learn more about the 2008 PRSA International Conference, go to www.prsa.org/conf2008/.
Posted by Elena del Valle on July 3, 2008
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Cutting Edge Tactics to Win the Latino Consumer
July 28-30, 2008 • InterContinental Miami, FL
www.hispanicretail360.com
Description:
Hosted by Progressive Grocer and Convenience Store News, Hispanic Retail 360 is the retail industry’s premier event for retailers and marketers looking to grow their business with the Latino consumer market in the U.S. The 2008 Hispanic Retail 360 Summit will feature:
— Effective best marketing practices to Hispanic subcultures
— Guided store tours by a leading industry consultant to view best practices in serving the Latino community
— The presentation of the Hispanic Retail Excellence Awards.
— The Hispanic Retail Expo and Product Showcase displaying the latest products and services,
— The presentation of a new research study conducted by the Retail Group of Nielsen Business Media and Market Segment
Don’t miss out on the only conference designed to help retailers and marketers target, segment, and execute merchandising and marketing plans effectively to Latino shoppers.
Contact:
For registration information, please go to www.hispanicretail360.com, or contact Lois Miller by email ldmiller@optonline.net or phone 516-868-9563.
HispanicMPR subscribers who register for the conference using Promo Code HMPR999 will receive a special registration rate of $999, a $400 savings off the full conference rate!
Posted by Elena del Valle on June 12, 2008
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Marketing In a Teen Age: Innovative Strategies To Target Teen Consumers
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 – Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Times Center
242 West 41st Street
New York, NY 10018
What Teens Want, hosted by Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, is the definitive marketing summit to learn how to target today’s trendsetting teens through social networking, cause branding, mobile/digital technology, fashion, music, movies, sports and video games. Join over 300 marketing, agency, media and retail executives and business managers at this 6th annual event.
Top 5 Reasons To Attend:
- Discover how to use social networking and other online marketing tools to build a big buzz about your brands on a small budget
- Hear exclusive research from Nielsen Mobile and The N/The MTVN Kids & Family Group
- Learn how to anticipate major market trends in order to keep your brands relevant to teen consumers
- Get straight answers to your questions from a live panel of teen boys and girls
- Connect with leading brand and agency experts at the MarTEENi Networking Reception
For the complete agenda and to register, please visit www.whatteenswant.com.
Posted by Elena del Valle on June 2, 2008
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With a projected purchasing power of $1 trillion by 2010, the U.S. Hispanic market presents opportunities to push your marketing initiatives to the next level. IQPC’s 13th Annual U.S. Hispanic Marketing 2008 shows you how to create and implement the optimal Hispanic marketing programs for your business. This event goes beyond all other conferences by featuring an unparalleled showcase of industry practitioners and Hispanic marketing experts to help you understand the newest strategies and focus on the best practices.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to benchmark, network and learn with your Hispanic Marketing colleagues. Mark your calendar: 13th US Hispanic Marketing September 22-25, Los Angeles, California and call 1-800-882-8684 to reserve your seat today! Go to www.iqpc.com/us/USHM to review the agenda.
Posted by Elena del Valle on April 16, 2008
4th Annual Voz Latina Hispanic Marketing Conference
Hundreds of Latin music industry professionals gathered at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida for the 19th Annual Billboard LatinMusic Conference & Awards April 7-9, 2008 and the 4th Annual Voz Latina Hispanic Marketing Conference April 10. The four-day event concluded with the Billboard Latin Music Awards and concurrent Latin Billboard Latin Music Awards Show, produced and broadcast by Telemundo.com Thursday night at the Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hard Rock complex.
The conference, organized with the support of 35 sponsors, began Monday, April 7 at noon with a half day dedicated to radio featuring panelists from Arbitron, SBS, Clear Channel Communications, Univision Communications, La Ley, Univision Radio, WCMQ, WYMY, and KQSP.
Tuesday, panelists from Alliance Entertainment, MusicNet, Universal Music Distribution, Music Amazon, Select-O-Hists, Univision Music Group, Sei Track, DBC Entertainment, Sony BMG/Day 1 Entertainment, Roptus, EMI Televisa Music, Batanga, MySpace Latin America, SanDisk Corporation, Universal Music Group Distribution, Terra Networks USA, MTV3s, and mun2 discussed distribution, digital forums, new business, and Latin youth issues. There was also an artist panel about song writing.
Reach Hispanics online today with
“Marketing to Hispanics Online” audio recording
Identifying and characterizing the booming Hispanic online market
Joel Bary, Alex Carvallo and Matias Perel
Find out about
• The 16 million Latino online users
• Latino online users by gender
• What they do online
• Their language preferences
• How to reach Hispanic urban youth online
• What affects their online behavior
• What influences their purchases
Click here for information about “Marketing to Hispanics Online”
“You have to start from square one now,” said Angela Sanchez, senior director of Marketing/Digital, Universal Music Group Distribution and one of the panelists of The Digital Arena, From Distribution to New Opportunities panel Tuesday morning.
“We need to appeal to the advertising world,” said her co-panelist Angel Sepulveda, executive director of Programming, Terra Networks USA.
“It’s great because everyone seems to want to work with you and you’re taking on a new role,” said Judy Canton-Navas, panel moderator and managing editor of the newly launched Billboardenespanol.com.
Panelists Kymber Umana, Christine Webster Moore, Maribel Viteri and Gonzalo Perez discussed emerging media platforms
Wednesday, there was a presentation about the Latin digital market by a representative of Music Ally followed by artist discussions about urban music and reggaeton. These were followed by a Q & A session with Enrique Iglesias. Thursday’s program was marketing oriented with a mix of speakers from Creative Artists Agency, HipCricket, Conill and Target and panelists from LatinWorks, Batanga, Motivo Insights, Sprint, ESPN Deportes, Best Buy, Telemundo Network, People en Español, and Verizon.
Billboard is part of the Billboard Information Group, which also owns Billboard.biz, Billboard.com, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Books, Billboard Licensing & Events and Billboard Radio Monitor. Billboard’s sister companies are Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.
Find out what multicultural kids across America think
Listen to Michele Valdovinos, SVP, Phoenix Multicultural in
“Marketing to Multicultural Kids” audio recording
Michele Valdovinos gives a presentation and participates in an extended Q&A discussion about multicultural children based on a Phoenix Multicultural and Nickelodeon study of 1,300 multicultural children in 16 United States markets.
Find out about
• The Phoenix Multicultural Kids Study
• Relationship between children and their context
• Issues relating to family, technology and media, diversity, buying power, relationships in household, self perception, values, acculturation, cultural heritage, frequency of media activity, income and spending, brand preferences, the American Dream
• How many billions of dollars buying power multicultural kids children have
• Children’s spending attitudes, habits by ethnicity
• How much money a year Hispanic kids have available to spend
• Types of products Hispanic kids buy
Click here for information on “Marketing to Multicultural Kids”
Posted by Elena del Valle on April 14, 2008
Posted by Elena del Valle on April 11, 2008
Information provided by our Event Partner
June 26 – 27, 2008
Marriott East Side Hotel – New York, NY
As a result of society’s fascination with looking youthful and beautiful, the global cosmeceuticals market is one of the fastest growing segments of personal care segment valued at $55 billion. Anti-aging products are set to maintain the leading category within the U.S. skin care market estimated to account for 60% percent of the overall cosmeceutical product demands in 2010. Natural and organic beauty brands have also become high in demand as consumers search for a more natural solution to looking beautiful inside and out. These emerging beauty trends are fueling new opportunities for product innovations.
Click here for information www.almevents.com/cosmeceuticals
Posted by Elena del Valle on April 10, 2008
May 19 – 22, 2008
IQPC’s 15th Annual Kid Power Conference brings you the latest research and trends in youth and parent marketing. Kids of all ages are increasingly more engaged with e-games and expanding their universe of influencers through online communications. In addition, targeting kids is becoming taboo and in some industries illegal. In order to compete, you must understand the world today’s kids are living in. What better and more fun way to do so than with a 4 day summer camp getaway in Disney’s Yacht Club & Resort. This year’s event will feature 3 live focus groups with kids, parents, and grandparents in addition to learning all the newest research and trends in youth and parent marketing.
