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Listen to podcast interview with Heather Dominick, owner, EnergyRich Coaching about how to use your energy to attract clients and customers

Posted by Elena del Valle on June 23, 2008

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Heather Dominick, owner, EnergyRich Coaching, Inc.

Photo: Heather Dominick

A podcast interview with Heather Dominick, owner, EnergyRich Coaching, Inc. is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, Heather discusses how to use your energy to attract clients and customers with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.

Heather is the creator of the EnergyRich Success System for Entrepreneurs: the essence of her years of education, energy and intuitive training, as well as marketing and sales tools. Heather uses this step-by-step system to coach women entrepreneurs by creating an energetic map to harness their energy. Her coaching philosophy is that an individual cannot do business, but needs to be business at a holistic level that integrates thoughts, feelings, words, and actions. She calls this managing your energy.

She believes it’s important that an entrepreneur do the inner and outer work necessary to activate this skill. Only when the entrepreneur has activated this skill internally can he or she fully and confidently present their business to others and the world.

A national speaker, Heather has inspired hundreds of women to build enough self-belief to achieve what seems to be impossible. She delivers keynote addresses and seminars on spiritual business practices to organizations and associations and consistently receives feedback about how her presentations amplify the audience energy levels and move them into action. She has presented for numerous organizations, including Con Edison, Transformation U, The Chopra Center, Pace University, and various coaching associations.

Heather has been interviewed by media publications and her writings have appeared on websites and in magazines, including WorkingWomen.com and For Her Information. She has more than 11 years of teaching and coaching experience in helping women entrepreneurs develop an authentic, energy-minded business simultaneously structured for more daily joy, service and bottom line profits.

To listen to the interview, scroll down until you see “Podcast” on the right hand side, then select “HMPR Heather Dominick,” click on the play button below or download the MP3 file to your iPod or MP3 player to listen on the go, in your car or at home. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the June 2008 section of the podcast archive.


“How to Use Your Energy to Attract Clients and Customers” audio recording

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Presenter Heather Dominick, owner, EnergyRich Coaching, Inc.

A 106-minute audio recording including a presentation by Heather and the complete interview with Heather where she discusses:

  • Heather’s step by step system for women entrepreneurs
  • Her coaching philosophy that an individual needs to be business at a holistic level
  • Core beliefs about creating magnificent marketing for your business
  • How Heather transitioned from a high school drama teacher to a coach
  • The three Os that characterized her life at the time
  • Heather’s first steps to changing her life

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Watch video – Film about family and immigration released on DVD

Posted by Elena del Valle on June 20, 2008

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Under the Same Moon DVD cover

Photo, video: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

On June 17, 2008 Fox Entertainment released Under The Same Moon (La Misma Luna) on DVD, a story about the journey of a boy from Mexico to the United States to find his mother. The 106-minute film in English and Spanish, a 2007 Sundance Film Festival Crowd Pleaser, was first released in the United States in October 2007 and again in March 2008. The DVD sells for $29.98. Scroll down to watch video trailers of Under the Same Moon.

The film stars Adrian Alonso (The Legend of Zorro), Kate del Castillo (El Derecho de nacer) and Eugenio Derbez, (Los Perplejos), Jesse Garcia (The Comebacks), Carmen Salinas (Man on Fire) and America Ferrara (Ugly Betty) in a PG13 film from first-time director Patricia Riggen.

Under The Same Moon portrays the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos (Alonso) and his mother, Rosario (Del Castillo). Hoping to make a better life for her and her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in an attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles while maintaining the hope of being together again.


Make your ads resonate with Hispanics
Listen to C&R’s Research Director Liria Barbosa in

“Hispanics’ Perspective on Advertising” audio recording

Liria Barbosa

Liria Barbosa gives a presentation and participates in an extended Q&A discussion about

• Type of ads Latinos prefer
• Latino top media choices
• Percent of Latinos who tried products because of ads
• Percent of Latinos who purchased products because of ads
• What makes an ad “Hispanic”
• If ad language is important for bicultural Latinos
• What to keep in mind when targeting bicultural Latinos with ads

Click here for information on Hispanic Perspectives on Advertising


Under The Same Moon is presented in widescreen format with English, French and Spanish subtitles, and includes commentary, deleted scenes and two featurettes. Bonus content includes The Murals of Under the Same Moon Featurette and The Making of La Misma Luna Featurettes.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Fox film and television programming on DVD, Blu-ray Disc (BD) and Digital Copy as well as acquisitions and original productions. The company also releases all products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film News Corporation, a News Corporation company.


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Click here to buy Under the Same Moon


‘Vegas hotel to open Mexican style restaurant in late August

Posted by Elena del Valle on June 19, 2008

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An artist rendering of Tacos & Tequila – click on image to enlarge

Photos: Luxor Hotel and Casino

The Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada is planning to open a new 8,000 square foot restaurant with a modern look and Mexican style menu this summer. Michael Frey, the driving force behind the project, recruited Chef Richard Sandoval and Designer Adam Tihany to make the project come alive. It will be the first project of his new company, Drive This Entertainment!

“This is not your grandma’s cantina; think Pink Taco meets Coyote Ugly interpreted by Quentin Tarantino,” said Frey. “I am excited to bring our version of a sexy, energy infused Mexican restaurant to life. Offering more than just a great place to grab an amazing taco or great tequila, it will be a dining experience that will tantalize the senses.”


“Best in Class Hispanic Strategies” audio recording

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Presenters Carlos Santiago and Derene Allen

  • Find out what makes 25 percent of the top 500 Hispanic market advertisers out perform the remaining companies

  • Discover what questions to ask, steps to take to be a Best in Class company

Click here for more about “Best in Class Hispanic Strategies” audio recording


To bring his edgy vision to life, Frey partnered with friend Tihany and Alvarez + Brock Design, a New York-based hospitality design firm. They were inspired by what they believe are five essential elements of Mexican culture: the sombrero, the shot glass, the bullfight, skeletons and seductive women.

The target audience? Anyone who likes tacos and tequila, according to a company spokesperson. On the marketing side, plans are in place to position Tacos & Tequila, referred to as T&T in promotional materials, as the newly favored Mexican restaurant on The Strip through an aggressive public relations campaign; and “focusing on building brand awareness throughout the Las Vegas valley and feeder markets, garnering key TV and print media placements, as well as through grassroots efforts aimed at creating a buzz that drives traffic to the restaurant.”

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An artist rendering of Tacos & Tequila – click on image to enlarge

On the food side of things Sandoval will be consulting chef. The menu is expected to include a juxtaposition of modern and traditional Mexican cuisine as well as an extensive list of tequilas specialty cocktails and infused tequilas. In addition to serving lunch and dinner, promoters hope T&T’s El Salon will become a popular nightlife spot. It will be open from11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and offer late-night dining from the taco bar until 3 a.m.

The designers plan a massive brushed aluminum ceiling to pay tribute to the sombrero. There will also be two 20-foot laser cutouts of dancing skeletons and the cover will be lined with lights that shoot down to the ground reflecting the skeleton images on the concrete floor.

Chair coverings and decorative lighting will be in hues of yellow, red, green, orange and blue. The bar will resemble a bull-fighting arena. Seated on stadium-style shelves, the liquor bottles will be arranged like spectators overlooking a fierce bullfight, painted as a large mural below while rock ‘n‘ roll music plays in the background.

Plans call for a freestanding frozen daiquiri bar selling drinks to guests on the go and a clothing and souvenir shop. The boutique will specialize in men’s and women’s shirts, women’s logo-embroidered jean shorts and capris with the signature “T” on the back pocket.


“Segmentation by Level of Acculturation” audio recording

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Presenter Miguel Gomez Winebrenner

Discusses

  • Assimilation versus acculturation
  • Factors that affect Latino acculturation
  • How to know if someone is acculturated
  • Number of years necessary for acculturation
  • Effects of immigration debate on acculturation
  • Three main ways of segmenting Latinos

Click here for details about “Segmentation by Level of Acculturation”


Watch videos – Southwest Airlines targets Hispanics with new Spanish language TV ads

Posted by Elena del Valle on June 18, 2008

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Jena Atchison, manager Segment Marketing, Southwest Airlines

Photo, video: Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines marketing executives hope to win new customers from among Spanish speaking Latinos in the United States with Relax!, a newly launched Spanish language television campaign scheduled to air from early June until the fall season 2008. In the past10 ten years, the company has released eight Spanish language ad campaigns with the help of its agency. Scroll down to watch two of the Southwest Airlines Relax! ads in Spanish.

The Relax! commercials, designed to promote hassle free travel, will run on Univision, Telemundo, and Azteca networks. The title Relax! was designed to show prospective customers that Southwest understands the difficulties travelers may have before a vacation and how the airline can provide “a better environment so that customers can start a great relaxing journey.” The campaign was created by Dieste, Harmel and Partners.

The Relax! ads were shot in various locations over two days in Mexico City. Although airline representatives do not have data on the number of Hispanic customers they serve, they are evaluating metrics to allow them to determine those numbers in the future. In 2007, Southwest spent almost 18 million on Spanish language television ads, slightly more than the previous year according to Nielsen Monitor-Plus.


“Best in Class Hispanic Strategies” audio recording

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Presenters Carlos Santiago and Derene Allen

  • Find out what makes 25 percent of the top 500 Hispanic market advertisers out perform the remaining companies

  • Discover what questions to ask, steps to take to be a Best in Class company

Click here for more about “Best in Class Hispanic Strategies” audio recording


The company has launched Spanish language campaigns in the past to promote low fares and affordability. Marketers hope the new campaign will position Southwest among Hispanics as an approachable airline that understands and respects them. The company wants to let Hispanic customers know that employees do “whatever it takes to provide them with friendly service and a pleasant experience.”

“At Southwest Airlines we believe in giving our customers the freedom to fly, access to low fares, and excellent service. Our campaign demonstrates the accessibility of our airline with a clear message of hassle-free travel,” said Jena Atchison, manager Segment Marketing for Southwest Airlines.

Dallas based Southwest Airlines serves 64 cities in 32 states. Southwest operates more than 3,400 flights a day and has more than 33,000 employees system wide. Southwest boasts of premium all leather seats and extra legroom with a young, all-Boeing 737 fleet. According to promotional materials, Southwest is fee averse; the airline has no first or second checked bag fees, no change fees, no fuel surcharges, no snacks fees, no aisle or window seat fees, no curbside check-in fees, and no phone reservations fees.


 



Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations Understanding and Targeting America’s Largest Minority book

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“A must resource for practitioners/professionals expecting to reach US Hispanics; also valuable for college programs in marketing, public relations and communications. Highly recommended.”

Choice magazine

Click here for information on the Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations books


WSBS to launch home made vampire mini series in September

Posted by Elena del Valle on June 17, 2008

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A scene from Gabriel in Venice

Photos: WSBS

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. will release Gabriel, its first mini series, in September 2008. Filmed in Miami, Venice and Puerto Rico, Gabriel is 12 hours long and will be broadcast in10 episodes. DirecTV Más will co-produce the project which was filmed in high-definition with 3-D animation.

Two well known personalities will be part of the series, Chayanne and José Luis Rodríguez “El Puma.” Chayanne plays Gabriel, a modern-day vampire in the network’s first miniseries produced by Megafilms, the company’s new entertainment division. Rodriguez plays Pizarro, another vampire.

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Mexican actor Angelica Celaya as Eva

The female lead is played by Mexican actor Angelica Celaya as Eva. In Gabriel, Eva is a beautiful and dedicated nurse who works at an Emergency Room. A direct bloodline descendant of Gabriel’s former wife, Eva is the reincarnation of Gabriel’s lost love. Her mysterious nightly dreams about her ancestry are heightened when Gabriel appears in her life.


Make your ads resonate with Hispanics
Listen to C&R’s Research Director Liria Barbosa in

“Hispanics’ Perspective on Advertising” audio recording

Liria Barbosa

Liria Barbosa gives a presentation and participates in an extended Q&A discussion about

• Type of ads Latinos prefer
• Latino top media choices
• Percent of Latinos who tried products because of ads
• Percent of Latinos who purchased products because of ads
• What makes an ad “Hispanic”
• If ad language is important for bicultural Latinos
• What to keep in mind when targeting bicultural Latinos with ads

Click here for information on Hispanic Perspectives on Advertising


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José Luis Rodríguez “El Puma”

Laura Ferretti plays Maribel Delgado, Eva’s best friend and roommate. Maribel studies psychology and works nights as a waitress at a bar in Miami Beach to pay for her college tuition. In her spare time she studies the tarot cards and explores the occult.

Sebastián Ligarde, a Mexican actor, is Santori, a religious investigator and fanatic commissioned by the Vatican to destroy the bloodthirsty Pizarro. Additional cast members include Julián Gil, Laura Zerra, Freddy Viquez, Juan David Ferrer, Alvaro Ruiz, Marcos Miranda, Leonard Krys and Camila Banus.

Megafilms, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBS, was created in 2008 to produce Spanish-language full-length features, miniseries, telenovelas, documentaries and filmed entertainment for domestic and international distribution.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is one of the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment companies in the United States. SBS owns and operates 20 radio stations located in Hispanic markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico. The Company also owns and operates Mega TV in Miami.


Listen to Cesar Melgoza discuss

“Changing Latino Landscape” audio recording

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Presenter Cesar Melgoza, managing director, Latin Force Group

Find out about

• How demographic, social, political and economic factors affect Latinos
• Number of Hispanics in U.S.
• Hispanics as a percent of the mainstream population
• Number of Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico
• Hispanics, including Puerto Rico, as a percent of U.S. mainstream
• Number of Asians and African Americans
• Estimated size of Hispanic market by 2012
• Percentage growth of new Hispanics per year
• Number of counties where Latinos are majority
• Areas of significant Latino growth
• Area of U.S. with a 950 percent Latino growth
• Role of acculturation
• Hispanicity segmentation

Click here for information on the Changing Latino Landscape


Listen to podcast interview with Alberto Oliva, editor in chief, Ser Padres about the magazine

Posted by Elena del Valle on June 16, 2008

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Alberto Oliva, editor-in-chief, Ser Padres

Photo: Meredith Corporation

A podcast interview with Alberto Oliva, editor-in-chief, Ser Padres is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, he discusses the magazine with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.

Alberto joined Meredith Corporation, the parent company of Ser Padres, in October 2001 bringing more than 30 years of experience with Hispanic media as an editor, journalist and author. Ser Padres is Meredith’s parenting magazine for Hispanics launched in the fall of 1990 and one of the largest Spanish-language consumer magazines in the United States.

Prior to joining Ser Padres, Alberto was associate editor for People en Español from 1998-2001, U.S. bureau chief for Editorial Atlantida from 1984 to 1998 where he first began his career in 1970 as a journalist. During this time he also served as a reporter and journalist for the Associated Press in New York from 1976-1978.


Make your ads resonate with Hispanics
Listen to C&R’s Research Director Liria Barbosa in

“Hispanics’ Perspective on Advertising” audio recording

Liria Barbosa

Liria Barbosa gives a presentation and participates in an extended Q&A discussion about

• Type of ads Latinos prefer
• Latino top media choices
• Percent of Latinos who tried products because of ads
• Percent of Latinos who purchased products because of ads
• What makes an ad “Hispanic”
• If ad language is important for bicultural Latinos
• What to keep in mind when targeting bicultural Latinos with ads

Click here for information on Hispanic Perspectives on Advertising


Alberto authored two books, Magazines that Make History published August 2004, and In Vogue, A visual history of the most influential fashion magazine in the world published October, 2006. He has a master’s degree in Communications from the Instituto Nacional del Profesorado in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A resident of New York City, he has been a visiting professor at the University of Salamanca in Spain from 2005 to 2008, at Stanford University in California from 2005 to 2007, and at New York University in New York in 2006. He is fluent in Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese.

To listen to the interview, scroll down until you see “Podcast” on the right hand side, then select “HMPR Alberto Oliva” click on the play button or download it to your iPod or MP3 player to listen on the go, in your car or at home. You can also subscribe to the podcast by right clicking over the podcast box and selecting “copy shortcut” then inserting the URL address in the podcast section of your iTunes program listed under the “advanced” column. The podcast will remain listed in the June 2008 section of the podcast.


“Best in Class Hispanic Strategies” audio recording

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Presenters Carlos Santiago and Derene Allen

  • Find out what makes 25 percent of the top 500 Hispanic market advertisers out perform the remaining companies

  • Discover what questions to ask, steps to take to be a Best in Class company

Click here for more about “Best in Class Hispanic Strategies” audio recording


New York author describes youth of elite Cuban boys of yesteryear

Posted by Elena del Valle on June 13, 2008

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The Boys from Dolores book cover

Photo: Stephen Lewis

In The Boys from Dolores Fidel Castro’s Schoolmates from Revolution to Exile, a recently published book (Vintage, $15.95), Patrick Symmes tells the story of some of Cuba’s privileged boys from days gone by. Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl are among the many boys that attended the Colegio de Dolores, a private school on the island, in the 1940s.

In the 352-page book, the New York author describes the story of a group of boys he believes were an essential part of Cuba’s political and social history. The boys, chosen from among the most affluent and ambitious families in eastern Cuba, were groomed at the school Colegio de Dolores for achievement and leadership.

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Author Patrick Symmes

According to promotional materials, Symmes tracked down dozens of schoolmates and shares some of their stories in the book. He includes their time at the Colegio and the effects of the revolution on their lives. The boys, he tells the reader, were trained by Jesuits for dialectical dexterity and the pursuit of absolutes.

He goes on to describe Fidel Castro in his formative youth, as an adolescent in the Colegio and in the streets of Santiago, the province where the school was located. Symmes traces the years in which the revolution was conceived and its evolution. He also describes the changes it produced in Santiago and in the lives of the boys. With Symmes’ help the reader can follow the boy’s life through the 1960s, as many left Cuba and a few stayed behind.

Symmes sets out to provide readers with a tour of the world that gave birth to Fidel Castro and the island his Cuban Revolution left behind. It is described as an “eye-opening portrait of Cuba in the twentieth century.” Symmes, a resident of New Yok, is the author of Chasing Che. He writes for Harper’s, New York, Outside, and Conde Nast Traveler magazines.


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Click here to buy The Boys from Dolores


What Teens Want Conference

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.

Nonprofit launches new websites for college bound Hispanics

Posted by Elena del Valle on June 12, 2008

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A Hispanic Youth Symposium website – click on image to enlarge

Photos: The Hispanic College Fund

Last week, the Hispanic College Fund launched seven regionally-focused websites dedicated to its annual Hispanic Youth Symposia taking place this summer. Each website is designed to provide an online forum for local communities to support their Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS) by informing visitors about community partners and sponsors, and providing instructions on how to donate and volunteer.

Representatives of the Hispanic College Fund, established in 2004, hope to reach a national audience of 8,000 people. They are promoting the websites through a press release distribution, on the organization’s upcoming e-newsletter targeting 125,000 past scholarship applicants, and on Facebook.

In 2008, the Hispanic College Fund will offer a symposium in seven cities: Fresno, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland; Fairfax and Richmond, Virginia. Organizers plan to expand the program to four or more cities in Southern California and other regions in 2009. Fund representatives believe that 1,400 students, participants in each of the seven 2008 Hispanic Youth Symposia across the nation, will directly benefit from the websites.

The websites provide information for students including how to apply for symposia that are still open and who to contact. There is also information on year-round programming that follows HYS, answers to frequently asked questions, an interactive national map and details about activities like workshops on business etiquette and resume writing. Visitors may also join the Hispanic College Fund’s list serve.

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Lisa Sandoval, director of Communications, Hispanic College Fund

“The Hispanic College Fund believes that community involvement is the key to success for our Hispanic Youth Symposia,” said Lisa Sandoval, director of Communications for the Hispanic College Fund. “These websites embody our community-oriented focus on local students. Both fun and functional, the sites let local communities see that the Hispanic Youth Symposium is their very own.”


“Moving Beyond Traditional Media Measurement: measuring conversations and social media” audio recording

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Presenter Katie Delahaye Paine, founder, KDPaine & Partners

Find out about

  • Issues affecting online public relationships today
  • Testing relationships as part of a survey
  • Measuring ethnic group relationships
  • Measuring foreign language communications in a similar ways to English
  • Biggest challenges measuring conversations and social media
  • Measuring online relationships with little or no money

Click here for information on “Moving Beyond Traditional Media Measurement”


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Idalia Fernandez, president, Hispanic College Fund

“A heavy investment has been made in these sites because the Hispanic College Fund recognizes the power of creating positive change at the grassroots level,” said Idalia Fernandez, president of the Hispanic College Fund. “With students getting much of their information from social networking sites like Facebook, we want these sites to be just as exciting while providing substantial information for all students, as well as the community at large. In fact, the websites include a link to a Hispanic Youth Symposium Facebook Cause, where students can obtain information about college and career opportunities posted by their peers.”

The Hispanic Youth Symposium Program is dedicated to creating a pool of Hispanic high school students focused on attending college and securing professional careers. Ideal participants are Hispanic high school students who live in one of the seven cities and surrounding counties where this year’s symposia will take place; have a GPA of 2.5 or higher; and will be a sophomore, junior, or senior next year.

During the initiative, 200 students travel to a local college campus for a three-night, four-day program. The short term goal is for students develop a network of like-minded peers, connect with role models and mentors, learn about resources that will earn them a seat in college, compete for scholarships, and develop long-term career vision.


Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations Understanding and Targeting America’s Largest Minority book

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“A must resource for practitioners/professionals expecting to reach US Hispanics; also valuable for college programs in marketing, public relations and communications. Highly recommended.”

Choice magazine

Click here for information on the Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations books


More than 100 community volunteers assist with on-site coordination while businesses provide sponsorships, speakers, mentors, and recruiting opportunities. Representatives from various colleges present sessions on college preparation and admission. Following the symposium, participants may have access to additional information and resources to further their college bound goals. Funding is based on donations from individual donors and corporate sponsors, including companies such as Sallie Mae, Lockheed Martin, and Google.

“We still need funding for 400 of the 1,300 students attending symposia this summer. We are currently launching a Match Campaign in which an anonymous donor will match a percentage of the total amount we are able to raise in order to fund these 400 students,” said Sandoval.

Founded in 1993, the Hispanic College Fund is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., with a mission is to develop the next generation of Hispanic professionals. The organization has provided scholarships internship and mentoring programs for students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The Hispanic College Fund has an annual budget of $6 million and 20 full-time employees.


“Beyond the 30 Second Spot” audio recording

Listen to a 105-minute discussion

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Panelists Ivan Cevallos, Hunter Heller, Kitty Kolding and Cynthia Nelson

Our panel of national experts discuss

• Challenges of measuring the impact of the 30-second ad spot
• Innovative tools are useful to reach Latinos
• Changes in marketing to Hispanics
• On which market segment are the changes most relevant
• Effects of technology and time shift on consumer behavior
• Role of multi-screens
• Getting started
• Tips for marketing professionals

Click here for information on Beyond the 30 Second Spot


Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations website and podcast
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