Hispanic Media Conferences 2011

The more I consider the benefits of attending events, the more apparent the benefits become.  Coming next year, I plan to attend and participate in more of these. I updated the Hispanic Media Conferences tab. What’s new this year is keeping tabs on some of the multicultural events going on as well. Check between now and throughout the week for more additions.  As the year... Read More

10 ways being Online save you Money

Subtitle:  A dollar saved is a dollar earned Here are real areas where you can save money just by working online.  Great for today’s economy. Source:  iia AKPC_IDS += "2422,";Popularity: 6% [?] Read More

Expanding Laterally

Subtitle: Son to mother: I’m a man, look how tall I am. Mother to son: Son, if you want to grow up then look both to your right and left before looking up. I really wanted to pinpoint one of the great aspects of networking.  It became apparent to me after sitting down for dinner during a NY Tweetup… There was a table where 7 of us sat down and together we pooled... Read More

Social media as a way into Latin America?

Guest post by Ivonne Kinser Go back in time to 1990, and think for a minute about conducting a marketing effort to promote your product or service abroad. What would you be doing? Got the picture? Now come back to 2010, type a 140-character message in your brand’s Twitter page, and within seconds your message can be all over the globe, depending on how well you did your networking... Read More

National Hispana Leadership Institute #NHLI

Subtitle: Support our Latina leaders today Today on Twitter (and in Miami, Florida), the National Hispana Leadership Institute is having their annual training and award conference. You can follow tweets from our Latinas in attendance by following #NHLI. Congrads to Maria Isa and all other Latinas who received and award: MariaIsa @@MariaIsa Just received the #NHLI Rising... Read More

PR+MKTG CAMP Ticket Giveaway, NYC

latism LATISM partners w/ PR+MKTG CAMP Tonight on Twitter – well, there’s always a LATISM Twitter party going on Thursday nights – we’ll be giving away one ticket for the PR+MKTG Camp East for Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. These tickets generally sell for $300 dollars. I have 3 to give away. And one is being given away tonight... Read More

Big Latino Summit in NY

Subtitle:  The CEO’s are coming! Big things are happening in NYC, next week.  It’s LatinVision’s CEO conference: Shaping the Future of Latin Media, Entertainment, Technology and Advertising. AKPC_IDS += "1997,";Popularity: 4% [?] Read More

The Why Of ‘Latino Rebranded’

I’m not sure if I’ve ever posted the reason I made the transition from a Latino politics blogger to an active social media advocate within the Latino social media.  So here we go… My original blog – LatinoPundit – served a purpose to fill a void of the lack of Latino bloggers.  I wanted to bring Latinos into mainstream discussions about politics and... Read More

Latino Reporter Domain

I have a few Latino themed domain names that I’m willing to part with.  One of which is LatinoReporter.com, which I don’t need.  But if you do, or know anyone who wants it send them to my contact page with interest. More later. AKPC_IDS += "1866,";Popularity: 10% [?] Read More

NGLC Video: John Leguizamo, Franc Reyes & Jackie Hernandez

Due to a couple of last minute ‘emergencies’, I was not able to make the NGLC event that I had looked forward to attending.   From what I hear, the event was a success.  Here’s a video from last week: AKPC_IDS += "1861,";Popularity: 16% [?] Read More

Pepsi Yo Sumo, Displays Social Consiousness

Subtitle: How will Coke Respond to Pepsi Yo Sumo? Have you seen what Pepsi Yo Sumo is doing? Pepsi Yo Sumo isn’t a new viral-video craze combining a soft drink and a large, scantily clad Japanese man. Rather, it’s an effort by Pepsi and Latin Internet company Terra to encourage Hispanics in the United States to participate in Census 2010.The viral campaign is aimed... Read More

New Generation Latino – It’s A Mindset!

Mindset – the perfect elixir for age and classification.  Lili says it perfectly, “…is it really about generation, or is it about lifestyle?  …put the ‘generation’ to the side for a second, (because) it’s a mindset…” AKPC_IDS += "1724,";Popularity: 27% [?] Read More

Interview with David Chitel – NGLC

As part of a conversation I had with David Chitel, Founder of the New Generation Latino Consortium – April 5th, NYC – we did a short interview to share with you. AKPC_IDS += "1715,";Popularity: 10% [?] Read More

Hispanic Media Conferences PIII – March/April NYC

In my hometown – NYC – there are 2 events right around the corner (click pics for website links): With major changes impacting the multicultural media business, can you really afford to miss the Multicultural Media Forum in three weeks? What do top executives think about... How Census 2010 and multiplatform media will change the Multicultural Media Ecosytem? What's... Read More

Non-Professionals Are True Stars Of Social Media

Subtitle: It is not the people that should look to businesses, businesses should look to the people. Our visions of where influence derives is skewed.  Professionals do not make influential changes, but only identify, define, and market them. Trends In his book “The Tipping Point,” Gladwell talks about Hush Puppies shoes and how they went from almost being discontinued... Read More

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