Comments on: To Add Diversity To The Conference Circuit http://louispagan.com/to-add-diversity-to-the-conference-circuit/ The Blog Of Louis Pagan Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:42:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Ray http://louispagan.com/to-add-diversity-to-the-conference-circuit/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Joe Ray Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:01:24 +0000 http://louispagan.com/?p=1905#comment-2978 Yes, diversity not just for inclusion but for realism too. How can yesterday's mainstream ignore today's number, soon to be tomorrow's majority? I've spoken at marketing conferences but have felt marginalized because it seemed limited to a Latino/Hispanic conference. I've asked at proposal time about the US Latino market and representation, is anyone representing, etc., and the response is pretty much a canned mid-90s retort of "oh, that's our Latin American market" or a blank stare or two. I've also asked similar questions while in attendance at at conference while listening to a panel discussion. More blank stares. Or if there was a black panelist, the others would look at them with that look in their eye of "we have a minority, isn't that enough?" Que la chingada? Yes, diversity not just for inclusion but for realism too. How can yesterday’s mainstream ignore today’s number, soon to be tomorrow’s majority? I’ve spoken at marketing conferences but have felt marginalized because it seemed limited to a Latino/Hispanic conference. I’ve asked at proposal time about the US Latino market and representation, is anyone representing, etc., and the response is pretty much a canned mid-90s retort of “oh, that’s our Latin American market” or a blank stare or two. I’ve also asked similar questions while in attendance at at conference while listening to a panel discussion. More blank stares. Or if there was a black panelist, the others would look at them with that look in their eye of “we have a minority, isn’t that enough?”

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]]> By: LouisPagan http://louispagan.com/to-add-diversity-to-the-conference-circuit/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 LouisPagan Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:49:00 +0000 http://louispagan.com/?p=1905#comment-2977 To Add Diversity To The Conference Circuit @kety3 http://ow.ly/23TKW<p class="ubervu_reaction_link">via <a href="http://www.ubervu.com/conversations/louispagan.com%2Fto-add-diversity-to-the-conference-circuit%2F">uberVU</a></p> To Add Diversity To The Conference Circuit @kety3 http://ow.ly/23TKW

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]]> By: Jose Huitron http://louispagan.com/to-add-diversity-to-the-conference-circuit/comment-page-1/#comment-2975 Jose Huitron Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:29:41 +0000 http://louispagan.com/?p=1905#comment-2975 The word definitely needs to get out which will help garner the attention and participation of key thought leaders in social media and those with insights into the online activity of Latinos. You and Kety are definitely making headway. The word definitely needs to get out which will help garner the attention and participation of key thought leaders in social media and those with insights into the online activity of Latinos. You and Kety are definitely making headway.

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