Monday, February 27, 2012

Largest event for Hispanic marketing


Top Hispanic brand advertisers, case studies and research highlight ambitious Hispanic advertising track of Hispanicize 2012

MIAMI, FL -- Some of the nation's most respected leaders from Hispanic brands, research and advertising agencies will present at Hispanicize 2012 ( http://www.HispanicizeEvent.com ) as part of the event's sweeping Hispanic advertising and integrated marketing agenda unveiled today.
Now in its third year, Hispanicize 2012 (April 10-13 in Miami) is the annual event focused on Latino trends and trendsetters in social media, marketing, entertainment, and media.
"Our Hispanic advertising sessions track is completely brand, research and trends-centric because that's what brands want," said Manny Ruiz, Hispanicize 2012 organizer and creative director. "With today's announcement Hispanicize 2012 now becomes the first event ever to unite an agenda focused on every single discipline of Hispanic marketing: advertising, social media, PR, bloggers, digital and media."
"This Hispanic advertising track offers brands the latest best practices, data and actionable insights they need to succeed in 2012 and beyond," said Gustavo Razzetti, Chief Strategy & Engagement Officer at Grupo Gallegos and chair of the advertising committee of the Hispanicize 2012 advisory board.
To underscore the event's focus on trends and research, Hispanicize 2012 has partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau will showcase research and analysis during various sessions related to advertising to Latinas, youth and the Digital Divide, among others.
Hispanicize 2012's roster of presenters currently features senior Hispanic brand marketers and non profit organizations from Unilever, Disney, State Farm, BlackBerry, Google, Dunkin Donuts, Suave, Clorox, General Motors, RadioShack, UnitedHealthcare, Walmart, Sprint, McDonald's, Diageo, Ford, LiveStrong, the March of Dimes and the United Farmworkers, among others.
Altogether more than 110 speakers will present more than 65 sessions at Hispanicize 2012, including social media and filmmaking, which are about to be announced. (See most recent list of speakers here).

Among this year's advertising-related sessions are:
·      The U.S. Census 2012 Update: An In-Depth Look at the Latest Numbers and Their Implications
·      The Power of Musica: An Inside Look at BlackBerry's Innovative Q'Viva Platform and What We Can Learn About Effectively Marketing to Latinos through Music
·      Why Not Do It For Real? Reality Advertising and the Latino Consumer
·      CASE STUDY: State Farm and Alma DDB Hispanic Advertising Campaign
·      For the Brand's Greater Good: Best Practices for Productive and Positive Agency Collaboration
·      Innovative, Digital and Influential: The New Face and Growing Pace of New Generation Latinos
·      Digital Exito 3.0: Great Digital Case Studies from the Hispanic Portals
·      Overcoming the Mariachi Band Syndrome: How Young Creatives are Moving Boldly Beyond Latino Stereotypes
·      Break On Through to the Latino Side: Selling Breakthrough Latino Creative
·      All Shapes y Sizes: Overcoming the Challenges of Targeting Bicultural Consumers

Now in its third year, Hispanicize 2012 (#HISPZ12) is the annual event focused on Latino trends and trendsetters in social media, entertainment, marketing and media. The event is a partnership of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA), Hispanicize and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Hispanicize 2012 brings brands, media, marketers, celebrities, filmmakers, innovators and bloggers together in a unique creative environment focused on ideas and best practices. The conference is a launch pad for creative endeavors, new products, technologies, marketing campaigns, films, books and more targeting Latinos.
Hispanicize 2012 will be held at the gorgeous JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Miami, April 10-13, 2012.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Comcast to distribute Latino networks


Comcast Announces Agreements with Four New Minority-Owned Independent Networks
Selected Networks Were Proposed By Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Robert Rodriguez, and Constantino "Said" Schwarz

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Comcast Corporation, one of the world's leading media, entertainment and communications companies, today announced it has selected four new minority-owned independent networks to be broadly distributed on Comcast Cable systems between April 2012 and January 2014. After a thorough evaluation of more than 100 proposals, Comcast selected four networks -- two of which are majority African-American owned and two that are majority American Hispanic owned and operated and programmed in English.
            "We are thrilled to work with such talented individuals to launch these new networks that will bring exciting and fresh content to consumers," said David L. Cohen, Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation. "Comcast is committed to delivering programming that reflects the interests of our customers, and we look forward to integrating these great networks into our rich programming line-up."

African-American Category:
Aspire: Spearheaded by Entrepreneur and NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson, in partnership with GMC TV, Aspire is dedicated to delivering enlightening, entertaining and positive programming to African-Americans families, including movies, documentaries, short films, music, comedy, visual and performing arts, and faith and inspirational programs. Aspire will celebrate the successes, achievements and accomplishments of the African-American community and create new opportunities for the next generation of African-American visionaries. The network will launch by summer 2012. "Aspire will be a network that encourages and challenges African-Americans to reach for their dreams and will appeal to all generations. Aspire will celebrate our heritage, our groundbreaking achievements and the fearless talent that has shaped American culture. I'm most excited about Aspire creating opportunities for the new voices, new visions and the next generation of storytellers," said Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
REVOLT: Proposed by superstar and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs and MTV veteran Andy Schuon, this network is designed to have programming inspired by music and pop culture, including music videos, live performances, music news, and interviews and will incorporate social media interaction for music artists and fans. The network has entered into an agreement to launch in 2013. "REVOLT is the first channel created entirely from the ground up in this new era of social media" said Sean "Diddy" Combs. "We're building this platform for artists to reach an extraordinary number of people in a completely different way. REVOLT will be live, like all great moments in television history. REVOLT will also be immediate, like today's social networks. We know it was a highly competitive process and we want to thank Comcast for this opportunity to truly change television with REVOLT."

Hispanic Category:
El Rey: Proposed by legendary Hollywood director Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures executives John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa, this network is designed to be an action-packed, general entertainment network in English for Latino and general audiences that includes a mix of reality, scripted and animated series, movies, documentaries, news, music, comedy, and sports programming. The El Rey network will include programming that features Hispanic producers, celebrities and public figures. The network has entered into an agreement to launch by January 2014. "This partnership with Comcast signals an important moment for the Latino community in this country -- we are passionate about creating a wildly entertaining destination that we can be proud of by appealing to both Latino and mass market audiences," said Robert Rodriguez and CEO of FactoryMade Ventures John Fogelman. "We engineered El Rey to address a burgeoning opportunity to deliver unique, high-quality and compelling content to a hard-to-reach demographic and are excited to bring more opportunities to generations of talent, storytellers and dreamers through this special partnership."
BabyFirst Americas: Proposed by Spanish language television veteran Constantino "Said" Schwarz, this network is designed for infants, very young children, and their parents, and emphasizes the importance of early development of verbal, math and motor skills. The network has entered into an agreement to launch by April 2012. "We are thrilled to partner with Comcast and commend them for recognizing the importance of quality education for young children," remarked Constantino "Said" Schwarz, CEO and Chairman BabyFirst Americas. "BabyFirst Americas aims to bring the essential academic building blocks for Kindergarten readiness into the home, making it accessible for families all across the U.S."

Comcast made a series of voluntary public interest commitments in connection with the NBCUniversal transaction, one of which is to launch 10 new independently owned and operated networks over the next eight years. Of the 10 networks, four will be majority African-American owned, two will be majority American Latino owned, two will be operated by American Latino programmers, and two will provide additional independent programming. Ultimately, each of the 10 networks will be added on select Comcast systems as part of the digital basic tier of service.

Source: Comcast Corporation