Yo Decido: How Latino media will cover the 2012 elections

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MODERATOR: Rudy Fernandez, Vice President of Government & Community Relations, University of Miami, former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation  SPEAKERS: Elaine del Valle, Founder of Political Cortadito, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and [...]

Kill the Crabs: Why Latinos Struggle with the ‘Crabs in the Bucket’ Syndrome and How to Overcome It

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SPEAKERS: – Aurelia Flores, Founder, PowerfulLatinas.com It’s often whispered about but rarely fully acknowledged in public: Latinos struggle to embrace the success of other Latinos.  What’s worse is that Hispanics will often find it easier to tear down or exploit other Latinos rather than help each other succeed.  This cultural condition is known as the [...]

Café Con PR: How the Power of Twitter Helped Dunkin’ Donuts Introduce Café Con Leche and Cuban Flatbread Sandwich in Miami

SPEAKERS: Melissa Goulette, Field Marketing Manager for Dunkin’ Donuts in South Florida Jackie Guzman, Vice President of Client Services at Tilson PR Social media has dramatically changed the branding game, creating a new set of opportunities when it comes to introducing new menu items and creating positive feeback. Creating a two-way conversation by listening and [...]

Keys to SEO Success for Your U.S. Hispanic Websites

SEO Success in Optimizing your Spanish-language Websites SPEAKERS: • Daniel Rosenstein,Consolidated Credit • Sebastian Aroca, Managing Partner, Hispanic Market Advisors • Melanie Broemsen, Co-Founder, The Volt Group SESSION OVERVIEW:  Everybody knows SEO is a critical component to driving traffic but until recently SEO has been harder to figure out for Hispanic-targeted and Spanish-language Web sites [...]

Is Your Brand Ready to Engage Latinos online?

When deciding the best approach to start a social media strategy aimed at the Latino audience, taking the first steps can be the most difficult. Determining the nature of the conversations and the platform to use are just two areas to consider. How to get started?  How to make the most of your engagement?  Some [...]

The Storms of Change: An In-Depth Look at Social Media’s Rising Role in Latin America

SPEAKER: Alex de Carvalho, President/Founder of the Social Media Club of South Florida SESSION DESCRIPTION: Social media has taken Latin America by storm.  According to Comscore In June 2011, 114.5 million people in Latin America visited a social networking site, representing 96 percent of the entire online population in the region.  

Building La Comunidad: How to Successfully Manage Online Latino Communities for Your Brand

SPEAKERS: Silvina Jover-Cirillo, Community Manager, State Farm Latino Genevieve Jenkins, FH Hispania social media and digital expert Jose Villa, Principal, Sensis You’ve reached your goal of achieving the perfect number of ‘likes’ and followers for your brand, but how do you keep the community engaged?  A growing field in communications is the role of the [...]

From ROI to ROR: Why Return on Relationship May be the Best Way to Measure Social Media Marketing Success

MODERATOR: Lance Rios, CEO, Being Latino SPEAKER:  Ted Rubin, Chief Social Marketing Officer, Collective Bias Building a relationship with existing and future customers is the true value and strength of social media/marketing and what will and has allowed brands to survive and flourish for the long-term. ROI (return on investment) is incredibly important whenever investing, [...]

Latino Social Media for Social Good Half-Day Training: The Ultimate Guide for Non Profit Organizations Serving Hispanic & Multicultural Communities

***  Due to limited space, this session is for NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ONLY!  FACILITATOR: – Patricia Perez, Principal, VPE Public Relations SPEAKERS -Eva Smith, Co-Founder, Latina Mom Bloggers   This intensive half-day session features communications training specifically tailored to help non-profit organizations serving Latino and multicultural communities maximize their use of public relations and social media [...]

Non-for-Profit Case Study: Using Social Media to Deliver Health Messages and Engage with Latina Moms and Families

SPEAKERS:  • Lilliam Acosta-Sanchez, Director of Latino Outreach, March of Dimes • Carla Briceno, Co-Founder, Bixal SESSION OVERVIEW: Through the March of Dimes Hispanic Outreach efforts, millions of women and their families from around the world can actively participate in their own health decisions by gathering information, receiving answers to often complicated and difficult questions [...]