The document discusses the state of the Latinosphere in 2011 based on a survey presented by Giovanni Rodriguez to the National Hispanic Corporate Council. Some key findings from the survey include:
- Latino digital marketing is growing by 15% and social technologies are driving this growth.
- Facebook and Twitter are the most commonly used platforms, but mobility and social analytics should be explored further.
- Language strategy needs to be reviewed as views on the importance of Spanish vary depending on the situation.
- A content strategy without borders is important for reaching Latinos online given the virtual nature of communications.
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1. THE STATE OF THE
LATINOSPHERE: 2011
Giovanni Rodriguez
National Hispanic Corporate Council
Fall Member Meeting
Omaha, Nebraska
October 4, 2011
30. 1. How big is the Latinosphere? Why should marketers care?
31. 1. How big is the Latinosphere? Why should marketers care?
Survey: Latino digital marketing will grow by roughly 15%
this year, and social technologies will help drive the market.
34. Recommendation: Businesses should review their 2012
marketing budgets and examine where they are on the
maturity curve for Latino marketing.
36. 2. What tools and platforms are most commonly in use in
the Latinosphere?
37. 2. What tools and platforms are most commonly in use in
the Latinosphere?
Survey: Most respondents named Facebook and Twitter as
the platforms of choice for engaging Latinos (55%).
Only 9% named mobile networks and applications.
Even fewer named blogs and YouTube (8% each), or
networks that have a strong presence in Latin America (6%).
41. Recommendation: Marketers should look beyond public
networks and explore innovations in mobility, the cloud, and
social analytics.
43. 3. What is the role of language in a world (unlike the
Anglosphere) that is bilingual?
44. 3. What is the role of language in a world (unlike the
Anglosphere) that is bilingual?
Survey: Roughly 40 percent of respondents said that
Spanish matters as much today as it used to. Only 6% said
no, and the rest (54%) said it depends.
48. Recommendation: Organizations should review their
English/Spanish language strategy and learn from recent
studies demonstrating the effectiveness of each for speci鍖c
campaigns.
50. 4. What is the importance of land (country of origin) in the
Latinosphere, a world that is largely virtual?
51. 4. What is the importance of land (country of origin) in the
Latinosphere, a world that is largely virtual?
Survey: More than 70% of marketing practitioners surveyed
identi鍖ed content strategy without borders as a critical
component for scaling the reach of their digital/social
programs.
56. 5. What is the role of emergent in鍖uencers in a world that is
being remade? Why does this matter to marketers?
57. 5. What is the role of emergent in鍖uencers in a world that is
being remade? Why does this matter to marketers?
Survey: more than 55% of practitioners surveyed said they
have activated or will soon activate blogger programs
re鍖ecting the rise of a new class of in鍖uencers. Top of mind
for many brands: Latina women bloggers.
59. 939 respondents
2-4 kids
30-39
single
most are heads of
households
not just writing about being
Latino
LATISM BLOGUERA SURVEY: 2010
64. Recommendation: In鍖uence is the new class. Cultivate
meaningful relationships with grassroot in鍖uencers and
organizations.
66. 6. How easily can a sizable number of people be reached in
this new world? Is there a single tribe or multiple tribes that
marketers must consider?
67. 6. How easily can a sizable number of people be reached in
this new world? Is there a single tribe or multiple tribes that
marketers must consider?
Survey: 20% of practitioners surveyed said that are only
targeting Latino subgroups versus Latinos in general a
missed opportunity.
70. 7. What are the most outstanding case studies? Who is
leading the way?
71. 7. What are the most outstanding case studies? Who is
leading the way?
Survey: Social causes matter. Respondents named
grassroots and non-pro鍖t Latino organizations nearly as
often as commercial enterprises (48% versus 52%) when
asked to identify best practices in social media.
72. 7. What are the most outstanding case studies? Who is
leading the way?
Survey: Social causes matter. Respondents named
grassroots and non-pro鍖t Latino organizations nearly as
often as commercial enterprises (48% versus 52%) when
asked to identify best practices in social media.
More important: The commercial campaigns that were
most popular had a social bent.
76. Recommendation: Businesses should learn more from
recent case studies that leverage social causes and/or Latino
solidarity for business bene鍖t.