HispanicTips’ Business News Summary – May 31st, 2011
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PR: Social Media Plays Greater Role in Cause Engagement For African Americans and Hispanics – Ogilvy PR
10 Immigration Predictions: The Foreseeable Consequences of the Supreme Court’s Arizona E-Verify Decision :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
PR: Starz Entertainment Unveils the Latest Addition to its ENCORE Lineup, ENCORE ESPANOL
Obama administration officials are sharpening their crackdown on the hiring of illegal immigrants by focusing increasingly tough criminal charges on employers while moving away from criminal arrests of the workers themselves. :: from www.nytimes.com
If You’re Puerto Rican, You Must Be From Philadelphia (Maybe) – Giovanni Rodriguez :: from www.clickz.com
Giovanni Rodriguez: Does Spanish Matter? Is the English language the world’s only virtual superpower? A look at a useful model for evaluating global influence. :: from blogs.forbes.com
Barnes & Noble Says Foreign-Language E-Books Selling ‘Outrageously’ Well in U.S. – Right now, RH Mondadori is looking to Barnes & Noble to be its primary marketing driver to Spanish speakers in the U.S. “We are going to have to rewrite sales materials with the Hispanic market in mind,” Ospina said. :: from paidcontent.org
Mark Contreras out as head of E.W. Scripps newspaper division :: from www.poynter.org
Mexican drug cartels muscle in on lucrative movie and music piracy business :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Will Supreme Court ruling on immigrants pit Big Business against states? – regarding the Arizona ruling :: from www.csmonitor.com
in case you missed it: HispanicTips’ Business News Summary – May 26th, 2011
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Posted on: May 31st, 2011Get Inside the Mind of Hispanic Media with HPRA-NY & Manny González, Hennessy’s Director of Hispanic Marketing :: from www.hispanicprblog.com
Is There Such A Thing As A U.S. Hispanic/Latino Identity Or Community? :: from www.mediapost.com
Telemundo sees money, gets in the business of sponsoring Indy cars :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Mexico, Argentina Expand Fishing, Agriculture Cooperation :: from www.plenglish.com
PR: Starz Entertainment Enhances ENCORE with ENCORE ESPANOL, More HD, and New Channels
Mexico Completes 5th Round of Trade Talks with Central American Countries :: from www.laht.com
Hispanic users were also more likely to use VOIP services than others – 27% compared to just 21% for non-Hispanic Whites and Blacks. :: from www.readwriteweb.com
Though fiercely opposed to Georgia’s new immigration law, a group of immigration advocates say they do not support an economic boycott of the state. :: from www.accessnorthga.com
Univision Registers 8% Growth Among 18-49s During 2010-11 TV Season – Only Broadcast Network To Register Advance With Key Demo :: from www.multichannel.com
U.S., Mexico press effort to freeze kingpins’ cash :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Meet Groupacho — L.A.’s new, Latino-centric answer to Groupon :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Labor Law Reform – A Key Battle for Mexican Unions Today :: from www.cipamericas.org
Latino Men Exercise The Most While Working :: from newstaco.com
U.S. jewelry designer Cheryl Finnegan remakes herself in Mexican exile – An “Eat, Pray, Love” moment launched a trendy jewelry fad for an American ex-pat in Mexico. :: from www.miamiherald.com
PR: The Latino Coalition Annual Small Business Summit Historic Success
New PSAs Target Hispanic Health Care – Ad Council Launches Effort to Encourage People to Talk to Their Doctors :: from adage.com
The full court press for Hispanic support is on, as President Obama names Univision Networks president Cesar Conde to a presidential panel on Hispanic education. :: from www.politico.com
A new initiative Latin American will attempt to establish formal recycling markets, integrating the millions of people who already support themselves as informal waste collectors. :: from www.sustainablebusiness.com
Peru and Japan sign free trade agreement :: from www.livinginperu.com
About two-thirds of Argentine adolescents lack Internet access in their homes, according to a study :: from www.argentinepost.com
Boycott Coors for its Offensive EMBORÍCUATE Ad – Some feel EMBORÍCUATE = EMBORRÁCHATE – NYC :: from juliorvarela.com
Interview with Lisa Garcia – Chief of Staff to the United States Trade Representative, serving as managing adviser on policy and personnel. :: from www.theamericanlatina.com
In Virginia, rising Gas prices cut deeper into the pockets of Latinos :: from www.latinova.net
Nashville sees boom in Hispanic-owned businesses – Tennessee :: from www.tennessean.com
As the Obama administration prepares to honor a 17-year-old NAFTA treaty with Mexico allowing that country’s long-haul trucks into the U.S. heartland, emotions are again at fever pitch as businesses on both sides of the border predict job losses and industry upheaval. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Retired disc jockey Don Angel — the voice of Spanish-language music at a Dallas radio station — has died at 62. – Texas :: from www.statesmanjournal.com
Mexico’s government has denied fixed-line giant Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex), owned by multi-billionaire Carlos Slim, the right to offer television services. :: from www.laht.com
Arturo Valenzuela, the outgoing head of the U.S. State Department’s Latin American affairs bureau, says he’s not losing sleep over China’s growing economic inroads into Latin America. Countries in the region are beginning to discover that they have much more to gain by trading with the United States, he said. – Andres Oppenheimer :: from www.kansascity.com
Georgia Farmers Say Immigration Law Keeps Workers Away :: from www.npr.org
PR: Chrysler Group Engineer Named Among Nation’s “Top 200 Hispanics in Technology” – Valeria Fernandes
The decision by the Supreme Court this week upholding an Arizona law punishing employers for hiring illegal immigrants was an energy boost for state lawmakers across the country who have proposed bills this year to curb illegal immigration. :: from www.nytimes.com
Kool-Aid, in a first for any Kraft brand, has allocated the majority of its 2011 marketing budget to reach Hispanics. :: from www.theledger.com
What does the Supreme Court ruling on immigration mean? -Arizona :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Video: Utah businesses adapting to Hispanic population growth :: from www.ksl.com
Fox News’ Bret Baier on Special Report Uses Loaded Term “Illegals” :: from mediamatters.org
Farmers in the US state of Georgia say they are starting to feel the effects of a tough crackdown on illegal immigration — a sudden dearth of migrant workers needed to bring in their harvests. :: from ca.news.yahoo.com
Wine industry aims to attract more Latinos – The number of glasses of wine consumed by Hispanics per month climbed by nearly 50% between 2005 and 2010 :: from www.usatoday.com
Cities strive to embrace growing Hispanic shops – Hispanics are Iowa’s strongest source of population growth and their entrepreneurial spirit can help revitalize towns and cities statewide :: from www.desmoinesregister.com
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