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Each year 7.6 million Hispanics purchase items on the web. An average of $1200 is spent per Hispanic shopper on the web each year. The Hispanic community is a frequent user of the internet. Online Hispanic users shop for financial products, share photos, and files, according to Forrester Research. The Hispanic population increased their shopping online by 6.9 percent in 2009. Given these statistics, the Hispanic market is a potential group for growth. Hispanics as a Majority in some States Thirty one states in America do not possess a community with a majority Hispanic population. However, there are some communities in California, Arizona, and Texas that are majority Hispanic. San Antonio, TX is the largest city in the United States with a Hispanic majority. El Paso, Texas has the highest percentage of any major United States city at 76%. The small city of Huron, California is 98.27% Hispanic. Both Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas have a large Hispanic population. However, neither boasts a majority. If you like this blog please: Importance of Hiring Hispanics to Cater to Hispanic Market Businesses launching marketing campaigns should be aware of the markets that wield purchasing power and market products to those communities. Targeted marketing allows businesses to maximize their marketing dollars. Marketing to groups that are more likely to purchase will increase a business’s return on investment. Hispanic marketing is wise since this group wields nearly $1.2 trillion collectively. Hispanics still primarily speak their native language. Nearly 56% of the Hispanic community speaks only Spanish at home. Another 26% speak both Spanish and English at home on an equal basis. Hispanics focus on family and heritage. They also focus on sports, as well as, celebrity figures with charismatic personalities. Therefore, businesses should hire individuals who are bilingual and can relate to the community. Should Marketing Agencies have Hispanic Market Capabilities? Agencies that possess Hispanic marketing will be more likely to capture the spending power of the Hispanic population. However, despite language barriers Hispanics are still purchasing products. Hispanics are more likely to relate to ads focused on family values. Spokespeople from the Hispanic community may also encourage Hispanics to spend more on various products in the United States. Marketing agencies with a specialization in the Hispanic community will be more likely to encourage Hispanics to spend their money. Hispanic marketing is a growing business. Businesses market online to obtain access to millions of users worldwide. Since the Hispanic community comprises a large portion of online purchasing, marketing agencies may want to expand to include marketing campaigns that cater to Hispanics. Related blogs: Save Time, Build Links, Spanish Directory Submission Service
 Home >> Key Influencers in the Hispanic Market Business has long been aware of the importance of key influencers. Joe Girard, “the world’s best car salesman” in his book “How to Sell Anything to Anybody”, gave many examples from his career selling Chevrolets in Detroit. Giving one of the local union leaders an exceptional “deal” on a new car was always a good move because the union leader was a key influencer within Girard’s working class clientele. Joe made his money on volume as a direct result of referral business. There are key influencers in any market, and the marketer’s challenge is to identify them. Within the Hispanic market, a cultural understanding is paramount to identifying these key influencers and enlisting them in the marketing process. If you like this blog please: Family - The single biggest influence to Hispanic buyers in general is family. Extended family can be highly influential in buying decisions, and referral marketing tactics may be especially effective within this market segment. Personality - Another key influencer is the local Spanish media personality. In contrast to other ethnic groups, who assimilate through English radio and television, Hispanics prefer Spanish media. In larger markets, Hispanic customers may be reached by event marketing (concert, festival, etc.) featuring these local celebrities. Sports - Finally, the last external influencer is the local sports personality. Sports are an important part of Hispanic culture, and a local Spanish sports personality can be an effective spokesperson in reaching this market. Circles of Influence Effectiveness
The circles can also overlap, multiplying their effectiveness exponentially. A festival event can have activities for all ages. Or a marketing presence may be established by sponsoring youth sports, especially soccer. These can be seen as one-two combinations supporting both strong family values and a love of sports. While there may be local (non-Spanish) celebrities that can have some influence, the most effective spokesperson will be Hispanic, not just someone who happens to speak the language. There are influencers within the family as well. However, it is especially important to understand Hispanic culture in targeting the immediate family. While buying decisions in Afro-American or Caucasian homes are largely made by the wife, the husband usually makes the buying decisions within the Hispanic family. Nevertheless, since many Latinas are active users of social networks, and repeat buyers of virtual goods and services, smart business owners should craft a marketing strategy that includes this sought-after demographic. Also, the children in the Hispanic family may play a large role in the buying process, due to the fact that they may be the only family members who speak English. Finally, it may be important for the marketer to remember that, despite the common language, there are actually three separate cultures beneath the umbrella we call “Hispanic“. The majority of Hispanics in the U.S.—63%–are of Mexican descent. The next largest group is Cuban; the remainder is a combination from Caribbean and Central American countries. Furthermore, the median age of most Hispanics is significantly lower than other ethnic groups, which may also be a factor in marketing to this segment. The key influencer can open doors to your marketing message—and the sales will surely follow. Hispanic Market Advisors helps you reach the Hispanic market Home >> Hispanic Culture, Community and Commerce A small business owner does not have small dreams or small goals, even though he or she may have a small budget for outreach and marketing. Hispanics are part of a rich culture. How would you like to expand your business into your Hispanic community, and cultivate your Hispanic clientele organically, forming lasting relationships with your Hispanic customers?
Second, ensure that your website is relevant and accessible to your market. No one founds his own business with short-term goals. Growing your business requires that you take the time to cultivate a long-term relationship with your Hispanic customers. This slow, organic growth of your loyal client base is far more profitable for you and for your business than the one-time impulse shopper. Learn about your customers’ needs, preferences, and purchasing trends so that you can strategically situate your company’s information where they are most likely to find it, and find it often. If you like this blog please: And finally, as important as your web presence is to the success of your business, never forget that your customers are people. You cannot hide behind a computer screen if you want to organically cultivate long-term relationships with your Hispanic customers. It is human nature to want to put a face with a name. Politicians know this, sales people know this, and successful small and medium sized business owners know this. Time invested in building off-line bridges within the Hispanic community is time well spent. Not only will it give you a greater understanding of your customers; it will ensure that your business is the first thing that comes to mind when they want to research a product, purchase a service, or simply ask a question. Invite your customers and potential customers to make your website their home where they can chat with you or other customers, seek and offer advice, and find promotions on the products they need from a business they trust. Related blogs: Home >> An Innovative Website Approach to Help Your Hispanic Customers Make Decisions
A well-planned Spanish website knows and understands its core audience. It makes the Hispanic customer feel important by offering them an interactive and personalized experience. Imagine having an innovative edge with your small business customers. Rather than just offering that standard list of goods and services, it will offer them the ability to make well-informed and profitable decisions.
How can this be achieved? First, it is necessary to have adequate access to your website’s audience. This is where individual concerns and needs are expressed. When these are specifically addressed, a true understanding of the customer can be realized. What do they want to know? What businesses are they interested in? What research, goods, or knowledge do they need and want access to? Developing trust with your Hispanic audience Finding the real identity of the Spanish customer is vital to the success of the website. Offer the opportunity for Hispanic customers to provide feedback. Review your analytics. Doing so will provide you with a wealth of information, such as: what pages your customers find the most useful, and what keywords they search for most frequently. It will help you identify what the greatest barrier is to your customer in purchasing your product or service. When you address concerns, you develop trust with your Hispanic audience. If you carefully consider feedback and review your analytics, you are on the way to formulating your website content. If you like this blog please: Facilitate the decision making process of your Hispanic audience Once you have identified the needs and goals of your audience, make sure that your content reflects their desires. Not only should your content be helpful and logical, but it should be readily accessible. It should be in a place where your Hispanic customer is looking for it. Next, review the overall logistics of your website. Is your internal search maximized? Can your customers quickly find what they need through your internal search? Are the navigation tools on your website clear and concise? Do they point and guide customers to the right area? Perform an audit of your website, making sure that your content is current, relevant and accessible. Insure that customers are led to the content through a wide variety of sources, such as: maximized internal searches and well-executed navigation prompts. All of these techniques are subtle ways in which you facilitate the decision making process of your Hispanic audience. Becoming a one-stop shop for all of his small business needs As an added bonus, offer a live chat option on your website. The live chat option is another great example of tailored customer service which is invaluable to any small business owner. The individual service will lead customers to express any of the last minute concerns they have before purchasing the goods or services. In essence, it facilitates the decision making process even further. By providing customer service at the pivotal moment of sale, you are maximizing your profitability and furthering your rapport with clients. The core of your success with your Hispanic customer is in gaining his trust, and becoming a one-stop shop for all of his small business needs. By thoroughly researching his needs and desires, you will be providing goods and services that are both current and relevant. When you allow him the chance to voice his concerns or hesitations in purchasing and address them; you will be facilitating the decision-making process of the small business owner. In today’s busy times, your website’s ease of use will become an invaluable resource for your Hispanic audience. Related blogs: * Look At Your Spanish Website Through The Customer’s Eyes * How Can Your Website Compete Successfully in the Latino Market? Home >> How Can Your Website Compete Successfully in the Latino Market?
Naturally, language is a fundamental issue. The more your site can communicate in the potential customer’s language, the easier it will be to move that customer to take action. You want both English and Spanish-language landing pages, for example. But that’s something your competitors in this market are probably aware of. It’s a threshold requirement—you have to have it—but by itself, it’s just not enough.
Getting your bilingual website recognized by the search engines Using search engines is how buyers manage to navigate through the hundreds of millions of websites demanding their attention, so that they can find what they want. The real key to success in Hispanic marketing lies in getting search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo, as well as the less known ones, to actually prefer your website over the others. The design of your site and its content should be irresistible to those particular searches, within your product and market arenas. That way, when a potential Hispanic customer carries out a search, whether in Spanish or English, your bilingual site shows up at the top or as close to the top of the list of results as possible. That’s the one they’ll click on. That’s Hispanic search engine optimization. Conversion funnel optimization for Hispanic marketing From then on, the issue becomes conversion funnel optimization. You want your bilingual site to function as a reliable lead funnel for the opportunities the search engines send your way. You certainly don’t want to miss any of them. You’ve got their attention, now how do you move them to take action whether that is to complete a contact form, dial a 1-800 number or buy products and services? If you like this blog please: Search engine and funnel optimization require a partnership between what you have to offer as a business and the expertise that transforms your bilingual site so that it meets the criteria search engines mine for. Once this is solidly in place, you are in the game with the odds in your favor. Related topic: Tracking and measuring results in your Hispanic marketing strategy Home >> Tracking and measuring results in your Hispanic marketing strategy Is your Hispanic marketing strategy working? In order to get the best return on investment (ROI), tracking and measuring results is an essential part of one’s overall marketing campaign.
If you like this blog please: Other ways of tracking and measuring the results of your Hispanic marketing strategy include using contact forms on your website, and if you have a toll-free number, using the reports provided by your phone service for that number. The flow of responses measured in phone calls or completed contact forms gives web owners an idea of whether a specific marketing campaign has created an uptick in traffic or not. Setting benchmarks for your Latino marketing efforts After measuring and tracking results for a period of time, you can establish average rates of traffic, conversions, etc., and then set benchmarks for your Latino marketing efforts. For example, a web site may be getting large amounts of traffic and unique visitors, but for some reason visitors are not buying or clicking on ads once they reach the site. With web measurement tools, one can experiment with different types of presentations, sales pitches and the like to see what works best, and thus improve one’s site performance. Since measurement tools allow one to know precise dates, times, landing pages and other relevant information, one can easily detect whether a press release, blog, article or other publicity event has created a buzz. If you are placing advertisements on other sites, services like Google Analytics allow you see how much traffic you are receiving from those sites and how many of those visitors are converting into sales or clicks. With such information website owners can determine whether they are getting sufficient ROI from any specific site to justify continuing the campaign at that web location. In addition, you can study each traffic source and analyze their average time on site. The referring sites with higher averages, for instance, may indicate more quailified visitors. Because the internet world changes so rapidly, companies must maintain vigilant monitoring of their Hispanic marketing strategy efforts, if they hope to get the best use of their money, to avoid unpleasant surprises, and to focus on those market channels that work best. Related topics: How to measure the ROI for Spanish-language sites Home >> 2010 Census Spanish-Language Website to Educate Latinos in the US
Marketing the 2010 Census to Latinos in the U.S. does not come without its challenges. For instance, during the last census in 2000, there was much suspicion over the “long-form” version of the census questionnaire that was mailed to roughly one in six households in the country. The eight-question form sent to everyone else contained basic questions about age, gender, and race. However, the 53 questions in the long form ranged from inquiring about income and the dollar amount of mortgage payments to what means of transportation is used for work and how the home is heated. Such questions were deemed too intrusive by many, including U.S. Hispanics. As a result, only 69 percent of Hispanic households returned the census forms mailed to them. In contrast, the return rate for white households was 80.8 percent. In response to the upheaval over that census, the Spanish-language website explains in a question and answer format that the 2010 questionnaire will have only ten basic questions including name, race, and date of birth. An example of the form can also be reviewed on the website.
The new US Census 2010 Spanish-language website reaches out to Spanish-speaking citizens not only to explain just what the 2010 Census is and what benefits can be gained from it, but it also recognizes the concerns Latinos in the U.S. have voiced about the census process. For example, U.S. Hispanics have serious worry about the confidentiality of the census and how participating in it could result in criminal prosecution over legal status. As the website explains, The U.S. Census Bureau has been required by the Constitution to count citizens and non-citizens alike since 1790 and has done so in every census since. The website goes on to assert that all information collected in the census is protected by law as well. In other words, every person working for the census is sworn to never disclose any information collected, and the penalties for breaking that oath can be as harsh as a five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. More importantly, this oath includes not sharing information with any federal or law enforcement agency. Going further to address matters of confidentiality, the Spanish-language website explains that the 2010 Census is a mailed questionnaire. Therefore, if the form is mailed back within the time frame allotted, no representatives of the U.S. Census Bureau will visit. This should allay the concerns of anyone not wishing to have his or her privacy intruded upon by a visit from a census worker. Finally, the website stresses how important participation in the census is because federal assistance for services like education, transportation, and health care are apportioned based upon population counts. If you like this blog post please bookmark: Hispanic Market Advisors is partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau to help achieve a complete and accurate count of our population as part of the 2010 Census. It is projected that in the next few decades the Latino population will double in size. Census data help state and local governments determine the resources needed to support the growing Latino population. Get involved: Toolkit for Reaching Latinos (US Census Bureau) Home >> How to Connect with the Right Hispanic Audience At this point it is clear that the Hispanic population in the United States is becoming a strong national presence (see table below). Hispanics are the second largest group in the United States with a significantly different language. When a company can efficiently reach their customers and provide insight into their company, products or services, they are more likely to make a connection and hopefully a sale. That is why it is imperative to be able to reach such an audience but first you will need to understand who they are.
Thus, it’s not longer a question of whether you target US Hispanics but how and where. AOL study proposes segmentation by “Life Stages” An AOL study presents a different approach when it comes to segmenting US Hispanics, more specific to marketing and advertising purposes. The study suggests segmentation by “Life Stages”. The young and free stage represents people who are single, average 26-years-old and have no children; young family are 33-years-old, married and have one child; mature family are 40-years-old on average, married and have two children; prime of life are 41-years-old, married with no children; and empty nesters are 57-years-old, have children over 18 years old and are married. This marks the importance of understanding who your audience is. Once you create Hispanic consumers profiles you are in a better position to succeed with an integrated Latino marketing effort.
Home >> Creating Web Articles to Attract New Customers Latin American internet users search in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Spanish speakers alone comprise 81.7 million of those internet users. This valuable market cannot be ignored. Having an article written in two or three of those languages increases your chances of reaching a significant number of potential clients. Each article well-written and optimized constitutes an entry page. This method of developing Spanish and Portuguese entry pages through article writing is a fast and inexpensive way to get your foot in the door with the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets while working out a long-term strategy. Marketing your company and products and services online will show up in search engines. This can offer a significant advantage over your competitors that make no effort to accommodate or connect with Spanish- and Portuguese-preferred speakers. Working together to choose the focus of your articles
This customer centric approach in identifying topics for articles means that the article you receive at the end of the content generation process will be specifically tailored to your Latin American audience. Also, we’ll add graphics that are in congruence with the text copy. Once the English article (source language) is completed, we’ll send it over to you by email for your review. After you approve it, we’ll have it translated into Spanish and/or Portuguese as well as localized to the target audience. The end result is SEO optimized articles which are entry pages for your English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese prospective clients to find you and your website. Creating fresh content will not only attract new customers but also serve your Spanish SEO efforts.
You can choose between packages of article writing services in the following languages: English alone, English/Spanish, and English/Spanish/Portuguese. If you are interested in adding unique content to your Web site and establishing credibility in the Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese search engines, call Hispanic Market Advisors today at 877-HMA-FITS (462-3487) or 305.677.0651 or chat with us live. Contact us now and expand your business to Latin America! Home >> Sending Press Releases to Latin American Leading News Agencies With an ever growing Hispanic population in the United States, it is becoming clear that websites and business need to cater to the Hispanic online market. Latin American news distribution is a large, but often overlooked method of advertising that more website owners would benefit from using. Many Hispanics conduct their online searches in Spanish, so optimizing your website with Spanish SEO would open your marketing reach to include this very large section of the population that is currently being ignored.
Writing press releases has been long proven to be a great tool for introducing your business to the online marketplace. Syndication to SEO friendly directions is a very smart way to really get the most out of your Spanish link building strategy. Leaders in News Distribution can help you achieve this for your business and finally get your advertising in front of as many eyes as possible by using press release distribution techniques that maximize on the existence of Spanish search engines. When using Spanish press releases, you will want to use language and symbolism that will appeal to the Latin American markets. This way, others will want to spread the word of your business with their families, friends and peers. Also, using Latin American news distribution will mean that your ads can be used by journalists, financial professionals, investor services, regulatory authorities and the general Latin American public. Targeting your Spanish SEO and Latin American news and press releases can be based on geographic region to personalize your marketing efforts even more. People will feel more of a connection to your business or product if they feel you are using words that represent their local culture. Also taking into account the local industry of the regions you are introducing your press releases to will make a big impact, due to the diverse range of industry taking place in Latin America. Just as equally important are the current event subjects in each area as well as doing your best to meet the needs of your target-audience.
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There are a projected 48 million Hispanics residing currently in the United States. By 2020, that number is expected to grow to 60 million, according to the U.S. Census. There are over 12 million Hispanic households that have wielded purchasing power of a predicted $1.2 trillion by 2011, according to the University of Georgia’s Center for Economic Growth. The growth of Hispanic purchasing power has grown 80% more, from 2000 to 2007, than the rest of the population. Businesses are seeking a way to capitalize on the economic growth of the Hispanic community. 
Within these three circles of influence, community leaders can be identified and targeted as highly desirable and significant prospects.
At the risk of stating the obvious, the first step towards reaching out to Hispanic customers is to identify and familiarize yourself with this client base as it relates to your business. All of mankind is most comfortable in familiar surroundings. Do more than simply 
A number of tools are available that make the job of measuring the effectiveness of one’s Hispanic marketing strategy much easier. Probably the best known tracking tool is Google Analytics, a free service offered by the search engine giant that allows in-depth analysis of one’s website traffic. For sites that also use Google AdSense and/or AdWords, the Analytics tool also allows easy tracking of conversions (sales/clicks).
Making a concerted effort to increase participation in the upcoming 2010 Census, in January the United States Census Bureau revealed its educational Spanish-language website directed at Latinos in the U.S. With a constantly evolving population in this country, the Census Bureau is seeking out new means to reach all those living within the U.S. so that they can be properly counted.
There are many options out there. Just google “spanish web article” or “creating spanish web articles” and you’ll find plenty. Hispanic Market Advisors is one of those options. What’s good about our process is that we add value by working alongside you at every step of the way, since offering you a 
