Marketing

Trends in Branding looks at how social, environmental and technological changes influence brands and the businesses that build them. The review is an insightful reference for business and marketing professionals looking to stay on top of what's going on in today's rapidly changing world and the trends they can leverage to ensure their brands stay relevant to their
customers.

Telemundo and The San Jose Group invite you to watch the 2009 Annual Hispanic Marketing Summit, presented in a webcast format for the first time. As in past events, we take you through expert minds, exploring the potential qualitative and quantitative impact the Hispanic segment can have on your business.

The concept of lifecycle marketing has been around for some time, and most marketers do it to some extent, even if they don't call it "lifecycle marketing," per se.

Ask people to name their favorite brand of peanut butter, and you’ll likely get a few different answers. The top three peanut butter brands in the United States, however, are clear-cut: Skippy, Jif and Peter Pan. Of course there are also the devotees of all-natural private-label brands, gourmet varieties and even other legume butters (the peanut is more closely related to the lentil bean and the pea than to members of the nut family). Let’s be honest, though: how often do you find yourself hankering for a sunflower-seed-butter sandwich?

Interbrand Design Forum released the Most Valuable U.S. Retail Brands, the first-ever ranking of the top 50 American retail brands. Walmart claimed top honors as the most valuable retail brand in 2008, followed by popular retailers Best Buy (No. 2), The Home Depot (No. 3), Target (No.4) and CVS (No. 5).

I think that we, Hispanics, Latinos, or whatever label we are assigned, those of us with roots in Latin America, are strengthening our sense of common identity in the United States. A sense of identity based on pride. What we have in common appears to be overshadowing what makes us different. Our heritage from Latin America has a common cultural influence from Spain, the native peoples of the American continent and Africa, a common language, and beliefs in the supernatural that shape how we look at the world. Now, in the United States our heritage is being further shaped by the "American" experience. Being of Latin American origin in the United States promotes a unique way of looking at the world.