Synopses & Reviews
“It doesnt matter whether youre selling Pampers, blue jeans, cars, or credit cards, the Hispanic community is a market you must include in your business plans.”
–Chiqui Cartagena
Its the largest demographic group in America–and one with an ever-expanding buying power. Now media pioneer Chiqui Cartagena, an expert on the Hispanic market, has written an indispensable, fact-packed guide that will help anyone trying to successfully reach this crucial community.
The median household income of a Hispanic family is already $4,000 higher than that of an African American family; the disposable income of the Hispanic population is expected to top $1 trillion by 2010; and the average Hispanic citizen is ten years younger than the general market. The business opportunities are endless, but only if you know whom to hire, what to sell, and where to target.
Latino Boom! explains all that and much more, including
• the best ways to approach the three different Latino groups (Isolated, Acculturated, and Assimilated)
• the reasons why “other” Hispanics (those who arent Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban) have become an increasingly important sub group
• the increasing influence of consumer-savvy Hispanic teenagers, who play an important role in urban trendsetting
• why Latino consumer behavior makes for a different market than that of the general market or other minority markets
• why companies can succeed wildly or fail miserably in trying to reach this market
• the key differences among Americas top ten cities with the largest Latino populations
Any company will benefit from the authoritative advice in this easy-to-use guide. As Chiqui Cartagena says, “You can spend $20,000 on a consultant, or you can buy this book.”
From the Hardcover edition.
Synopsis
Hispanic buying power is increasing faster than that of any other segment in the United States.S. Hispanic population provides business owners with all they need to know to successfully reach this market.
About the Author
Chiqui Cartagena, Managing Director of Multicultural Communications at Meredith Integrated Marketing, is a media pioneer with twenty years of experience developing, contributing to, and launching some of Americas most successful Spanish-language products, including
TV Guide en Español and many others. Prior to joining the Meredith Corporation, she was the Director of Business Development for The Ad Age Group, where she was responsible for developing Hispanic business for its leading titles. In 1996 she was part of the team that developed and launched the Spanish version of People magazine. People en Español is still the most successful Spanish-language magazine and continues to dominate the Hispanic print market today. In 1998 Cartagena left Time Inc. to become executive editor of the Spanish-language version of TV Guide. She has also worked as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies who want to get into the U.S. Hispanic market. She lives in New York. Visit her website at www.latinoboom.com.
From the Hardcover edition.