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A summary for Corporate Marketers, Media Sales Executives and Advertising Agencies to see what clients are moving into the Hispanic market and/or targeting Hispanic consumers right now.

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    • Mars

Mars Chocolate North America introduced M&M’S® Brand’s new integrated marketing campaign called ‘Better With M™,’ which includes a new 30 second television commercial that will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVII.  “‘Better With M’ showcases how M&M’S irresistible chocolate makes moments more fun and delicious,” said Roy Benin, Chief Consumer Officer, Mars Chocolate North America.  “The ‘Better With M’ story is delivered through our colorful spokescandies, whose irresistible chocolate always makes moments even better – be they watching the Super Bowl, baking cookies, gathering the family together for a movie or even tailgating.” In addition to the Super Bowl ad, which was created by BBDO New York, highlights of the year-long ‘Better With M’ campaign include multiple English and Spanish television, print and digital ads, in-store displays, consumer promotions and multiple social initiatives focused on Facebook and the hashtag, #betterwithmms.  The first television ad from the new campaign – starring Ms. Brown – began airing last week.   A cornerstone of the campaign is a new cause-related marketing effort designed to make ‘America Better With M’ by funding the construction of Habitat for Humanity homes across the nation.  As part of the initiative, M&M’S is also encouraging, as well as incentivizing fans to help ‘M-Prove America’ by volunteering at Habitat job sites nationwide.

      • Walgreens and Televisa

Walgreens and Televisa Consumer Products LLC (TCP) are offering a line of over-the-counter and personal care products focused on Hispanic consumers at select stores in the United States. The move is part of an initiative to reach Hispanic consumers and gather insight into the Hispanic community through the introduction of TCP’s health and wellness products. “Walgreens stores serve virtually every customer demographic in the country, and this is another way for us to reach the Hispanic customer, in particular at specific locations,” said Paul Tiberio, Walgreens divisional vice president of inventory strategy and localization. Products include hair care, skincare, cough/cold, and pain/sleep items. Walgreens has recently expanded the availability of these products based on product performance in designated test stores.”We believe our already proven work to promote and offer our products will help our customers build stronger ties to their Hispanic customers and generate additional sales and organic growth for TCP,” added Televisa Consumer Products USA’s CEO Maximo Juda.

  • Red Lobster

Red LobsterRed Lobster, a member of the Darden Family of restaurants and a casual dining seafood restaurant, launched its first Spanish-language advertising campaign. The national campaign is designed to introduce more Hispanic guests to the Red Lobster experience and to highlight the restaurant’s comprehensive menu, which was recently transformed to offer guests more affordable, great-tasting options and greater overall choice and variety. “With the Hispanic population in the U.S. growing at four times the rate of the overall population, the goal of the campaign is to make the brand more relevant to these important guests by reaching them in a more meaningful and impactful way,” said Stewart Marquina, director of marketing, Red Lobster.The first Spanish-language ad, created by WPP’s Wing, is an adaptation of the general market “Real People” advertising campaign that features the “Sea Food Differently” tag. It was created based on Hispanic cultural insights and features the tag “Disfruta un Mar de Sabores” (“Enjoy a Sea of Flavors”), along with Ariana Paz, a real server at the Gainesville, Fla., Red Lobster. Red Lobster is partnering with Univision Communications Inc.To learn more about Red Lobster, to view the ad and to find a local restaurant, visit www.facebook.com/redlobster and the Spanish-language website at RedLobster.com/espanol.

  • Verizon

Verizon is sponsoring the first meeting/symposium of the Center for Hispanic Leadership Atlanta Chapter on January 24 to be held at UPS corporate headquarters and co-sponsored by Verizon.

  • Aflac

AflacAflac, a supplemental insurance company in the United States, introduced its latest Spanish language television commercial, The fresh advertising story begins with a commercial titled Press Conference, in which a “doctor” answers questions about an undisclosed accident that has caused the Aflac Duck to be hospitalized with injuries to his beak and his wing, turning the iconic spokesduck into a policyholder.The integrated campaign seeks to broaden the awareness and understanding of the Aflac brand in the Hispanic marketplace, which is significantly lower than in English-speaking market segments. It will include two attention-grabbing television commercials along with radio and digital activations. In Press Conference, viewers are directed to MejoratePato.com (GetWellDuck.com), where they will find a wealth of information in Spanish about Aflac, its products, and the Aflac Duck. Latinos currently number over 50 million, comprising an estimated 16.4% of the total U.S. population. “With the Latino purchasing power in the U.S. expected to top $1.6 trillion by 2016, we want to raise the relevance of the Aflac brand with individuals whose preferred language is Spanish,” said Aflac Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Michael Zuna . “This campaign will grab the attention of viewers, help educate them about our company in a culturally sensitive way, and prove how Aflac is a vital component of anyone’s financial security.”

  • Alliance Rubber

Alliance Rubber Co. has launched a Spanish-language website to allow more Spanish-speaking distributors to obtain news and information about the company’s rubber bands, office and packaging supplies.The new site is at, https://www.ligasdehule.com. It allows Spanish-speaking consumers to search and compare features and benefits, the company said.

  • American Airlines

American Airlines Inc. unveiled its first new livery and logo since 1968 on Thursday, giving itself a new look only a few weeks before it’s expected to decide whether to merge with US Airways Group Inc. American Airlines said it needed to go ahead with the new look because in two weeks it is introducing a new flagship aircraft, the Boeing 777-300ER, that needs painting. US Airways had no input into the rebranding and didn’t get an advance look at it.To publicize the changes, American kicked off a new advertising campaign handled by McCann Worldgroup. McCann’s FutureBrand unit worked with American on the rebranding. The new design takes the iconic American Airlines eagle — a consistent part of American’s logo and livery for nearly 80 years — off the aircraft’s tail. Instead, a stylized flag of red, white and blue decorates the tail.

  • Houston’s Halloran wins new clients

Houston area marketers are increasing their budgets and plans for expansion in 2013 thanks to a booming energy sector. Hallaron Media, a Houston area advertising agency based in The Woodlands, is enjoying the benefits of this upswing by signing significant new business. Since October, that focus on local industries has paid off with the agency signing on new clients including Vichem Eco Fluids, RSH Engineering, Drilling Technology, Inc., and NexoSolutions. Most of the work includes new website development, branding, digital design and video production. Besides the energy business, Hallaron has also recently signed on new health care work with Cenegenics, Richie’s Specialty Pharmacy and Carrus Hospital in Dallas.

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