Susan Kuchinskas @susankuchinskas

Will Ad Money Follow News to Social Media?

Social networks make work more complex for traditional media companies as they compete for consumer attention particularly the coveted Millennial.  An even bigger challenge  is to find a way to monetize that attention. What strategies and tools can media companies rely upon when it comes to monetize their content at social networks? An in-depth feature story by Portada’s Digital Media Correspondent Susan Kuchinskas.

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Social Marketing: How Bolzter Creates a Social Graph for Each Lead

Social Marketing Platforms create a social graph for each lead by tracking that lead’s connections and behaviors. This allows a company to generate leads from its existing cluster of customers, and then use social and display advertising for targeting. The Social Marketing sector is red hot. Acquisition-crazy Gravity4  just bought Bolzter to Add Lead Gen to its Marketing Cloud for further expansion in the U.S. and Latin America.

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The Language of Search: Getting It Right

What is the language for Search? English or Spanish? Even bilingual Hispanics sometimes search in Spanish, while Spanish-language searchers may need localized landing pages. Search and multicultural experts explain best practices for SEM.

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Finding the Language Sweet Spot in Social Media

Should you run your social media marketing in Spanish or English? It depends on many things, from age to acculturation level to medium to context. It’s not a simple question of Spanish vs. English. Marketers must understand levels of acculturation – and who the influencers are.

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Major League Baseball Launches Big Hispanic Campaign

Hispanics are widely represented in baseball, including more than 20 percent of players. If you include players with some Hispanic heritage, that jumps to 30 percent. While MLB has long reached out to Latinos, Opening Day 2015 on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball revealed the kickoff of the organization’s first Hispanic ad campaign via LatinWorks.

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