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Brand Marketing

Gen Z Marketing

Why Tecate Alta Uses CTV and Very Little Traditional TV

Gen Z Marketing, particularly when it comes to Hispanics, is not anymore about the Univisions and Telemundos of the world. Belen Pamukoff, Brand Director Tecate and Tecate Light at Heineken USA, uses mostly CTV advertising. The executive shares her views about the “Bring your All” advertising campaign started earlier this month as Tecate Alta is entering two new markets.

Dish Latino Center of Excellence

Inside Dish’s Latino Center of Excellence: Why it is Different

While Centers of Multicultural Marketing Excellence certainly fulfill their function as specialized units for best practices and research, they are also sometimes mocked by insiders as consulting units that do not have decision-making power. This is not the case of Dish’s Hispanic Center of Excellence, Alfredo Rodriguez, Vice President, Latino Center of Excellence at DISH Network tells Portada. “DishLATINO is a brand and a product. A P&L focused mindset drives all acquisition, retention, programming & product initiatives.”, he asserts.

Diversity Increases Innovation

How the NCRC’s Community Development Fund Fosters Innovation

Diversity increases NCRC Community Development Fund has just been named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022, placing ninth in the “Small and Mighty” category. Portada talked to Marissa Calderon, Executive Director, NCRC Community Development Fund, Inc. and Chief of Community Finance & Mobility, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, to understand the key elements that foster innovation in her organization. 

Plant Marketing

How Costa Farms is Stepping on the Marketing Gas Pedal

Costa Farms, the largest producer of ornamental plants in the U.S., is moving its marketing up a gear (or two) in 2022. Portada talked to Mari Carrasquillo, Senior Director Brand & Channel Marketing at Costa Farms to understand how the largest ornamental plant grower in the world is working on new marketing initiatives. 

Sedano’s Javier Herran:”Nuestra Sazón Acts as an Extension of Sedano’s Marketing Strategy.”

Sedano’s Supermarket, the fourth-largest Hispanic retailer in the U.S., recently introduced Nuestra Sazón magazine, the first step in its retail media network launch. The custom publication comes in digital and print versions and is aimed at celebrating Latin cuisine and culture. Portada interviewed Javier Herrán, Chief Marketing Officer, Sedano’s. to learn more about Nuestra Sazón and other projects related to Sedano’s retail marketing strategy.

Shopping Season

Six Strategies to Help Marketers Win the Holiday Shopping Season

This year, the holiday shopping season is set to rebound from the uncertainties and anxieties of 2020 — and in a big way, Retail spending in physical stores is on track to grow more than six percent year-over-year, while ecommerce will triple that figure, at nearly 18% year-over-year growth. By Yahoo’s Chief Business Officer Iván Markman.

Marketing Dairy

Alpina Partners With Clover Sonoma to Facilitate Growth in U.S. Market

Dairy Marketing: Colombian dairy, food, and beverage company Alpina has entered into a partnership with Clover Sonoma, a dairy company located in Sonoma County, CA.  With approximately US $240 million in annual sales,  Clover Sonoma is a leading dairy processor in Northern California. Clover Sonoma is particularly strong in the organic milk market, which is a growing market as opposed to the stagnating non-organic milk market.