Tag: Hispanics
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Why Create a Latino Section
If you manage a magazine or newspaper, a Latino section is really a good idea to boost engagement. Why? Well, curation becomes easier and article consumption goes thru the roof because Latino web surfers can find more relevant articles to choose from. Bottom line is, while Latinos can identify with mainstream issues, they appreciate the cultural curation. Mind you, these articles don’t have to be in Spanish and they don’t have to cover international issues…
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Don’t Wait for Internationalization to Pursue the Hispanic Market
America is a multilingual country. With over 50 million Spanish-speaking citizens, and a wide presence in American culture it’s clear that America has a multilingual side. Now taught in most schools and present in American street names and culture, Spanish is becoming a new language for commerce all around the country. However, most businesses only translate their pages to Spanish when they seek to internationalize their operations. In this essay, I’ll explain the most fundamental…
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The Mexican Market
If you want to target your efforts to a particular US Hispanic demographic, by far the Mexican market is the biggest and most evenly distributed in America. Selling to the Mexican market is very complicated because of the high variance across customers and the many nuances across geographic differences. Here are the top issues you should take into account while selling to Mexicans in the USA or in Mexico. 1. Don’t compete with Mexican owned…
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The Latino Growth Hack
I have a sweet little tip for all my readers in countries with significant Latino populations. Let’s say you live in the USA and have a startup, blog, portal or eCommerce shop with an established Internet presence, you are spending a fair share of money on Adwords every month and have consulted with several SEO experts. If you fit this description, you can significantly grow your business by purchasing Spanish keywords. However, even thought your…
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Why Should Your Site Have a Spanish Subdomain?
Before you even consider expensive localization projects or international expansions, ask yourself this question: Can I grow my audience without expanding internationally? Of course you can. You can sell to the same zip codes and dramatically increase your customer base. Indeed that’s why companies like Sprint have fully translated their websites to Spanish while serving the same zip codes. But why would a national brand do such a thing? It’s all about network effects. …