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MANÁ Breaks Record at Staples Center in Los Angeles!
As of last Wednesday, on April 25th, Maná now holds the title for most shows performed at the Lakers’ temple. Britney Spears was the previous record holder with 8 Staples Center performances. This record comes at a time when Maná just reached 5 million Facebook friends. If you don’t know who Maná is check out their...
Bilingualism is not only trendy–it makes you better too
In a shift from previous generations, Latinos are embracing bilingualism beyond anything their predecessors could have ever imagined. Turns out bilingualism is actually good for you. Rationally speaking, bilingualism has been scientifically proven to make you smarter. Emotionally, bilingualism aides Latinos in finding a sense of place and belonging as they deal with the complexity...
Why Can’t We Let Go of Selena?
Before there was Selena Gomez there was Selena Quintanilla. At the peak of her popularity Selena was la reina (the queen) of Tejano music. If you were not familiar with her during this period it is very hard to grasp just how big of a deal this was for so many Latinos. She was literally the...
From Recession to “Poor Exhaustion”
Dear Recession, We are SO, SO, SO over you! Sincerely, Everyone Ladies and Gentlemen, we are now in the age of Poor Exhaustion. We tried the Groupon thing. We tried the movie night, game night, stay-cation and every other staying-put thing only to realize that being grounded doesn’t get any easier when you are an adult, or even when it’s...
Remembering 9/11: Impact and Insights
Where were you when you first heard that….. …the stock market crashed? …Pearl Harbor was attacked? …the President was shot? …Martin Luther King died? …Lennon was dead? …the Challenger shuttle crashed? These are the questions that define a generation. They remind us that we are part of an extended community, in our otherwise separate lives. We asked the members of our Agency: where...
The People en Español Curse
WARNING TO ALL CELEBRITY COUPLES: THE PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL COVER IS JINXED! Using the Sara Palin Scientific Method (If I say it then it’s historically accurate), we have noticed a recurring incidence in Latino celebrity relationships: couples that grace the cover of People en Español proclaiming that they are happily in love can expect to be on the...
Exploring Gender Roles – Part I
Manhood under attack: be macho, but not be macho macho. This is the first of a multi-part exploration of what it means to be a guy in today’s world. Part 1: Never in the history of mankind has the definition of being a man been as ambiguous like it is today. A couple of weeks ago my friend...
Is Jack in the Box suffering from an identity crisis?
So… Jack in the Box’s Jack is that guy on Spring Break? Think back to American rite of passage: Spring Break. For some of us it is a blurry, nostalgic memory. Go ahead and take a moment. Yeah, it was. Some of you reading this may still have your collection of bar bracelets tucked away in a box. And...
Recognizing a Phenomenon
In a hotel suite on a sunny London day, sat two of the most influential women in the world reflecting on their extraordinary accomplishments and anticipating a future unburdened by their success. This thought might strike you as a bit counterintuitive; after all, how can success be a burden? The question here is not so much...
Latinos and Sports- It’s not just fútbol anymore
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAA…….TOUCHDOWN!!!! In Hispanic marketing the rule is pretty simple: you can participate in any sport you want as long as it’s soccer. But would you believe that more Latinos watched the Super Bowl last year than watched the World Cup Final ? The NFL claims to have 28.5 million Latino fans, accounting for about 6.7% of their...
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