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La Comunidad Online helps the US Hispanic community by connecting them with small businesses throughout the States – on both the local and national level –as well as providing visibility to worthwhile charities and social services.

La Comunidad Online launched a new PR program giving you a new opportunity to publish press releases, articles and interviews to the US Hispanic Market. In addition to our effective bilingual banner ad program that includes the benefit of submitting your own articles for free, being part of our monthly newsletter, and having your business spotlighted on our website.

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Hispanic Consumers: A Cure for Recession Blues?

Here's an interesting article that I found at BrandWeek concerning some stats and insight into why the US Hispanic community can be an excellent market to target with the current recession. Hispanic Consumers: A Cure for Recession Blues? Have you thought about marketing your product or service to the Hispanic community, it would certainly increase your visib… Continue

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Turning Your Prospects into Clients: Anticipate Questions and Have Your Answers Ready

This is the fourth installment – Anticipate Questions (and Have Your Answers Ready). If you recall the first post, “10 Basic Principles for Turning Your Prospects into Clients: Follow-up Right Away”, I made mention that I set a four hour response time to respond to a prospect’s first inquiry partially because I want to do [...]

A Look at the Latino Population

"Latinos have saved our country," he said. "They represent 14 percent of the population but 25 percent of the live births. The United States is the only western industrialized nation with a fertility rate above the 2.2 percent replacement rate.

Women’s Small Ventures Hope to Keep Money Coming

Have you ever thought of doing a “Business Venture” with other Female Entrepreneurs? Read below: (WOMENSENEWS)–Nataly Kogan is aware that her effort to raise $1 million for her one-year-old social networking site for working mothers has been hurt by this week’s news of Wall Street investment companies foundering and trillions of dollars evaporating from world stock markets. “The [...]

Hispanic Consumers: A Cure for Recession Blues?

This is an interesting article about the Hispanic consumer. Hispanic Consumers: A Cure for Recession Blues?. Shouldn’t you be marketing to the Hispanic consumer today; coke, dole, etc are? Let me show you how.   Maria Smith-Alvira http://lacomunidadonline.com http://lconetwork.com “Making Connections with the U.S. & Latino Community”

10 Basic Principles for Turning Your Prospects into Clients: Stay in Touch with Long-Term Prospects

OK, now on with my top 5 reasons for staying in touch with long-term prospects. Although I will focus this lesson on the hypothetical premise that you are a copywriter (like I am), you can insert your own profession and still have the reasons apply.

Hispanics urged to make census count

Hispanics urged to make census count — chicagotribune.com.

10 Basic Principles for Turning Your Prospects into Clients

10 Basic Principles for Turning Your Prospects into Clients. by Doug Dolan  

How many of you have a “bilingual” website?

We need to know our clients and serve their needs, but what if these potential clients do not speak perfect English? They still need our services and products; right?

Outside the U.S., alternate social networks grow under Facebook’s shadow | The Industry Standard

Outside the U.S., alternate social networks grow under Facebook’s shadow | The Industry Standard.

Should businesses be integrating real time strategy?

Many forms of “instant messaging” are occurring around us should we be integrating these tools?  The article below, says “yes” we should be. Most Enterprises Lack a Real-Time Strategy – InternetNews.com.   Maria Smith-Alvira http://lacomunidadonline.com  

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