The remarkable growth of the event ticketing market among Spanish-speaking
audiences has been vital to the industry’s expansion. Learn more about these global
developments, and gain strategies on how to successfully enter these markets.
1. www.HispanicMarketAdvisors.com
The Hispanic Ticket Market: Reaching Latinos
and Hispanics Online
Friday, January 20, 2012
10-11:30am (EST) / 11am – ASTOR BALLROOM
Sebastian Aroca, Managing Partner
sebastian@hispanicmarketadvisors.com
www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianaroca
@hispanicmarkets
If questions arise after this presentation, please feel free to
email them to me.
Tapping into Hispanic Internet users 1
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The Hispanic Ticket Market: Reaching
Latinos and Hispanics Online
What will we cover during this presentation?
The “big” picture – what piece of the “pie” is the
Hispanic market?
What are the overall Hispanic consumer trends?
Why is it relevant to consider the Hispanic
market in your overall business plan?
What (general) advice do we give companies
looking to enter the Hispanic market?
Tapping into Hispanic Internet users 2
3. www.HispanicMarketAdvisors.com
Who is Hispanic Market Advisors?
Hispanic Market Advisors ® is a boutique online agency
that helps companies of all sizes to improve their
online presence through Hispanic search engine
marketing (SEM) techniques to reap the growth of the
Latin American and US Hispanic market.
Hispanic Market Advisors ® offers premium English to
Spanish translation and Hispanic SEM services.
The Hispanic Ticket Market 3
4. Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
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Sizing Current and Potential Hispanic Markets 4
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The “big” picture – what piece of the “pie”
is the Hispanic market?
Population - the fastest and largest growing segment of the U.S.
population: accounted for 15.3 percent of the U.S. population
Purchasing power: amounted to $951 billion in 2008, 8.9 percent of the
total. Selig Center for Economic Growth projects that purchasing
power for Hispanics will continue to grow throughout 2012-2013
Latinos largest markets: Texas, California, Florida, New York, New Jersey,
New Mexico, Nevada, Illinois, South Carolina, North Carolina,
Georgia, Washington, Arizona
Segmentation – who to target? acculturation, language usage and
preference, nativity, and country of origin
Sizing Current and Potential Hispanic Markets 5
6. Hispanics Account for More than Half of Nation's
Growth in Past Decade
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Sizing Current and Potential Hispanic Markets 6
7. Hispanic buying power is expected to grow 50
percent in the next five years, from $1 trillion in
2010 to $1.5 trillion in 2015
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Sizing Current and Potential Hispanic Markets 7
8. Latino Populations in Select U.S. Metropolitan Areas
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Sizing Current and Potential Hispanic Markets 8
9. What language do US Hispanics use or prefer?
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Market segmentation 9
10. What language do US Hispanics use or prefer?
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Hispanic Cyberstudy 2010 by AOL 10
11. Why entering the Hispanic market?
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Univision video, BILINGUALISM: not a minus! 11
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Digital strategies and tactics to reach
Hispanic market:
Having a Spanish-language version of your site (translated, localized,
and SEO optimized)
Establishing strategic alliances with Hispanic associations and
Chambers of Commerce
Building content syndication partnerships
Focusing on Hispanic IPs
Behavioral targeting
Conducting organic Hispanic SEO/SEM and pay per click advertising
Engaging Hispanic customers through Hispanic local media and brand
Facebook pages
Using Hispanic celebrities or well-known reputable bloggers as brand
Ambassadors
Launching a special promo during the National Hispanic Heritage
Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
General advice for companies looking to enter the Hispanic market 12
13. Check your Map Overlay Analytics
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General advice for companies looking to enter the Hispanic market 13
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What are the overall Hispanic consumer
trends?
Hispanics will continue to consume digital and
video content
Hispanics will continue to consume social and
mobile content
Hispanics will continue to trade down
Hispanics’ coupon usage will continue to grow
Hispanics will require high standards of privacy and
security
Hispanic consumer trends 14
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Why is it relevant to consider the Hispanic
market in your overall business plan?
Hispanics historically have been “trendsetters in defining
media-consumption habits” in the United States
One 2012 projection is that those Brands with a Hispanic
market focus with determination and discipline will
continue to see more rapid growth.
Selig Center for Economic Growth projects that purchasing
power for Hispanics will continue to grow throughout 2012-
2013.
Seventy-nine percent of Hispanics use the Internet to
research products before purchasing them and companies
before doing business with them, according to Ipsos
released results of its U.S. Hispanic Omnibus study in 2009
Hispanic marketing as part of your overall business plan 15
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Recommended steps to assess your Hispanic
market initiative/opportunity:
I. Sizing Your Online Hispanic Market
Sizing Individual Markets for Products and Services
Researching Potential Market Situations
Determining Competitor Influence
II. Creating Valuable Hispanic Consumer Profiles to Determine Challenges and
Opportunities
Mastering Hispanic Consumer Profiles
The Strength of the Spanish Language in Marketing
Spanish Etiquette and Cultural Nuances
III. Be Operationally Ready to Support a Hispanic Online Initiative
Starting Multichannel Spanish Language Service Websites
Providing Operationally Integrated Website Interface for Hispanic Consumers
Helping Hispanic Consumers Access Customer Support Resources
IV. Improving on Current Resources for Hispanic Marketing
Steps to assess your Hispanic market initiative 16
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Digital strategies and tactics to reach Hispanic market:
http://hmas.in/digital-strategies
Overall Hispanic Consumer Trends for 2012:
http://hmas.in/hispanic-consumer-trends-for-2012
Event Ticketing Industry and the Hispanic Market:
http://hmas.in/entering-the-hispanic-market
Ticket Summit 2012 NYC takeaways – Thank you for participating!