The Hispanic Public Relations Association’s New York Chapter (HPRA-NY) Elects 2014 Executive Board

12/05/2013 By Leave a Comment
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MundoFox’s Andy Checo, MGSCOMM’s Federico Mejer and Univision’s Veronica Potes to continue leading the organization.  The Hispanic Public Relations Association’s New York Chapter today announced the 2014 Executive Board elected by its members. Andy Checo, marketing director at MundoFox, has been re-elected as President of the organization. Federico Mejer, managing director at MGSCOMM was also re-appointed as Vice President, as was Veronica Potes, integrated marketing manager at Univision, who previously
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Daisy Expósito-Ulla recognized as Latina Trendsetter

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Daisy Expósito-Ulla, Chairman-CEO of d expósito & Partners, was recognized on December 3rd in New York City for being a “Latina Trendsetter,” a distinction created by Latin Trends magazine which celebrated its 12th Annual Latino Trendsetter Awards at The Metropolitan Pavillion.   Standing out among her many accomplishments, Ms. Expósito-Ulla was instrumental in developing the existing model for multicultural advertising and marketing agencies within multinational conglomerates. More recently, she
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Valpak® Announces Expansion Plans In Miami, Fla.

12/04/2013 By Leave a Comment
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Leader in Local Print and Digital Coupons Seeks Entrepreneurs to Open New Territories - Valpak, involved in local print and digital coupons, announced today it is seeking to expand its presence in Miami, Fla. Digital couponing industry quickly gaining popularity and overall coupon usage expected to grow by 150 percent from 2009 to 2014, especially among the rapidly growing Hispanic community, Valpak is poised to rapidly expand and is currently seeking entrepreneurs to invest in new franchise territories in theSouth
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Cal State Fullerton Partners with Hispanicize to Launch Groundbreaking Hispanic Communication Internship and Research Program

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California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), one of nation’s universities for graduating Latino students in communications, is partnering with Hispanicize Wire, Hispanicize 2014 and the Hispanic PR Blog to create a year-round, communications internship and research program.  “We’re excited  to work with a dynamic Latino-owned media and social media brand like Hispanicize because they are at the forefront of what we as educators want to instill in our students about the new age of digital journalism, social
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The Billboard Latin Music Conference Presented By State Farm® Celebrates 25th Anniversary

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  The Billboard Latin Music Conference, the longest-running and most prestigious event in the world dedicated to Latin music, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2014.  What began as a one-day event featuring five industry panels and two music showcases, has become the most powerful event in the Latin music industry worldwide.  The conference draws hundreds of key industry executives, top Latin music artists, leading brand marketers, national radio programmers and prominent producers for four days of
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Greeley and Hansen Appoints New Director of Latin American Operations

12/03/2013 By Leave a Comment
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Fernando Sarmiento Promoted to Managing Director of Engineering Firm's Expanding Latin America Operating Group Greeley and Hansen has named Fernando Sarmiento as managing director of the firm's new Latin America Operating Group.  Sarmiento most recently served as office director for the Phoenix location of the firm.  He has more than 16 years of professional engineering experience with Greeley and Hansen, managing a diverse range of water and wastewater programs and facility upgrade projects for municipal utilities
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GE Hispanic Forum Launches Pilot Internship Referral Program for Hispanic Students

12/03/2013 By Leave a Comment
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GE's Hispanic Affinity Group, the GE Hispanic Forum (HF), today announced an agreement with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) to launch a pilot internship referral program for Hispanic students. The program will pair selected students to GE  internships in their current field of study, offer leadership training and expose them to role models working in the science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and finance fields. The HF hopes that the pilot program will help better prepare Hispanic
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impreMedia is Now is Accepting Nominations for 9th Annual Mujeres Destacadas Awards

12/03/2013 By Leave a Comment
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Latinas in Six Cities to be recognized for Excellence in Community Leadership, Health, Education, Business & Technology and Arts & Culture impreMedia, aHispanic news and information company in the U.S., announced today that nominations are now being accepted for its annual Mujeres Destacadas (Exceptional Women) awards. Nominations will be accepted online at www.mujeresdestacadas.net through December 20, 2013. Now in its ninth year, impreMedia's signature editorial and event series Mujeres Destacadas honors
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NBCUniversal Raquel Egusquiza Named VP, Community Affairs, Hispanic Enterprises & Content

12/02/2013 By Leave a Comment
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Raquel "Rocky" Egusquiza Named to VP, Community Affairs, Hispanic Enterprises & Content at NBCUniversal effective December 9. Egusquiza will report to Joe Uva, Chairman, Hispanic Enterprises & Content, NBCUniversal and will be based in New York. In this newly created position, Egusquiza will work closely with Uva to develop the company's short-and-long term strategic direction and planning for community relations activities as they relate to NBCU's Telemundo Media in concert with parent company
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FOX Deportes scores 2-year rights agreement with NFL and brings Super Bowl XLVIII to the network

12/02/2013 By Leave a Comment
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FOX Deportes and the National Football League (NFL) are joining forces to bring Super Bowl XLVIII to the network. Under the agreement, FOX Deportes becomes the first U.S. Spanish-language network in NFL history to broadcast a Super Bowl. The two-year deal kicks off Thanksgiving Day, one of the most anticipated sports days of the year, with extensive coverage of the Packers vs. Lions matchup. In efforts to continue providing viewers with the best and biggest live events in the country, FOX Deportes is adding Super
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Hispanicize 2014 and Media Moves co-hosting special edition Dec. 10 Twitter Party for Hispanic Journalists and Bloggers

12/01/2013 By 52 Comments
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Hispanicize 2014, April 1-4 in Miami,  is rapidly approaching with an incredible agenda for Hispanic journalists and bloggers that is larger and  more empowering and inspiring than ever before. In order to help Hispanic journalists and bloggers better plan to attend Hispanicize 2014 event organizers and Media Moves will be co-hosting a special edition Twitter party on Tuesday, December 10 from 8 to 9 p.m. EST.  The Twitter party hashtag will be #Hispz14.
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El Clasificado Raises Funds for Teletón USA

12/01/2013 By Leave a Comment
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El Clasificado, EC Hispanic Media, Sunrider International and Northgate were proud sponsors and supporters of the "Last Mixter of the Year," that took place on November the 21st, a generous event benefiting the Teletón USA Foundation. It was the good-hearted attendees who made it possible for El Clasificado to raise $2,200. Sunrider International, a manufacturing company of natural products with presence in over 40 countries in the world and more than 2,000 stores, was kind enough to lend their premises in Torrance,
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