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This week’s Hispanic organization profile is with Anthony Veliz of the IZO Inc. Public Relations & Marketing.
Hispanic PR Blog: What was your childhood ambition?

Anthony Veliz: To be the first in my family to earn a college degree.  Thank goodness my father beat me to it.
HPRB: Tell us about three people that you admire and [...]

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The websites for the Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference and the Hispanic PR Blog were viciously hacked by someone Friday in the middle of the conference’s busiest registration period.  Visitors using PCs to access the conference web site (www.HispanicPRConference.com) or the Hispanic PR Blog (www.HispanicPRBlog.com) were met with a Trojan Horse virus that was [...]

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This week’s Hispanic PR Blog interview is with Hispanic Blogger Alex Frias, who provides a destination for the bi-cultural Latino as well as those non-Latinos who enjoy the Latin lifestyle and are looking for a guide to the latest Latin-themed events, news and entertainment in their local city.
Hispanic PR Blog: Tell us about your self, [...]

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This week’s Hispanic PR Leader Profile is with Rosanna Fiske, CEO and Chair-Elect of the Public Relations Society of America.  Fiske is the first Latina to hold PRSA’s top position.  A passionate advocate for diversity in communications, she will be the keynote speaker of the upcoming Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference’s opening reception on May [...]

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DALLAS, TX — Hispanic College Fund (HCF) has joined as a supporting sponsor of the Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference (www.hispanicprconference.com) being organized by the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) and the Hispanic PR Blog in partnership with the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in Dallas, May 10-12.
As part of its sponsorship HCF will [...]

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This week’s Hispanic organization profile is with Juan Sanchez of the Southwest Key Program.
Hispanic PR Blog: What is Southwest Key Programs and what makes your organization unique compared to other Hispanic Nonprofit Organizations?

John Turner: Southwest Key Programs is a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Austin, Texas.  Founded in 1987, Southwest Key operates 55 programs in [...]

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By Angela Sustaita-Ruiz
Co-Publisher, Hispanic PR Blog 
There are four key media training mistakes in this otherwise fine interview with my husband and co-publisher Manny Ruiz:
- Never underestimate that when you go to an interview with media they may decide to do a video interview.  
- Never wear jeans to an interview.
- Never play around with a [...]

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This week’s Hispanic PR Blog interview is with Hispanic PR bloggers Ana Lilian Flores and Roxana Soto, the energetic duo behind Spanglish Baby. Flores and Soto created the blog for parents who are raising, or plan to raise, bilingual and bicultural children.
Hispanic PR Blog: Tell us about your self, any relevant journalism experience you have [...]

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This week’s Hispanic PR Blog interview is with Hispanic blogger Teresa Carbajal Ravet who through her Sententia Vera blog focuses on US mainstream society, questioning and curious about foreign language acquisition and multiculturalism.

Hispanic PR Blog: Tell us about your self, any relevant journalism experience you have and why you started your blog?

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This week’s Hispanic PR Blog interview is with Hispanic blogger Juan Castillo who through his blog Somos Austin, targets anyone and everyone with an interest in Latino news, happenings, culture and events.
Hispanic PR Blog: Tell us about your self, any relevant journalism experience you have and why you started your blog?

Juan Castillo: I’m the father [...]

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NEW YORK, NY — The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is partnering with the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) and Hispanic PR Blog to sponsor the 2010 Hispanic PR & Social Marketing Conference. PRSA, as part of its “Advancing Diversity” initiative, supports the conference’s goals of furthering multicultural communications and achieving greater diversity in [...]

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This week’s Hispanic PR Blog interview is with Hispanic PR Pro and blogger Susie Albin-Najera who through  her blog The Mexico Report focuses on the histories of  unsung heroes, community stories, hot travel spots, eco friendly hotels, organic products and Mexican entrepreneurs.

HPRB: Tell us about your self, any relevant journalism experience you have [...]

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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) is making 2010 count. The organization is forging a new professional association standard by introducing and expanding a variety of programs and initiatives led by a new leadership board.
One such example of this growth is the Association’s partnership with The Hispanic PR Blog to hold [...]

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This week’s Hispanic print media profile is with Extra Newspaper of Chicago, one of the nation’s leading bilingual weeklies.  Managing Editor Silvana Tabares recently caught up with us to explain how public relations professionals can work with them for stories and interview opportunities.  Extra Newspaper is one of many publications that will be represented at [...]

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In case you’re wondering, those teeth aren’t real.  I posted this photo of my cousin Pablo as a “blogicity stunt” to draw your attention to the “10 Crazy Parrots Contest” launched today by the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA), the Hispanic PR Blog and RL Public Relations.  Two lucky participants will be awarded a brand [...]

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By Manny Ruiz
Co-Publisher, Hispanic PR Blog 
Blood drives were a sacred sport at my high school. Our school was the state champion at collecting blood and every year we set higher goals to break. We beat these records every year, largely because Southwest Miami High School took collecting blood so seriously that it required every [...]

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National call announced for all Hispanic PR pros to participate in industry’s first ever Hispanic PR Census
LOS ANGELES, CA – In an effort to measure the size and strength of the growing Hispanic public relations industry, the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) and the Hispanic PR Blog announced today the launch of a four-month national [...]

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