1. Hispanics are voracious consumers of digital content
Targeting Hispanics via digital channels makes sense because Hispanics spend a ton of time consuming it. The 2015 Hispanic Fact Pack tells us:
- Internet usage on a home computer is 3.5 hours per day for Hispanics vs. 3.3 for non-Hispanics
- Internet usage on a mobile phone is 2.1 hours per day for Hispanics vs. 1.7 hours per day for non-Hispanics
- Watching online videos, Hispanics spend 2.7 hours per day vs. 1.6 for non-Hispanics
2. Hispanics are mobile super-users
For marketers thinking about targeting digital Hispanics, it is clear that they should be thinking mobile first. Hispanics are leading the way across the vast majority of mobile usage categories analyzed by Ad Age. Take a look:
- 66.1% of Hispanic smartphone users visit APP stores each month vs. 60.2% of non-Hispanics
- 65.5% of Hispanic smartphone owners view online videos each month vs. 59.5% of non-Hispanics
- 79.7% of Hispanic smartphone owners use social media each month vs. 77.2% of non-Hispanics
Brand marketers should pay special attention to the fact that Hispanics are more likely to engage with brands via social media on their mobile devices. The 2015 Hispanic Fact Pack found that 25% of Hispanics agree that social media is a way for them to tell people about companies and products they like vs. 22.5% of non-Hispanics. In addition, 22.6% of Hispanics agree that they like to follow their favorite brands or companies via social media vs. 21.9% of non-Hispanics.
3. Hispanics are more likely to buy online
Digital advertising can drive many benefits for brands including awareness, brand lift, engagement, traffic driving, list building, increased consideration and sales lift. It can also be used to drive online sales and Hispanics are a great target for e-commerce because they are more likely to buy online. We recently discussed reasons why CPG brands should start e-commerce with U.S. Hispanics and the 2015 Hispanic Fact Pack provides even more reasons to target online Hispanics with e-commerce offerings.
- 54.1% of Hispanics have purchased electronics on a PC vs. 53.5% of non-Hispanics
- 24.8% of Hispanics have purchased food on a PC vs. 23.% of non-Hispanics
- 18.4% of Hispanics have purchased personal care items on a cell phone vs. 10.8% of non-Hispanics
4. Your competitors are targeting online Hispanics
If you are not targeting digital Hispanics, it is likely that your competitors are. Smart marketers have realized that winning with Hispanics is critical for growth and are increasingly investing in targeting Hispanics, including digital. Ad Age reports that expenditures on measured Hispanic media increased 12% in 2015 vs. 0.7% for non-Hispanic media; all told marketers invested nearly $9.5 billion targeting Hispanics in 2014.
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