8 March 2012
For Latino voters the potential nuclear threat posed by Iran and the atrocities in Syria remain of great import. Using our “NetBase”: http://www.netbase.com/ Spanish tool to cull data from the social media landscape of forums, blogs and media—as we did in our previous Obama blog — the social media trend line chart below exhibits their ongoing concern over the embattled nations and what the President’s Administration policy will unfold.
Read more1 March 2012
Marking its 100-year anniversary on March 6, the Oreo cookie has come a long way from simply dipping it in milk. For Latinos, the time-honored ritual of separating the chocolate wafers to savor and share the ersatz “cream” with a loved one represents a classic Oreo Moment: “True love is sharing your Oreo cookies with someone.”
Read more15 February 2012
Social insights show consumer sentiment lukewarm on V-Day. As consumer values shift and spending patterns continue to morph, perhaps it is time for Hallmark—an iconic symbol of Valentine’s Day—to take a deeper look into the consumer values of Millenials.
Read more9 February 2012
Latino voters are highly engaged in the 2012 Campaign universe of social media.
As Localspeak continues its Theme Mapping of Spanish social media posts for this installment of Social Latino 2012 Campaign, I came across an article in Social Media Today penned by Corey Murray stressing the importance of quality and influence —not just numbers—in measuring true social media ROI . Murray “nailed” it.
Read more1 February 2012
In this blog, Localspeak begins our Social Latino 2012 Campaign Digest using NetBase tools to analyze NLP processed Spanish-language social media forums. In monitoring social media political sentiment among Spanish-speaking Latinos, as measured by the emotional value of language in particular, we will gauge trending political and social issues and passion intensity in this Spanish-speaking sector of the population.
Read more25 January 2012
It’s quite alarming when my NetBase social media analytics tool reveals consumer warnings on beverage contaminations – in three languages, and from different world regions. When global consumers voice food and beverage safety in concert, albeit for different reasons, things get scary.
Read more22 January 2012
When the going gets rough, Hallmark gets going. Responding to the rise in America’s recessionary unemployment, the iconic brand—considered the behemoth of emotional marketing—launched a new line of greeting cards last fall for the country’s growing number of downsized, laid off, and otherwise pink-slipped workers.
Read more13 January 2012
Fans of Tommy Hilfiger in the Spanish market now are straddling between the brand’s renowned “preppy” look and its new sexy rock styles as the brand continues its aggressive global expansion.
Read more6 January 2012
So just how obsessed are women with their weight? Well, according to a WeightWatchers (WW) study released in 2011 ‘women tend to think more about food than sex, while they’re dieting.’
Read more16 December 2011
So who is “behind” my ultimate gift pick for the urbanite on your holiday list?
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