s ■•«Mb* -------------------------------------- Iljv IJnrthinfc (0b earner I« m M W _____________ _______11 NL ~4,1998 A f^eeify Publication From (Tlje JJortlanb © bserucr J L. L 4 tr 4 t ¡Celebración! ¡Venga t> sea testigo be nuestra Ijtstorta! Lo» jovenes de la comunidad Villa de Clara Vista (Grupo Juvenil C ultura Hispana» han traído a la pantalla chica un proyecto que refleja experiencias y momentos de lucha, felicidad y tristeza de la vida de un inmigrante hispano en los Estados Unidos. Viernes, 26 de Junio 7:00-9:00 El Salón Comunal 6856 NE Killingsworth *Habrá antojitos mexicanos y mucha música* ♦Programa de baile y poesías* ¡JB o te lo pterbaá! InlDWAINIDC MÄRKETBNö The Neighborhood Is Chang­ ing We are growing in numbers, our incomes are improving, we are buying houses and assim i­ lating into the USA way of life, in true fact we are no longer m igrants in a sense, we may still do agricultural work and settli ng down in areas close to our source o f income, but we want to achieve the American dream and be a part o f and con­ tributors to our comm unities. We want to do business with those that solicit and ask for our patronage. You have to earn our trust and provide us with goods and services that we des­ perately need and want. Hispanic M arketing isn ’t for everyone, but for those m anu­ facturers who feel that their product could do well in this market, consider the factors of a Spanish language m arketing program, the issue of Spanish language dependency and other very important factors will play a role in determ ining the total dollar amount allocated to this marketing effort, interestingly a Spanish-language program is cost effective and the results can be im pressive, one food m anufacturer found out that the Hispanic consum er do not use coupons as their English-lan­ guage counterparts, however when a coupon was printed in the Spanish-language and of­ fered at the store level, the re­ demption rate was between 15 and 20%. Ultimately, success in the Hispanic m arketplace will be the result of talent, experi­ ence, hard work and the appli­ cation of m arketing principles, rem arkably sim ilar to the re­ quirem ents for success in any business, know your product, and the consumer. Your Product - usage patterns among the target consum ers? Current levels o f aw areness, consum er market surveys, what is positive/negative attributes? U ltim ately you m ust decide w hether your product makes sense forthe Hispanic consumer. The consumer - research the market to determine what sales messages will be effective in sell­ ing your product to the Hispanic consumer, what influences pur­ chase decisions; price, quality, convenience, etcetera. Simply translating your English message into Spanish probably won’t work. Translate The Positioning - not the words, One of the most common mistakes is to create a great English language campaign and have it translated to Span- ish, (or any other language of the targeted consum er). This can miss many of the cultural nuances necessary for success. We stress establishing a posi­ tioning and then working with S p a n ish -lan g u a g e talen t to translate that positioning into the most effe c tiv e creativ e product. Hispanics are buying goods and services from those that solicit through their media and support their comm unities. All you have to do is look at the dem ographics of the His­ panic population in the U S. the Hispanic imm igration ex­ perience is twofold, first to the U.S., in general, and second from rural to urban areas within the U.S. In the Southwest, His­ panics are the largest minority group. The overw helm ing m ajority of Am erican-born Hispanics are bilingual, with a medium incom e o f over $26,000.00, looking at these main points, language, income, family size, culture and different level of a ssim ila tio n , it does m ake sense to solicit the Hispanic business through their indepen­ dent Hispanic language media. Hispanic M arketing/Richard Luccetti (503) 255-4707 You Can Naw Find Us On The Web! h ttp : / /w w w .portlandobserver.net Imagine que somos la familia en el vecindario ¡Los vecindarios de Porfland y de toda la nación tienen muchas cosas en común! Como saltar a (a cuerda, el fútbol, las conversaciones en el porche, las comidas en el jardín y (a familia. American Family Insurance. Seguros con coberturas familiares, en los que se ha Podido confiar desde 1927. Hoy, encontrará a nuestros amables agentes en 15 estados, en miles de vecindarios y cerca de usted en el corazón de su comunidad. ¡Llame hoy al Í503J986-5800 mismo y descubra por qué nadie cuida de Porfland como la familia! Toda La Protección Bajo Un Misrno Vi American Family Mutual Insurance Company and Subsidiaries, Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001 www.amfam.com J A « ? • «■ * yyjffy ¿ a *!1 ~ AUTO HOMC BUSUTCSS HIALTH l ! f [ 'S Ä 2