Online retailer SanaSana.com doubles in size to meet increased shopping demand from US Hispanics
Online retailer SanaSana.com doubles in size to meet increased shopping demand from US Hispanics
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire- HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — SanaSana.com, an online retailer of consumer products, has experienced dramatic growth during the last 8 months. The steady demand from their primary customer base of US Latino shoppers has the popular retailer currently carrying over 20,000 items and more than 1500 brands. This doubles the amount of products carried by the site since the first quarter of the year.
The site’s strong appeal to US Hispanics is attributed in part to the extensive bilingual content and popularity of two informative blogs, Latino Health Magazine and A la Sana. The blogs carry a collection of more than 2500 articles, covering topics such as health, nutrition and beauty. They include useful tips and recipes coveted by the company’s Latino customer base. The online retailer also identifies with US Hispanics with its philanthropic mission of helping orphan children in Latin American countries.
“It is very gratifying to see online shoppers continue to support our site and cause. We attribute the growth and success of SanaSana.com to the spirit of giving shared with our Hispanic customers,” explains Naor Fischbein, founder and CEO of SanaSana.com. “Latinos have really connected with our mission and strongly identify with our content and products. They “get” that what they buy on our site will help improve the lives of many children.”
Another key factor that has helped SanaSana.com attract Latino shoppers is the company’s willingness to invest and improve the site’s functionality. The implementation of intuitive and user friendly design has rated very high among users. The launch of the mobile version of the site has also been very well received by shoppers. This is instrumental in continuing to attract the 77% of U.S. Hispanics that use smart phones, according to Nielsen. The site also carries a wide variety of Organic and Gluten Free products to meet the increased demand for these healthy products.
About SanaSana
SanaSana.com is an electronic commerce website offering a wide selection of consumer products and brands under the categories of Nutritional Vitamins/Supplements, Beauty/Personal Care, Baby/Children, Weight Loss, Sports Nutrition and Household products. SanaSana.com presently carries more than 20,000 items and over 1500 brands. SanaSana.com provides bilingual content through two blogs: Latino Health Magazine and A la Sana. The company donates self-sufficient web portals to Latin American orphanages and organizations through the SanaSana Foundation.
To find out more, please visit www.sanasana.com.
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Spanish Broadcasting System Appoints Eric Garcia to Radio Revenue Chief, General Manager of the New York Market
Spanish Broadcasting System Appoints Eric Garcia to Radio Revenue Chief, General Manager of the New York Market
NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Spanish Broadcasting System Inc., (“SBS”) (Nasdaq: SBSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Garcia as Revenue Chief of our radio division for Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. (SBS). Mr. Garcia will be responsible for the management and oversight of our Local and National Radio Division and Event Sponsorships areas as well as the overall impact of Station Operating Income. Eric Garcia will be responsible for growing and overseeing the revenue in all of the radio divisions. Eric Garcia will be reporting to Albert Rodriguez COO of SBS. At the same time, he will continue to manage SBS New York radio station operations as General Manager.
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“My appointment of Eric Garcia to a senior leadership role in SBS, represents complete confidence that he will do an excellent job,” states Albert Rodriguez, COO of SBS. “Eric Garcia has demonstrated a capacity for leadership and management skills in improving New York’s station performance. We are asking him to extend those abilities to our other Radio markets, please join me in welcoming Eric to his new position.”
Eric Garcia has been with Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) since 2004. Prior to this appointment, he was VP of Sales for WSKQ-Mega 97.9FM and WPAT-Amor 93.1FM in New York. During his tenure as VP of Sales for WSKQ-Mega 97.9FM and WPAT-Amor 93.1FM, the stations have far surpassed historical over all station operating performance seen before at SBS-NY.
He started his radio career at Radio Sales at McGavren Guild Media before joining Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) in 2004. Eric is a graduate of Long Island University with a Degree in Marketing & Management. He is a proud Queens, New York native.
“I am extremely excited for this opportunity; I will be able to work alongside the best operators in the business across our SBS markets, and together, grow the dynamics of the overall SBS portfolio. As with any close family, I look forward to working together with each market, and use our current relentless drive to grow SBS shares in every market,” states Eric Garcia.
About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. SBS owns and operates 20 radio stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, airing the Tropical, Mexican Regional, Spanish Adult Contemporary and Hurban format genres. The Company also owns and operates MegaTV, a television operation with over-the-air, cable and satellite distribution and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. SBS also produces live concerts and events and owns 21 bilingual websites, including www.LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English online site providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. The Company’s corporate Web site can be accessed at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.
For more information please visit: www.spanishbroadcasting.com
Media & Press Contact for SBS:
Vladimir Gomez
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
(786) 510-8841
[email protected]
@bigtimemedia
@vladygomez
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Republica Unveils New Digital Presence At www.republica.soy
Republica Unveils New Digital Presence At www.republica.soy
Agency Expresses Identity with Newly Launched Website, Leveraging New Culturally Relevant .SOY Platform
MIAMI, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Republica, one of the leading independent cross-cultural advertising, communications and digital agencies, today unveiled its newly redesigned website www.republica.soy. .SOY is a new top level domain by Google, catering to the growing digital needs of the US Hispanic market. .SOY offers Hispanic consumers, brands, and publishers, a place to build, create and share culturally relevant web content.
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“We are a very different company than we were five years ago and even two years ago — Republica has grown, our customers have evolved, multiculturalism has deepened, technology has changed and even marketing in general has transformed,” said Jorge A. Plasencia, Republica co-founder, chairman and CEO.” The new www.republica.soy conveys this evolution and reflects our commitment to innovation and new platforms as we embrace our rich heritage,” he added.
Built as a responsive site, optimized for desktop, mobile or tablet viewing, www.republica.soy provides a refreshed look at the agency’s capabilities, showcasing Republica’s full suite of integrated marketing services, as well as providing more insight into the personality and thinking of the agency. The site tells the story of Republica expressing its diverse and talented workforce; it also features the latest news and happenings via direct links to the agency’s social media networks.
“Republica has a mantra ‘to rethink relevant’ which is infused into everything we do,” said Luis Casamayor, Republica co-founder, president and CCO. “It has many applications and is not just about staying current, being cutting-edge or even marketing in English versus Spanish, it’s about challenging ourselves to think and do what makes sense – the new website and .SOY domain is a manifestation of this process and reflects who we are and where we are going as a company.”
With a proven track-record of working with large-scale national brands to effectively reach US Hispanic and multicultural audiences, Republica believes that .SOY is the solution for brands that want to reach bilingual and bicultural audiences with relevant and tailored content. To learn more about .SOY, visit www.iam.soy.
About Republica:
Founded in 2006, Republica (@RepublicaWorld) is one of the leading independent cross-cultural advertising, digital and communications agencies. Republica’s accolades include multiple ADDY, Silver Anvil, Telly, Davey, Appy, !BRAVO! and MarCom awards. Republica is a member of MAGNET, the world’s leading network of independent agencies. For more information, visit www.republica.soy or www.facebook.com/RepublicaWorld.
LAUP Co-Hosting Early Learning Forum Featuring U.S. Sec. of Education Arne Duncan
LAUP Co-Hosting Early Learning Forum Featuring U.S. Sec. of Education Arne Duncan
Event Catapults White House’s Early Learning Agenda
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire- HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — As the White House continues to promote the importance of early learning for our nation’s children, Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) will co-host an early learning forum in Los Angeles, featuring U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as keynote speaker.
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Titled “Children: LA’s Greatest Investment,” the forum will examine quality in early learning and public policy to support early childhood education. Experts in education, philanthropy, government, and the business community will discuss President Obama’s early learning agenda and efforts in Los Angeles County to support early learning.
“Expanding access to high-quality preschool is the single most important step we can take to improve the future of our children,” said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. “Los Angeles Universal Preschool has taken the lead in ensuring that all children in Los Angeles County have access to the kind of educational opportunities that will help prepare our young children—especially those with high needs—for success in kindergarten, through elementary school and beyond.”
“The most successful action in early learning always stems from great leadership; it is an honor to collaborate with the White House in a historical movement that begins nationally and harvests locally,” said Celia C. Ayala, CEO of LAUP.
LAUP will co-host “Children: LA’s Greatest Investment” in partnership with First 5 LA, LA Partnership for Early Childhood Investment, California Community Foundation, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Scholastic Inc. LA n Sync is the presenting sponsor. LA n Sync is a groundbreaking partnership that brings together the academic, civic, nonprofit, business and philanthropic sectors of Greater Los Angeles to pursue and win major funding opportunities for the region.
“LA n Sync is pleased to support this collaborative effort to strengthen our community,” said Leonard J. Aube, Executive Director of the Annenberg Foundation. “This forum demonstrates LA’s dedication to working together across a broad spectrum of public and private sectors to ensure that every child has equal development opportunities, especially in the most formative years, when early intervention and support can have life-long impacts.”
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, who is advocating for universal preschool in his city, will serve as the luncheon speaker. Mayor Garcia represents the importance of civic leaders supporting expanded and improved quality ECE.
“A growing number of political leaders understand and are standing up for the early learning movement,” Garcia said. “Starting early has significant short-term and long-term effects on our children’s intellectual, physical, social and emotional development. If we want better social, civic, educational and economic outcomes in our communities, we have to ensure that every child has access to quality early learning.”
Forum attendees will include representatives from education, government, business and philanthropy. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss how their organizations can commit to improve access to high-quality early learning and help begin developing an early learning blueprint that will ensure all young learners are equipped to succeed. This early learning event is part of a multi-city tour on early education that the White House is leading in collaboration with local organizations around the country.
“Children: LA’s Greatest Investment” will be held Tuesday, October 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
The forum will consist of two panels, “Quality in Early Learning Environments” and “Policy and Early Learning Agenda,” as well as roundtable meetings.
“A child’s early years profoundly shape the rest of their lives, presenting the most critical window of time to set them on a path towards future success, said Deputy Assistant Secretary Libby Doggett. “America is at a tipping point for early education, and with recent new investments, California is helping lead the way. If we expand investments in high quality early learning, we carve out a brighter future for our children and for our country.”
The forum will also be webcast live. For more information and to register for the webcast, please visit http://laup.net/la-forum-webcast-register.aspx.
About LAUP
LAUP funds and raises the level of quality preschool programs throughout Los Angeles County by advancing teacher training and creating safe and nurturing environments for more than 100,000 children since its inception. LAUP is funded in part by First 5 LA. www.laup.net.
New Study of California’s Latino Children Finds Striking Differences in Health and Well-being Within This 4.7 Million-and-Growing Population
New Study of California’s Latino Children Finds Striking Differences in Health and Well-being Within This 4.7 Million-and-Growing Population
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — A new study of California’s Latino children paints a complex picture of their health and well-being – and finds striking differences within a 4.7 million-strong population that comprises more than half of all the children in the state.
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More than 94% of these children were born in the United States. While many Latino children live in poverty and are uninsured, they have comparable access to preventive health care and most of their parents report them as being in “good” or “excellent” health.
However, the researchers also found that children living in “linguistically isolated” families, where Spanish is primarily spoken, face bigger challenges in health access and educational achievement compared to children in families where both English and Spanish are spoken.
The study was conducted by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative and commissioned by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health.
Among the findings:
- More than 94% of Latino children in California are U.S. citizens.
- More than 370,000 Latino children in the state have no health insurance, despite being eligible for government-funded programs.
- One in four Spanish-speaking households in California is considered “linguistically isolated,” meaning that no one in the household age 14 or older is conversant in English. That isolation has been linked to poorer health and educational achievement in children.
- About 58% of Latino children from linguistically isolated households use a community or government clinic or a community hospital as a usual source of care, a much higher rate of use than white children (15.3%) or Latino children from English-speaking households (17.9%).
- Latino children fare as well or better than white children when it comes to family practices that indicate a home environment that promotes children’s health. For example, Latino children from primarily Spanish-speaking households eat meals together with their family every day more often than white children, and are more likely than white children to live in a household where no one smokes.
Contact:
Barbara Feder Ostrov
Communications Officer
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
[email protected]
High Society Criminal Investigation Returns To Discovery En Espanol During A New Season Of “CRIMENES MILLONARIOS”
High Society Criminal Investigation Returns To Discovery En Espanol During A New Season Of “CRIMENES MILLONARIOS”
Narrated by Mexican actor Luis Felipe Tovar, Season 3 kicks off during the network’s Investigation Wednesday’s night of premieres
MIAMI, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — One of the network’s most popular series, CRIMENES MILLONARIOS (Behind Mansion Walls), is back with even more drama and suspense in true stories of murder among the upper crust, where secret affairs, hidden bank accounts and false identities are just the tip of the iceberg. The new season of CRIMENES MILLONARIOS (#CrimenesMillonarios) begins November 5 and will air every Wednesdays at 10 PM E/ 7PM P.
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Now in its third season, the series features Mexican actor Luis Felipe Tovar as host and narrator. Tovar acts as the common thread between the stories, which range from the collapse of family dynasties to high-stakes divorces that end in bloodshed and extortion. These true stories show what happens when death overshadows rich and powerful families and the old saying that money doesn’t buy happiness is proven true once again.
“I am very pleased that Discovery en Espanol invited me to host ‘Crimenes millonarios,’ a series that has a special fascination for audiences,” Luis Felipe Tovar remarked. “We all want to know about the dark secrets and intrigues that go on inside the mansions of the rich.”
Each one of the 13 episodes of CRIMENES MILLONARIOS includes commentary and testimony by the actual detectives and attorneys involved in the murder cases, as well as the victims’ families and friends.
CRIMENES MILLONARIOS airs during Discovery en Espanol’s “Miercoles de Investigacion” programming block, which also includes new seasons of the series “Asesinatos en familia” (8PM E/ 5PM P), “Fuga casi perfecta” (9PM E/ 6PM P) and “Asi lo mate” (11PM E/ 8PM P).
About Luis Felipe Tovar:
A native of Puebla, Mexico, actor Luis Felipe Tovar has appeared in more than 60 films, including “La Virgen de la Lujuria,” “El bulto,” “Atletico San Pancho,” “Principio y fin,” “El callejon de los milagros” and “Sin remitente.” He has also had a busy television career, playing prominent roles in telenovelas such as “Montecristo,” “Cuando seas mia” and “Los Sanchez.”
For more about CRIMENES MILLONARIOS (#CrimenesMillonarios) and other network programming, please visit discoveryenespanol.com or follow us on facebook.com/discoveryenespanol and Twitter @DiscoveryenESP.
About Discovery en Espanol
Discovery en Espanol connects Spanish-speaking viewers in the U.S. to the world and all its wonder and possibilities. It provides quality programming focusing on bold storytelling across core genres including adventure, ingenuity, natural history, investigation and current affairs. Created by Discovery Communications, Discovery en Espanol is widely distributed on Hispanic tier packages throughout the country. For more information, please visit discoveryenespanol.com, or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/discoveryenespanol and Twitter @DiscoveryenESP.
New Primetime Newscast for U.S. Hispanics to Debut on WAPA America
MIAMI, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Starting Monday, October 27, 2014, U.S. Hispanics will be able to enjoy a new Spanish-language primetime newscast produced specifically for the U.S. market by Puerto Rico’s leading broadcast network, WAPA Television. The hour-long program, “Noticentro America,” will air live and exclusively on WAPA’s U.S. sister cable network, WAPA America, Monday-Friday at 8pm ET/5pm PT. WAPA America is available nationwide and is distributed by all major cable, satellite and telco providers.
“Noticentro America” will feature stories of interest to U.S. Hispanics with a special emphasis on news from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Hispanic market, focusing on topics such as immigration, education, personal finance, health, culture, and technology.
“WAPA has the most advanced news technology in Puerto Rico and an award-winning news team that produces the most news on the island,” said Jose E. Ramos, President of WAPA Television. “We saw the opportunity to leverage our unparalleled resources to produce a high-caliber national news program that caters to the unique interests of U.S. Hispanics.”
“Puerto Ricans are the second-largest Hispanic group in the U.S., and this is the first news program produced in Puerto Rico tailored for U.S. viewers,” said Alan J. Sokol, President of Hemisphere Media Group, WAPA’s parent company. “This underscores Hemisphere’s commitment to innovate and invest in original programming that appeals to U.S. Hispanic audiences.”
Experienced and popular Puerto Rican journalists Pedro Rosa Nales and Monika Candelaria will co-anchor the program, which will feature special reporting from Guillermo Jose Torres Jr. and sports updates from Kefren Velazquez. Veteran meteorologist Deborah Martorell will present weather updates for key U.S. cities.
Enrique Cruz, Vice President and News Director of WAPA Television, will oversee the production. Renato Rivera will serve as Executive Producer and Griselle Sierra as Producer.
Launched in the U.S. in 2004, WAPA America broadcasts approximately 75 hours per week of original news and entertainment programming, as well as local movies, telenovelas and major sporting events like “Baloncesto Superior Nacional” (National Superior Basketball), Puerto Rico’s most popular professional sports league.
About WAPA America: WAPA America is the U.S. cable network affiliated with WAPA Television, Puerto Rico’s leading broadcast network with the highest primetime and full day ratings on the island. WAPA Television produces the most local entertainment programming in Puerto Rico, and is the island’s news leader with more than 30 hours per week of local news coverage produced by the largest and most-trusted news network in Puerto Rico. WAPA America is currently viewed in more than five million homes throughout the U.S. and distributed on major cable, satellite and telecommunications providers, including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Bright House Networks, DirecTV, Dish Network, Verizon FiOS, and AT&T U-verse. WAPA America is a subsidiary of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc., the only publicly traded, pure-play U.S. Hispanic TV/cable networks and content platform. For more information, please visit www.wapa.tv.
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