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| LatCom
Communications is a leading media and entertainment company dedicated
to the New Generation Latino or "NGL" market. With nearly
70% of the U.S. Hispanic market under 35 and 65% of Hispanic population
growth being driven by U.S.-born Latinos, New Generation Latinos represent
a significant yet largely untapped portion of the U.S. Hispanic market.
With an estimated spending power of over $400 billion, NGLs cannot
be overlooked by those seeking to tap into the total buying power
potential of the U.S. Hispanic marketplace as a whole.
According
to LatCom Communications' CEO, David Chitel "New Generation
Latinos will continue to drive up Hispanic spending power by nature
of the fact that they are more educated, have higher disposable
incomes and are contributing significantly to U.S. high school and
college matriculation growth. LatCom focuses on New Generation Latinos
for two basic reasons; 1.) NGLs are driving U.S. Hispanic population
and spending growth and 2.) There is a large NGL void in the media,
marketing and entertainment worlds with a strong need to be filled."
As a leader in Latino college marketing, LatCom
produces the largest Latino college tour in the U.S. visiting 13
cities and 70 campuses every academic school year. In 2004/2005,
LatCom successfully launched the first national Latino college publication,
Latino University Magazine. With a BPA-audited circulation of 200,000
copies per issue, Latino University serves as a complement to the
iCaramba College Tour which features the Latinos Step National Tournament,
concerts, contests, campus visits and other experiential marketing
attractions. In 2006 LatCom will be launching the first ever high
school magazine geared towards Latinas 13-17. With over 3.0 million
Latinos enrolled in U.S. High Schools, Latino High School will follow
the same kick-off strategy as it's college predecessor with a national
100,000 BPA-Audited circulation.
"LatCom
is proud to offer our core audience a publication that is educational,
informative and entertaining all in one. With 2.0+ million Latino
college students nationwide, our magazine will be the first to reach
them in such unprecedented quantities at approximately 100 different
campus locations 6 times every academic school year," states
Latino University Marketing Director Anthony Aldaño.
In
addition to Latino college marketing, LatCom produces the most extensive
Latino comedy series in the U.S. and a Latin alternative music series.
The company also owns targeted NGL websites including LatinosStep.com,
LatinoGreeks.com (Latino fraternities/ sororities) and iCaramba.com
a popular online community with over 100,000 registered users that
dually serves as the online home of John Leguizamo, a LatCom partner
and spokesperson.
In
2003 LatCom launched its TV production unit, Piragua Productions,
which produces 'Lugar Heights,' the first English-language Latino
animated series for young adults. The show is currently available
on DVD at major video store chains nationwide.
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