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Washington State in Top 10 Markets for Hispanic Influx within the U.S.
The analysis of the American Community Survey of the US Census Bureau for 2008 reveals that there are key states that experienced net in-migration of Hispanics from other States in the prior year. This is the most up-to-date information of what States Hispanics are moving to, and what States Hispanics are leaving behind. At the top of the gaining list are Texas, Colorado, Utah, North Carolina, Washington State, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Virginia, Arizona, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Maine, and Maryland, in that order.
The implications for marketers are that marketing efforts dedicated to Hispanics will continue to be more at a National level instead of in just a few major markets. While those major markets are still large and worthy of much attention, smaller emerging Hispanic enclaves need to be considered and planned for. Further, as Hispanics continue to disperse in the United States their tastes and preferences will further contribute to the Latinization of the US. At the same time, however, more of these important consumers will be establishing contact with members of non-Hispanic communities and being exposed to touch-points that they did not attend to before.
Source: Magnet States for Hispanics in 2008: Marketing Implications
Even without the MLS Cup – Sounders are a Huge Success
The Sounders may also be the single most popular club in MLS, even more so than David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy. The city has enjoyed a rich history in soccer, dating back to the NASL and even more recently in the USL. That support has carried over in large numbers to the MLS team.
According to ESPN.com, the Sounders finished first in both total attendance and average of fans per game, 499,262 and 31,203 respectively. They were just under 11,000 fans per game ahead of the second-place Galaxy. The team sold out every home game in the regular season, their one playoff game against Houston, and even their four U.S. Open Cup matches.
While the team was unable to play for the MLS Cup, they did win the U.S. Open Cup, a tournament played amongst all the professional soccer clubs based in the United States of America. They were the first first-year franchise to win it since the Chicago Fire did so in 1998.
The 2009 MLS Cup was played at Quest Field in Seattle on Sunday, November 22nd with a victory of the Real Salt Lake over the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Exciting News About El Mundo!
We are officially Certified as Minority Owned: The Minority Business Development Council has granted El Mundo Newspaper its Certification as Minority Owned Enterprise as of November 2009.
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