Four Lines of Attack to Doing Business in Mexico
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Four Lines of Attack to Doing Business in Mexico

My good friend Steve Savage, co-author of Guerilla Business Secrets and author of Savage Sales Secrets, has agreed to let me re-post his excellent post entitled, “Four Lines of Attack for Doing Business in Mexico.”
Even if you presently do not have thoughts of opening a business in Mexico the article is very instructive and will [...]

The Double-Whammy Lou Dobbs Latino Backlash
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The Double-Whammy Lou Dobbs Latino Backlash

I’ve been telling business and political leaders for years that a significant positive action towards Latinos will many times create an equal or stronger backlash with existing constituents. In other words, they must clearly understand the impact, or better yet, make decisions out of conscience rather than polling numbers and surveys.
I saw this [...]

Hispanic Accent?
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Hispanic Accent?

Every day, as we prepare our CafeconMilk.com Newsroll I read about multiple stories, events and happenings in the Latino world, from all over the country and Latin America.
This morning, I was reading this article about a Burger King being robbed in Dunwoody, GA, one of the most affluent of many affluent North Atlanta areas. The [...]

When You Can’t Use Spanish
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When You Can’t Use Spanish

I am on hold right now trying to get set up to make an online payment to a large financial company. I dialed in for support and chose “One” for English. The person who answered the phone was a Latino with a pretty heavy accent to his English.
I thought, wow, this will work out just [...]

Lessons from a Soccer Match
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Lessons from a Soccer Match

Follow me into a Colombian restaurant on a Sunday afternoon in Atlanta, GA. There is a soccer match on the pantalla grande (big screen) between Argentina and Brazil.
There is quite a mix of cultures — A Puerto Rican (yours truly) in the state of Georgia, in a Colombian restaurant, watching a soccer match between Argentina [...]

The Sold-Out Puerto Rican Comforters
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The Sold-Out Puerto Rican Comforters

My all-time favorite product is the Puerto Rican flag comforter sets.
This is for those who truly need comfort because they are no longer in Puerto Rico. The really amazing thing is that, if you look at the following picture, you’ll see that both the King and Queen sizes were “Sold Out” the day I [...]

Cuban-Americans – Who are they?
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Cuban-Americans – Who are they?

The following poem was forwarded to me by a very good friend of mine, Jorge Morejon, who is a Cuban-American. I think the same can be expressed in similar ways for many who are YouFillintheBlank-American. Enjoy.
WHO AM I?
I am the product of two cultures.
I like to think of myself as the perfect mix of [...]

Being Bilingual Got Me a Meal
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Being Bilingual Got Me a Meal

We arrived at our favorite Mexican food restaurant at 2:05 p.m. We had driven nearly 30 minutes to get there and lo and behold, out comes a young Anglo couple saying that they closed at 2:00 and they had been turned away by management. Evidently they have this crazy practice of closing from 2 to [...]

Should U.S. Issue Travel Warning to Puerto Rico?
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Should U.S. Issue Travel Warning to Puerto Rico?

Before you read this know that I am writing as a Puerto Rican who has recently lived in Puerto Rico, who also deeply loves Puerto Rico and, of course, the Puerto Rican people. I am very sad to write what I am going to write but I must be truthful, and hopefully, this post can [...]

Lou Dobb’s Resignation and Latino Activists
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Lou Dobb’s Resignation and Latino Activists

After receiving serious heat from Latino civic activist groups as well as other political groups (See BastaDobbs.com and DropDobbs.com) Lou Dobbs has decided to call it a day at CNN. After more than 20 years with CNN it seems Lou Dobbs is opting for free speech over being censured by political correctness. I do not [...]