Recently, I had the honor to participate as a panelist at the The Paley Center for Media’s Global Forum, where we discussed the new trends in technology and the changes we are experiencing in the information, entertainment, telecommunications and advertising industries.
At Cisneros Interactive we ended the year on a high note by becoming Facebook’s partners in Latin America and their exclusive reseller in the region representing them in Venezuela, Paraguay, Ecuador and Bolivia. As we start the year, we have hit the ground running. We hired teams in all four countries and are open for business! We have learned that at Facebook they MOVE FAST, they do things in a hurry and figure them out as they go. This sense of urgency gives them momentum which translates into quick wins and results.
…our personal hygiene products company in Venezuela, identified the opportunity to contribute to COVID-19 prevention by assigning one of its production lines to manufacture hand sanitizer, a product that was not previously among its product offering, but for which regulatory conditions could be met. Our ongoing efforts during this global health emergency lead us to reflect upon, and reaffirm, the responsibility that we all hold as members of the pr…
As the summer dwindles down and the kids get ready to go back to school, we say good-bye to another wonderful summer and the successful completion of the “Soy Nina, Soy Importante” (SNSI) or “I’m a Girl, I’m Important” summer camp.
About two years ago we set out to develop a new social responsibility program for Venevision, our TV network in Venezuela. Cisneros Group, our parent company, has been “giving back” for over 35 years through the educational programs of the Fundacion Cisneros and as a network, Venevision has always been a responsible company, helping the schools in the area, running a yearly telethon to raise money for the “Hospital Ortopédico Infantil”, and organizing food, blood and toy drives during hard times.
I am just returning from Washington, D.C. where I spent two days with the students of the Global Competitiveness Leadership Program.
International Women’s day was established in the nineteenth century as a way of recognizing the role of women during the peak of the global industrialization era. It has also been characterized by a diverse range of ideologies.
…You are working across Latin America. Is it possible to use a one-size-fits-all model for the region? Never. We have always worked in every country in Latin America, and we’ve been able to do it because we understand that each country is very different. Part of our advantage is that we’ve been nimble enough to negotiate the differences in jurisdiction and financial services. We roll up our sleeves and deal with those differences and understand tha…
My team and I just spent the past three days at the NATPE conference in Miami. It was very insightful and a great catalyst for sharing new ideas and hearing about best practices. It was time well spent with colleagues, peers and industry leaders.
…e hope of gaining insights, we met with leading entrepreneurs running incubators, accelerators, VC funds and university programs and what we found across all fields was extraordinary. Many reasons have been listed to explain the economic success of Israel. Yes, it helps, that the majority of the tech entrepreneurs have military training. Because of this you end up with an older and more mature set of college graduates that bring with them not only…