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Celebrating an Amazing Year with a Latina Mom Bloggers Holiday Fiesta

December 16, 2012 By 72 Comments
It’s been an amazing year here at Latina Mom Bloggers! We’ve been able to partner with very talented Latina Mom Bloggers, Latina Bloggers, Latino Bloggers and leading brands and agencies.
We’ve been able to support several conferences this year as Media Partners and offer several conference passes to our members.   Best of all, we’ve also been able to meet several of our Latina Mom Bloggers network members face to face.  As 2012 comes to a close, we’d like to take the time to celebrate 2012 accomplishment and share a little bit of  holiday cheer with our supporters.
Starting on Tuesday, December 18th through Friday, December 21st, we’ll be giving away an array of exciting prizes! Giveaways will appear each day at 9 am (PST)/12 pm (EST), and you’ll have until midnight to submit your entry via a daily rafflecopter giveaway.   A winner will be randomly selected and will have 24 hours to claim the prize before selecting another random winner. You’ll also have the opportunity to get additional entries each day via our Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest pages so be on the lookout!  The giveaway is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) U.S. and the District of Columbia (excluding residents of Puerto Rico, and all other U.S. territories and possessions) who are of legal age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside (and at least eighteen (18)) as of date of entry.
Giveaways to be on the lookout for include:
  • December 18: Two (2) Clorox Latino product baskets (Value: $50 each)
  • December 19: Two (2) Telcel AMERICA Phones with a three (3) month activation (Value: $175)
  • December 20: One ALL-Access Blogger Registration Pass to Hispanicize 2013 Event ( Value $250)
  • December 21: One (1) Universal Orlando Resort Ticket Pack that includes four (4) 1-day, two-park tickets & four (4), 1-day, two-park Express Passes. (Value: $720)

 

Daily Giveaways:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you so much for all your support and for contributing to Latina Mom Bloggers success in 2012
Abrazos,
Piera, Eva, Angela & Cristy
Latina Mom Bloggers Founders
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Latina Mom Bloggers Announces Big Brother Big Sister Latino Bigs Campaign

October 8, 2012 By 2 Comments

Latina Mom Bloggers is please to announce the Big Brother Big Sister Latino Bigs campaign to encourage Hispanics to mentor youth.  Each month LatinoBigs will feature 5 of the Big Blogueros and their personal stories.  Big Blogueros are Latino Bigs Ambassadors who are nonprofit advocates and will help spread the word about the importance of mentoring our Hispanic youth by sharing  personal stories of mentorship.

 


About 20% of the children Big Brother Big Sister program serves are Hispanic – a number on the rise. Yet, only 9% of Bigs are Latino.  Also, more than 70% of the children ready and waiting to be matched with a mentor are boys, yet only 3 of 10 volunteer inquiries come from men.   Children need a boost in self-esteem and encouragement to believe in themselves that only an adult can give. Guidance and consejos can come in the form of sharing a personal story about the difficulties of algebra.

Please join us in congratulating the 15 bloggers who have been selected to help spread the good news about mentoring:

7 on a Shoestring

Being Latino

Dancing Hotdogs

Latina Mom TV

Los Tweens

Mama Noticias

Military Family of 8

Mommy Palooza

Mommyhood to Hollywood

Queen of Swag

Sofrito for Your Soul

Tech Food Life Adventures

The Digital Latina

Thrifty Ninja

VidaCoco

For more more information about volunteering as a ‘”Big” check out www.latinobigs.org or  www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org.   You can also find all the mentoring stories on Twitter via #LatinoBigs hashtag and by following the conversation and becoming a fan on Facebook.

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Announcing Latina Mom Bloggers Media Partnership with Hispana Leadership Summit & 3 Pass Giveaway!

September 10, 2012 By 29 Comments

Latina Mom Bloggers is honored to announce that we are Hispana Leadership Summit Media Sponsors!  Hosted by Poder Hispanic and Vanidades Magazine, HLS brings powerful Latinas from across the country together to inspire, motivate and educate one another in an intimate luxurious setting.  This dynamic three day summit is designed to support the forward focus of Latina business women by providing lifelong learning opportunities and resources to enrich professional careers and achieve personal goals.

 

Leadership is an important quality that many Latina Moms posses.   Latina Mom Bloggers are business women and leaders. As a leader we make critical decisions for our home, children, business and career goals.  In addition to blogging conferences, from time to time it is also important for us to attend Leadership conferences to sharpen our skills, expand our network and reinvigorate our personal journey.

 

HLS attendees will:

  • Discover opportunities to win a competitive advantage
  • Be inspired by successful leaders and experts
  • Learn to develop a leadership style
  • Connect with top-notch professionals
  • Develop tools to handle conflicts and disagreements
  • Acquire skills to get organized and manage time
  • Meet new people and create lasting relationships

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we are giving away THREE FULL ACCESS PASSES to Hispana Leadership Summit!

How To Enter:

Leave a comment below letting us know why you’d like to attend  The Latina Empowerment Conference 2012.

Update September 17, 2012.  This giveaway is CLOSED. Winners were drawn using random.org.

 

Winners:

BohemianBabushka

Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz

Lilliana Gonzalez

Hispana Leadership Summit Registration Discount Code:

Hispana Leadership Summit has provided a Discount Code for all Latina Mom Bloggers members to attend the conference for $150.   That’s a 70% discount.  Please check your mailboxes tomorrow morning for the discount code and registration instructions.   To receive the email, you must be a member of Latina Mom Bloggers. To join, click HERE. US entries and ages 18 and up only, please. 

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Announcing Latina Mom Bloggers Media Partnership with Proud to Be Latina and Conference Pass Giveaway

September 10, 2012 By 44 Comments

For a second year in a row, Latina Mom Bloggers is honored to partner  with Proud to Be Latina to promote the Latina Empowerment Conference on November 5, 2012 in New York City, New York.

Proud to Be Latina was created by Yesenia (Yesi) Morillo-Gual to help Latinas banish self-doubt and break self-imposed barriers, Proud To Be Latina is a personal and professional development network that educates, empowers and encourages Latinas to rise to their full potential.  The site provides a forum where Latinas can connect, offers strategies for personal and professional advancement and knowledge-based programs to help Latinas reach the highest levels of success and make an impact in their organizations and communities.

Yesi believes that “Now more than ever, Latinas need inspiration! We provide that inspiration through two distinguished programs: The EmPower Hour and our Latina Empowerment Conference”.

The Latina Empowerment Conference brings together top industry leaders and inspiring women for a one day conference dedicated to helping Latinas achieve their personal and professional aspirations. Participants receive top leadership and professional development training, hear from successful Latina Leaders, network with regional and national professionals and much more! Conferences revolve around a specific theme and are held every November in New York City.  For More On the Conference, Click Here

The Monthly EmPower Hour conference calls are designed to provide Latinas with the tools for personal and professional growth.  In these 50-minute sessions, held on the first Monday of each month, participants will have an opportunity to engage with thought leaders, industry experts and successful individuals who will share their insight, practical advice and tips. The virtual, yet intimate, sessions focus on many of the prominent issues affecting Latinas in their personal lives, careers and businesses  Please join our CoFounder & Partner, Cristy-Kish today at 11:30amPST/ 2:30pmEST to discuss the next generation of Latinas.   For More On The Series, Click Here

 

To celebrate the partnership and Hispanic Heritage Month we are giving away a full-access pass to a member of the Latina Mom Blogger community.

How To Enter:

1) Leave a comment below letting us know why you’d like to attend  The Latina Empowerment Conference 2012.

Extra Entries (leave separate comments for each):

2) Blog about “Why You Are Proud to Be Latina“, the giveaway and link to http://proudtobelatina.com  and www.latinamombloggers.com and leave the link to your post in the comment.

3) One Extra Entry Per Day: Follow @LatinaMomBlogs on Twitter and Tweet the following message:

@LatinaMomBlogs I am Proud to Be Latina! I want to win #PTBLCONF12 Conference Pass for #LatinaMoms member & you can too: http://bit.ly/P7JQ1G

4) Add the Latina Mom Bloggers badge to your blog sidebar.

5) Latina Mom Bloggers and Proud to Be Latina Facebook followers receive an additional entry. Leave me a comment letting me know that you did and include your Facebook name.

The giveaway will end on October 15, 2012 at 11:59 PM (EST). Winner will be drawn using random.org and announced on this post. Eligibility:  To enter, you must be a member of Latina Mom Bloggers. To join, click HERE. US entries and ages 18 and up only, please.

 

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Join us for the Clorox Latino Facebook Chat “Tips Para Mamá Para el Regreso a Clase”

August 24, 2012 By 44 Comments

Just in time for Back to School, join Clorox Latino and Latina Mom Bloggers on Wednesday, August 29th for the “Tips Para Mamá Para el Regreso a Clase” LIVE Facebook Chat. We’ll be discussing different ways to prevent the spread of germs as your kids head back to school.

It’s going to be an exciting and unique event as participants can  chat LIVE with special guest Nurse Wendy Reyes from the Hispanic Nurses Network. Wendy will answer questions about keeping your kids germ-free and share useful tips that you can incorporate into your daily routine. And as always, we’ll have some amazing prizes to give out along the way!


Party Details:

What: Clorox Latino “Tips Para Mamá para el Regreso a Clase” LIVE Facebook Chat.

When: Wednesday, August 29th at 9 PM EST

Where: Facebook.com/CloroxLatino

Special Guest: Nurse Wendy Reyes, Hispanic Nurses Network

Co-Hosts: @AhorrosparaMama @MContemporanea @SassyScorpYM @MamacitaCupon @AhorrosConCupon

Moderators: @JollyMom @latinamomblogs

Brand: www.facebook.com/CloroxLatino

Prizes:

(2) Clorox Gift Baskets

(2) $200 Gift cards

RSVP: To be eligible to win prizes, you must RSVP below. Please enter your Facebook name in the Linky below to RSVP.

 

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Latina Mom Bloggers Featured As Top Latina Blogger Network Site

June 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Latina Mom Bloggers made Voxxi’s Top Latina Blogger Network site.  Latina Mom Bloggers was launched in May 2011 with a purpose to connect brands with Latina mothers and their niche audiences — who are often Latino families — and to provide Latinas who want to turn their blogs into businesses or increase their readership with the education and mentorship to do so.

Over the last year, Latina Mom Bloggers, which is a sister company of Hispanicize, has grown to a collective of about 300 members, most of whom are Latina mothers and fathers.

Through a proprietary platform that ranges widely from customized blogger engagement campaigns to local blogger events, Latina Mom Bloggers is the most complete resource for brands and agencies seeking to connect with Hispanic mom bloggers as well as bloggers who focus on lifestyle, fashion and food. Latina Mom Bloggers offers full-service turnkey solutions for marketers including blogger brand ambassadorships, sponsored posts, blogger reviews and Twitter Parties and has worked with major brands including: The California Milk Processor Board, Procter & Gamble, Avocados from Mexico, Disney Parks, The Home Depot, Verizon FiOS, Transitions Lenses and Dollar General.

The full article is available in its entirety at http://voxxi.com/piera-jolly-connecting-mentoring-latina-mom-bloggers/.

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Twenty Influential California Hispanic Bloggers Chosen to Serve as 2012 California Milk Processor Board “Positivity Ambassadors”

June 11, 2012 By 9 Comments

Latina Mom Bloggers is pleased to announce the 2012 Positivity Ambassadors for the California Milk Processor Board. Twenty members of Latina Mom Bloggers community were chosen to  represent the California Milk Processor Board as “Positivity Ambassadors”.  Their mission will be to spread the message about the positive benefits of drinking milk by sharing personal experiences via posts, photos and videos with their readers.  As you know, “El Maestro del Vaso Medio Lleno” (The Master of the Glass Half-Full) - a milk enthusiast is the Positivity Guru who invites us to create a more positive lifestyle and see the positive side of things.

Over the next several months, the Positivity Ambassadors will develop a series of blog posts, host a Twitter Party, and promote the campaign on Facebook and Twitter and other social media platforms to help share the Master of the Glass Half-Full’s message on positivity and talk about why they love milk.  We look forward to reading their posts!  Make sure to follow our Positivity Ambassadors on Twitter and via the #positivismo hashtag.

Please join us in congratulating the twenty Positivity Ambassadors:

Una Columbiana en California


Vida Coco


Sassy Mama in LA


Tech.Food.Life.
 Blog

Mommyhood to Hollywood


Day Tripping Mom

Unknown Mami


Nachos Mamas Blog


Mami Talks

Nibbles & Feasts


Yvonne In LA

Spouse Sprite


Presley’s Pantry


Mamá Noticias

Latina Mom TV

Kelly Tirman Blog

Notas de Mama

Comiendo en LA

The Queen of Swag

Latino Foodie

 

 

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Snapshots from a truly inspired Disney Social Media Moms Celebration

May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Angela Sustaita-Ruiz
Latina Mom Bloggers
When it comes to blogger-style retreats, no one does it like Disney, the platinum standard of corporate blogger conferences.
This past week, just a few weeks removed from our own Hispanicize 2012 event that Disney also sponsored, my Latina Mom Bloggers partner Piera Jolly (the Jolly Mom) and I had the honor to attend the annual Disney Social Media Moms Celebration (#DisneySMmoms) in Orlando.  Now in its 3rd year, the annual conference is hosted to showcase the best of Disney Parks and Disney Destinations to some 200 leading mom (and some dad) bloggers as well as social media influencers.
In typical Disney fashion, nothing about this conference is “typical”.    What makes this conference so unique and fun, is that it features a lineup of inspiring and amazing speakers, awesome networking opportunities and you can take your family with you to Disney!  (My husband PapiBlogger Manny Ruiz didn’t attend the conference because he took some rare time off to take our three kids to the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios).
Here’s some highlights and snapshots of what we experienced:
Amazing Speakers

Every day featured top notch presenters with motivational talks and practical tips on how bloggers can achieve their personal and professional goals despite hurdles and haters. Here are some of the speakers featured this year along with a few quotable tweets we captured from each one.
  • Chris Brogan, Author, Strategist, Consultant – Human Business Works.  Tweetable Quote: “Don’t do social media. Do big things using social media as the tools.”  
  • Lisa Druxman, CEO & Chief Founding Mom – Stroller Strides –  Tweetable Quote: ”A burned out brain will not charge. Take 10 minutes to do whatever recharges you.” “The number one thing that keeps you from achieving your goals is your BRAIN. Change your thoughts! Achieve your goals!”
  • Amy Jo Martin, Social Media Strategist – Digital Royalty – Tweetable Quote: “Humans connect with humans, not logos.”
  • Ramon DeLeon, Marketing Mind – Domino’s Pizza Chicago – Tweetable Quote: “Be prepared to capture and share life.”
  • Peter Shankman, Marketing & Customer Service Strategist –  Tweetable Quote: “The Geek Factory Nothing exciting ever happens in your comfort zone!” Don’t we know it!
Hands-on Breakout Sessions

In addition to great speakers, attendees could choose from a variety of hands-on and interactive breakout sessions that also included special previews of things too come and behind the scenes looks at the world of Disney.
Some of the cooler previews that bloggers had the chance to experience included the Fantasyland Sneak Peek, a major “re-imagining” of Fantasyland that begin in 2012 and continue in phases through 2013.  Another cool blogger excursion was a Wild Africa Trek, which is a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes view of Disney’s Animal Kingdom with the chance to get up close and personal with Nile crocodiles and hippos.  Disney Innovation for Good: Making a Difference Through Disney Parks gave many of us a better understanding about how Disney is striving to make our world a better place for all through good corporate citizenship via programs like Inspiring Kids and Families, Environment and Conservation, Community Engagement and more (http://www.disney.com/citizenship).
Cool Family Fun Events
Every evening offered bloggers a chance to reconnect with their families for fun-themed dinners.
Day 1: Swashbuckler Soirée & Dinner at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club.  Playing off the theme of “Pirates of the Caribbean we enjoyed a pirate-themed evening along the beach with live music, a treasure hunt and family fun for everyone.
Day 2: Dino Mite Nite! Dinner at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – On this night conference attendees had Disney’s Animal Kingdom COMPLETELY to themselves, which made for some of our family’s most memorable fun – unlimited rides, character meet & greets and great friends.  The Expedition Everest roller coaster was particularly busy!

The Disney's Animal Kingdom dinner was especially cool for the kids.

Day 3: Nemo’s Somewhere Under the Sea Dinner at the brand new (not yet opened) Disney’s Art of Animation Resort served as our farewell dinner.  We were the first to see Disney’s newest resort – Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – where we dined poolside at the Nemo Pool, the largest hotel pool at the Walt Disney World Resort.

The Art of Animation's pool is the largest of any Disney resort. The resort is especially suited for larger families.

The Art of Animation Resort opens next month – just in time for summer –  and features a wide range of room sizes, including spacious family suites for six guests that are perfect for big Latino families like ours (my soon-to-come summer baby will make us 6 strong!).

With Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, guests are immersed in the artistry and enchantment of Walt Disney and Disney-Pixar classics through imaginative design and themed rooms, including:

  • Finding Nemo Family Suites—Opening May 31, 2012
  • Cars Family Suites—Opening June 18, 2012
  • The Lion King Family Suites—Opening August 10, 2012
  • The Little Mermaid Standard Rooms—Opening September 15, 2012
Making Memories
After three full days of hanging with bloggers and great social media influencers, we took to the parks as fast as we could for one full day of park hopping with the kids.  Piera’s own family had never been to Disney so stayed for one more week of fun.  We look forward to possibly attending Disney Social Media Moms again next year, and seeing even more of the great new blogger friends we made this year like Dania from La Familia Cool (al fin!), Adam from DadaRocks, CajunMama and Trey from Daddymojo, among many others!

DadaRocks and his family briefly hung out with us at the Magic Kingdom.

Disclaimer
Disney Social Media Moms Conference attendees paid a conference fee which included hotel accommodations, park tickets, meals, admission to private parties, and more. We were not required or asked to write about the conference.
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We’re going to Blogalicious!

September 16, 2011 By 2 Comments

Latina Mom Bloggers is excited to announce that we’re going to Blogalicious weekend in Washington, D.C. on October 21-23.   We’re so elated to be there as a team representing Latina Moms and women of all ethnicities in business.   We are also very honored to announce that Latina Mom Bloggers and our parent company, Hispanicize are Official Media Sponsors for Blogalicious conference.

To celebrate this joyous occassion we are offering an opportunity for 2 bloggers to join us for the weekend with a FREE ALL ACCESS pass.  Please make sure to check our website, tweets and facebook posts for updates on the exact date of our Twitter party, as we’ll be announcing the date within the next couple of days.

Founded in 2009, the Blogalicious Weekend conferences are aimed at celebrating the diversity of women of all ethnicities in social media. Over the course of 3 event-filled days, savvy, influential and talented women bloggers will ignite a sense of unity within the multicultural blogging community as well as educate marketers on the importance of our demographic in today’s marketplace, all while networking, building relationships, and promoting inspiration and success for each other.

If you have never attended a conference before, please consider attending Blogalicious weekend.   It’s a great opportunity to meet other bloggers and speakers face to face, learn effective skills to improve your blog, learn how to use social media more effectively and build business relationships.

Happy Friday Latina Mom Bloggers!

 

 

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