Futurologist Nikos Acuña heads list of SME Digital Forum speakers
May 10, 2018
Under the slogan “Bringing Data to Life,” the Sales and Marketing Executives Association will hold its annual Digital Forum, May 17 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, featuring local speakers as well as from the U.S. mainland and Latin America.
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Op-Ed: Why traditional Public Relations are dead
August 25, 2017
Old school, traditional public relations practices are dead, and have been for sometime now.
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Op-Ed: Survival of quality journalism hinges on funding
August 8, 2017
Eventually if you want quality journalism, readers will have to pay for it. News outlets that rely solely on digital advertising revenue will not be able to sustain their business model much longer.
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Study: Independent digital media under attack in LatAm
July 25, 2017
SembraMedia, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneurial journalists, in partnership with Omidyar Network published “Inflection Point,” the most comprehensive study to date on the growth, impact, and threats to independent digital media in Latin America.
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Infopáginas evolves to cater to SMEs with digital tools
July 14, 2017
Online directory firm Infopáginas, which has more than 170,000 businesses listed, is taking advantage of the challenges and opportunities of the current digital ecosystem to provide cost-effective tools to local small and medium sized enterprises, the company’s top official said Thursday.
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Sacred Heart to host 2nd ‘Content Marketing Summit’
May 19, 2017
Sacred Heart University will host its second 'Content Marketing Summit' with the aim of educating about creating digital content of interest to help strengthen the presence of a brand or business on social media.
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SME Digital Forum slated for April 27
April 19, 2017
The Sales and Marketing Executives Association is gearing up to present the most important digital marketing event on the island with visiting international and local experts on April 27, the trade group announced Tuesday.
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Puerto Rico Property Registry now 100% electronic
April 1, 2016
Puerto Rico’s historically outdated Property Registry has been thrust into the 21st century through a $6.9 million modernization project that converted the government’s database from paper to fully electronic and available 24/7, Justice Secretary César Miranda announced Thursday.
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Gov’t digital platform a problem for many entrepreneurs
November 16, 2015
As if securing a permit to open a business in Puerto Rico weren’t hard enough, the government's digital platform connecting the public to agencies and permitting information is proving a stumbling block for many would-be entrepreneurs.
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Puerto Rico’s ad industry expands, hiring in digital
July 3, 2014
Midway through 2014, it may be too early yet to say for sure whether Puerto Rico's advertising industry will grow, stay flat or lose ground this year but one thing is sure: even in these difficult economic times for the island, some agencies are growing and clients continue to advertise.
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JWT San Juan sweeps SME digital advertising awards
May 22, 2014
JWT San Juan, which has a strong track record in innovation and effectiveness in social media, was the most awarded advertising agency at the 2014 SME Digital Forum held last week.
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Ana G. Méndez Univ. System gets $566K USDA grant
January 31, 2014
The Ana G. Mendez University System Inc. has been awarded a $566,505 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to buy digital equipment for educational, social and cultural planning to remote locations, José Otero-García, Rural Development State Director for Puerto Rico said Thursday.
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‘Practical Techie:’ Tuning in to web is good for business
December 11, 2013
Good business people should always have an ear to the ground. Figuratively speaking, of course. In our day and information age, entrepreneurs must be tuned in to the Internet and its plethora of digital social platforms. An ear to the web, so to speak.
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‘Practical Techie:’ A brave new digital world
November 6, 2013
The Internet and its gigantic offspring — the Web — is always in flux as new technologies emerge from around the world.
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Practical Techie: Biz tech takes on new clothes
September 19, 2013
New technologies always climb on the shoulders of older, successful development. The next wave of inventiveness is already sprouting up all over the digital landscape, on a very worldwide scale.
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