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CMO Perceptions of Multicultural Talent OpportunitiesSponsored by Heidrick & Struggles
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February 2008
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Executive Summary
� The vast majority of firms have a multicultural marketing function and recognize the importance of multicultural marketing to their business
� However, executives aren’t satisfied with their multicultural marketing business performance
� Many don’t even have an understanding of the size of the multicultural opportunity for their business
� Many also feel they aren’t effectively organized to go after the multicultural opportunity
� The Latino opportunity is perceived as the biggest opportunity (significantly higher than both African American and Asian)…
� Executives feel that the investment they make on the Latino opportunity is warranted
� However, only one-third feel they are obtaining the required return
� Many feel they don’t have the organizational capability to effectively market to Latinos; despite having increased their investment in Latino focused marketing talent
� Executives feel that hiring Latino talent is difficult, and they are split on whether or not it takes a Latino to market to a Latino
Multicultural Marketing
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The Study Focused Primarily On Senior ExecutivesOver Two-Thirds Of Respondents Were Senior Marketing Executives, Most Of Them CMOs
CMO/SVP
66%
VP
5%
DIRECTOR/
MANAGER
9%
OTHER/NR
20%
Title of Respondent
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…Across A Wide Variety Of Industries
Retail
11%
CPG
15%
Restaurant/Fast
Food
9%
Telcom
7%
Apparel/Footwear
5%
Hotel/Hospitality
5%
Other
31%
Banking/Financial
Services
16%
Industry/Sector
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Two-Thirds Of Respondents Indicated That Their Companies Have A Multicultural Marketing Function
No
33%
Yes
67%
% Companies With Multicultural Marketing Function
� Of the one third of companies that do not have an in-house multicultural function, approximately one third of them were still addressing the multicultural opportunity through other means.
� To a large extent companies are addressing their multicultural marketing needs through general market external resources:
• General market research firm 58%
• General market agency 42%
• General market consulting firm 11%
• Multicultural research firm 35%
• Multicultural agency 51%
• Multicultural consulting firm 26%
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…And For Those That Didn’t Have A Function It’s BecauseThey Don’t Target Multicultural Segments, Or Their GM Handles It
Not specifically targeting those audiences
Not enough staff and not a big enough opportunity
Very low percentage of multicultural consumers in our customer base
We handle internally thru total team
We have a very small marketing department. Any multicultural programs are handled within the existing team
Lean staff; no dedicated function fairly young in marketing
Many basic marketing functions are still being established
We're just beginning to understand and implement multicultural marketing initiatives
too small
Multi-cultural marketing is handled by the regular Brand team
We have a Diversity group within HR and we coordinate marketing on a multi-cultural level from within marketing to serve that function
We are not targeting Hispanics or African Americans
Not seen as a priority at this time relative to other investments
It is in its early development stages and very geographically focused
Not our market
We have dedicated resource in our marketing division to address
It is centralized in HQ and little room is available to customize to each market
Too targeted and expensive; not investing enough on core target today
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The Vast Majority Of Respondents Are Directly Or Indirectly Responsible For Multicultural MarketingHalf State The Function Is Centrally Organized
Centrally
Organized
51%Business
Unit
38%
Other
11%
Responsibility For Function & How Organized
Directly
51%
Indirectly
33%
Not
Responsible
16%
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The Marketing Services Firms Used Most For MulticulturalMarketing Aren’t Necessarily Multicultural FirmsGeneral Market Research Firms Are The Most Utilized
11%
26%
35%
42%
51%
58%
Lrg. Traditional
Consutling Firms
Multicultural
Consulting Firms
Multicultural Market
Research Firms
General Market
Agency
Multicultural Agency
General Market
Resarch Firms
Q. Which of the following types of marketing services firms does your company utilize for its multicultural marketing needs?
Types Of Firms Utilized For Multicultural Marketing
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Some Companies Plan On Hiring Multicultural Marketing Firms Over The Next 12 Months, And Some Don’t
Q. How likely are you to hire an outside multicultural marketing services firm over the next 12 months?
46% 46%
Top 2 Box Bottom 2 Box
Likelihood of Hiring A Multicultural Firm In Next 12 Months
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The Vast Majority Recognize How Critical Multicultural Marketing Is To Their Business
Q: Multicultural Marketing is Critical To My Business
31%
53%
6%4% 4%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
84% 16%
Multicultural Marketing is Critical To My Business
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…And Hispanics Are By Far The Most Important SegmentNearly Two-Thirds Stated That Latinos Are “Extremely Important To” or “Important To”Their Business vs. 30% For African Americans and 24% for Asians
Q: Importance of each segment to their business
65%
30%
24%
Latino African American Asians
Importance Of Segment To Their Business (% Extremely Important/Important)
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Given Its Importance, The Majority Feel That Multicultural Marketing Should Not Be Outsourced
Q: Feel multicultural marketing should be outsourced
4%
24%
16%
27%26%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
28% 53%
Multicultural Marketing Should Be Outsourced
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Marketers Aren’t Very Satisfied With Their Organization’s Multicultural Marketing Effectiveness
Q: Satisfied with multicultural marketing effectiveness
2%
29%
20%
24%
20%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
31% 44%
Satisfied With Multicultural Marketing Effectiveness
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…And They Don’t Feel They Are Effectively Organized Less Than Half Of The Companies Felt They Were Effectively Organized To Handle Latino Marketing
Q: Effectively organized to handle Multicultural marketing
27%
18%
13%
16%
20%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
45% 36%
Effectively Organized To Handle Multicultural Marketing
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Nearly 40% Do Not Even Understand The Size of The PrizeOnly Half State They Understand The Financial Worth of Multicultural Segments
Q: Understand Financial Worth Of Multicultural Segments
22%
27%
9%
27%
9%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
49% 36%
Understand Financial Worth Of Different Multicultural Segments
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The Biggest Multicultural Challenges Executives See Are…Senior Level Buy-In/Commitment, Measurement
Measuring specific program results directly measuring success through distribution identifying incremental results
Getting buy-in and support from company leadership
Internal team – seeing the need for specific efforts targeting this key consumer group beyond hiring/recruiting efforts
Understanding from senior leadership of the importance for multicultural marketing
Explaining to management their importance
Fully understanding the protocol of business to business relationships in the Latino market
Maintain focus, while avoiding stereotypes even within Multicultural efforts
Understanding more about the market segments
Tracking of Hispanic customer share
Measuring impact
Internal consideration of the segment in experience design and refinement
Targeting different kinds of Latinos. Tracking the business accurately. ROI on investments behind Latino MKG
Quantifying the impact to sales and profits
….Demonstrate that investments in multi-cultural marketing can deliver decent returns
Getting the proper traction and prioritization within the businesses
Measuring the impact on the business adequately funding
Getting senior level marketers to understand that the world is changing
Commitment and consistency
Failure of upper management to understand the true ROI potential
Connecting with Real Estate Brokers outside of the US and finding large pools of qualified contacts
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More Companies Have Professionals Focused On Latino Marketing Than Other Ethnic Segments78% vs. 64% for African American vs. 49% for Asian
Q: How many multicultural professionals (managers and above) within your company are focused on…?
22%
36%
51%
42%
36%
20%
8%4%
7%
2%6%
23%
Latino Professionals African American
Professionals
Asian Professionals
None Less than 3 3 to 11 12 or more
Number Of Professionals Focused On Multicultural Marketing (By Ethnicity)
Latino Marketing/Talent
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While Over Two-thirds Of Respondents Agreed That Their Company’s Investment In Latino Marketing Was Warranted
Q: Latino investment is warranted
49%
20%
11%7% 6%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
69% 13%
Latino Investment Is Warranted
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…Only One-Third Agreed That They Were Deriving The Required Financial Returns From Their Investment In Latino Marketing
Q: Get required returns from Latino efforts
11%
27%
42%
6% 6%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
38% 12%
Get Required Returns From Latino Efforts
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…And Less Than Half Of The Companies Felt That They Had The Organizational Capabilities To Effectively Market To Latinos
Q: We have the organizational capability to effectively market to Latinos
18%
29%
13%
18%
13%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
47% 31%
Organization Capability To Market To Latinos
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About One-Third Stated The Number Of Executive Level Professionals Focused On Latino Has Increased In Last 2 Years…And Over 40% Stated The Their Overall Latino Team Has Increased
� Has the number of Latino marketing executives increased or decreased in the last 2 years:
• Increased 29%
• Decreased 2%
• Stayed the same 51%
� Has the size of your overall Latino marketing team increased or decreased over the last past 2 years:
• Increased 42%
• Decreased 6%
• Stayed the same 42%
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However, 42% Of Respondents Indicated That It Is Not Easy To Hire Latino Marketing Talent
Q: Easy to hire Latino talent
4%
20%
24%
20%22%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
24% 42%
Easy To Hire Latino Talent
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Respondents Are Essentially Split On Whether It Is Really Necessary To Be Latino When Marketing To A Latino
Q: Takes a Latino to market to a Latino
9%
26%
22%24%
15%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree
nor disagree
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
35% 39%
It Takes a Latino to market to a Latino
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The Internet Is Seen As A Relatively Important Recruiting Tool When Targeting Latino Talent
Importance Internet For Recruiting Latinos
Not at all important 11%
Of little importance 18%
Moderately important 33%
Important 29%
Extremely important 9%
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Job Postings
Job Postings, Mostly
Spanish Website
Web Postings
Special Spanish Product Section Of Our Website. Expanding Our SEO Efforts In This Area.
Establishing Websites
Job Search Site
Website Focused On Attracting Multicultural Agents, Including Latinos
We Use Job Search Websites
Not At All.
Don't Know
Recruiting On General Websites Like ANA, Monster And On Focused Websites.
Job Boards
Bilingual
Job Postings
Online Advertising, Professional Associations Sponsorships, Etc.
Job Boards
Most Companies That Are Recruiting Latino Marketing Talent Are Using Internet Job Postings
Q: How is your company using the internet to attract Latino marketing talent?
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Final Thoughts….
� Marketing Is Marketing No Matter Who You Are Marketing To
• Multicultural marketing should follow the marketing management process used for the “general market”– analysis, planning, execution, and measurement
� The Key To Great Strategy Is Insights
• And great insights are hard to get with consumers that are difficult to reach, are reluctant to open up, speak a variety of languages, and have different values and beliefs (even within the “Hispanic”community itself)
• Ensure you have the right partners that understand the cultural nuances and use non-traditional data gathering techniques to reach hard to reach groups
� Don’t Abdicate Your Multicultural Marketing Strategy To Your Agencies
• Agencies should focus on their core competency – communication strategy – and this should only be done after the overall multicultural strategy has been created
� Ensure There Is A Measurement Plan In Place
• …Before execution begins so that you can measure the ROI of all of your multicultural marketing efforts and gather learnings to be reapplied on future efforts
� Your Multicultural HR Strategy Should Flow Out Of Your Multicultural Marketing Strategy
• Structure follows Strategy…
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To Learn More ….
For an engaging discussion about the multicultural market and how you might be able to capitalize on this tremendous opportunity, please contact us:
Carla PalazioManaging PartnerMulticultural Practice
Heidrick & Struggles
(305) 262 8356
Juan GarciaPrincipal
BRANDiosity
(404) 509-2209
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