2014 is the year of soccer - 2014 el año de el Fútbol, de la copa mundial, de Brazil

2014 is the year of Soccer. I've been warning it around the workplace and nobody here seems to care or move an inch towards that piggy bank.
When I used to work in TV at the national level with one of the Nation's top TV networks of prime time alone and as well a pioneer in Spanish Language media, it was a no brainer; Our business was the Hispanic and Latin audience and consumer.
But in the media world itself I am convinced that such a worldly event (whether or not you personally like soccer) is a matter to be brewing some business around.
And maybe it's my marketing mind that automatically thinks and delves; what big annual events are going on and how can we maximize opportunities around it?

Anyway,
It's the year of soccer. Everyone will get football fever. The talk of the town, the water cooler topic to the extent that it will even get.

Brazil is such an attractive country to host it at, after all it is also the nation of futbol legend Pelé one of the first of kind to mesmerize the world with the beauty of the sport of soccer. He also was a key role in Brazil winning their first World Cup 1958.

 1969 Brazil stamp commemorating Pelé's landmark 1000 goals

He's specifically from Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Bill Clinton with Minister of Extraordinary Sports Pelé of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, October 15 1997

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

Photographic Portfolio--1997 Vol. II – William J. Clinton

• image from: www.access.gpo.gov
• first upload: Oct 8, 2004 - de:Wikipedia

I'm very much looking forward to it and very much excited to note the campaigns and Ads that will spur around this world attention event.

New Season, New Efforts

As the season goes from rich lively green, to colorful bountiful reds, oranges, yellows and browns I feel a change of routine, I feel ready to actively blog. To finally deliver my presence online through writing. (The photo was taken in July 2008 at Rancho del Cielo, Mexico during a camping kayak excursion with friends and family).

Prior to this blog most of my online presence has been through photography, facebook, videos I created, timelines, and tweets. With this new 2009 fall / autumn season I pledge to blog 2 posts each week from now until the end of the year. For many reasons I feel I must keep up with a blog. ..I have very strong opinions about certain topics, I have ideas I would like to share and bounce onto other people for feedback. I love to see what my works provoke in others (ie: films, shorts, writing, photography, events I create). It is important to share our daily discoveries, knowledge and practices in any field of study for personal advancement and enrichment for all, and a blog is a great place for that! I have to practice my writing skills. I fell in love with english language writing in 4th grade and ever since then I've kept it very close to me and it's time to begin publishing and sharing it to the world.

I have a yearn for knowledge in a wide range of fields but I've narrowed down my blogging topics into these few subjects. My blog is about daily discoveries, research works, case studies, interesting articles, spotlight on valuable individuals, ground breaking trends, movers and shakers, ingenuity and creativity at its best.

I feel I can write about the following:

Film, motion picture, media and art production, Spanish Language media, marketing, advertising, Hispanic and Latin American culture, Hispanics in the United States, women's efforts in media, intercultural communication, anthropology, cultural trends, music, independent artists, global connection, humanity, human rights, spirituality, nature, holistic health, philosophy, theater, acting, screenwriting, Dallas Tx, South Texas, Mexico, Brownsville, Matamoros, photography and the advancement of women and Hispanics in motion picture.

Thank you very much for visiting and I look forward to reading your comments. Please feel free to share any links, ideas, works, writings as long as you cite them properly. Knowledge for all!

Here's to the remaining 3 months of the year!!

(Photo by Laura Lilia Treviño in uptown Dallas, TX October 2008.)

Peace * Laura Lilia Treviño