TurboTax Focuses On Latino Empowerment in New Hispanic Integrated Marketing Campaign
“El Chupacabra,” and Multiple Latino Social Influencers Join TurboTax
on its Mission to File with Confidence and Overcoming Fears of the
Unknown When You File Your Tax Return
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TurboTax®, the nation’s
leading online tax preparation service from Intuit
Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), announced today the launch of its new
integrated Latino marketing campaign aimed at giving Latinos the
confidence that with TurboTax their taxes are done right with a
guaranteed maximum refund. The integrated program includes TV, radio and
digital advertising, community events and social media activations, in
both English and Spanish, to ensure relevancy among acculturated and
unacculturated consumers.
“Engaging with the Latino community is a priority for us. For several
years we have embarked on a mission to empower and inform the Latino
consumer about finances and taxes, all while building familiarity and
confidence in TurboTax,” said Greg Johnson, senior vice president of
marketing for TurboTax. “We are proud of the work we have done and are
excited to launch a program that will connect with the Latino community
through a multifaceted and culturally relevant campaign in their
preferred language.”
The Hispanic marketing campaign kicked off with “No hay por que tener
miedo” (There’s Nothing to Be Afraid Of) advertising theme. The
campaign addresses the fear of the unknown that stands in the way of
people doing their own taxes. It is a smart, insightful campaign that
shines a light on the things that people are inherently afraid of, like
the legendary Chupacabra,
and playfully shows they really aren’t that scary after all. The spot
also highlights the bilingual product support available on demand – in
English and Spanish. New this year with the launch of TurboTax Live,
consumers will have access to tax advice from real tax experts, CPA’s or
Enrolled Agents in their language of choice and from the comfort of
their living room.
The TV spot creative was concepted by Multicultural agency
GALLEGOS United in collaboration with TurboTax’s AOR Wieden+Kennedy. The
Spanish language spot is running on Univision, Telemundo and Azteca
America among others and will air through the end of tax season.
Supporting national advertising is a multi-channel, integrated effort
that builds on key relationships within the Latino community, including:
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Educational Community Events: Series featuring financial expert
and TurboTax spokesperson Orlando Montiel. Themed “Finanzas
Saludables,” the free events are designed to help Latinos learn
more about taxes and the importance of having healthy personal
finances. The events will take place in Dallas, Miami, New York,
Chicago and Los Angeles beginning this month, in partnership with
Univision. -
Influencer and Media Relations: TurboTax also continues to
engage Latino media leveraging its established relationship with
lifestyle expert and blogger, Marines Duarte. Additionally, the brand
is partnering with key influencers & social creators to educate the
consumer on taxes through creative, authentic content promoting
TurboTax’s product, offers and benefits. -
Social Media Campaign: Extending the “No hay por que tener
miedo” (There’s Nothing to Be Afraid Of) campaign into social,
TurboTax will be launching a social media campaign, #FearlessConTurboTax,
encouraging people to nominate a friend or family member who is
fearless and the impact that person has had on their life. -
#WeAllGrow Summit Sponsorship: For the third-consecutive year,
TurboTax has partnered with #WeAllGrow Summit to empower and
help support the event’s vision of elevating the Latino influencer
community, while celebrating diversity. -
Key Media Integrations: Through key media integrations on the
leading networks and Spanish-language programming including
Univision’s “Despierta América” and Telemundo’s “Don Francisco Te
Invita,” the brand will be providing insight into the benefits of
filing taxes with TurboTax.
These are being executed in partnership with GALLEGOS United and
Hispanic public relations agency, Havas FORMULATIN.
Consumers are invited to join the conversation on social media and share
their tax experience using the hashtag #ConTurboTaxPuedes during the tax
season, which runs through April 17th, 2018.
About Intuit
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products and platforms, including TurboTax,
QuickBooks, Mint and Turbo, are
designed to empower consumers, self-employed, and small businesses
to improve their financial lives, finding them more money with the least
amount of work, while giving them complete confidence in their actions
and decisions. Intuit’s innovative ecosystem of financial management
solutions serves partners and 46 million customers worldwide, unleashing
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Contacts
TurboTax
Alejandra Molinari, 858-215-9474
alejandra_molinari@intuit.com
or
Havas
FORMULATIN
Andy Checo, 646-762-8719
checo@havasformulatin.com
