Gary de Ocampo is the President of Kantar Philippines, and the Managing Director of its Insights Division. He is retiring today to explore other ventures, including entrepreneurship, after almost three decades in market research. In this interview, he reflects on his experience as a research practitioner, from starting as a statistician, to being a junior research executive (which was when […]
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Raul Juan Esteban is Managing Director of marketing research firm PSRC. He is Past President of the Marketing and Opinion Research Society (MORES) of the Philippines; Country Representative of ESOMAR, the global research association; and past Chairman of AGB-Nielsen. He shares his insights about doing research the practical way. Q1: The late icon Steve Jobs once mentioned that consumers don’t know what they […]
‘Manage change so that change will not manage us’
Simplicio “Jun” Umali Jr. is the President and CEO of Gardenia Philippines, one of the few professional CEOs who has maintained his position for the past 25 years. Under his leadership, Gardenia has become the dominant market leader in the bread category in retail stores and a household name in the Philippines, maintaining strong customer loyalty despite competitors offering lower prices. […]
Kyne Lim is the regional business manager of Southeast Asia at Emma, the world’s largest D2C sleep brand with revenue of US$1 billion in 2023. Kyne was the country head for the Philippines and Korea prior to his new assignment. In this interview, he shares insights into Emma’s entry into the Philippines. Q1: What was Emma’s market entry strategy for […]
Chef Cza Jagto-Sevilla is the Founder and CEO of Avocadoria, a chain of retail kiosks selling value-added avocado products such as salads, cakes, desserts like ice cream, and shakes that appeal to both avocado lovers and health-conscious consumers. In this interview, Chef Cza, who recently won the 2024 Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA), shares with us her approach to […]
Before we dive into this exciting guests of our record-breaking book launch, I want to take a moment to reminisce. Some of you may remember a similar blog I wrote when we launched our entrepreneurship book in 2018. Back then, we embarked on a journey to unveil the 4 gates model of entrepreneurship. Today, we are here to celebrate the launch of […]
Market-driven strategy – or the strategy that seeks to understand and satisfy the needs and wants of the existing market focusing on customer loyalty and repeat purchase, has been the most common approach to business decision-making and choice of marketing activities. In recent years, this way of thinking had been challenged for its limitations – now requiring marketers to keep […]
Last 2015, we conducted a survey on the ‘hirability’ of fresh graduates with the marketing heads of some of the biggest companies in the Philippines. We thank Albet Buddahim, vice president and chief marketing officer of the Primer Group of Companies, and Ampy Rio, chief marketing officer of Nutriasia, for answering our updated edition. Q1: When hiring fresh graduates for brand marketing work, what […]
Kristine Venturina is the Director for Shopper Marketing and Insighting of Unilab. She was a recipient of the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) in 2015. Here, she shares her experience in shopper marketing. Q1: What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced as a shopper marketer, and how have you overcome them? A1: In shopper marketing like in […]