Tiffany Batungbacal is the Assistant Vice President of Primer Group, a conglomerate with presence in 13 countries. She manages the multi-concept stores R.O.X. and Grind, as well as mono brands under the adventure portfolio of the Primer Group of Companies in the Philippines that includes The North Face, Columbia, Salomon, Quiksilver, Roxy, and DC, among others. A Mansmith Young Market […]
DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez and yours truly in front of Kapiterya, a DTI-backed cafe promoting Philippine coffee at the National Trade Fair. Nearly three years ago, on December 2, 2016, Markprof Foundation Inc. and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) agreed in principle to produce free marketing education videos, in taglish, for the benefit of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The […]
Daniel Kahneman is an expert in human judgment and decision making. He won the 2002 Nobel Prize for challenging the assumption of human rationality prevailing in modern economic theory. I had the privilege of attending the World Business Forum by the World of Business Ideas (WOBI) in New York last November 14, 2018 and would like to share 15 lessons […]
Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso joined the Philippine National Bank (PNB) as President and CEO in November 16, 2018 after heading HSBC for 23 years, serving his last post there as its first-ever Filipino CEO for the Philippines since December 2012. Stock price of PNB has reversed its struggling trends the last 6 years and has gained over US$500 million within […]
Two of my millennial managers are not interested to own cars. They would rather take Grab to and from work instead of worrying what to do with the car that they won’t be using 95% of the time, plus the problems that come with it – registration, insurance, repair, stress of driving, traffic and finding parking spaces, parking fees, and […]
Yvette Pardo-Orbeta is the Chair of Wendy’s in the Philippines. She is a Certified Franchise Executive and was President of the Philippine Franchising Association (PFA) in 2009-2013. She shares with us FAQs and issues that are often taken for granted by neophyte franchisers. Q1: What are the top 5 issues often taken for granted by neophyte franchisers? A1: […]
Mr. Kingson Sian is the President and CEO of Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. (TIHGI), the owner and operator of the first integrated gaming, entertainment, leisure and hospitality resort destination in the Philippines, Resorts World Manila (RWM); TIHGI is a joint venture between Alliance Global Group, Inc. and Genting Hong Kong Limited. He graduated from the University of the Philippines […]
Ian Santos is the Country Manager of Mundipharma Philippines’ consumer healthcare and ethical businesses. Mundipharma is a privately owned global network of independent associated companies, with presence in over 120 countries across six continents. They are leaders in pain management and wound care, as well as significant players in respiratory and eye care. Mundipharma is the maker of the popular […]
My family arrived at Michelin-starred restaurant, Jay Fai, in Bangkok half an hour before our appointed time of 2:30 PM on July 16, 2019, a Tuesday. The reservation was made two months prior through The Peninsula Bangkok and we were sixth on the list. There were already several dozens of people signing up for the queue when we arrived. They […]
Matimco, which is more popularly known for their Matwood, is the market leader in premium treated wood. The company is celebrating its 55th year this 2019 and its President and CEO, Charlie Liu, shares the best practices of a business-to-business organization like theirs in marketing and innovation. Q1: Wood is perceived as a commodity. Matimco branded Matwood and is […]