Advocacy-based marketing training and consulting company, Mansmith and Fielders Inc., has bestowed a 5-year P33-million scholarship grant that aims to train 4,000 marketing professors and teachers across the Philippines. By enhancing their skills and knowledge through marketing training courses, these educators will be better equipped to deliver relevant, up-to-date and practical marketing education to their students. The ripple effect of […]
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J. Patrick Cua is the Managing Director for Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar of NIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. With operations in over 100 countries, NIQ provides its clients with information and insights on consumer buying behavior. In this interview, he shares their research about marketing during high inflation times. Q1: What impact does […]
Issa Baron is the Managing Partner of Good Thinking Research and was past president of the Marketing and Opinion Research Society of the Philippines (MORES). Here she answers some of the most common questions about consumer insighting. Q1: What are some of the most significant trends you are seeing in consumer behavior, and how can firms leverage them to improve their […]
I live by the quote of Abigail Adams who said “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” Being an educator compels and propels me to be a constant learner. As such, I love attending business conferences that cover the latest trends, and feature the best minds who share both […]
At the onset of the pandemic lockdown in 2020, Mansmith put together the Mansmith Marketing Inspiration Festival as a way of providing new sources of inspiration during very uncertain (and scary) times. The festival was an online program that featured 30 successful business leaders who shared their stories of overcoming adversity and achieving success. One of the standout speakers at […]
How can marketers, business owners and executives consciously work on improving their decision making skills? How can they see a situation more objectively and anticipate probable (and even unthinkable) scenarios? Here is a list that affects perspective and corresponding suggestions on how to address these blind spots. They are not mutually exclusive, and can interact and/or merge to cloud one’s […]
As an entrepreneur, it’s important to ask the right questions to your mentors and consultants.But what happens when you ask the wrong questions? This is the case for one entrepreneur who sought the advice of marketing mentor Josiah Go during one of his weekly one-on-onepublic service mentoring. After the entrepreneur explained her declining business situation, she asked Josiah Go with […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to exist in other universes? Would your life be different? Would your decisions lead to different outcomes? These are the questions that Everything Everywhere All At Once asks its viewers. The film follows a woman, Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) who discovers she has access to other universes. In each universe, she meets […]
There are many stories and legends that provide a perfect backdrop for the month of love or Valentine’s Day, just as there are many marketing campaigns that build on this themed event. Here are some cases on how companies from different industries offered different types of promotions to celebrate love as a unique service on Valentine’s Day (or for some, […]
Helping entrepreneurs with their marketing challenges has been both a rewarding and enlightening experience for mentors and consultants. It is humbling to be privy to many personal and professional obstacles encountered by entrepreneurs, most of which I had personally experienced when I was starting and growing my own business. I try to find as much time to engage with as many people […]