Chris Lim is the President of U-Franchise and Chief Executive Officer of Francorp Philippines, the largest franchise brokerage company and franchise consulting company in the Philippines, respectively. Chris won the 2019 Agora Awards for entrepreneurship (medium-scale). In this Q&A, he gives a guideline of the factors to consider before recommending franchisors and franchisees to sign a deal together. Q1: When […]
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Gary Carandang is an entrepreneur and senior consultant of Corporate Achievers Institute (COACH). Prior to this, his corporate life includes being VP Commercial of Republic Cement, Key Account Director and Commercial Unit Director of Coca-Cola Femsa, National Sales Trade Director of Mead Johnson, VP Sales of Nestle where he was expatriated in Switzerland for a year and a half. Gary […]
Arlyn Mendoza started as Country Manager of Hershey’s Philippines on August 1, 2019. Prior to this, she was Sales Head of General Nutrifoods Philippines, National Sales Manager of Asia Brewery – Pascual Foods, among other companies. With the help of bestselling author Emilio Macasaet III, she has designed a route-to-market model that presents both economic and relational mechanisms with the […]
Chito Medina Cue Jr. is the general manager of Puratos in the Philippines. Puratos operates in over 100 countries with over 70 subsidiaries worldwide. In this interview, he shares with us Puratos’ continuing research on “Taste Tomorrow”, the largest global research on bakery, patisserie and chocolate. Q1: Puratos has been doing the “Taste Tomorrow” research since 2011. What new trends […]
Vince Golangco is one of the leading online influencers in the Philippines and founded one of the country’s top blog, When in Manila 10 years ago. In this interview, he shares with us the latest updates on influencer marketing, mistakes brands do and how they can correct their practices. Q1: Why does influencer marketing exist? A1: Influencer marketing exists because […]
Carl Balita Review Center (CBRC) swept ten awards in the 2019 Franchise Excellence Awards given by the Philippine Franchise Association. This includes two Hall of Fame Awards as Most Outstanding Filipino Franchise and Best in Marketing. It is also an ISO 9001 2015 QMS certified company, the first and only in the industry. It is also awarded a Superbrand seal. […]
Emilio Aquino was at one time the youngest Director of the former Prosecution and Enforcement (PED) and Non-Traditional Securities and Instruments (NTD) Departments of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He returned to SEC as Commissioner in 2016 and was appointed Chairman in 2018, serving a seven-year term. He is the first CPA – Lawyer to chair the SEC. Through […]
North Ridge Foods exports, distributes, and promotes Filipino fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in North America. Exclusively distributing for companies and brands that include San Miguel Purefoods, Nagaraya, Barrio Fiesta, Unilever, Lemon Square, NutriAsia, Boy Bawang, Saranggani Bay, WOW Mani, SABA Seafood, and Goldilocks, among many others, the company creates an international presence for Filipino brands while giving Filipino and Asian […]
Julie Ortuoste co-founded HairMNL with husband Jonathan Joson. HairMNL is a local e-commerce site carrying professional hair care brands. They opened a salon in 2016 and went into online selling two months after. She shares the fundamentals of selling online and how she was able to adapt the concepts of trade marketing from her previous work. Q1: How did you […]
Ron Batisan is the Assistant Vice President of UnionBank who led UnionBank’s launch of The Ark project, the Philippines’ first fully digital bank branch located at the Insular Life Building in Makati with a total of 50 Ark branches planned by end of 2019. The Ark by UnionBank was declared the winner of Best Branch Customer Experience in Asia-Pacific at […]