Kristine Alvarez-Go is the general manager of Unilever Nutrition for Southeast Asia and a member of the board of Unilever Philippines. She won the Asia Pacific CMO of the Year 2022 from Tambuli, among other awards. In this interview, she shares her thoughts about growing the core through fresh consistency. Q1: You have been involved with many brands, categories and […]

Lucio Cochanco, Jr. is the President and CEO of Fly Ace Corporation, marketer of Jolly canned vegetables, canned fruits, Doña Elena Mediterranean products (olive oil, olives & capers, pasta sauces, canned tomatoes, anchovies, bottled sardines and canned tuna), Good Life oriental products (sotanghon, egg noodles, bihon, bread crumbs, sesame oil and oyster sauce) and other food products, many of which […]

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, […]

Rosemarie Rafael is the Chair and CEO of Airspeed Group of Companies, providing end-to-end logistics service to business-to-business clients. She is also President of the Women Business Council of the Philippines (WomenBizPh). In this interview, she shares about resiliency and how she has turned crisis into opportunities.  Q1: You started your career in sales.  Can you share with us some […]

I have been mentoring entrepreneurs for close to two decades, I have found that they can grow their business much faster when they broaden and strengthen their appreciation of the different parts of a business more holistically. Some of these include: ***** Check out the weekly Zoom mentoring schedule of Josiah Go on the Facebook page of Day 8 Business […]

I have always believed that brand awareness and brand association can be enhanced with relevant and sustainable advocacy programs.  This 3A’s – awareness, association and advocacy – is a framework that shapes the concept of share of mind in marketing. I have been fortunate to discover many such corporate case studies in societal marketing and I share them here below.   […]

Happy New Year. There is always much to learn from Filipino  business leaders and innovators coming from different industries featured in my blog josiahgo.com almost every week.  I am eternally grateful and honored when they say yes, and take time to unselfishly give their insights, that benefit many marketers and their companies. Readers seem to be preparing for post-pandemic “normalcy” and growth, […]

Premortem is a pre-event or pre-launch meeting where members articulate and anticipate anything that may cause an initiative to fail. The technique is a decision making tool developed by Dr. Gary Klein that was intended to improve a plan by removing overconfidence and reducing errors.  In anticipating problems and worst case scenarios, the company can prevent financial and/or reputation risk […]

Mike Canlas and his wife Lucci started Bang Bang Special Crispy Bangus at the height of the 2020 pandemic. After expanding through franchising, they developed over 40 take-out stores in over a year (now with 100 stores). Bang Bang Special Crispy Bangus won an international NextGen franchising competition in 2021. In this interview, Bang Bang co-founder Mike Canlas shares how […]

Esports is a competitive gaming industry where gamers play in organized, multiplayer matches. It is a relatively new industry. In this interview, Ronald Robinson Robins, Founder and CEO of esports pioneer Mineski Global, the largest esports organization in Southeast Asia, shares with us the latest about the esports industry.  Q1:  How big is esports? What was the tipping point that […]

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