Dr. Angela Yu is the incumbent president of Chinovation for Social Progress, moderator of the Binondo Heritage Group, and a past president of Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran. In this interview, she shares with us some pointers to understand how Chinese culture impacts how they think, behave, and approach their response to calamities. Before we delve into influences of the Chinese culture and the […]

The level of disruption forced upon businesses in 2020 was unimaginable.  Some were shell-shocked but managed to stretch resources to live another day.  Still, some were more ahead of the curve and were able to gain more in the crisis.  With the start of 2021 giving people a natural re-set and more hope, this is also a good time to […]

When I formulated the 7-step process of Market-Driving Strategy in 2009, the 7th step was to convert a compelling market-driving strategy into a compelling business model. Thus, I launched the Mansmith Business Model Map the next year as a next in sequence to the Market-Driving Strategy, with a well-received Business Model Innovation seminar eventually running on June 24 – 25, 2010. It was so successful, we […]

A lot of people know me as an author of marketing books, and as a business educator. Since the pandemic, I have taken the time to write quick and easy to read articles not just about marketing but also about business model. In fact, I have launched a 55-video Business Model Course that can be viewed at www.continuum-edu.com. My top 10 […]

Alfamart is a joint venture between the SM Group and Indonesia’s Alfamart, a company with over 16,000 stores in Indonesia. Alfamart in the Philippines recently reached a milestone of over 1,000 stores in the country last November 2020, while the COVID-19 pandemic was ongoing. Its Chief Operating Officer, Harvey Ong, shares the company’s business model and why strategy is about […]

Go Negosyo was founded in 2005 by the Presidential Adviser For Entrepreneurship, Joey Concepcion, who is also the President and CEO of publicly-listed food company RFM Corporation. It is currently in its 15th year.  A business model is the way an organization plans to create, deliver and capture value for its intended customers or constituents. For Go Negosyo, the following […]

The recently concluded 11th Mansmith Market Masters Conference was a rare learning event of a lifetime, as it featured 17 CEOs of major corporations from different industries sharing their thoughts about what they have done during COVID-19, as well as what they intend to do after.  Edwin Bautista, President and CEO of UnionBank, shares “Marketing can no longer be divorced […]

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