(From left to right, first row: Lim, Mendiola, Go, Ong. Second row: Chan, Tantoco, Santos, Lorenzo) The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) will be holding its 25th National Retail Conference and Stores Asia Expo in SMX on August 9-10, 2018. We asked some of the PRA officers to update us on retailing trends. Q to Samie Lim, PRA Chairman Emeritus and […]
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Nielsen Sports is the premier provider of analytics and insights within the sports industry, offering the most reliable source of independent and holistic market data in the sector and the most complete view of consumer trends and habits worldwide. Guy is the Managing Director for Nielsen Sports in Asia, overseeing six offices across the region. He has 15 years of […]
I learned how to bike during the Holy Week of 2014. Kit Rodriguez, a former MarkProf scholar of ours, went to my house to teach me, a kind of reverse mentoring that I truly appreciate from kind-hearted Kit. Benjie Yap, Unilever Chairman and CEO told me in 2017 that my life-long learning inspired him in wanting to learn how to […]
Bancassurance is about selling insurance inside the bank premises to the bank’s clients. To the insurance company, it is a new channel to reach new customers. To the bank, it is a cross-selling strategy. Both the bank and the insurance company are benefited with this partnership via higher revenues and lower cost. BPI-Philam Life Assurance Company is one of the […]
Venus Navalta is a highly respected media industry leader with a brilliant track record for building successful media agency operations. She rejoined the Interpublic Group as CEO of IPG Mediabrands Philippines back in 2015. She was previously Chairman of ZenithOptimedia, Philippines, where she propelled the agency to winning three “Media Agency of the Year” awards. Venus spent most of her […]
Penshoppe was founded in 1986 and is now the flagship fashion brand of Golden ABC. It has expanded not just nationally but also internationally. Bernie Liu, Penshoppe CEO, a recent awardee of the 10th ASEAN Business Awards, shares his insights about Penshoppe’s strategy to be the most admired fashion brands company in Asia. Q1: Your vision for Penshoppe is to […]
Dr.Aris Alip dreamed of opening a bank for the poor when he was heading the field program operations group of Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP). His dream became a reality after 11 years when he set up Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, Inc as a social development foundation with the aim of providing micro lending assistance to the […]
Bistro Group is the biggest international casual dining chain in the Philippines with 17 major restaurant brands like Italianni’s, TGIFridays, Fish & Co., and Watami, to cite a few. Bistro Group President Paul Manuud shares his insights on creating service memories. Q1. What is the service philosophy of The Bistro Group? How is the philosophy reflected in the service policies […]
Kantar is one of the world’s leading data, insight and consultancy firms with 30,000 employees providing business strategies for clients in 100 countries. It is part of advertising giant WPP, and its services are employed by over half of the Fortune Top 500 companies. Gary de Ocampo is the CEO of the Insights group within Kantar Philippines. The group includes […]
Michael Jonathan Biscocho is the country head for Analytics & Insights of Procter & Gamble Philippines, a position that he assumed at the age of 26 years old. In this role, he sits in the Philippines country leadership team and reports to the P&G Philippines General Manager. He recently took on additional responsibility as Gillette Country Manager. He was recognized […]