In the mid 1980s, I found myself in a precarious situation when I discovered some salespeople engaging in unethical behavior during my early entrepreneurial days. This discovery led to serious consequences, including death threats. It was a time when I carried a Walter TPK, reminiscent of James Bond’s gadgets, and even had a couple of bodyguards for a brief period. […]
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Background: A bargain refers to a favorable deal in which products or services are acquired by customers at a lower cost than usual. It can take various forms, such as outright price reductions or sales promotions like “20% more,” “Buy 2 Get 1,” free delivery, special offers, and more. It can also encompass added value, like advance or special event […]
Business Model Map of a Low-Cost Carrier (Decoded by Josiah Go) Let’s begin by examining a scenario where superb marketing is coupled with an insufficient business model during the entry of budget airlines into the industry Case 1: Philippine Airlines (PAL) smartly offered different classes – first, business, and economy – to suit various travelers’ needs. PAL also emphasized their sterling […]
Innovation, a term widely bandied about in various conversations, and corporate functions. Some companies have even dedicated positions to innovation management, aiming to embed it within their corporate culture, processes, and mindsets. It is imperative, then, to gain a clear understanding of what innovation truly entails, enabling businesses to direct their efforts and resources towards genuine innovation, rather than pursuing […]
Here is a hyper-growth rock star we can all emulate — Martha Sazon. When she took over GCash in June 2020, at the height of the pandemic, it had over 20 million users. Under her leadership, GCash attracted over 86 million users as of the middle of 2023, experiencing a remarkable 400% growth in three years. With so much success, […]
Market-driven strategy – or the strategy that seeks to understand and satisfy the needs and wants of the existing market focusing on customer loyalty and repeat purchase, has been the most common approach to business decision-making and choice of marketing activities. In recent years, this way of thinking had been challenged for its limitations – now requiring marketers to keep […]
Dorothy Dee-Ching is Jollibee Philippines’ Head of Marketing. She won the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) in 2016. She shares her insights about spotting marketing talent in this interview. Q1: In your decades of handling managerial talents, especially in marketing, how do you know you have chosen the right marketing talent? Are there traits you watch out for at […]
Even before PURPOSE claimed its own space in the growth equation of companies, Mansmith and Fielders had already owned a unique positioning in the training industry. Mansmith is not just a training and consulting firm with a specialized focus on marketing, sales, and innovation, it is the only company in its field driven by advocacy. This transition happened in 2004 […]
Issa Guevarra-Cabreira is the chief commercial officer of Globe Telecom. Under her watch, Globe rose to mobile leadership beginning 4Q of 2016, and has held the number 1 position to this day. In August 2019, Issa was appointed managing director of 917 Ventures, the largest corporate incubator in the country, tasked to create new businesses beyond telco, and to oversee […]
Gary de Ocampo is the President of Kantar Philippines, and the Managing Director of its Insights Division. He is retiring today to explore other ventures, including entrepreneurship, after almost three decades in market research. In this interview, he reflects on his experience as a research practitioner, from starting as a statistician, to being a junior research executive (which was when […]