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 […]

Advocacy-based marketing training and consulting company, Mansmith and Fielders Inc., has bestowed a 5-year P33-million scholarship grant that aims to train 4,000 marketing professors and teachers across the Philippines.  By enhancing their skills and knowledge through marketing training courses, these educators will be better equipped to deliver relevant, up-to-date and practical marketing education to their students. The ripple effect of […]

How can marketers, business owners and executives consciously work on improving their decision making skills? How can they see a situation more objectively and anticipate probable (and even unthinkable) scenarios?  Here is a list that affects perspective and corresponding suggestions on how to address these blind spots. They are not mutually exclusive, and can interact and/or merge to cloud one’s […]

Ana Aboitiz-Delgado is the Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) and Chief Customer Experience Officer, as well as Chief Digital Channels Officer of UnionBank of the Philippines. UnionBank is the first to offer a fully digital banking experience in the country.  She is also one of the recipients of the 5th Mansmith Market Masters Awards for Senior Mentors, the first and only […]

Helping entrepreneurs with their marketing challenges has been both a rewarding and enlightening experience for mentors and consultants. It is humbling to be privy to many personal and professional obstacles encountered by entrepreneurs, most of which I had personally experienced when I was starting and growing my own business.  I try to find as much time to engage with as many people […]

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 […]

(Left to right: Chiqui Escareal-Go, Sam Christopher Lim, Emilio Macasaet III, Josiah Go)  Last November 29, 2022, National Book Store and the Shangri-La Mall sponsored a talk and book signing event featuring four bestselling business authors who gave marketing tips for 2023.  Marketing Anthropologist Chiqui Escareal-Go focused on how consumer behaviors can be quite unpredictable, being both rational and irrational; […]

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, […]

Josiah Go features the movers and shakers of the business world and writes about marketing, strategy, innovation, execution and entrepreneurship

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