Blockbuster vs Netflix: Blockbuster, then dominant market leader in video rental service in the United States once valued at US$8.4 billion when it was acquired by Viacom in 1994, declared bankruptcy in September 23, 2010. In 2001, its 3-year old rival, Netflix, was offered to Blockbuster for only US$50 million. When the offer was ignored, Netflix decided to raise funds […]
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Kantar is one of the world’s leading data, insight and consultancy firms with 30,000 employees providing inspirational insights and business strategies for clients in 100 countries. Kantar is part of WPP and its services are employed by over half of the Fortune Top 500 companies. Ria Vita Puangco is Kantar Added Value Philippines Managing Director. She started her communications career […]
I attended the 18th Harvard Social Enterprise Conference last March 25-26, 2017 sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School in Massachusett, USA. Here are 10 lessons I would like to share and a call to action: Society has many problems. It is our responsibility to help and empower the marginalized and vulnerable groups. Choose one field, focus […]
Bea Teh-Tan was appointed Consumer Business Manager for Citi Philippines in March 2013 & has just been appointed as Consumer Business Manager for Citi Indonesia upon regulatory approval. Prior to this role, Tan was Credit Payment Products Head managing the consumer finance portfolio, including credit cards and personal loans of Citi Philippines. Bea was earlier recognized as one of the […]
(Video Credit: WildAid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJG7RaLX-DM) Interested to offer a compelling alternative to shark fin soup? Join this contest if you are a chef SANS FIN SOUP CONTEST Organizer: Chinovation for Social Change Foundation Inc Sponsored: Chinoy TV, Gosingtian Forum Title: SANS FIN SOUP CONTEST Search for the best new alternative to shakrsfin soup Objectives: 1) To come up with an alternative soup […]
Q1: Your family was in the department store business in Avenida before you entered the fishing vessel business, what made you venture into this kind of business and in south Zamboanga? A: It was during those visits to my then girlfriend now my wife’s house in Navotas that I was able to look at their deep sea fishing business. They […]
Stuart Jamieson leads Nielsen’s Watch and Buy growth strategy in the Philippines as managing director since 2012. Concurrent to this role, Stuart is the cluster lead in the Emerging Markets group, overseeing the business performance of Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. He held various leadership roles in Nielsen’s businesses in Australia and New Zealand prior to his appointment to the Philippines. […]
Profiting from customer dissatisfaction is one of the worst ways to create profit for a business. It goes against the concept of a compelling value proposition where pain points of target customers are identified and addressed. Satisfaction of needs and wants should be prioritized to continue to be relevant as a brand. The emotional connection is often lost when buyers […]
Joy Santos is currently the Head of Strategy for Leo Burnett Manila. She joined the agency in 2005 and transformed the Planning department into a key revenue stream by leading brand and communication initiatives for clients like McDonald’s and The Coca-Cola Company. Her strong strategic leadership propelled the agency to win major pieces of new business – Cebu Pacific, Fortune […]
The Philippines had 5.36 million foreign tourists in 2015 staying an average of 10.5 days. It earned some P227.62 billion in revenues, representing close to 16% increase in arrivals and close to 6% increase in revenues vs 2014. Samie Lim, Vice President for Tourism and Retailing of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), has proposed 8A’s to drastically […]