Q1: Acer is among the top 5 PC brands internationally. What made you the leading brand in the PC market in the Philippines? Acer Philippines thanks its business and industry partners for all the support in making the brand number one in the country today (based on IDC reports). Other success factors include: a strong dedicated team, good products at […]
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Q1: What made you decide to open a wholesale operation in Zamboanga? We felt there was an untapped potential and there was a big opportunity for the BIG BOX model in Zamboanga. Our primary target market were the sari-sari store owners wherein we feel they can be better served than simply offering them credit terms and low prices. We moved […]
Q1: You are well admired as the owner / part-owner of many successful local-concept restaurants like Red Crab, Sumo Sam, Claw Daddy – all known for their excellent food and good customer service. You also ventured into fitness centers with FTX in October 2011. What’s your thinking process in coming up with new ideas? I have been a full time restaurateur […]
Q1: Bizu is a premium brand of cakes and restaurants. How did you decide that this is the way to go? The first thing that I did when I set out to create Bizu was to search my soul. I have always dreamt of running a patisserie similar to the ones found in France and wondered why we didn’t have […]
De La Salle University BSC- Management (1982) Gold Medal for Outstanding Leadership in Community Development Maryhill School of Theology Passed oral academic defense for M.A. Religious Studies Executive Scholar Kellogg School, Northwestern University (for marketing and sales management) Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MIT Sloan (for strategy and innovation) Advance marketing and innovation programs at: University of Illinois at Chicago Wharton Business […]
Author / co-author of 16 bestselling marketing books Contemporary Marketing Strategy in the Philippine Setting (1992) Marketing Mix Strategy in the Philippine Setting (1993) The Marketing Mentors (1993) Marketing 101: An A to Z Guide (1994) Marketing Plan: Building The Profitable Preferred Brand (1997 & 2012 2nd edition) Marketing Excellence in Good Times and Bad (1998, co-edited with Dr. Ned […]
Agora award, given by the Philippine Marketing Association (1994) Most Outstanding Entrepreneur, Quezon City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1997) Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines, given by Philippine Jaycees (2001) Dr. Jose Rizal Awards for Most Outstanding Tsinoy, given by the Federation of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Manila Times (2002, 1st batch) Ten […]
Co-founder of the Young Market Masters Awards (since 2005) Co-founder (former Chairman of Executive Committee and Chief Training Officer) of MarkProf Foundation, Inc. (since 2004, annual search and 7-weekend training of the Top 25 Marketing Management Trainees of the Philippines) Chairman of Josiah and Carolina Go Foundation, Inc. Chairman of Day 8 Business Academy (for SMEs) Founding Chairman of Invest […]
Record-breaking, bestselling author Josiah Go is the Chairman of Mansmith and Fielders, Inc. (the leading marketing and sales training company in the Philippines), and Chairman of Waters Philippines (the market leader in the direct selling of premium home water purifiers in the Philippines). He is Chairman / Vice Chairman / Director of over a dozen companies. Business Background Chairman of […]
The Mavericks: How 35 Marketing Rockstars Think, Strategize & Execute 2019 Best-Selling Book ‘The Mavericks’ features these 35 seasoned marketing experts generously sharing their thoughts and experiences on different aspects of marketing. 1. Strategy and Innovation New Category Strategy by Edgar Sia II, Chairman of Double Dragon Properties Growing Through Innovation by Jane Jimenez – Basas, President and CEO of Cignal TV 2. […]