Vanee Gosiengfiao is the General Manager of Sanofi Consumer Healthcare. Prior to this, she was General Manager of Diageo Philippines and General Manager of GSK Consumer Healthcare in Thailand. In this interview, she shares her thoughts about the importance of having a solid brand purpose.   Q1: What’s the business case for having a brand purpose?  A1: First, Purpose drives differentiation. […]

At the recently concluded 16th Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA), we asked three of the marketing rockstars to share about new business and growth strategies. They are Mariel Chavez, Brand Director of Procter & Gamble and YMMA Awardee for Brand Management, Kim Lato, CEO, Founder & President of Kimstore Enterprise Corporation and YMMA Awardee for Entrepreneurial Marketing, and Marvin Tiu Lim, Chief Growth and […]

At the recently concluded 16th Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA), we asked three of the marketing rockstars to share about formulating compelling marketing strategy. They are Mark Alvarez, Managing Director (Philippines) of InSites Consulting and YMMA Awardee for Insighting, Camille Ang, Group Manager of Marketing and Demand of GrowSari and YMMA Awardee for Marketing Management, and Gian Louis Yap, Brand Director of Procter & […]

Krystle Anne Enriquez, or Kaye, is a partner of digital marketing agency CBR. In 2021, she was awarded at the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) for Digital Business Building. In this interview, she shares how businesses can grow revenues by using digital tools.  Q1: What are missteps and misconceptions within the practice of digital marketing nowadays, and how is your agency correcting them? […]

We asked three CEOs from different industries what they expect from their marketers during (and eventually after) the COVID-19 crisis. These three CEOs — Aleli Arcilla, President and General Manager of Reckitt Benckiser Philippines (better known as the maker of Lysol, and Strepsils); Johnlu Koa, Founder and CEO of French Baker; and Jet Parma, President and Country Manager of agri-based Syngenta Philippines—built on […]

Neil Trinidad, currently Chief Marketing Officer of Lazada Philippines, won the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) in 2012. In this interview, he shares about the rapid growth of ecommerce. Neil will provide more inputs at the 12th Market Masters Conference on June 15-16, 2021.  Q1: How are marketing and distribution evolving in your clients’ organizations?  A1: The pandemic has accelerated the growth of […]

Boozy.ph is the leading online seller of alcoholic drinks in the Philippines. Its co-founder and partner Jonathan Joson, a winner of the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) in 2011 for digital marketing, shares with us his thoughts about the ecommerce and the alcoholic drinks industries The search for the 16th Mansmith YMMA is ongoing. Entry forms can be accomplished online […]

In part 1 of this article, I shared the five elements of the offering model of a doctor’s practice. In this continuation, I will end with the six elements of the operating model that make up the 11 building blocks of a business model: value chain, key processes, key resources, complementors, cost, and finally, reconfiguration for an innovative medical practice. […]

2020 started as a year of crisis! From the eruption of Taal Volcano to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. I wrote many articles to help and inspire entrepreneurs and businesses to adapt and cope with the pandemic. Here are the Top 10 Covid-19 related articles (according to number of readers) that our readers loved. Remembering Henry Sy During the Pandemic 8 […]

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