Ron Batisan is the Assistant Vice President of UnionBank who led UnionBank’s launch of The Ark project, the Philippines’ first fully digital bank branch located at the Insular Life Building in Makati with a total of 50 Ark branches planned by end of 2019. The Ark by UnionBank was declared the winner of Best Branch Customer Experience in Asia-Pacific at […]

Tiffany Batungbacal is the Assistant Vice President of Primer Group, a conglomerate with presence in 13 countries. She manages the multi-concept stores R.O.X. and Grind, as well as mono brands under the adventure portfolio of the Primer Group of Companies in the Philippines that includes The North Face, Columbia, Salomon, Quiksilver, Roxy, and DC, among others. A Mansmith Young Market […]

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Loreann Villanueva is the Director for Strategy and Insights of McDonald’s Philippines. She was formerly the Business Unit Head of GSK in the Philippines and Global Marketing Manager of GSK based in Belgium. A Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) winner of 2010, she shares about the importance of insights in this interview and will share more marketing tips in […]

Joseph “Chay” Cruel is the Managing Director of Wellmade Manufacturing, makers of Speed detergents, Speed Power Duo, Sulit, and Budget detergent bars, Winrox bleach, and Select Soy sauce and vinegar . He was formerly Vice President of Business Development and International Business of Asia Brewery, Inc. (ABI). Prior to this, he launched C2 Cool & Clean, the first RTD tea […]

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Take this quick test if you are able to explain the following in an instant without any online reference 1) How do you link strategy to brand DNA? 2) How do you develop a compelling brand purpose? 3) How do you build a strong brand digitally? 4) How do you convert great analytics to great strategy for your brand? 5) […]

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Imagine a huge business conference of over 1,000 delegates with 35 speakers where there are presenters, speeches, PowerPoints, audio-visuals, jargons, breakout sessions and lunches! That has been the norm for as long as we can remember. Mansmith and Fielders Inc. wanted to launch their new crusade, the Mansmith Innovation Awards within the 10th Mansmith Market Masters Conference last April 3, 2019 in SMX Aura […]

Chris Manguera is the Chief Marketing Officer of Mynt. He won the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) in 2018 and shares his insights about the mobile money and micro lending business. He will share more marketing tips during the 10th Market Masters Conference on April 3 at SMX Aura. Q1: Mobile money continues to soar as a lifestyle product. […]

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Edgar ‘Injap’ Sia II is Chairman and CEO of Double Dragon Properties Corporation. His company’s four pillars of growth are: provincial retail leasing (City Mall), hotels (Hotel 101, Jinjiang Inn), office leasing (Double Dragon Plaza / DD Meridian Park, Jollibee Tower) and industrial warehouse leasing (Central Hub) – – all projected to double their leasable space from some 600,000 square […]

Stephen Tiu is the Sales Director of Johnson and Johnson Philippines. Prior to this, he was Head of Key Accounts in J&J Philippines, Head of Channels in J&J Malaysia, and worked in Shopper Marketing in J&J China. Steve won the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) in 2013. He will share more trends during the 10th Market Masters Conference on […]

Jane Jimenez-Basas is President and CEO of CignalTV, the first pay-TV provider in the Philippines to reach 2 million subscribers. Jane won the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) in 2007 and was named Asia’s Media Woman of the Year by Content Asia in 2017. She shares insights about innovation as a market leader.  Q1: You have taken Cignal from content aggregator to original content provider. What is […]

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