Red ocean Many brick-and-mortar supermarkets are in the red ocean — a market space where stores are constantly fighting against each other to win existing customers. As they aspire to be the preferred store, they usually resort to launching price and promo deals in predictable intervals. Unfortunately, the transactional norm of offering lower prices will not be sustainable, unless they […]

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MarkProf (www.markprof.org) is the only alumni facilitated, longest running, and free 8-day marketing training program for college students nationwide. Each year, close to 1,000 graduating student leaders with a minimum grade of 85 apply for 1 of only 25 slots. Classes start in October yearly, and are held weekly on Saturdays. MarkProfers are graded based on the quality of their […]

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Reach, in the context of online marketing, allows content to be seen by different people. But reach, which is actually the number of followers or ‘unique visitors’ in a given period, is not necessarily influence. When brands tap influencers who are not actual users of the product, the credibility of the influencer and trust for the brand are affected because […]

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Introduction: By now, my friends would know that education is an advocacy and a passion closest to my heart, the reason why I keep attending international conferences as well as sharing knowledge by writing articles for my blog, newspapers and books.  These books were written for marketing practitioners and entrepreneurs, mostly based on our experiences and knowledge gathered for several […]

Could service in an airlines’ economy class be far better than those in business class of other airlines—where pilots and flight personnel are so caring they operate as one solid team with the management, each team respecting each other’s differences?   Could this be a standard that will trigger a new meaning in the dictionary associating the people of that airlines’ […]

[highlight] [/highlight] Bing Limjoco is the Chief Executive Officer of Francorp Philippines, the leading franchise consulting firm in the country. She is the first Filipino and the first Asian who was awarded as Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) by the International Franchise Association. An outstanding industry leader, she is Co-Founder and Past Chair of the Philippine Franchise Association; Past Chair of […]

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Social media marketing is a part of digital marketing, where more and more marketing budgets are being shifted from traditional tri-media (TV/radio/print) to its advantage. In fact, some major advertisers have started reassessing their return of investment (ROI) in using movies or TV celebrities, where millions were spent in exchange for their pulling power. Some personalities have accepted too many […]

It’s marketing plan season once again and it is good to remind marketers that contrary to popular belief, when consumers make a buying choice, they do not decide based on marketing mix alone (product, place, promo, price) but on many other factors i.e., cultural (culture, sub-culture, social class), social (reference groups, roles and status, family), personal (age and life cycle […]

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