AS ONLINE DELIVERIES surge and shop sales fall, Britain’s retailers are looking to refit their once bustling superstores with new attractions such as rivals’ fashion brands to fill empty spaces and keep shoppers coming through the door.
HUMOROUS ADS for a documentary film that aims to promote understanding and tolerance of Muslims went up in New York subways on Monday after the movie’s production company won a legal battle with the city’s transit authority.
DIAGEO PHILIPPINES, the local arm of the British liquor giant, has tapped music for its corporate social responsibility program.
Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco
A towering, huge billboard along EDSA in the Greenhills area has attracted my attention. It had a solitary dog, proclaiming in all simplicity: “Tiendesitas is now air-conditioned.”
IT’S DEFINITELY A family movie affair in Kung Fu Panda 3, as the lead actors’ voices alongside those of their kids and grandkids.
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
WE SHOULD not take the planet for granted, said Leonardo DiCaprio as he accepted the Best Actor trophy at this year’s Oscars.
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
WHAT THEY are doing may not exactly be new or out of the ordinary, but for people engaged in calisthenics, or “street workouts,” with the seeming “simplicity” of the activity comes a lifestyle-changing effect that they want to share with more people.
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
PALAWAN OFFERS the picture of the perfect island life, with beaches and secluded islets ideal for swimming and diving. It isn’t surprising that Conde Nast Traveler magazine named Palawan the world’s best island in 2014 and 2015. But Palawan has more to offer — capital city Puerto Princesa has other secret weapons to lure its tourists, both local and foreign, to keep them coming back for more.
By Noel Vera
AMAZING how under certain circumstances critics’ reactions are so ridiculously uniform, so hilariously predictable down to specific complaints on specific titles.
By Susan Claire Agbayani
WHILE the members of the cast of the Manila run of Les Miserables were yet to set foot on stage at the Theater of Solaire, the crew was hard at work on the set of the multi-awarded Boublil and Schonberg musical.
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling — Terence A. Hockenhull
AS I HAVE mentioned many times before, salespeople tend to think that the only determining factor used by a customer to make a buying decision is price. It always seems that deals are lost to competitors offering slightly lower prices. Whether the excuse is smuggled goods from China; cheap, nasty, and unreliable products; or a competitor engaging in a price war, price would seem to be the most common reason for losing a sale.
