Experts favor sparing use of exclusive ‘Ferrari’ label

DETROIT — Newly spun off from Fiat Chrysler, Ferrari has touted its growth potential in luxury goods, yet branding experts warn expanding beyond cars...

Kultura scores in word-of-mouth advertising

Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco MARKETING-MADE-SIMPLE.COM defines word-of-mouth advertising as “the unpaid spread of a positive marketing message from person to person. It can...

The Sam Smith Saga

Getting the Edge in Professional Selling — Terence A. Hockenhull APROPOS OF NOTHING, I believe Sam Smith visited the Philippines in 2015, and at his...

The customer review is broken. That’s bad news for Yelp.

LIKE A LOT of people, Jared Andrews finds online customer reviews frustrating and often unhelpful. “There’s usually someone who absolutely loves the product and someone...

Globe Platinum plans change focus, debut chef ambassador

ALONG WITH the relaunch of Globe Platinum’s premium lifestyle mobile phone plans comes its new ambassador, chef JP Anglo. Mr. Anglo, aside from opening a...

If you loved watermelon oreos, you may be a ‘harbinger of failure’

DO YOU STILL think Pepsi made a huge mistake by taking Diet Crystal Pepsi off the market? Did you love McDonald’s Arch Deluxe, Frito-Lay...

Amazon uses cute animal videos to woo shoppers in ad uptick

AMAZON.COM, Inc. is not above the surefire trick of using cute animals to woo shoppers. The world’s largest online retailer is spending more money on...

New Year Hugs

Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco EXPRESSIONS OF love, affection, and goodwill — hugs and kisses are exchanged throughout the holidays, leaving both the sender...

Christmas’ Ads & Ends

Ads & Ends Nanette Franco-Diyco OVER THE WEEKEND, my daughter and I went around the metropolis savoring a little of Christmas “before the real Christmas...

Exploring, investigating, or probing

Getting The Edge In Professional Selling Terence A. Hockenhull MOST SALES programs teach participants to ask questions. Whether this is called exploring, investigating, or probing,...

Up Periscope for Nescafé in tandem with Twitter

TWITTER, Inc. partnered with Nescafé last weekend to show off the Nescafé RED MUG Machine via the tech firm’s live video service Periscope, according...