Dare to hire!

Ads & Ends Nanette Franco-Diyco I CAME ACROSS a digital ad -- #DareToHire: Special -- that struck me as truly being actionable, giving corporations a suggestion...

What is ‘selling’?

Getting The Edge In Professional Selling Terence A. Hockenhull A DEFINITION of “selling” found on the internet reads, “Give or hand over (something) in exchange for...

‘Adulting’ duties: paying bills, pursuing passions

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman IN THE AGE of memes and selfies, millennials are called many things: spoiled, shallow, social media addicts, lazy, and...

Coco cools with Bear Brand Choco

Ads & Ends Nanette Franco-Diyco IT IS GREAT talent casting intermixed with luck to be able to get a celebrity endorser to become identified with a...

Asking the right questions

Getting the edge in professional selling Terence A. Hockenhull I DISCUSSED sales collaterals and made the point that they rarely play any significant role in winning...

Recipe for sexy: lean meat and an active lifestyle

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman WHAT DO ACTORS Gerald Anderson, Paolo Avelino, and Matteo Guidicelli have in common, aside from their profession? Thanks to...

Summer billboards that appeal to Millennials

Ads & Ends Nanette Franco-Diyco Before the long Holy Week holiday of descended on us, I sadistically instructed the 49 students in my advertising class at...

Pretty brochures; pretty useless!

Getting The Edge In Professional Selling Terence A. Hockenhull Last month, I conducted a review of our sales collaterals. 2016 saw us give away umbrellas, coffee...

NBS promises libraries for videos

WITH the variety of challenges going viral on social media, National Book Store (NBS) decided to ride the trend for a cause. In time...

Ivanka fights to protect her first name

IVANKA TRUMP is one of the most famous women on the planet. She’s certainly the most famous Ivanka. Standing by her father’s side as...

Realism with Biogesic

Ads & Ends Nanette Franco-Diyco I WILL never forget one of the many advertising and public relations basics which the late communications guru and ad...

Google: machine learning may fix ad placement dispute

SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Monday said it will apply machine smarts and outside eyes to help ensure brands don’t find ads paired with...