You don’t have to talk to be a good salesman!

Getting the edge in professional selling Terence A. Hockenhull Most salespeople like to think of themselves gregarious and outgoing by nature. They display a high degree...

Tourism to touch the heart

Ads & Ends Nanette Franco-Diyco I caught the launch of the new tourism campaign during the Miss Universe pageant. It’s an emotional segue from the past...

Singapore is ‘organized as hell,’ but the Philippines is where the party is

By Sam L. Marcelo Associate editor, High Life magazine The pumpkins, polka dots, and anodyne abstraction displayed at Art Stage Singapore failed to inspire the frenzied...

Singapore is ‘organized as hell,’ but the Philippines is where the party is

By Sam L. Marcelo The pumpkins, polka dots, and anodyne abstraction displayed at Art Stage Singapore failed to inspire the frenzied consumerism associated with art...

German honey brand goes after mid market with smaller options

GERMANY’S PREMIER honey brand, Langnese Honey, has now reached the Philippines — its 12th market in Asia — bringing nine-decades of expertise in all...

Watsons starts the year with whitening promo

FOR THE second time, health and beauty retailer Watsons Philippines is running its Big White Blowout promotion featuring sales and deals for most of...

Still on in Singapore

ALTHOUGH Singapore Art Week is over, there’s still lots to see if you want to get your fix. Here are two — or is...

Dove’s ‘Real Beauty is Universal’

Ads & Ends Nanette Franco-Diyco “THE WORLD OVER is experiencing a real movement towards liberating the definitions of beauty and we want women everywhere to celebrate...

Alain Servais on cleaning up the art market

ALAIN SERVAIS is the kind of collector who finds himself in Art Basel Miami, peeing in a stall in with Leonardo DiCaprio to his...

Delivering an effective sales presentation

Getting The Edge In Professional Selling Terence A. Hockenhull LAST WEEK, we talked about developing presentations, the importance of knowing your audience and whether the purpose...

Of bomber jackets and matcha: who decides what trends hit?

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman From choker necklaces and patched bomber jackets to matcha green teas and salted egg chips, the country’s biggest names...

Security, customer service, engagement — what the generations expect from e-commerce

By Zsarlene B. Chua As e-commerce becomes more ubiquitous, so much so that a Netherlands-based auditor noted that “consumers no longer go shopping but are...