Favorite Things | Puzzled

To a civil engineer like Levy Espiritu, jigsaw puzzles are like miniature construction projects. Interview  Pola Esguerra del Monte  |  Photography  Chari T. Villegas Levy Espiritu,...

The Filipino Mom in the digital world

By Jasmine Agnes T. Cruz Filipino mothers are tech-savvy. They are online, are mobile first, and are the decision makers for household purchases. This is according...

A walk in the park

By Victoria Fritz NEOGAN, a tiny village in Tagaytay city, is home to the Philippines’ only world-class restaurant (Antonio’s is the only restaurant in the...

Aubrey Peeples takes iconic role

By Angela Dawson Front Row Features TALK about synergy. Back in the 1980s, Hasbro hired an advertising agency to create an animated TV series centering on...

Buzz beats flavor when LVMH sells its image-conscious champagnes

THE MARKETING of fine French wine usually involves making potential customers want to taste it. They’re supposed to anticipate experiencing in the bottle what...

Mobile technology and targeted marketing barge in on holidays

LONDON -- Thumbing through guide books for restaurant and shopping tips while on holiday could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to...

Britain’s top fictional spy also its greatest intelligence asset

By Peter Apps IN THE 62 YEARS since James Bond first appeared in print, there’s no doubt he has helped boost the reputations of his...

How the US ad industry plans to fight online fraud

THE ONLINE advertising industry is taking another shot at tamping out the fraud that costs it more than $6 billion a year. The four...

New Bond Spectre plays like a swan song, and a long one

By Michael Roddy, Reuters MOVIE REVIEW Spectre Directed by Sam Mendes IT MAY BE no coincidence that Agent 007’s latest love interest, played by French actress Lea Seydoux...

Quantico: How to get away with terror

The Binge By Jessica Zafra YOU WOULD BE forgiven for thinking that the new ABC series Quantico was the talent portion of a beauty contest. It...

A comics anthology answers the question: ‘Are people still willing to work for free?’

By Sam L. Marcelo High Life Associate Editor A YEAR FROM NOW, a recently published comics anthology, exists online as an answer to a question Lyra...

Etsy third-quarter sales miss estimates as competitors move in

ETSY, INC. reported third-quarter revenue that fell short of analysts’ estimates, signaling that the online marketplace for handmade and vintage goods is struggling to...