The Smart Money Shop Spotting awarding event at Jump Experience Center paved way for me to know more about the roadmap of the local wireless banking. To be honest, though I’m exposed to online trading (having my own PayPal is a proof), I never thought how local companies, including individuals, could have so much potential on [...]
November 18, 2011
Rey Belen
Business
With the Philippines being one of the biggest business process outsourcing providers in the world, the telecommunication headset company Accutone recently officially launched its product to the local market. The Hong Kong based company is targeting at least 20 percent share on the Philippines’ call center industry. Sharad Jaiprakash, managing director of Arkarise, Inc., said [...]
November 17, 2011
Rey Belen
Business, Technology
I was inspired on how Leonie Agri Corporation relates to their employees and stakeholders. In a privileged trip to their farm in Nueva Ecija, together with GirlandBoyThing, I had an opportunity to observe and learn from them. Being in the media showed me a lot of opportunity to see things in a closer perspective – [...]
November 1, 2011
Rey Belen
Business
I had an opportunity to join a special tour in Pascual Laboratories’ organic farm – Leonie Agri Corporation Farm. Named after the owner of Pascual Laboraties, the lady Pascual bought a large, isolated, acidic raw land in Nueva Ecija about a decade ago. I believe that the Pascual’s applied the inevitable principles of business, thus [...]
November 1, 2011
Rey Belen
Business
Google Inc. formally announced its localization of one of their unit companies, Youtube. This officially opens the door for local media produces, both big and small, the opportunity to push their social media campaign. Media companies like ABS-CBN, GMA and TV5 were the first big names to partner with Youtube Philippines. Even the Philippine government [...]
October 15, 2011
Rey Belen
Business, Social Media
To the man who changed the way people lived throughout the world. A visionary. A “mission:possible” agent. To Steve Jobs, job well done. Below is his commencement speech in Standford that greatly summarizes how Steve Jobs thinks. It’s an inspiring thing to watch from the man who literally changed everybody’s lives directly and indirectly. You [...]
October 7, 2011
Rey Belen
Business
Have you ever wondered why Forrest Gump became rich and successful even if he was “stupid and dumb”? I’ve watched this movie many times already, but it just sinked in to me now that how come Forrest Gump became rich and successful, even though he is considered “stupid” by regular people. What is common to [...]
July 23, 2011
Rey Belen
Business, Movies, Self-help
Sometimes, in marketing and business, no matter how good you plan the output would be… things just go way off out of hand. PLANNING gives you, as a marketing person and businessman (or woman), a good head start of what kind of output you and your client or company would like to have. However, as [...]
October 25, 2010
Rey Belen
Business, Leadership, Marketing
“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” Scott Peck The importance we put on our time and what we make out of it is directly proportional to the success we want to achieve in life. That’s why we can see that [...]
June 26, 2010
Rey Belen
Business, Quotes
Last May, my good friend Rolly Soliven, invited and treated me to this wonderful leadership seminar in VCF The Fort. The event is part of the efforts of Pastor Joey Bonifacio, Victory Biz Group and Victory Christian Fellowship to reach out to different sectors of the community – this time the professional and business sector. [...]
June 4, 2010
Rey Belen
Business