Alex @ October 14, 2006 | | Business, Work | Comments (0)
I have been contributing in our company’s marketing efforts (as associate and occasionally acting brand man) for almost a year now and I would have to say that the experience has broadened my perspective somehow. And it was quite an experience being under one of the most brilliant marketing minds in the Philippines (the man used to be the top marketing man of a multinational industry in the Asian region). Being under the man made me watch my step and be quick on my feet when it comes to thinking of ways to engage a market or to develop and “grow” a brand. But I do acknowledge that I’ll be a sheep to his shark.
I have decided to focus on wider perspectives now in terms of my career. So as tribute to what I’ve learned from my boss in marketing, I write this thing.
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Tags: Anime, Business, Marketing, Otaku, Work
Alex @ October 5, 2006 | | Business, Music | Comments (4)
Emo.
I have noticed in a few blogs (college students from UP, Christ, the humanity!) the use of emo to describe the state of angst.
Emo, as a word (disputed as clipped form of “emotional” or “emotionally-driven hardcore punk”), came from its original use as the name for a subgenre of hardcore punk music. Much like how rap music has spawned its own culture, emo (as the music subgenre), in its way, has also influenced fashion and style with modern associations with the dark outlooks of Goth personalities.
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Tags: Business, Music
Alex @ August 18, 2006 | | Business, Politics and Society, Technology | Comments (1)
Part I: Class filtered
Nevermind 3G… for now.
The Philippines still is the SMS capital of the world with SMART, the country’s largest mobile network based on subscription, clocking SMS or text message traffic at a billion per day.
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Tags: Business, Marketing, Politics and Society, SMS, Technology, Text
