Corporate Giveaways 2013!

When I was younger, I always keep those sweet love letters I get from my girlfriend and put it in a box. I cherished it more than anything because it was her hand writing, and ultimately it was very personal. I also loved it because she took time to write and put effort to at least impress me with words. That's one thing I guess that has touched me the most; because it's something that represents her. To me, no matter what the brand was of the paper... it didn't really matter because it had her name on it. Now imagine that same value applying for all your clients. A business can only further his dreams with the right material, and the right marketing strategy... starting with the basics; of at least making them feel you personally are in touch with them.

This morning, a few personal note cards arrived in my mail. Now I know this could have cost me an arm and a leg but since it was sourced directly from the manufacturer/distributor, you kinda get less of a hassle on middlemen. This would mean your materials and giveaways wouldn't cost you much because you take away the red tape and costs in between. I'm sure corporations would agree with me in saying that you can market your brand and products through your own employees, guests and their families. Corporate giveaways are integral parts of this strategy and in hindsight, we all have received on or more things from them too right? If you are a startup company, this would be the perfect occasion!

Tomorrow, July 3 until July 5, 2013... the 26th Annual Corporate Giveaways 2013 will commence at the grand SMX Convention Center. It starts from 10AM to 7PM and admission is free. If you want to get the best deals and suppliers for your corporate giveaways, this is the place to be. This is the country's longest running buyer's show for business gifts, premiums, promotional ideas and merchandise incentives. They are after all doing you a favor of putting them all in one place right?

This is a project of WORLDEXCO and their event partners 88DB.com, CTC, SIDANN and their media partner BusinessWorld.

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NOKIA ASHA 501 DS Launch!

I've never been to a Nokia event, nope, I really haven't!

This was my first time; and good thing it's with something BIG (even if the product is small) out of Nokia's shelves. I've seen the preview of this a couple of months ago and now it's finally here! Nokia had some cute things on their sleeve before the big reveal. Trust me, this is quite amusing!

Whimsical Colors!

As if a proper introduction was to take place, Nokia had us wander off this place with Manicure services, live Shirt printing exhibitions and booze at lunch time. It was awesome I tell you! But I asked my self, why are they showing all these colors?

 They've got a manicure corner! :)

They also had Live freehand shirt painting - I now have my first Nokia shirt! :)

And the booze of different colors and mixes! I had three! LOL

Now I asked, why all these colors?... well it made sense once I got to see the same palette on the nearby poster hehe :)

It's the new Nokia Asha 501 Dual Sim, yes you heard that right... it's got 2 SIM card support. Nokia has listened to its consumers and made the perfect smartphone handset for us Filipinos and what's neat is that they also have your Phonebook covered as 4000 Contacts can fit in your phone memory alone. Add to that your dual sim feature and you probably have all your Facebook friends on the list!

There is a FastView feature which remembers all the apps you recently used so you can go back to them easily, just by scrolling up and down.

It's available in Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black so if you choose a different cover, it's also available separately and is called the "Nokia Shells. What ever time of day, or if you want to match it with your outfit, a simple flick and the back cover is easy to replace. It's also WIFI capable so if you prefer connecting on wireless B and G standard networks, it's going to be fast and easy! Since ours is a Dual SIM model, the Stand-by time would be 624 h. No joke. The presenter even had the same handset for the Malaysian launch a few weeks before and didn't even charge it. Talk time would be 17 h, but really who's gonna talk that long? LOL! It's one of the best phones at this price point and I couldn't believe Nokia is still earning from this!

It retails for only Php4,490 (VAT inclusive) and comes with the best apps preloaded from the Nokia Store like Facebook, Twitter, The Weather Channel, plus almost all the popular games you see on different OS'. Graphics on the small screen is phenomenal and from the looks of it, they will be even coming out with more very useful apps soon! Get your Nokia ASHA 501 DS handsets now on your local mobile phone operator or retail stores nationwide!

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Jake Cuenca Endorses MY|VIEW and MOVE

Jake Cuenca just passed by a store to pick his Mom a gift. He went in and bought a new TV. This TV had all the things he need like HD Video quality, the ports for his consoles, video streaming machines, plus it doesn't rob him of anything because it's so affordable! The TV in this case was manufactured by a brand called MY|VIEW. They invited him back one day and asked about the purchase he did a couple of months ago, then you know what they did? They got him to be the new face of this brand and also it's mobile division called MOVE. Isn't that just fate happening? =)

The executives were more than glad to actually have Jake Cuenca be part of their family. Since they are young, bold and still trying to penetrate the local market, they see it apt to get a person with the same characteristics as their TV's, Android Mobile Phones and Tablets. Pretty soon they even told us that Jake would eventually be involved in design as his name will also be included in one or more products this coming year. This is the start of something big and to get seen, they have over 100 buses in Metro Manila carrying the brand with Jake Cuenca representing them as MOVE and MY|VIEW taps what it considers the start of something BIG.

I got to see what they have for the MY|VIEW TV's and saw some 32inch LED ones costing onl Php10,995. The 40 inch LED TV on the other hand costs around Php15,995 while the 40inch Smart LED TV costs only Php19,995, mind you these would probably cost hundreds of thousands of pesos if it's from other brands. These quality sets have about the same amount of specs and you don't need to shell out that much for it. They also have other sizes like the 42 inch at 24,995, the 24 inch at 6,995, the 42 inch at 19,995 and the 32 inch at 11,995 pesos. You just have to choose what fits your room and get some of these screens at a fraction of a cost!

Their MOVE Tablets on the other hand range from Php3,995 to Php7,995 which are all Android based. Their PLAY by MOVE gaming console is also a hit with the kids who want to get serious with gaming. These are just a few of their products available at all leading appliance establishments nationwide! It's also seen in Lazada.com.ph if you wish to purchase these online instead!

Congratulations to MY|VIEW and MOVE for this successful partnership with Jake Cuenca. I'm sure your brand will go places! Continue to improve lives of your customers by creating simple, high quality and user friendly products! I'll get one of those LED TV sets soon, can I be your next model perhaps? LOL!

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I dare to post my awesome hair because BND Hair Gallery at Panay Avenue has got me always covered when I want color, style and this awesome hair tattoo. I live on the edge and when I want something done, other salons would hesitate doing this... but for Cher Nogara and BND Salon, I've never even seem them squint! I've been dying to tell you guys about this because there's a ton of people asking me where I got this haircut.

I wouldn't want to mention their celebrity clientelle because I'm sure that will be a long list. They are just a few km's away from ABS CBN where these bad ass hair cuts are a norm. If you want this or other services, please check out BND Hair Gallery Salon at the G/F Unit 8801, Crowne 88 Condominium, 88 Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines. If you prefer Hair cuts, Hair and make up, Color, Perm, Hair Relax, Rebonding, hair treatments, extensions, digital perm, manicure/pedecure, foot spa/ hands spa, treading, waxing and even ear candling just give them a call and set your appointment via (02) 492 6431.

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