New Media Philippines

This is a 3-part blog series covering the IMMAP Open Mic Night (Pecha Kucha) held last November 10 at Craft in Fort Bonifacio. For this first entry I’ll share the lessons and insights I picked up from Jayvee Fernandez, Anna Oposa, Jay Jaboneta, Chay Saputil, and Andrew Yap. The second post will talk about insights [...]

Fundamentals of Social Media Talk at KBP I was invited by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) to give a quick talk and a forum about the basics of social media marketing. Since I’m currently with TV5 (a KBP member), I immediately said yes! It was also a first for me to talk [...]

I was invited to give a short 10-minute talk about social media at the PANA Foundation Youth Congress held at the Erwin Lee Theater in Ateneo. The audience was composed of students from different universities all over the country. It was definitely a fulfilling experience and I’m always thankful and honored each time I get [...]

I was hesitant to accept the invitation or PRSP and IMMAP to moderate their PR Live Series featuring Brad Geiser, Norman Agatep, and Charlie Agatep because I never had experience moderating panels. I’m either part of it or watching it. I was also quite booked for the day so I was worried I’d be late. [...]

I found the recording of the video stream of my iBlog 7 presentation, 10 Power Blogging Tips, on JustinTV. This was recorded by Janette using her MacBook Pro so the quality of the video isn’t all that good. I’ll edit this post and embed a higher quality one if ever it becomes available. By the [...]

A few weeks ago I was invited by a new show called “Tayuan Mo at Panindigan!” on TV5′s news channel, AksyonTV 41. The topic was positive and negative effects of social media and technology. It was definitely one of the most unique TV guestings I’ve ever done. The format is fast paced, dynamic, and filled [...]

(The following is the transcript of the speech I gave earlier tonight at the Pinoy Expat-OFW Blog Awards event held at Teatrino, Promenade, Greenhills San Juan City. Thank you to the organizers and sponsors who made it an awesome event!) Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Before anything else I would like to acknowledge the organizers [...]

Student organizations stand to gain a lot if they strategically use social media. If I was still in school, part of an organization, and had the knowledge I had now, I’d definitely come up with a campaign that will not just earn me additional points but build equity for the organization so that it can [...]

I was invited by Jobstreet to their Career Congress 2010 which will be held this coming July 30, 2010. I’ll be part of a panel of “experts” who will talk about general skills needed for people who want to take up a career in digital marketing, blogging, and consultancy work. I’m definitely excited to share [...]

Catalyst Interactive Marketing, my consultancy company, staged our first Internet & Social Media Marketing Program for Filipino Entrepreneurs and Marketers last Friday, July 9, 2010 at the Oakwood Hotel in Ortigas. I’ll write a more detailed summary article tomorrow afternoon. For now let me share with everyone some photos of the event! Photos by my [...]

I’ve been giving talks and seminars a lot for the past few months mostly on internet marketing in the Philippines as well as some inspirational/motivational pieces every now and then. I get to attend a lot of events and I’ve heard a lot of speakers already who talk about different topics. One thing I’ve noticed [...]

I was invited a few weeks ago to give a motivational talk to a batch of graduating entrepreneurial college students from San Beda (mostly seniors and juniors). I immediately accepted this talk because one of my passions is really to reach out and teach the next generation. I don’t see myself entering the academe anytime [...]

I’ll be giving a talk this Saturday, February 20, 2010, at the Ateneo De Manila for AISEC’s Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship Seminar 2010. As most of you know I studied for 16 years in the Ateneo so I always make it a point to accept any speaking engagements that I get from that school. It’s always [...]

Sorry for not posting a while guys. I’ve been very busy with work and most of my blogging time went into Ondoy and other current issues that our country is facing. All of which you can read at my political blogJuan Country. Anyway, to kick things off, I’d like to let everyone know that I [...]

Let me just plug some of the events that I’ll be a guest speaker or a resource person this coming September. It’s going to be a very busy 2 weeks. If ever you’re there, please do approach me and say hi. I’d love to meet and talk with my readers. Event: Election Game Changers Topic: [...]

I was recently invited to be a resource person and speaker for the upcoming Go Negosyo Youth Summit which is scheduled on September 11, 2009. The event will be held in SMX Convention Center. I’d like to invite everyone to drop by since the event is for free and anyone can just join in and [...]