… that’s what a lot of business people here in the Philippines still think up to today. This made me reflect a bit and it made me realize a few things. First, them being ignorant is actually cool. Why? Because it means that it gives us a a window to penetrate their markets because they’re not being represented online. By simply not being in the fight, they’re leaving themselves and their customers wide open for a flanking attack from other people who are going online. When the money starts to change hands that’s when the brutal reality sinks in for those who don’t understand the power of social media and the internet.
Here’s a good example. Hizon’s Catering is very aggressive on Facebook advertising. They even have a good follow through e-mail campaign that revolves around their Dream Wedding promotion. How many new customers have they gained because of that? Those customers won’t even consider Josiah’s Catering or other options because no one else is presenting themselves on Facebook.
Let me just re-post this video that we made to promote Internet Marketing in the Philippines.
Yes, Internet Marketing is a joke, but the joke’s on those who initially thought it was a joke. Get in the game and go online. The longer you put this off, the more customers your competition will steal away from you.
That’s what many companies here thought about computerized systems before.
You are correct in saying that there’s an opportunity here.
Baka talunin pa sila ng bloggers when it comes to selling.
Anton Diaz’s Our Awesome Planet is a good example of how blogging can transition into a full blown business which can even rival revenues of traditional travel companies.
…that is why Filipino Bloggers and SEO Specialists here and outside the Philippines are the successful Internet Marketers because of the ignorance of most companies here in the Philippines.
We can’t blame these companies. Unfortunately, SEO services are expensive. To sum the total expenses in SEO packages, advertising with newspapers, tv, and radio are much expensive than paying 600k to 1.2M for a year of SEO services.
Is there any government permit required to run these campaigns?