Feb 272017
 
Tips on empowering franchisees for growth

Armando Bartolome Marketing training will help franchisees succeed and at the same time, grow the franchise. The right marketing skills is at the core of every business. That is why franchisors should be able to provide the right training. When you thought of having your business franchised, have you also thought that more than accepting their payment, you have an obligation to help them market your brand? Before you even try to take that step, allow yourself, as franchisors, to become fully aware on how you can expand the business. There are workshops on how to recruit more franchisees, spending right, improving franchise marketing skills, and tapping social media to recruit more franchisees and grow sales. Once you are able to figure out all of these, you may be able to start training for your new franchisees and focus on how you can help them succeed in the business. Involve a third party expert for training. Never expect that your franchisees are experts in the field of marketing. Some may have just wanted to start with the business and carefully learn from it with your help. You may also want to hire a third party expert to train your own team that can eventually be the people to train future franchisees. This may mean added cost to the franchisor, but this will make franchisees feel important. Encourage old franchisees to talk to new franchisees. They can help boost the confidence of the new franchisees by sharing their experiences. Always encourage all your Read More …

Feb 242017
 
How Have You Ever Felt Unloved?

Chinkee Tan Have you ever felt or experienced these things… “I’m a legitimate child, but why are they treating me as if I were adopted?” “I’m married, but I’m taken for granted. He only notices me whenever he needs something.” “He spends more time with his friends than with us, his family.” “My son treats me as if I’m not his mother.” Do you sometimes feel like no one loves you? No one loves you in the sense that you can’t feel the respect from others? You can’t feel that the people around you value you? The worst part is that when you feel these things again and again, all the insecurity, negative thoughts, and desire to just give up will kick in. But it doesn’t have to end up like that. You, yourself can do something to relieve yourself of the pain that you are feeling, and make yourself feel loved. Because after all the way that you feel is something that you can decide on your own. What are the things that one must remember in the midst of feeling unloved, insecure, or unimportant? TALK TO THE PERSON WHO MAKES YOU FEEL LESS If you can’t understand why this certain person treats you the way that he/she does, talk to him/her. Talk to the person who has offended you. He/she might have a problem during those moments that he/she didn’t treat you kindly. Or this person might have no idea at all that his/her words and actions are Read More …

Mar 282013
 

The Philippines got its first long-coveted investment-grade rating on Wednesday, as Fitch Ratings gave the country a ‘BBB-‘ The post Philippines receives first-ever investment grade rating from Fitch appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. You might also like: Moody’s raises Philippine credit rating, citing healthy economy Moody’s upgrades the Philippines credit rating outlook Philippines upgraded to Fitch BBB-

Mar 282013
 

International visitors to the Philippines for the first two months of the year closed at another record high of 854,187 or a double-digit growth The post Foreign tourism arrivals achieves back-to-back record growth appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. You might also like: PHL sets tourism record with 4.2 million foreign visitors in 2012 Foreign tourist arrivals in Phl on course to reach 4.5M in 2012 It’s More Fun in the Philippines booth tops Thailand Travel Fair

Jan 252013
 

More than 4 million foreign visitors arrived in the Philippines in 2012, the highest number posted in the country’s tourism history. The post PHL sets tourism record with 4.2 million foreign visitors in 2012 appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. You might also like: Foreign tourist arrivals in Phl on course to reach 4.5M in 2012 Shopping is top tourist activity in the Philippines National Geographic showcases Phl travel destinations

Jan 232013
 

The Philippines has been named the “Most Romantic Destination” by the Shanghai Morning Post based on a consumer survey. The post Shanghai Morning Post cites Phl as most romantic destination appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. You might also like: China survey: Philippnes among best tourist destinations Huffington Post names Phl a great retirement destination Boracay beats Asian favourites to take crown as top destination

Jan 232013
 

Philippine banks are immune to global economic shocks, one of the major international credit rating agencies said Monday. The post Moody’s say Philippine banks immune to global economic shocks appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. You might also like: Moody’s raises Philippine credit rating, citing healthy economy ADB says local banks shielded well from global crisis WB forecasts PH growth at more than 6% through 2015

Jan 232013
 

The world’s largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products has reiterated its confidence in the country’s economic prospects The post Coca-Cola reiterates confidence in the Philippine economy appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. You might also like: Philippine economy expands 5.9% in 2nd quarter, 6.1% in H1 Top CEO’s bullish on the Philippine economy in 2013 CNN highlights progress in the Philippine economy

Jan 212013
 

Manila and the Cebu City again carved their name as among the top preferred outsourcing destinations in the world The post Manila, Cebu rise in global ranking as preferred BPO sites appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. You might also like: Luzon, Cebu, Mindanao in Conde Nast’s Top 10 Asian Islands List Philippines improves ranking in ‘corruption perception’ index Cebu Pacific one of the most ‘socially devoted’ airlines worldwide