Would you believe Cebu Pacific Air, one of the most popular airline in the Philippines ranks 2nd on the most tweeted airlines all over the world last month? This is according to Eezeer Data Lab, a Twitter analytic products company.
According to VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog, the reason why the tweets increased is:
We owe this increase in public tweets to @cebupacificair to our Twitter promos and games. We currently have a Where in the World is Ceb promo that is linked to a CEB Facebook app. There, we give fans the chance to win four tickets to any CEB destination they want,
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I read the news on Philippine Daily inquirer regarding the Filipino tycoon, Mr. Manny Pangilinan who is in deep talk to buy Philippine Airlines but on one condition. He will buy the flag carrier from Lucio Tan once the labor row with its ground crew union and Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) was resolved. Not only that, Mr. Pangilinan wants to slim down the company’s workforce before buying it so it will be more profitable and he is also in favor to outsource PAL’s services like the in-flight catering, call center reservation operation and ground services.
I’m just wondering why he didn’t downsize the company after buying it like what he did in PLDT in 1988. So far, below are the companies that he acquired over the years: [click to continue...]
If you have used twitter not just to socialize but have used it on your business, then this might be a good chance to know if twitter really does any good. Honestly I didn’t really know if twitter is useful to me or if it does drive traffic to my blog. What I see in my web analytics tool I’m using right now is there is no traffic coming from twitter.
Maybe because there is a problem on most analytics software identifying the traffic coming from twitter or maybe there isn’t any visitors coming from twitter. I’ve tried 3 kinds of web analytics tools already, and those are Statcounter, Hitslink and Google Analytics and so far I can’t see any referral from twitter although I have implemented an automatic tweet to my blogs. Automatic tweet is useful so you don’t have to log-in and update twitter on any new post created by your blog.
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A guest post by Paulo Del Puerto of Multiply.com Philippines
Are your buyers asking about “BPI’s new machine to accept / to queue people paying over the counter?” or some buyers say “BPI is not accepting payment slips anymore. You have to use a machine.”?
Well, here’s a heads up to all merchants using the new Multiply Shopping Cart and Checkout system. BPI is trying to make on-site / over-the-counter payments easier for their customers. For the past few years, we’ve all been so used to filling up a payment slip then handing it over to the teller on the other side of the counter. And I’m sure you’ve had your fair share of tellers misreading details on the form, waiting 30 mins to an hour standing in line and all those headaches that goes with on-site payments. Well BPI has devised a way to make that a thing of the past.
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It’s now here and landed in the Philippine soil. PLDT SME Nation has recently partnered with the world’s largest and the most used search engine Google to help businesses harness the power of the internet. Majority of the consumers nowadays research on the internet before buying in a brick and mortar store so this is an ideal medium for businesses to connect to their potential customers and turn them into buyers.
It is estimated that 80% of internet surfers uses Google, it has the widest reach of any search engine globally. And they have the most efficient and the most cost effective advertising network service called Adwords. Businesses can quickly and easily promote their products and services to targeted audiences around the world. You create your own ads and choose your desired keywords and phrases relevant to your enterprise. So what are keywords? they are words typed by an online surfers to search engines like Google looking for information whether it is a product information or a solution to their problems. So when they search for those keywords on Google, if you are an advertiser on Adwords, your ads ( with a link to your website) will appear in a special portion above or beside the search results. So whenever a surfer click your ads, they will be delivered to your website.
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If you are interested to attend a food exhibition this month of May 2011, then I think this is a good place to attend. It can provide business opportunities to importers, exporters, retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers eying both the local and international markets. This event features shows that highlight fresh ideas, valuable industry information, and exciting competitions and activities.
Feast your taste buds and sample more than the usual fare of savory culinary pleasures in this top-of-the-line food event where food and sourcing are turned into an entirely superb experience.
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All I can say is WOW! imagine winning more than a half billion pesos in PCSO 6/55 Grand Lotto! But guess where is the lotto outlet that the lucky guy purchased his lotto ticket? at last I was anticipating also where could that lucky guy is from. I was also dreaming that I would be the lucky one so that I can fulfill my dreams. Anyway it was disclosed today by PCSO head Margarita Juico that the winning ticket was bought from an outlet in Olongapo City in Zambales. And the winning combination was 11-16-42-47-31-37. He was so lucky that he is the only winner of the Grand lotto 6/55. This was the biggest jackpot in the history of Philippine lotto and hopefully the winner will use it not only for fulfilling his or her dreams but also to help other people in need like myself. *he he he * 
Just in case you are curious where I got that news, I saw it on Yahoo! News.
