We've just had the Miss Universe pageant in the Philippines, where Miss France Iris Mittenaere is crowned in the pageant's 65th run. While most of us are focusing on the top 13 or top 9 to top 5, we are focusing on the host of the pageant itself - Steve Harvey, who had a blunder last year, has redeemed itself and "got it...

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by Queenie May Camu Events are widely acknowledged as the pregnant womb of possibilities. It is tantamount to both social and economic standing of different bodies converged in a place to meet their ideals and generate a substantial relationship. Putting it in a business construct, events such as conferences, seminars, meetings, product launches and exhibits are the vital tools needed by the business...

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Sometimes, it's hard to reach past the quota that was given to you - you make all these calls to let people know that you are selling a product or a service, and yet only a few reply back. It's really frustrating, so you tried to know the ways to avoid those instances. The thing is, researching on your own might still not...

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This is the main question: Why hold an event?  We spend thousands or millions of money in holding an event but still we go ahead, and make the event happen. Here are the 10 reasons why we must hold an event: 1.    Communication of Vital Information Conferences, Congresses or Seminars are events that communicate vital information. Most of the information that you can...

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The Philippine Economy's reported to be rising, but do we know enough to determine our future business decisions? To give you a head start, here are 5 ways to know more about the Philippine economy. Read/Watch/Listen to the News. There are news channels and broadsheets which gives more emphasis on business, and they even have their own set of analysts. Observe your surroundings....

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Tom Abbott is a sales expert who has served multinational companies for more than a decade, helping them improve their sales performance and produce their sales leader. This year, it's you and your company's turn to improve your sales performance, understand the clients' needs better and close more deals. Attend the Sales Leadership Masterclass this March! The Sales Leadership Masterclass is open to accept future...

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It is this time of year that you are trying to review and firm up your role as an event manager and leader in running your event management company, and implementing your clients' events. The truth is the change that you want to happen in these areas must begin inside you. Change must take place inside out. Change yourself, and change your world....

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It's 2017, and artificial intelligence is becoming the norm. When a potential client or customer first contacts your company through Facebook or email, they want fast response - they did get one, in the form of canned messages. These simple things matter, and they add value to the interaction with the client. There are far advanced technologies for customer interaction being built (or...

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There are a few great sales people in the world - some of them are writing their skills and expertise on print and online. Do you want to be one of them? Let's take a look at an answer on Quora to know what are the characteristics of a great sales person: Read Mira Zaslove's answer to What are the characteristics of a...

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This is your year as an event management professional. All the things that you set your mind to achieve you will achieve. In order for you to ensure that this happens, here are 5 habits that will dramatically improve your event management skills. 1.    Avoid Procrastination I love Gary Vaynerchuk. For him, the most important word is HUSTLE. This means that while the...

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