Just in time for the ASEAN 50 week, the Congressional Spouses Foundation will open the 4-day Kabuhayan National Livelihood and Travel Expo at the Megatrade Hall 1 of SM Megamall this November 9 to 12.

Products from various provinces in the country are shown in this event - from food to beauty and accessories, to artworks and such, there's plenty of stuff for everyone! Aside from this, free seminars are lined up on Friday and Saturday:


This is among the CSFI's biggest fund-raisers to date, and proceeds from this event are used to support valuable causes. Last year, the Expo contributed to the Foundation's projects for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Correctional Institute for Women - and this year, proceeds from the event will contribute to CSFI's projects for the Marawi rehabilitation.

This event is supported by Sponsors Metrobank Foundation, PAGCOR, PLDT Home, San Miguel Corporation, Phil's Best, Alora Foods, Inc., GMA Network, GMA News TV, Barangay LS 97.1, Super Radyo DZBB 594, the Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines and Malungai Lifeoil, with media partners Asenso Pinoy, Entrep TV, Light Network, Astig.PH, Business Cafe, The Manila Times, Rotary on Air, Manilascope and Locale City Guide.

Ex-Link Events is the event manager for the Kabuhayan National Livelihood and Travel Expo. For more information, call 633-0153, 643-3887 or email info@exlinkevents.com.

IPC is a provider of Internet data center services, dedicated Internet connectivity, network security, and enterprise cloud services that help clients reduce the cost and effort of doing "IT" themselves.

As the country's first and only Salesforce.com Silver Consulting Partner providing Salesforce CRM licenses and consulting services to businesses and also the country's premier Google for Work Partner, IPC has an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems and ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems certification, ensured high-quality on-time service delivery, best practices, and a personalized "boutique" approach to clients.

They also offer its own suite of cost-efficient cloud services ranging from Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) through its web portal cloud.com.ph powered by a robust cloud platform hosted in its own Internet data center.

As far as connectivity is concerned, the IPC network peers with all major domestic telcos and Internet exchanges in the region such as HKIX (Hong Kong Internet Exchange) and Equinix IX, two of Asia's largest global telecommunications hubs.

These qualities make IPC the preferred choice by companies in the country. Thank you to IPC for sponsoring the 6th Customer Lovefest at the Tower Club Makati held last October 19 and 20. For more information on the Customer Lovefest, visit our website, http://www.customerlovefest.com or call Ex-Link at (02) 633-0153, 643-3887, 535-1150, SMS 0920-981-4376 or 0920-924-2532 or email info@exlinkevents.com.

If you are looking for a producer of promotional items for your company, Dinsmor Promo is among just a few examples. Dinsmor has sponsored the 6th Customer Lovefest that has been held at the Tower Club Makati last October 19 and 20.

Dinsmor brands itself as a top source for quality promo items, producing not just customized notebooks, ball pens, and ref magnets but also labeled USB flash drives and magnetic car signs that are paint-safe.

Thank you to Dinsmor Promo for sponsoring the 6th Customer Lovefest at the Tower Club Makati held last October 19 and 20. For more information on the Customer Lovefest, visit our website, http://www.customerlovefest.com or call Ex-Link at (02) 633-0153, 643-3887, 535-1150, SMS 0920-981-4376 or 0920-924-2532 or email info@exlinkevents.com.

Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc., the official distributor of Hyundai vehicles in the country, supported the recently-held 6th Customer Lovefest at the Tower Club Makati last October 19 and 20.


In line with its new brand tagline "Gusto Mo, Kaya Ko, Sama Tayo," Hyundai Philippines showed their support for businesses as they release the H350 (also known as "Solati" in other countries) that is customizable for various uses - whether as a mobile home, mobile office, a VIP / celebrity limousine, and even as an ambulance.

The H350 is a light commercial van that has a standard 14-seating capacity, high strength steel body, and dual airbags among others. This shows that Hyundai is not just a brand of cars, it also aims to provide solutions for businesses of all sizes.

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Thank you to Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. for sponsoring the 6th Customer Lovefest at the Tower Club Makati held last October 19 and 20. For more information on the Customer Lovefest, visit our website, http://www.customerlovefest.com or call Ex-Link at (02) 633-0153, 643-3887, 535-1150, SMS 0920-981-4376 or 0920-924-2532 or email info@exlinkevents.com.

Customer Frontline Solutions (CFS) has been in the business for almost 10 years, previously catering to just their parent companies by providing Outsourced Tellering Services to MERALCO and BAYAD CENTER, CFS is now expanding its client base and serving other companies as well.

Today, CFS now positioned itself as the total customer solutions provider which aims to be the FACE to Clients’ CUSTOMERS in all CUSTOMER TOUCHPOINTS.

With CFS outsourcing solutions, you can:

• Focus On Your Core Business by providing Outsourced Professional Customer Frontline & Cashiering Services, Contact Center, Customer Operations Support, Administrative Support, Messengerial & Delivery Services and other customer outsourcing solutions.
• Delight Your Customers, CFS’ customized solutions allow you to improve your processes and facilities to ensure customer enhanced experience with these services: Business Mobile Office on Wheels, Mystery Shopper, Queuing System, Customized Digital Apps & IT-Enabled Solutions and Customer Rater App called SmileMeter, a customer engagement tool designed to measure customer satisfaction in real-time.
• Transform Your Workspace & Workflows, let CFS free up your office space through Document Management Solutions (DMS), Digital Archiving, Physical Warehousing and Document Shredding which comply with the Data Privacy Act, with CFS, your confidential documents are safe & organize. Less paper, more results.

CFS is doing outsourcing right and creating happy customers.

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Thank you to Customer Frontline Solutions for sponsoring the 6th Customer Lovefest at the Tower Club Makati held last October 19 and 20. For more information on the Customer Lovefest, visit our website, http://www.customerlovefest.com or call Ex-Link at (02) 633-0153, 643-3887, 535-1150, SMS 0920-981-4376 or 0920-924-2532 or email info@exlinkevents.com.

The TNC Pro Team topped three other invited teams during the invitational match at the DotA All Star Weekend last October 14 and 15 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

TNC Pro Team battled Invictus Gaming.Vitality and OpTic Gaming to secure the top spot at this Invitational Match. Virtus.pro G2A is also part of the bracket, but it lost to iG.Vitality in the semi-finals.

The five-player TNC Pro Team composed of 1437, AkosiPolo-Raven, KuKU-QQ, Sam_H, and TIMS; and iG.Vitality composed of super., Dogf1ghts, Sakata, Flyby, and Srf settled their score during finals, with the crowd cheering for their favorite teams on a best-of-three match. TNC won against iG.Vitality with a score of 2:1.

The DotA All Star Weekend is also the set of the Hollywood-produced movie "Underdogs Rising" starring Jason David Frank among others.

The DotA 2 All Star Weekend held at the Mall of Asia Arena last October 13 to 15 was the set for the Hollywood-produced E-sports Movie "Underdogs Rising" which casts Jason David Frank among others.

The said three-day event features team matches and entertainment for the DotA-playing crowd, such as local matches and even an invitational match of four of the hottest teams in today's DotA history - TNC Pro Team, Invictus Gaming.Vitality, OpTic Gaming and Virtus.pro G2A.

Crazy Duo, Kinjaz and Addictive TV brought the entertainment side of the event, mixing in humor, music and hip-hop for a complete experience.


It's not just the inside of the Arena that is used for the taping - some parts outside the Arena are also used as sets, so do expect to see some familiar places around the Arena in the upcoming movie.

It has been said that 32% of executives say that retaining existing customers is in top of their agenda, and 65% of a company's business thrives from its existing customer base. Therefore, we should consider our current customers as the ones who will advocate for your business.

Most of the time, Marketing Managers invest in inviting more customers than tending to the present customer base they have; but some are getting wiser and wiser that they also balance both markets. This is good. Here's why:

• A good combination of in-house promotions and word-of-mouth marketing means that as your marketing strikes out your target markets, word-of-mouth will convince them further.
• If you have a Loyalty Program, you can integrate it - for example, if your friend shows up their loyalty card at your store, he/she gets an extra drink that they can share to you. If you liked it, you are sure to crave for it, turning you from a customer to a fan.