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.

1. 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.
2. Observe your surroundings. Even for just one day, stick yourself to a place and take a look at the surroundings -sometimes, to see is to believe.
3. Learn their culture. Sometimes, observing is not enough - you may want to mingle with the folks and get their sentiments, as well as what do they need.
4. Analyse discussions brought by experts thoroughly. From the analyses brought by different experts in the media, you can get a closer look by predicting what will be the outcome in the future. In some cases, you need to thoroughly take a closer look through trusted sources.
5. Attend conferences related to business. Aside from the benefits of talking to fellow businessmen, conferences showcase key resource speakers who will bring in helpful insights that will add value to your knowledge.

There are many ways to know more not just about the Philippine economy but also the economies of other countries. Then again, it's all about getting knowledge.

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The Manila Times' 5th Business Forum will be held at the Ballrooms 1 to 3 of the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City this February 10, 2017 from 8:00am to 3:00pm, featuring President Rodrigo Duterte, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and World Bank Lead Economist and Program Leader Ms. Birgit Hansl.

Contact ExLink at (02) 633-0153 or 643-3887, SMS 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376, or email info@exlinkevents.com to reserve your seats.

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 sales leaders aiming to exceed their targets this 2017! Led by its resource speaker, International Sales Expert and Author Tom Abbott, this Masterclass is the top sales seminar you need to see!



The Sales Leadership Masterclass will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Tower Club Makati. Reserve your seats by calling Ex-Link Events at (02) 633-0153 or 643-3887. You can also contact them by texting 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376; or through email at info@exlinkevents.com.

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 already built), and it's enticing to integrate it into your (or your company's) process, but should we rely on these new tech to close deals?

No.

Sales is also Customer Service; and in Customer Service, nobody wants to talk to robots. In that sense, while we don't say technology is bad (it's very helpful, that's true), we shouldn't rely on technology 100% to close deals.

Technology's there to help you be productive. Don't let them take over your work. This is the reason why we're human - and even if we find a way to make robots feel human, it still feels better talking to a fellow human than a robot.

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The Sales Leadership Masterclass is now open to accept future sales leaders aiming to exceed their targets this 2017! Led by its resource speaker, International Sales Expert and Author Tom Abbott, this Masterclass is the top sales seminar you need to see!


Take note, the rate per head for this Masterclass is slashed by Php2,000 until January 31, so reserve your seat now!

The Sales Leadership Masterclass will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Tower Club Makati. Reserve your seats by calling Ex-Link Events at (02) 633-0153 or 643-3887. You can also contact them by texting 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376; or through email at info@exlinkevents.com.

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 great sales person? on Quora

The next time you stumble upon this question, take note of Mira's answer.

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The Sales Leadership Masterclass is now open to accept future sales leaders aiming to exceed their targets this 2017! Led by its resource speaker, International Sales Expert and Author Tom Abbott, this Masterclass is the top sales seminar you need to see!


Take note, the rate per head for this Masterclass is slashed by Php2,000 until January 31, so reserve your seat now!

The Sales Leadership Masterclass will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Tower Club Makati. Reserve your seats by calling Ex-Link Events at (02) 633-0153 or 643-3887. You can also contact them by texting 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376; or through email at info@exlinkevents.com.

Last October 2016, Vine, a division of Twitter, has announced that it's shutting down this January. Vine, who made a name for its six-second video rule, has been a home to a lot of great funny videos from the common folk. Vine also gave birth to one of the most talked-about viral curators on Facebook, Filipino Vines.

The death of Vine is yet another lesson in innovation - yes, you have a great product that people use, but will people use it in the near future?

Considering the changing landscape of online video that shifts to mobile use, Vine got stuck in its features so much that it wasn't able to withstand itself through the times - once your competitor extends your app's limits, and both of you are offering the same experience, it's your move or you're toast.

Setting aside the reason that Twitter, Vine's mother company, is struggling to be financially sufficient, the people who had their fame on Vine had jumped to other platforms due to their additional features, which in turn leaves advertisers no choice but to un-follow Vine as well.

Now that the Vine app has become the Vine Camera, people are still able to make 6-second videos and save it to their phone for sharing online. Thanks Vine for letting people be creative with your platform, and we're looking forward for more quick videos online through your Vine Camera.

(vine.co screencap taken from Vine)

Speaking of innovation, we have an upcoming Innovation Masterclass that we're sure you'll be interested to attend. We'll be providing other updates on this soon, but if you want first-hand updates, get in touch with us at info@exlinkevents.com, 0920-981-4376, 0920-924-2532, 633-0153 or 643-3887.

Think of this - one day, you were moping around while looking at your targets and said, "How do I get these things work?" Then you looked for inspiration online and saw a few notable names - market masters, sales leaders, people who moved others to get something, so on and so forth. You ask yourself. "What do these successful people have?" Let us gave a few pointers:

• Knowledge. They're curious of their surroundings so much that the thoughts that they have - the simple selling of fish balls in the alley, the way balut vendors call for attention, even a simple clang of the bell from the ice cream vendor - gives them an idea or two on how to sell.
• Experience. Knowledge is the thought, experience is where you apply that thought into reality. Successful sales leaders put their knowledge that they learned into good use.
• Understanding. With every experience that Sales Leaders has experience, they put into mind the one they're talking to, their needs and the solutions that they provide to them.

You know, successful sales leaders might have been to learning events while they continue to train themselves - who knows, this offering that we have might have been their secret to their success. Take a look below:

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The Sales Leadership Masterclass is now open to accept future sales leaders aiming to exceed their targets this 2017! Led by its resource speaker, International Sales Expert and Author Tom Abbott, this Masterclass is the top sales seminar you need to see!


If you register for this worthwhile learning event now until January 31, you will receive a Php2,000 discount, so don't wait, don't delay and register now.

The Sales Leadership Masterclass will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Tower Club Makati. Reserve your seats by calling Ex-Link Events at (02) 633-0153 or 643-3887. You can also contact them by texting 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376; or through email at info@exlinkevents.com.

We told you before that the Sales Leadership Masterclass at the Tower Club Makati this March 31 (Friday) is the best sales class you'll attend this 2017; but if you're not that convinced, we are giving you five more compelling reasons to attend:

• Increase your capacity and productivity - The sales leadership master class will give you the necessary tools and techniques that will further increase your capacity and productivity in this year’s very challenging business environment.
• Help you as a sales leader to meet your new responsibilities - The learning that you will gain in this master class will allow you to meet new responsibilities that your organization will assign to you.
  
  Since after your training, your capacity will increase, and most importantly, your confidence will be soaring high.
• Enhance your value as a salesperson and as a person - The sales leadership master class will enhance your value as a sales leader.
  
  Your organization will be thrilled to know and experience this. As for you, the sky is the limit for what you can do this year and the future.
• Prepare aspiring sales leaders to take new projects head-on - Attending this sales leadership master class will allow you to be ready for promotion.
  
  In a healthy organization, a succession plan is in place. The master class will equip you as a sales leader to tackle the next level of your career.
• Be at par - or exceed - ASEAN selling standards - Your company is not only competing with local companies, but also with other companies in the ASEAN region and the rest of the world.
  
  Our speaker, International Sales Expert and Author Tom Abbott, will provide case studies and stories that are taking place in the international arena on how selling is being conducted.
  
  These stories and case studies will definitely calibrate you as a sales leader and teach you innovative sales process that will make you at par - or even exceed - ASEAN selling standards.

Still not convinced? Watch the highlights of the first Sales Leadership Masterclass in 2015 below.


Lastly, if you register from today until January 31, you will receive a Php2,000 discount. We guarantee that your presence in this year's Sales Leadership Masterclass will add value to you and your team.

Get in touch with us at (02) 633-0153, 643-3887, SMS 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376 or through email at info@exlinkevents.com (you can also message us on Facebook Messenger if you want to have your queries answered fast).

We stumbled upon another answer on Quora about Sales tips, and this will make you wonder, "How did he do that?"

Read Rick Cormier's answer to Can an introvert become a salesman? on Quora

Of all the slick salesmen who can answer you straight out off the bat, one introvert has beaten them all. The secret? He's tending to the needs closely, no more, no less. It's like hiding your power levels at first contact.

For salesmen, knowledge is important; but knowledge is nothing without caring to what people need. This is why the heart and the mind cannot be superior to one another.

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The Sales Leadership Masterclass is now open to accept future sales leaders aiming to exceed their targets this 2017! Led by its resource speaker, International Sales Expert and Author Tom Abbott, this Masterclass is the top sales seminar you need to see!


The Sales Leadership Masterclass will be held on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Tower Club Makati. Reserve your seats by calling Ex-Link Events at (02) 633-0153 or 643-3887. You can also contact them by texting 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376; or through email at info@exlinkevents.com.