SSI Big Fashion Sale with Citi

Good news to all fashionistas and fashion enthusiasts! Citi, in partnership with the SSI Group Inc., is hosting a Big Fashion Sale happening at the Glorietta Activity Center. Shop for the latest fashion trends and get up to 70% off your favorite premium fashion brands like Marks & Spencer, Gap, Samsonite and more. Plus, enjoy 0% Citi PayLite up to 6 months. SSI’s Big Fashion Sale will be exclusive to Citi credit cardholders from September 17 to 19, 2018. It will open to the public from September 20 to 24, 2018. To know more about this exciting offer, visit www.citibank.com.ph/bfs. 

Morel Paul Abesamis Essilor volunteer tops optometrist board exam

Morel Paul Abesamis, Essilor volunteer for eye health care campaign and a graduate of Manila Central University (MCU), successfully topped the 2018 Optometry Licensure Exam with a rating of 87.23%. Conducted by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC), this year’s Optometry Licensure Exam recorded 188 successful passers, out of the 222 who took the exam. Last year, Essilor scholar Jennifer Parmerola, who is also a graduate of MCU, also topped the 2017 Optometry Licensure Exam. As the world leader in ophthalmic optics and a key player in visual health, the Essilor Group provides solutions to protect visual health, as well as correct and prevent vision problems. Essilor is also dedicated to providing underprivileged people the opportunity to live a better life through various global philanthropic and scholarship programs. For more information, visit Essilor’s website at www.essilor.com.ph, and follow @EssilorPH on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Mapúa students enjoy cashless convenience with RCBC MyWallet ID Card

“A big part of the unbanked and underserved market are the college students who do not have their own bank accounts or who are not yet qualified to get their own payment cards. We want to change that and teach them money management and good financial habits, starting with the RCBC MyWallet–Mapúa ID card.” ~Margarita Lopez, Digital Banking Group head

From meeting new friends to learning new things, students have a lot to look forward to as soon as they enter the university. However, much is also expected of this new generation.

As young adults who will soon help grow the country’s economy, it is important that these individuals are educated, empowered, and financially literate. And taking the lead to begin their financial journey, RCBC ties up with Mapúa University to introduce a dual purpose MyWallet–Mapúa ID to all its freshmen students for the upcoming academic year.

The Yuchengco-led bank innovates the typical school ID to double as a prepaid card that students can use to pay for everyday necessities and for transactions inside or outside of Mapúa. This new system will pave the way for both the RCBC and the university to build a digital ecosystem that includes the students. 

The RCBC MyWallet-Mapúa ID card both serves as the students’ admission to the school’s premises as it contains their identification details and as a prepaid card which can be used to pay for their tuition and other school-related purchases. The card also provides parents a more secure way to transfer their child’s allowances, and a means for students to store and build their savings. 

Other students can also enjoy the benefits of a MyWallet Visa Prepaid Card. They simply need to go to any RCBC branch nationwide and fill-out the enrollment form, present a valid ID and pay a P150 fee to start enjoying the convenience of cashless transactions in their school, online shopping and 24/7 online access via RCBC Online Banking.

4 startup entrepreneurs leadership principles

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith (center) joins executive coaches Serely Alcaraz and Dr. Peter Chee for a CEO, HR, and Senior Leaders conference in Manila on October 26, 2018.

The road to business success is one that can be lonely and dreary. The unrelenting passion of entrepreneurs and startup CEOs, while initially beneficial for the organization, can soon become a deterrent to the growth of the business and even its people. And with their current knowledge and skillset, it is inevitable for any startup entrepreneur to seek help in developing and running the business.

According to the world’s leading executive coach and best-selling author, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, the organizational dysfunction starts when the leader makes all the decisions and everyone else merely accepts them. As much as it is not enabling and maximizing the full potential of the employees, it is also extremely taxing on the top honcho. But that shouldn’t be the case, according to Dr. Goldsmith.

Having trained a number of corporate leaders across the globe, Dr. Goldsmith believes there are certain leadership principles that entrepreneurial leaders and start-up CEOs must adopt for self-improvement and re-assessment towards creating a positive impact on an organization.

1. Develop an exit strategy. “It is a good exercise to take and think of what you would want to achieve before you exit,” said Dr. Goldsmith. Drawing small and big finish lines help diffuse the pressure of success, especially for startup businesses. By celebrating both small and milestone wins, it motivates the individual to continue to reach for the bigger goal without just banking on the big one.
2. Be a great client. “30 years ago, no CEO would have admitted wanting or needing to be coached. Coaching has come out of the closet and is something that people are no longer ashamed of,” said Dr. Goldsmith. It is important to understand that through coaching, entrepreneurial leaders are receiving mentoring which is hard to come by in the nature of the business. In the process, they are also creating a learning environment for themselves and their people.
3. Don’t get lost in logic. “A lot of your suggestions are going to become orders even if you didn’t want them to. I really have to caution people about saying ‘have you thought of this?’ or ‘have you tried that?’ because once you start saying that, they just salute the flag and do it your way,” said. Dr. Goldsmith. He added that success is now defined as how much you can empower others and not how much you can do yourself.
4. I know less than you do. Most startup businesses are created with intense passion from its founders – knowing the ins and outs of the business more than anyone else. However, as the business starts to grow, the game also changes as more people are hired who know more how to navigate the business landscape. When someone knows more than you do, it’s OK – that’s what the organization is for, it is about being able to lean on each other and working towards the same goals. “You can’t tell a knowledge worker what to do, you have to ask them what to do,” said Dr. Goldsmith.

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith will headline a two-city CEO, HR, and Senior Leaders conference in Asia this October, with Manila as his last stop on October 26, 2018. He will be joined by top coaching gun Dr. Peter Chee, and master trainer and chief coach Serely Alcaraz. The leadership conference is organized by ITD, the global leadership development expert. For more information and registration, call ITD World Philippines at +632 887 7428 or email at itdmanila@itdworld.com.

BLUE ANT ENTERTAINMENT TO ROLL OUT FRESH CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL DRAMAS FBI AND CHARMED, AND BRAND NEW SEASONS OF ITS TOP TITLES ACROSS ASIA STARTING THIS SEPTEMBER

FBI and Charmed will debut on the channel together with the latest seasons of The X Factor UK, Bull, Entertainment Tonight, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Blue Ant Media, an international content producer, distributor, and channel operator announced today a multi-year licensing agreement for the new Dick Wolf-produced drama, FBI, the reimagining of the hit series, CHARMED and the UK’s most talked about reality TV show, THE X FACTOR UK and a beefed up programming line-up for the network’s international channel, Blue Ant Entertainment across Asia.

The top-rated British talent show, which has been airing exclusively and the same day as the UK on Blue Ant Entertainment, will remain with the network until 2020.

This deal further enhances the channel’s primetime offerings catering to the reality talent show fans. In the Philippines and Malaysia, Blue Ant Entertainment is the exclusive broadcaster of The X Factor UK.

Some of the world’s biggest musical acts started from the show, and more aspiring artists try their luck year after year. Now with a new set of mentors alongside music mogul Simon Cowell, the three new judges Robbie Williams, Ayda Williams, and former contestant and One Direction member Louis Tomlinson, are all expected to bring a whole new energy to the biggest singing competition in the UK. Blue Ant Entertainment will show The X Factor UK S15same day as the UK every Sunday and Monday starting 2 September 2018.

The network has also secured and renewed multiple deals with CBS Studios International, which are slated to air in September and October. Exclusive new series and fresh episodes of dailies will be released day and date on Blue Ant Entertainment.

FBI, an exciting new series from American television producer Dick Wolf and the team behind the Law & Order franchise, will make its debut in Asia this September. The new series is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Dick Wolf, Greg Plageman, Terry Miller, Noberto Barba, Arthur W. Forney, and Peter Jankowski are executive producers for Universal Television in association with CBS Television Studios. FBI is distributed internationally by CBS Studios International.

Michael Weatherly will return as the trial consultant Dr. Bull on the third season of Bull on Blue Ant Entertainment. Bull is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Amblin Television and Stage 29 Productions and is distributed internationally by CBS Studios International.  Glenn Gordon Caron, Paul Attanasio, Dr. Phil McGraw, Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, and Jay McGraw serve as executive producers.

Charmed, based on the original series, will land on the channel as well. Ultimately the sisters accept their new destiny as The Charmed Ones and their new duty to protect humankind from the demons that walk among us, one of whom killed their mother. The series stars Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, and Madeleine Mantock. Charmed is from CBS Television Studios in association with Propagate Content and is distributed internationally by CBS Studios International. Jennie Snyder Urman, Jessica O’Toole, Amy Rardin, Ben Silverman, Brad Silberling, Howard Owens, and Carter Covington serve as executive producers. 

Both programs will air express from the U.S., within 48 hours of its U.S. airing this October.

The authoritative source on celebrity news, Entertainment Tonight, and top late night show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden will air brand new episodes express from the U.S. this September.

NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8 and Hawaii Five-0 Season 7 will be back on Blue Ant Extreme following the airing of their previous seasons on the channel.

Blue Ant Entertainment

Blue Ant Entertainment is a general entertainment channel with the best mix of reality, drama, comedy, and daily programmes. Featuring hit series such as Siren, Bull; competition series The X Factor UK; dailies airing express and day-and-date with the U.S. and U.K. markets, including: Entertainment Tonight, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden. The channel also airs box office classics and ‘LIVE’ broadcasts some of the biggest award shows in the world, including The Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards.

Blue Ant Extreme

Blue Ant Extreme is the destination for extreme and action-packed content with a thrilling combination of classic box office hits and popular series such as Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge, Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS: Los Angeles; gaming animation Arcade Cloud; non-stop laughter with Fail Army, mind-boggling illusions on Criss Angel: BeLIEve, and Penn and Teller: Fool Us; and spine-chilling paranormal series.

Blue Ant Media

Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international content producer, distributor and channel operator. From our production houses around the world, we create content for multiple genres including factual, factual entertainment, short-form digital series and kids programming. Our distribution business, Blue Ant International, offers a catalogue of 3,000+ hours of content, including the largest 4K natural history offering on the market. Blue Ant Media’s international channel business offers a portfolio of media brands such as Love Nature (International), ZooMoo Networks (International), Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth (Canada), Blue Ant Entertainment (International), Blue Ant Extreme (International) and HGTV (New Zealand). Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with operations in Los Angeles, Singapore, Auckland, Dunedin, London, Washington, Sydney, Beijing and Taipei. Blueantmedia.com.

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24- Hours Free Shipping For As Low As 199 Pesos on Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day!

On September 9, Shopee Brings You 24- Hours Free Shipping For As Low As 199 Pesos on Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day! Shopee will be offering 24 hours of Free Shipping at an all-time low minimum spend of P199. Users can also look forward to a series of exciting deals including Flash Sales featuring 9 timings of flash deals as low as ₱99 with no shipping cost, ₱99 voucher valid sitewide for 24 hours, and 2 additional free shipping vouchers. In addition to all the massive promotions, Shopee is giving 9 sessions of the popular Shopee Shake game, as well as up to 99% off across all product categories! 

So, what are you waiting for! Shop at the biggest sale of the year, Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day. Visit https://shopee.ph/99 from August 30 to September 9 for more details.

For more information on Shopee Dance competition, check out Shopee’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ShopeePH/.

Download the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.

About Shopee

Shopee is the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. It is a platform tailored to the region, providing customers with an easy, secure and fast online shopping experience through strong payment and logistical support. Shopee aims to continually enhance its platform and become the region’s e-commerce destination of choice.

Shopee has a wide selection of product categories ranging from consumer electronics to home & living, health & beauty, baby & toys, fashion, and fitness equipment.

Shopee, a Sea company, was first launched in Singapore in 2015 and has since expanded its reach to Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Sea is a leader in digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services across Greater Southeast Asia. Sea's mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol SE.

Leading brands join Shopee in the first-ever Super Brands Festival

“Shopee is the first e-commerce in the Philippines to bring users a premium online shopping experience with the launch of Shopee Mall in April. We have received extremely positive feedback for Shopee Mall so far, and as an extension, will be launching the first-ever Super Brands Festival to bring users even more exciting and exclusive deals from their favourite brands. Super Brands Festival marks a major milestone for Shopee as the most extensive collaboration with our brand partners to date. Coupled with the increased scale of this year’s 9.9 Super Shopping Day, we are positive that our participating brand partners can enjoy extended reach and sales uplift.” ~Jane Lim, Director of Shopee Philippines

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, announces the upcoming Super Brands Festival happening on September 5, featuring the largest collection of deals from top brands on Shopee Mall. As part of Shopee’s biggest annual regional shopping event, Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day, leading Shopee Mall brands across all categories, including Samsung, P&G, Vivo, Bosch, Colgate-Palmolive, Penshoppe, Mossimo, Silverworks, and Drypers, will come together to bring users tens of thousands of deals for 24 hours on September 5. Users can look forward to discounts of up to 80% off, flash deals, over ₱200,000 vouchers to giveaway, and exclusive gifts from their favourite brands.

“Since launching the Vivo Official Store on Shopee this year in 2018, Shopee has continued to provide us with the necessary operational and marketing support to reach out to our consumers. During Vivo Day which ran exclusively on Shopee last July, we were able to leverage Shopee’s extensive user base to achieve more than 50% increase in orders. We are excited to be part of Shopee’s Super Brands Festival and we look forward to bringing Shopee users the best deals from Vivo this September 5.” ~Hazel Bascon, Vice President and Head of Sales of Vivo

Super Brands Festival is part of a series of daily themed days that kicked off on 30 Aug in the lead up to the peak of 9.9 Super Shopping Day on 9 September. All products featured on Super Brands Festival fall under Shopee Mall, and come with 7-day free returns, 100% authentic guarantee, and nationwide free shipping with lowered minimum spend. Shoppers can also get an additional 20% off Shopee Mall products with the code SHOPEE99SBF on September 5, valid for new users for all Official Shops on Shopee Mall.

This year’s Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day is co-presented by Grab, Cebu Pacific, BPI, SM Advantage, ABS-CBN Publishing, and ABS-CBN Store. Joining Shopee in its biggest sale of the year, Grab will be giving ₱9,000 worth of Grab rides each to 99 Shopee users; while Cebu Pacific will be giving round trip tickets to Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Bali and Siem Reap. In addition, the campaign is also supported by its official partners Black Arrow Express, Freenet, Citibank, Maybank, PNB and Robinsons Bank.

Check out the rest of the Super Themed Days in the lead up to Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day on 9 September. For more information visit https://shopee.ph/99.

  

Visit https://shopee.ph or download the Shopee app for free on Apple App Store or Google Play Store.