In the last decade and more doing PR for companies in Singapore and the rest of Southeast Asia, one of the biggest takeaways has been that if used correctly, PR is the most effective growth tool available to any brand. Since my early days putting in the hours at the large agencies to my forays...Read More
When most business owners start developing their brand, their first instinct is to create a perfect website. While a professional website is a great asset, it’s not necessarily the best tool for brand-building. For starters, anyone can commission a website and include whatever content they want on it. These days, the majority of consumers associate...Read More
Competition in the digital world is cutthroat. Data says that many startups fail to achieve success, in fact, 90% of them. Singapore alone has several examples- Honestbee and oBike to name a few. However, this is not limited to the region and is happening everywhere- from now-defunct America’s health tech startup Theranos to China’s Mobike....Read More
Traditionally, we characterise hard-selling as an overtly direct sales approach. Honed for decades, this method can include cold-calling, aggressive advertising, and attempts to play on a consumer’s fears. For example, a salesperson might try and convince a customer that a particular model is limited. If they wait, they could miss out or end up paying...Read More
Remote working has gained a lot of popularity and is fast becoming a way to attract talent to successful companies. Employees who are able to work remotely report being happier and more productive compared to their office-based counterparts. For organizations with a remote team, it also has the added benefit of being extremely cost-effective and can...Read More
This is my first intern experience as well as the first time working remotely, the learning curve is bound to be steep. I have had to learn the job and also adapt to a completely new way of approaching work. I have to be a “self-motivated expert” to be able to work remotely. It is...Read More
The primary objective of public relations is to increase awareness of a company, brand, or product. PR generates “buzz” and builds a brand’s image. Today, more than ever, consumers look past the product and pay attention to a company’s social actions. A company’s overall image influences purchasing decisions. PR is both active and reactive. While it is often used to...Read More
I finally had some time to watch Black Mirror and I watched the episode, ‘Smithereens’ in Season 5 and there was this one segment that had me, as someone in PR and brand communications, laughing a little too hard. Source: Black Mirror / Netflix The wonderful Andrew Scott plays Chris, a man who blames himself...Read More
At the 2nd Conference on Entrepreneurial Cognition at the Ivey Business School in the Canadian fall of 2005, researchers and scholars gathered together and proffered the one integrated question that exists as an entry point for all other research in the field: How do entrepreneurs think? This question is deceptively simple. It is a beginning...Read More
I am going to make an assumption that everyone reading this has heard of content marketing and why they should use it. If not, well then maybe you should consider giving this a read first. Every brand is getting into it and investing quite a lot. Just look at Grab and their push into customised content. However,...Read More
