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Experience the World of Drones at the 23rd Graphic Expo 2018

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Manila, PH – The world of drones is getting more exciting. We are seeing more businesses and people use drones in far more productive, creative, and interesting ways – movies, purchase delivery, transport, site inspections and surveillance, etc.

In this year’s 23rd Graphic Expo 2018, we are featuring drone photo-video. With the successful drone photo exhibit last year, the Expo will once again showcase amazing drone photographs and entertaining videos.

Learn More: https://fmi.com.ph/graphicexpo2018/

Drone photos will be displayed in the exhibit and videos will be played at the center stage at the Activity Area daily on May 31-02 June 2018.

Watch last year’s Drone Photo Exhibit in the 22nd Graphic Expo 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYK3NowLzpk

These artworks that will be displayed at the 23rd Graphic Expo 2018 were submitted by various photographers, both professionals and hobbyists, and were pre-selected by a Selection and Review Committee composed by:

1. Jag Garcia, Professor, Digital Filmmaking Program, DLSU-College of St. Benilde
2. Arch. Zander Servando, Managing Director, Arkimagine Multimedia Studios
3. Mario H. Babiera, Aerial, Industrial Pro Photographer, PhotoSynthesis, Inc.
4. Ronald Jayme, Editor, Picture Perfect, Manila Bulletin


The Selection and Review Committee and Fiera de Manila, Inc. Team during the screening and review of photos and videos last April 20, 2018 at Contis Restaurant, Greenbelt, Makati, PH

The Drone Photo-Video Exhibit is a special feature of the 23rd Graphic Expo 2018.

Witness these amazing images and photos of talented Filipino photographers and videographers using drones.

Come and Visit the 23rd Graphic Expo 2018 on
May 31 – June 2, 2018 at SMX Convention Center,
Mall of Asia, Pasay City, PH.

The 23rd Graphic Expo 2018 is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc. (www.fmi.com.ph).

For inquiries, call: +632-8960639, 8960637, email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph, visit website: www.fmi.com.ph.

Advanced and Power Tools and Techniques in Managing Projects ….

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Manila, PH – How do you manage projects successfully based on requirements of business? Understand project management by learning the advanced and powerful tools and techniques used in managing projects.

Attend the 4th Project Management Seminar 2018 on May 17-18, 2018 at Makati Sports Club, Makati City, PH.

This 2-day course is designed to drill down participants on the concepts and principles behind each technique, and will allow to apply their understanding of the tools through a series of workshops.

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/events/4th-project-management-seminar-workshop-2018/

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDCQl8PY7dU

Workshops and exercises are infused into the program intended to expose project managers to learn and understand ‘8 Ps of Project Management’, 10 critical facets of the Project, and leveraging 10 simple powerful tools and techniques to manage the critical facets of your project, eg., Project Brief, Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Register, Communications Plan, Critical Path Method, Earned Value Analysis, etc.


Christian Orias, Managing Director for Strategic IT Management Practice and Consultant, Cogniseed Consulting, Inc. shares his experiences in successfully rolling out projects and important roles of every member of project team.


Participants share insights and what they have learned about the best practices in managing projects…

This learning event is open to all middle to senior-level Managers, Project Managers, Corporate Planners, Marketing Managers, Brand Managers, Category Managers, Business Development Managers, Product Managers, Branch Managers, and those who are involved in business planning and project management tasks.

Christian Orias – is a Management Consultant specializing in IT Service Management, Information Security Management, Quality Management, Project Management and Process Improvement. He is also an independent member of the Audit Committee of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation.

Being a Consultant, Auditor and Trainer, he has assisted numerous companies with their ISO 9001, 20000, 27001 and 22301 Certification initiatives and helped hundreds of professionals obtain their ITIL, Project Management Professional (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma certifications.

Don’t miss this learning event!

The program is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc. (www.fmi.com.ph)

For inquiries, call: +632-896-0639, 896-0637, email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph, visit website: www.fmi.com.ph

Make Customer Experience (CX) a Culture of Excellence in Your Business!

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MANILA, PH – Digital transformation enabled customers to take the lead in the purchase cycle. This reality is exerting pressure in businesses to create meaningful and remarkable customer experiences.

Franco del Rosario, Managing Consultant of Six Sigma Consulting Manila will reveal the Customer Experience (CX) trends in retail.

Customer Experience (CX) Management Seminar presents a transformation opportunity to eliminate underlying customer pain points and re-invent customer experiences (CX) – from the customers’ point of view – making it faster, easier and more convenient than traditional channels to engage.

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/events/2nd-customer-experience-management-seminar-2018/

This learning event discusses customer behaviour and habits, data analytics, organizational and cultural changes, creating value beyond products and purchases, measuring CX, effective customer retention strategies, employee engagement, and understanding of digital customer experiences.

Maria Luz ‘Yayu’ Javier, President and COO of Avanza, Inc. gives you the power to understand your customers and offer them a truly personalized experience.

The participants from last year’s Customer Experience (CX) Management Seminar held September 06, 2017 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH.

Learn how to create strategy and CX program that encompasses all customer interactions. Such CX program entices customer to remain loyal and become advocates of your brand.

Know how to create a killer CX for your brand with Ed I. Mapa, Jr., Founder and CEO of Castle By The River – A Digital Transformation Agency.

Know the other ways, apart from financial and customer feedback, that can help you measure if your CX strategy is working.

Attend Customer Experience (CX) Management Seminar 2018 on April 13, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH.

This program is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc. (www.fmi.com.ph)

For Inquiries: Call: +632 896-0639, 896-0637, Email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph, Visit Website: www.fmi.com.ph

Create Business Growth for Today and in the Future

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The 9th Six Sigma and Process Improvement Conference 2018

Manila, PH – Speed and the ability to adapt to changing market conditions are today’s challenges of every business. The emergence of new technologies and innovation are disrupting traditional and existing markets.

Creating value to customers is a game changer for sustainability.

As process owners and transformational leaders embarked on a powerful continuous improvement strategy, Six Sigma combined with other methodologies and tools are vital in re-tooling skill sets of workforce, building human capacities, and engaging them in the culture of innovation and work excellence.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUbfqxZpyQ

The 9th Six Sigma and Process Improvement Conference 2018, scheduled on April 26-27, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH, rolls out thought leadership and knowledge-sharing sessions to harness process excellence and continuous improvement program focused on strategies in creating value to customers, and business growth for today and in the future.

The conference will discuss the seven steps to operational excellence, the culture of innovation, customer-centric growth opportunities, customer journey optimization, 1-2-3 Model for successful six sigma project selection, the 10 key project management skills for solving project issues, the new approach to kaizen, the crossroad of lean six sigma and design thinking, process improvement (PI) and data analytics (DA), digital business reinvention, robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI).

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/9thsixsigma/

The 9th Six Sigma and Process Improvement Conference 2018 will help business leaders, owners and professionals cope with the ever changing market shifts and dynamics through data-driven decision-making and innovative thinking.


The 8th Six Sigma and Process Improvement Conference 2017 – Class Photo

Create business growth and embark on a powerful continuous improvement strategy.

Attend the 9th Six Sigma and Process Improvement Conference 2018 on April 26 – 27, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH.

The program is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc.

For inquiries, call: +632-8960639, 8960637, email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph, visit website: www.fmi.com.ph

Implement BPM and BSC to Achieve Business Success

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Business Process Management and Balanced Scorecard Seminar-Workshop 2018

Manila, PH – Practicing BPM allows organizations to evaluate and control their processes to align with business goals. It involves standardizing processes, reducing errors, and mitigating risks.

Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Model, on the other hand, is a strategic and management tool that enables an organization to align activities to its vision and strategy. Applying it to the Business Process Management renders the process improvement more efficient with customer-centricity as the underlying philosophy.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ae8DyLRerc

Learn and understand the concepts and framework of Business Process Management (BPM) and Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Model to achieve business success.

Be a part of the 9th Business Process Management and Balanced Scorecard Seminar – Workshop 2018 on April 25, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH.

The 9th Business Process Management and Balanced Scorecard Seminar – Workshop 2018 will focus on the following key topics: concept and framework of BPM, process map, process tree diagram, value stream map (VSM), BSC Model, process performance management and metrics, and some case studies.

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/9thsixsigma/pre-conference/

This Seminar-Workshop is a Pre-Conference session to the 9th Six Sigma and Process Improvement Conference 2018 on April 26 – 27, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH.

Review your business processes to efficiently and effectively respond to customer needs. Implement Business Process Management and Balanced Scorecard to drive improvement to your organization.

This Pre-Conference session is open to CEOs, Presidents, Managing Directors, General Managers, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Senior Level Managers, Process Owners/Analysts, Lean and Six Sigma Practitioners, Strategic Planners, Corporate Planning Executives, and those who are continuing with business excellence and continuous improvements in their organizations.

Attend The 9th Business Process Management and Balanced Scorecard Seminar – Workshop 2018 on April 25, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH.

The program is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc.

For inquiries, call: +632-8960639, 8960637, email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph, visit website: www.fmi.com.ph

Developing an Innovation Mindset in Healthcare Marketing

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VITAL Healthcare Marketing Conference 2018

Manila, PH – Few industries today are as challenging as Healthcare. It is constrained by a very high level of legislation and regulation. The selling and buying process is intricate. Price structures are provoking unusual partnerships. The millennial generation as patients and HCPs (Health Care Providers) are creating new forms of relationships. Advanced marketing and distribution systems and platforms are emerging. And technology is constantly evolving to seamlessly integrate itself in the lives of the patients, members and providers of the healthcare community.

Given this situation, how will HCPs input innovation to their healthcare marketing strategy?

VITAL Healthcare Marketing Conference ’18 aims to help the healthcare marketing decision-makers to develop an innovation mindset amidst this changing environment in the PH healthcare marketing industry.

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/events/vital-healthcare-marketing-conference-2018/

This conference will help companies and brands explore new models of innovation for sustainable growth. It will focus on the challenges and opportunities of innovation for healthcare industry within the Philippine environment.

Leading companies in healthcare industry will discuss the evolving patient and HCPs (Health Care Providers) partnerships, how to create meaningful connections between brands and consumers through marketing communications, distribution plans that create more access points for customers, and opportunities of data with technology to help design new consumer experiences and solutions in healthcare.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn8pjzv5qeY

This learning event is open to all healthcare marketing practitioners in consumer healthcare, specialized products, established products, hospitals and medical services, wellness, health insurance, distribution and retail.

The healthcare landscape is undergoing a major transformation. This is the right time to develop an innovation mindset amidst the changing market environment. Attend the Vital Healthcare Marketing Conference ’18 on March 20, 2018 at Fairmont Hotel, Makati City, PH.

This program is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc. and sponsored by Havas Life, a fully integrated, global health communications group.

For inquiries, call: +632-8960639, 8960637, email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph, visit website: www.fmi.com.ph

Learn the New Rules of Strategy with the world’s best Innovation Guru, Scott D. Anthony …

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MANILA, PH – Dual Transformation happens as disruptive change in business is accelerating in highly competitive environment. Business leaders need a future proof approach to strategy. They must live the ‘New Rules of Strategy’ which requires exploring scenarios, testing assumptions, engaging in data-informed dialogues, and conducting effective experiments.

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quQwRXV7TsE


Scott D. Anthony, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Innosight, is an author of various books on
innovation published by Harvard Business Publishing.

Learn from Scott D. Anthony, Co-Founder of Innosight, on the New Rules of Strategy that
help business leaders future proof their businesses.

Attend the 2nd Innovation Conference 2018 on February 20, 2018 at Fairmont Hotel, Makati City, PH.

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/events/2nd-innovation-conference-2018/

This conference will be attended by about 150 top-level decision makers businessmen, and senior executives of PH companies and those who are responsible for driving innovation, disruption, strategy, marketing, digital transformation, new product or business development, ideation and concept development, sustainability, innovation architecture, research and development, and practicing business excellence and continuous improvements in their organizations.

As they address the important issues on innovation, these executives are struggling with – ‘corporate strategy’.


The participants from the 1st Edition of Innovation Conference 2016, held last October 05, 2016, Fairmont Hotel, Makati. The conference was attended by senior-level executives by top companies including Ayala Corporation, UnionBank, SN Aboitiz Power-Magat Inc., PNB Savings Bank, GMA New Media, Inc., RCBC Bankard Services Corporation, Security Bank Corporation, First Gen Corporation, Coca-Cola Far East Limited, Intellicare, Petnet, Inc., Trends and Technologies, Inc., Pacific Union Insurance Company, Pilmico, Lear Automotive Services, Novartis Healthcare Philippines, Inc., SGV&Co., Petron Corporation, ABS-CBN, and
Nuworks Interactive Labs, amongst others.

Scott D. Anthony is an innovation guru that leads Asian consulting operations and its venture-capital investment activities and the author of Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future (Harvard Business Review Press, April 2017). He is also on the Board of Directors of MediaCorp, a diversified media company based in Singapore, and chairs the investment committee for IDEAS Ventures. He is a prolific contributor to Harvard Business Review, and in 2017, was awarded as Thinkers50 2017 Innovation Award Winner and Ranked Thinker.

The program is organized by Innosight and Fiera de Manila, Inc. (www.fmi.com.ph)

For inquiries/sponsorship/exhibits, call: +632-8960639, 8960637, email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph, visit the website: www.fmi.com.ph.

Hit Your Targets and Improve Your Sales Performance

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Manila, PH – Is your sales and marketing team ready to hit their targets for 2018? Take them to the next level!

Get fresh salesmanship ideas and write the rules of competition. Give your company a competitive edge by equipping your sales team with the right skills and training.

Fiera de Manila, Inc. (www.fmi.com.ph) presents the Salesmanship Seminar on February 27, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH, with Bernard San Juan III, General Manager of TrueLogic Online Solutions as the Resource Speaker and Expert.

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/events/salesmanship-seminar-2018/

Bernard San Juan has a proven track record in the field of sales, sales management and training, workforce management, HR, online marketing, eCommerce and web development.

In over 14 years, he coached dozens of successful sales professionals, trained sales teams, managed the business in the development of hundreds of websites, over a thousand digital marketing projects, managed e-commerce online stores, incorporated four companies and grown three start-ups to multi-million dollar-sized companies.

Salesmanship Seminar 2018 will provide insights, tips and techniques on the selling process, strategies and creative approaches. Participants will learn and understand customer’s behavior, how to win and keep customers and nurture customer engagement and relationships.

The seminar features key topics on how to prepare sales presentation and pitches, negotiation techniques, handling customer objections, overcoming your fear in selling and more.

This program is designed for Sales Managers, Customer Service Representatives and Agents, Customer Care Personnel, Business Development Managers, Product Managers, Brand Managers, Marketing Managers, Fund Raisers, Account Managers, Account Officers, Sales Executives, Sales Representatives, Branch Heads, Front Liners and those who are involved in the business of selling products/ services and customer relation management.

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72_So988ro4

Learn the art and science of selling. Sharpen your salesmanship skills and improve your sales performance.

Attend Salesmanship Seminar on February 27, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH.

This program is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc. (www.fmi.com.ph)

For Inquiries: Call: +632 896-0639, 896-0637,
Email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph,
Visit Website: www.fmi.com.ph

How Digital amplifies Customer Experience ….

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Manila, PH – Today’s marketers are placing the ‘customer’ at the front and center of all its processes as key to sustaining and growing the brand and business.

More and more companies are realizing that true competitive advantage lies in creating an engaging customer experience.

Brands can now track individual customer behavior in real-time. With the availability of big data and analytics, companies are able to tailor-fit customer experiences on personal scale.

Know how digital amplifies customer experience (CX) in the 11th Digital Marketing in a BLINK Seminar 2018 on March 15 – 16, 2018 at AIM Conference Center,
Makati City, PH.

Learn More: https://www.fmi.com.ph/events/digital-marketing-in-a-blink-seminar-2018/


Class Photo – August 2017 Edition of Digital Marketing in a BLINK Seminar

Growing and scaling your brand is now easier yet trickier than ever. Hence, there is a need to study the changes and dynamics of the tools and platforms we used in customer engagement.

This March 2018 edition of BLINK focuses on understanding the latest trends and updates in digital marketing and how data and technology enable positive customer engagement and experience. Leading industry experts will share knowledge, tips and tricks in digital strategies for 2018.

The Seminar will discuss how marketers can utilize data to deepen understanding of customer experience (CX); how mobile-first and mobile-only continue to disrupt CX; how micro-moments influence consumers; and how great user experience (UX) drives meaningful CX.

It will also tackle relevant topics, such as, creating CX program, multi-channel to omni-channel approach in analytics, programmatic campaign, leveraging Chatbots for better CX, using video content to increase customer engagement, leveraging on social media for lead generation, building customer relationship through email marketing, integrating SEO and content marketing, using virtual and augmented Reality (AR/VR) in customer engagement, Digital OOH (Out-of-Home) and many more interesting updates from Experts!

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFbvyUE9jqU

Today, the biggest driver of digital transformation is ‘Customer Experience’ (CX). Improve customer experience through digital marketing strategies and technologies.

Attend the 11th Digital Marketing in a BLINK Seminar 2018 on March 15-16, 2018 at AIM Conference Center, Makati City, PH. The program is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc.

For inquiries, call: +632-8960639, 8960637, email: norelyn@fmi.com.ph, visit website: www.fmi.com.ph

A Photographic Exhibit for the Benefit of ERDA Tech Vocational School …

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Manila, PH – Born out of the urge to find a different platform to showcase their creativity and photographs outside the banal world of social media, six photographers choose to exhibit their distinctive works together in ‘Seeing Beyond’ that will run on January 04-30, 2018 at The Shoppes Artway, Solaire Resorts and Casino.


The six photographers of ‘Seeing Beyond’ (from left) – Jeff Dytuco, Michael Olivares, Angela Panlilio,
Ferdinand Tiongson, Bern Wong and Tony Rivera.

It is a photo exhibit for the benefit of ERDA Tech Vocational School. Through these evocative images, the six photographers share to their viewers a cathartic experience. Rather than being documentary or decorative, the photos invite the audience to the critical process of asking questions and reflecting.

In today’s fast-paced, information-saturated world that many are struggling to catch up with, Photographers – Dytuco, Tiongson, Wong, Rivera, Panlilio and Olivares present a refreshing breakaway that grounds us back to our most essential core and connects us as human beings. They are a testament to the expanding role of the photographer as not merely a documenter of moments, but as artists that relentlessly strive for new ways of seeing and bring to light deeper truths.


Jeff Dytuco’s serene, textured landscapes reveal an incredible scale and grandness
that can only point to a higher being.
 

Ferdinand Tiongson’s bared shadows of the human form evoke the primal and carefree.
 

Bern Wong’s ephemeral, abstract landscapes test the boundaries of photography to portray an otherworldly place and time that is free from stasis.
 

Tony Rivera’s poignant black and white pairing of unusual characters who are in many ways the same and yet, also dissimilar – juxtaposed in elements as simple as light and dark, gender or stature.
 

Angela Panlilio’s disjointed, asymmetric shots represent the fragments that form essential parts in the process of self-purification.
 

Michael Olivares’ distilled subjects stripped away of clutter and noise evoke a calmness and silence that set an atmosphere for meditation.

Amidst this diversity, what unites all six is a process of evident reflection. There is a slow, contemplative quality that is consistent among the works.

The fixation toward a certain landscape, person, object, or transient moment says as much about the subject as it does the author.

The photographers expose a way of self-discovering that allows themselves to be vulnerable enough to let the world reveal itself, rather than impose their own fixed, preconceived narratives to their subjects.

For more details, email: bernwong212@yahoo.com; visit https://www.facebook.com/events/153166815441022/