E-Commerce Project Planning and Creating an E-Store Workshop for the Carl Duisberg Association of the Philippines

This Friday and Saturday, I will be conducting an E-Commerce Project Planning and Creating an E-Store Workshop for the Carl Duisberg Association of the Philippines (CDAP). I was told that non-members of CDAP who are interested to participate need only to pay two thousand five hundred pesos (P2500).

If you are interested, just contact me so I can reserve you a slot for the event. Just bring the P2500 on that day that you will pay directly to CDAP.

Here is the program agenda:

E-Commerce Project Planning / Creating an eStore Seminar-Workshop
Oxford Suites Makati
November 19 -20, 2010

Program

November 19 (Friday)

8:15 a.m. - Registration

9:00 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies
National Anthem
Invocation : Ms.Ellorence D. Cruz
Opening Remarks: Mr. Ronaldo Limbago
Introduction of Speaker: Mr. Santiago Palizada
Resource Speakers : Ms. Janette Toral

9: 00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. E-Commerce Project Planning / Creating an eStore

• Overview on e-commerce in the Philippines (where Filipinos go online to look for products to buy and to sell)
• Planning an E-Store
• Identifying needs
• Setting goals
• Features list (prioritization)
• User identification and needs
• Competition identification
• Content plan
• Product pricing
• Delivery options
• Technical infrastructure plan
• Testing
• Marketing
• Maintenance
• Case studies on E-Commerce
• Russell Ri, e-Philippines Travel Adventures
• Reggie Bundang, RegaloService.com
• Jona Oboza, Platform2U/ SMilds.com / Buyanihan.com
Webstore 101 by Jona Oboza

November 20 (Saturday) 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

• Hands-on: Creating an e-Store and Promoting it
• Presentation
• E-Commerce Trends for 2011

3:30 p.m. - Closing Remarks – Mr. Ronaldo Limbago

Master of Ceremonies - Mr. Santiago “ Sonny” Palizada

It is great to be back doing this training for the organization. My first training with them happened last year and was focused on E-Commerce and Social Media.

Foursquare Maps and Laptop Bags

One thing that caught my fancy online lately is Foursquare via iPhone. It allows me to view, or stalk, my friends as to where they are and what they do. You can keep on zooming till you see a person's actual location. (Although if you don't want to receive such type of information about anyone, another option is to remove the connection and they won't appear on your map anymore.) It kinda makes me want to organize an amazing race of sorts, ala Amazing Foursquare Race. Well who knows, maybe someday.

Although if that pushes through, I don't think my current laptop bag will be up for it. You see I am using this Toshiba laptop bag although my gadget is actually a MacBookPro.

Friends, when they see it, especially the hard core Mac fans, insist that I should replace my bag. Ok in order to stay away from that kind of attention or pressure, my shopping hunt is on for a laptop bag. It must be a colorful bag.

A good laptop bag must have multi-functional compartments and hidden pockets that organize all your essentials.

Having a colorful bag can also influence your mood and how you are perceive. I notice that friends who have colorful ones seem to immediately give a sense that they are fun or fashionable.

One brand brought to my attention is Hellolulu and will check them out one of these days.

You can find this available at Rustan’s Department Store, ROX, The Travel Club, Bratpack, Islands & More, Crossing, The Ramp, Power Mac Center, Ashop, iStudio, Fully Booked, Duty Free – Fiesta Mall, Fashion Rack – NAIA 3, Le Grand Boutique – Naia 3. They also have kiosk at 4th Floor Cyberzone Area, SM North Edsa – Annex.

iPhone 4 finally in the Philippines!

At the PR 2.0 Congress yesterday, got the chance to catch up with Globe's Coy Caballes and get the latest update about the iPhone 4 launch as I am already waiting for my iPhone 4 unit.

According to Coy, Globe launched the iPhone 4 in the country yesterday (September 24) with a range of customizable plans designed for iPhone customers.

iPhone 4 features include:

• FaceTime which makes video calling possible and a feature often demonstrated by those who have one. Was given a demo on this last August by a friend.
• Retina display - currently considered the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in super crisp text, images and video. 
• 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and HD video recording
• Apple’s A4 processor
• 3-axis gyro 
• up to 40 percent longer talk time
• Glass and stainless steel design that is the thinnest smartphone in the world.
• iOS 4 which includes over 100 new features. 
• App Store providing access to more than 205,000 apps including the new iMovie app built just for iPhone 4.

The photo in this blog post shows Globe president and CEO Ernest Cu with Globe Consumer business head Peter Bithos who are both very excited with the launch of iPhone 4 in the Philippines.

Beginning September 24, customers can experience iPhone 4 through booths at Metro Manila malls Greenbelt and Glorietta. Globe will also host an exclusive launch event on September 26, 2010 to be held at the Makati Shangri-la and New World Hotels in Metro Manila for the first customers who registered online at the Globe website. Invited customers can expect a call, text message or email from Globe, to let them know what time they can claim their iPhone 4 at the above venues.

Full pricing and availability details for iPhone 4 in the Philippines will be available soon on their website.