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Does your company have an effective risk transfer program?

Following the global financial crisis, organisations are seeking new ways to reduce costs while still retaining their service and corporate governance standards. This has led many companies to review their spending to ensure they are getting value for money.

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Does your company have an effective risk transfer program?

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What you need to know before accepting a job

As the war for talents continue to heat up in Singapore, many organizations are becoming more creative in their approach to fill up their vacancies. It is no longer just about the job. It became everything else. Things have escalated to an employee courtship. Creating employer branding, making applicant feel special, allocating expensive floor space for swanky chill-out areas in the office are just the tip of the iceberg. As a job seeker, you need to peel away the layer of marketing barrier to get to the core of the position.

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Singapore’s onboarding blind spot

Many organisations in Singapore have a blind spot post-hiring, but a well-considered onboarding program can correct it and help make sure new employees stay the course.

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Do you have a business or a brand?

Just because you have a trademarked brand name does not mean that you have a brand. I make a strong distinction between a brand and business because while both of them are there to make money for their owners, they are structurally very different.

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SMEs' giant role in the global market

The common picture of SMEs is that of a sector battered by recession, overlooked by governments, and starved of credit by banks. Many small business organisations propagate this image – after all, they exist to generate more support for their members.

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Engaging with consumers online effectively

Just for a moment, I’d like everyone to take off their advertising hat and become a consumer, with passions, needs, and preferences. Think about a brand which you feel a particular connection with, one that helps you fill a need in your life, one that has stood out from the competition because it connected with you emotionally. In fact, you feel so strongly about this brand that you rave about it to your friends and family, because you want to share that feeling with them.

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The ABC’s of attracting, appreciating and developing Gen Y

Generation Ys are a fantastic, unique group of employees and taking the time to understand, appreciate and nurture their talent is essential for any forward-thinking organisation. According to the Singapore Human Resources Institute, Gen Y represents approximately 20 per cent of Singapore’s labour market. This is a generation that is looking for companies that provide defined career development paths and relevant training opportunities.

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How to ‘recession proof’ your career

Singapore is currently experiencing more than full employment. Executives and professionals can pick and choose which company they want to work for. Make no mistake, this is not job hopping time. Instead, this is the best time to do some career planning.

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The truth about market research

So let me get straight to the point, what I really want to talk about is the pursuit of the truth in market research. I agreed to do this piece because I am passionate about the industry and want to share what I have come across in my 20 years of doing this that makes my stomach churn which is; how there exists amongst some players, a lack of accountability and responsibility in collecting data for their clients.

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m-Singapore is checking in, is your brand?

The world is constantly changing and much of that is affected by new technologies. No other medium ignites more change than mobile. Across the globe, people are finding that the mobile device is the first screen that they are exposed to, their primary point-of-access to the World Wide Web.

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The rise of branded content

With the rise of Web 2.0 and advancement of Smart Phones, Tablet computers and faster broadband and mobile services, it means one thing for consumers and audiences - that their consumption habits for media has evolved.

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Lack of skilled sales people holding back Asian corporates

Asia Pacific companies have to step up their sales game, but a lack of sales skills is holding them back.

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Public Relations: Is it all noise?

I received a call recently from a company representative requesting a price quotation for a publicity campaign after winning an award. The company wanted to make some “noise.” In subsequent, I replied by email declining the assignment. My reasons were twofold: The story was not newsworthy and the caller had more ego than clothes on him.

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Of beer and men

In Singapore it’s not unusual to see coffee shops packed at 11pm/12 midnight every night of the week including weekends. This experience is replicated across many countries in the region from India to Malaysia and Indonesia. The culture of drinking in Asia is not about alcohol it’s about coffee and tea. It’s still about friends but it’s sober conversation as oppose to drunken ones. There are no coffee related fights about spilling a Venti Cappuccino! There are more coffee shops in Singapore than bars.

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