Paying Tribute to the September 11

It was still fresh in my mind when I was watching a late night show and then they station has to stopped it because there was a breaking news. The news was an airplane hit the world known World Trade Center.

It was shocking to see that happened. It was all sudden. Nobody expected it to happen. Then a few minutes the second plane hit the other building. Now causing it to rumble down to the ground.

I would like to give a big shout out to all of those who died saving some people's lives. Those who are buried down, and to those whom after has helped the families of the departed. It was indeed to show that no matter how hard times are, and even if it wasn't your family on that building, hundreds or even thousands of firefighters and policemen and women tried to helped. For those who helped without asking something in return.

I would like to hear your shout out. Post it in. It would best to let them know that we care even if we are not part of their country.

This time I am not going to say God Bless America, but I would rather say God Bless the People who helped wholeheartedly.

Rate this Book: "Guerilla Marketing" by: Jay Conrad Levinson

This book was like a slap on my face. Then again, I am in the Philippines and not in the United States. As you go on further with the book, it will leave you say I DID THAT!

Take this one:

Marketing is every bit of contact your company has with anyone in the outside world. Every bit of contact. That means a lot of marketing opportunities. It does not mean investing a lot of money.

The author is right on that part. Yes, it is every bit of a contact. How do you make him a market if he's not welcome to the idea you are selling. The author said:

The first time a man looks at an ad, he doesn't see it.
The second time, he doesn't notice it.
The third time, he is conscious of its existence.
The fourth time, he faintly remembers having seen it.
The fifth time, he reads the ad.

Marketing is not-to-ever-quit-system. I say this book is a very good book and I recommend this to everyone who is losing faith with their job or their business. Don't mind his examples just get the energy the author has put on to this book.

I'll give you updates on this book. Meanwhile if you have some questions about what the author say about the traditional marketing and the guerrilla marketing, post your questions and comments. I would love to read them

How Long Have You Been Blogging?

I started blogging last May 2007 and I didn't noticed I almost had a 100. I would like to make it to a thousand by the end of the year. I love to write what is on my mind. Do you write what is on your mind? Or you just slip it away?

Blogging has help me a lot. It helped me think and battle with what is on my mind. Forget about grammar for a second, consider verbalizing what your thoughts are.

So how long have you been blogging? I am 27 and I have been blogging for 4 months now. How about you? Answer the poll.

How Much Do You Spend Time for Blogging?

I'm a blogomaniac (if there is such kind of word). I spent every two hours of my morning routine to read blogs, write my own blogs and then read and write again. If I am in the mood to write down what's on my mind, if I am not restricted to what should and would I write, I would basically write down anything what is on my mind and what I say and think about others who are mean to me and good to me.

Blogging for me again is writing down what is on my mind. I wish to stick to my definition but I have to consider others feelings too. One day I kept on writing and writing and then there was a reaction. I do not personally want to attack them but in their end they think I was talking about them. Yeah, yeah it is true, one thing is sure for me though I did not mention any name.

Anyway, that was long time ago. Here I am asking you; how much do you spend time for blogging? No matter how long you stay and read my blog, the question is are you getting something from it? I would love to hear from you. Write down your comments.

Are You A Marketing Assistant that Needs HELP?

I am on my first year with MTC Academy and I never thought I can work this long in a company where details are very important. In my position there are a lot of details.

From the very beginning I started I already admitted I NEED HELP on this. I go through books and articles to keep my mind awake and alive on what to do and how to do it. Especially when I need to build a brand and keeping that brand in the minds of clients and prospects. Then my next job is if it's on the minds of the clients I need to keep the MTC brand on the clients top list. So that's how the story will go and will still go on and on, repeating everything and adjusting everything I have done and embracing a new idea on how it should be done.

Are you a marketing assistant the needs help? One website that I like reading the most is blogs.bnet.com. They got a lot of articles for different topics and I have an idea that these people that who's writing on bnet are mostly marketing people.

Bnet people led me to another website where I got this new idea of Interactive Marketing from IMediaconnection.com. Clients and prospects love it when they get to try it. Done are the days of orienting people, but don't just push that behind, it is the era wherein people would like to try the product hands on. What is your industry? Do you want to share about it? Leave a comment

Need Help in Getting the Job that Pays A Lot? Find the Time to Get Back to School

In the current situation, many of my fellow Davaoeños think that after college it is so much easy to find a job. I made a few friends in the nursing course department and they are so eager to go abroad as long as they keep their grades high and they will get a job in a hospital. I made friends at accountancy course department as well, and they all think the same. No doubt, a college degree is getting a chance to land a job. Let me say that again, a chance to land a job. Why did I say chance? Getting a chance because you are not the only graduate of that course.

In my j0b as a marketing assistant, I go to schools and conduct career orientation on the medical transcription industry. When I was at this school, the orientation was conducted for the Business Administration Graduating Students, these soon-to-be-graduates assumes they can have their business after college. I don't blame them that's how schools taught us to think which is really right.

First thing you should do is find a job that will help you raise up the money. The next question to that is how can you raise such funds when you are earning the minimum wage and it is just enough to get you through the 15 days.

So you made a plan. Save now and do business later. The next question again, how long?

Some with enough savings thought of getting a masteral degree. Others apply for work outside. Others worked for an industry that is not really in line with their course.

My point is find a time to go back to school wherein it does not cost you that much and you are sure that you can get a job after. Whatever course that be, make it a point that you are no longer wasting your time and money on something that you will have to wait for years before you can get a decent income. That's my point of view, what's your point of view? Leave your comments.

Criticisms....????

How do you deal with criticisms? Does it bother you? Do you take it out with someone? Do you go out and get a drink or something? Do you take it calm and easy? I bet you don't. Nobody wants to be criticized. If you were criticized and you get it into your emotions immediately for sure you will do something worse that would make you lose your job.

People criticized for the best of us. Either it can be so soft like most Filipino would say, "Huwag naman masyadong obvious." or it can be straight to the point.

Here what I got from Lifehack.org that offers seven (7) tips in dealing with criticism.

One suggestion on that article was to put a smile on your face. I am having a hard time doing that but it is worth a try. How do you handle criticism? I would love to hear your side. Leave a comment.

Love it. Hate it. Dump it.

Nobody would love to do something for the rest of his life. Nobody wants to do the same as the others do. Not all would accept such stupid proposal (sorry for the word).

There are a lot of people interested in medical transcription but they don't want to pursue the course. Why? Only because they've been to college once and they'd vow not to go back again. Correct me if I am wrong, but they think going back to a training facility once more is a sign that you are in school again. They would wanna try it but they can't afford to lose time and money once more for an unclear future in the industry.

A lot would say, you'll never know if you try, or to see is to believe. What is there to believe for when you don't believe in yourself? What is there to try for when you do not try it yourself?

Well I guess it is human nature when you wanted to have something but you don't want to go through it the hard way. You would want it as easy as possible. Another one said, try not to feed him with a fish let him catch his own fish. How do you do that? Move people!

You got to make the first step. Even if you are in the medical transcription industry or not you got to make the first move to get what you want.

Unending Quest

Always wanted to travel around and because times right now is difficult, gagner assez pour vivre, I don't have a choice but to wait and see what will come for me tomorrow.

If I have to start traveling by thinking where to go first, I would say plages. Beach is a nice place but where will I go.

Je suis né dans un pays tropical et tout que je peux penser à un endroit pour aller à est la plage. Pourquoi est-ce que je ne peux pas penser à un certain endroit qui est froid ?

Tonto!

My quest, but how can I start when I don't think right? I guess I have to pick up bits and pieces on the floor.

Nobody moves! I lost my brain - Jack Sparrow "Pirates of the Carribean"

I hope I will be ok until my next blog.