Where there is diversity, there is opportunity. The old saying seems to have never been true at any time compared to the present. The seemingly unending oil price increases is actually nothing new. The world has been confronted by this several times in the past but it seems that the entire planet is now starting…
What is accent reduction? Can you succeed at accent neutralization? What is accent training? Do you truly need to reduce or neutralize your accent for that perfect job? Let's begin by saying that there is no neutral accent. Everyone has an accent, including me, a native-born North American. It is just that mine is different…
Browsing the net using the search terms “Suggested Retail Price (SRP)”, I found out that in most countries, SRP is used by manufacturers to prevent retailers from selling at cheaper prices. This is done to thwart big sellers from driving their smaller competitors out of business. But in the Philippines, the reverse is more applicable….
Henry, who owns a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility in Ortigas Center bagged a new client but needs to put up a new company and operate it in a separate office. The client wants him to serve their firm but doesn't want people serving their company to be related in any way with the BPO's…
If you are reading this article, you probably have an email address and have received any or all of the following types of email: Someone identifying himself as the heirs of a certain former president or government official in Africa and asking for your help to move a large amount of cash into the country….
My boxing article reminds me of the last time I watched A Pacquiao bout. Having just decided to be a stingy fan, I browsed the cable channels for the schedule of the delayed telecast. Unsuccessful, I dialed the customer service number of my cable service provider. After the a few rings, an automated voice recording…
Just this morning, I listened to a couple of complaints about establishments with misleading price tags. In some restaurants, customers gets mildly to extremely shocked when their bills come out much higher than the actual prices in the menu. The restaurants reason out that they have a note in the menu (usually in fine print),…
During the past few years, several news reports mentioned a scheme designed to defraud unsuspecting mobile phone owners. Criminal syndicates send text messages to several phone numbers, informing them that they supposedly won a prize in a promo. In order for the supposed winner to receive their prices, they will be required to text back…
In the Philippines, all establishments are required by law (R.A. 7394) to put price tags in every product being sold. By the law's definition, a price tag is a device attached to a commodity stating the price at which it is offered for sale. According to the Department of Trade and Industry, price tags are…