March 31, 2011
http://www.soe.org.sg/files/interview2008.php?i=256&a=&c=&year=2008 16. When was the moment you realised the business would work and support you? I think every businessman will set out to think the business will be self-sufficient and supporting. I never allow myself to have any safety net. 17. What are some of your proudest business achievements to date? And why are [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurship
March 30, 2011
http://www.soe.org.sg/files/interview2008.php?i=256&a=&c=&year=2008 11. You mentioned that you faced considerable challenges during the Asian Financial Crisis. What about the 911 incident in 2001 and the SARS period in 2003? What are the challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Asian Financial crisis was my first big hit. My partner and I just had to scale [...]
Tags: Andrew Chow, Asian Financial crisis, education of Entrepreneurs, role of Mentors
Posted in Life
March 30, 2011
Social media is a new wave of internet usage that links everyone in “many to many” conversation using different tools. The most populated sector is the social networking tools like Facebook and Linkedin. Human Resource Managers are beginning to leverage on the large network of professional social network for recruitment and referral. In the near [...]
Tags: advanced and targeted search, Branding as a Choice Employer, Business Owners and Technical specialists, business socially, Executives, Linkedin, Looking beyond the referral, Portfolio showcase, Professionals, social media as recruitment channel
Posted in Life
March 29, 2011
http://www.soe.org.sg/files/interview2008.php?i=256&a=&c=&year=2008 6. What are some interesting stories you have about your first few customers/first few years in business? When Ideamart first started, although I am one of the founders, I actually look upon my partner, Mr Andy Lai as my mentor, and I always seen myself “working for him”. I was still green then, and [...]
Tags: army, childhood dream, greatest challenges of Entrepreneurship, Ideamart, MICE industry, SDU & SDS
Posted in Andrew Chow, Business, Entrepreneurship, Life
March 28, 2011
This series of posts are repost from my long interview for Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2008 http://www.soe.org.sg/files/interview2008.php?i=256&a=&c=&year=2008 Andrew’s extensive experience in the MICE industry enabled him to have huge networks from people of all industries which helped him when he entered the dating and matchmaking industry. In 2005, he was appointed the role of [...]
Tags: Andrew Chow, MICE industry, passionate, Romancing Singapore, Spirit of Enterprise award 2008, visionary and philosophical entrepreneur
Posted in Andrew Chow, Entrepreneurship, Life
March 27, 2011
One of the many challenges to achieve respectable google ranking is in the area of backlinks to your blog. While the idea of having links exchanged is good, the quality of the incoming sites comes into play as far as Google is concerned. If you are someone who is a thought leader or influencer in [...]
Tags: Andrew Chow, article marketing, Best Article Submission Sites, Expert on Selfgrowth, Gold Author on Evancarmichael, Sell your Expertise, Share your knowledge, Simplify your content, Simplify your conversation, Singapore, social media, Streamline your content, strong Personal Branding online, Support your community
Posted in Life
March 27, 2011
What is Postrank Connect? Consumers trust the reviews and opinions of those in their networks far more than marketing messages delivered through broadcast media. And PR/marketing professionals know that trusted influencers are key to maximum brand impact. Brands, how much money have you spent on campaigns that failed to meet your PR objectives? Influencers, are [...]
Tags: Engagement Events, engagement score, PostRank Analytics, Postrank Connect, understand your Social Engagement
Posted in Brand Audit, Brand Positioning, Social Media
March 26, 2011
Original : http://ezinearticles.com/benefits/ What Can EzineArticles.com Do For You? EzineArticles.com is a matching service — bringing real-world experts and ezine publishers together. Expert Authors & Writers are able to post their articles to be featured within the site. Our searchable database of hundreds of thousands of quality original articles allows email newsletter publishers hungry for [...]
Tags: article marketing, Boosts Your Personal and Business Credibility, bringing real-world experts and ezine publishers together., Builds Brand Equity, Continual Traffic, Editorial Integrity, Expert Author, EzineArticles.com, Massive Exposure, More Effective Than Regular Advertising, online personal branding, Optimize The Promotional Mileage, Quality and Relevant Leads to Your Website, Speed-obsessed, The Reciprocation & Trust Cycle, User-obsessed
Posted in Brand Communication, Brand Positioning, Brand Strategy, Branding, Publicity
March 23, 2011
Networking is one of the best personable way of spreading your influence through knowing people, forming connections; giving and sharing before you receive. In this presentation, the power networking tips are presented in 4 categories: P – Prepare before Your Venture M – Mind Your Manners in Networking E – Experience Sowing and Reaping T [...]
Posted in Business, Executive Lifestyle, Networking, Personal Branding
March 20, 2011
How do you know if your company has high media maturity index? Use this simple assessment tool to help you measure your organization’s Media Relations maturity across 6 key success drivers. For each of the best practice, grade your company against the criteria and do a self-assessment. 1. Media Awareness a. Relevant, local, industry and [...]
Tags: corporate communciations, media relations, public relatoins, Publicity
Posted in Business, Public Relations