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A new digital player  so-Filipino  and  by a Filipino  will soon to be in the Philippine market. Meet  SAM , short for  Smart Asset Managers . Originating from Melbourne, Australia and is now rolling in Malaysia and Indonesia, SAM  is a digital and conventional business development company  soon to launched here in the Philippines. This early, SAM is expanding big time. It will soon buy majority shares of KinerjaPay . A BIG time partnership!!! KinerjaPay  is a digital payment solutions in brick-and-mortar businesses in Indonesia and Southeast Asia regions -- to promote the growth of e-Commerce and marketplace in the internet by providing users and merchants with safe and secure shopping experience online. It is a publicly listed company in New York Stock Exchange. With the ongoing talks between SAM and KinerjaPay, Santos said he hopes to bring the two companies’ collaboration to the P...

MANILA, JUNE 22, 2020 - Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, launches a new in-app game, Shopee Candy, just in time for Shopee 7.7 Free Shipping Fiesta Sale . Shopee Candy players can redeem prizes, win cashback vouchers, and earn Shopee coins. From June 22 to July 7, shoppers can look forward to free shipping on selected stores, flash deals, and fantastic promotions from leading brands at Shopee 7.7 Free Shipping Fiesta Sale. Ruoshan Tao, Head of Marketing at Shopee Philippines, said, “We are excited to introduce our latest in-app game, Shopee Candy, just in time for Shopee 7.7 Free Shipping Fiesta. Shopee will continue to provide users with more rewarding games and entertaining offers as Filipinos continue to play, work, and shop from home.” Shopee Candy Shopee Candy is an easy switch-and-match game that appeals to users of all ages. Players simply have to switch and match candies to achieve the goal of each level before runn...

Consumers do a larger share of food shopping online, with a 2.5 times increase in users who buy food items on Shopee multiple times a month Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, highlights significant changes in the food and grocery market as Filipinos become more “online-first” for food products. In particular, people are doing a larger share of food shopping online, with a 2.5-times increase in users who buy food items multiple times a month on Shopee. Sellers and brands adapt to this "new normal" by offering a wider variety of online food products and using live streaming to assure buyers of quality in real-time. Ruoshan Tao, Head of Marketing at Shopee Philippines, said, “Social distancing has been a big part of our lives, and we have seen major changes in the way people think about and shop for their daily needs. In particular, buying food and groceries has become ‘online-first’ as consumers view e-commerce as a one-st...

Everybody is online now…   you can find everything online too, from clothes, accessories, tools, equipments, and even FOOD!   We are definitely under the so-called   #newnormal now. Speaking of Food, for aspiring foodpreneurs, take a look at this Start a Work-From-Home Business From Your Kitchen article by Cherish Chua . You will definitely get worthy tips and outlook from here. If you’re looking for ways to augment your income during these challenging times, you don’t need to look farther than your kitchen to start a business. As you may have observed, many Filipinos have already started putting up their own little ventures by offering something that we all love— food. From ube pandesal to baked sushi, to new twists to fries and cheesecakes, our enterprising kababayans have shown their resiliency and inventiveness through these food ventures. If you’d like to start a home business from your kitchen, here are some tips that may help you in establishing one. 1...

At the comfort of your homes, you can sweat it out, scientifically with the guidance of the fitness experts, Coach Jim and Coach Toni… GO FOR THE PERFECT 10! The Fit Filipino Movement (FitFil) led by Health & Fitness VIP Coaches Jim & Toni Saret and co-presented by NOVUHAIR ® , nature’s answer to hair loss, wish to invite you, your family and loved ones to join a 20-day Facebook Live FREE workout session designed for all beginners and active fitness buffs starting June 22, 2020 (Monday) at 4pm. What's good in this FB live workout is that aside from learning the proper way of doing the exercises or workouts, you get to discover many many more health tips shared by the awesome fitness coaches, from  eating habits to juicing to body care and hair care. Kudos to the two coaches for unselfishly sharing what they know to all of us to be fit and healthy. Let's support and be one with their efforts Everyone is invited to join for FREE & win exciti...

Businesses are going digital.   This is the way of living now, a part of the #newnormal with or without the pandemic Covid-19.   Access to services has become a one-click trend! Philippines is about to welcome another digital player in the market today, first established in Melbourne, Australia, the Smart Asset Managers. Smart Asset Managers What is Smart Asset Managers? Smart Asset Managers or SAM in short, is a global digital and conventional business development company that capitalizes on e-commerce on an economy sharing model, currently operating in Malaysia and Indonesia. Founded by Rommel Santos, a Philippine-born New Zealander based in Australia entrepreneur, SAM will operate in the country with an initial of at least a million US dollar investment from the $10-million digital expansion project. Mr. Rommel Santos, Founder of "SAM" How does SAM operates? Smart Asset Managers as the name implies is somewhat comparable to Asset Ma...

Watch out for the music of these guys, Joe & The Anchor, they write songs with a heart.  After one year of waiting, this Swedish band is finally back with new vibrating music - So Bad . So Bad is the first song to be released from the band since their debut EP Antidote last year. An uplifting track with electronic trap influences that captures the feeling of holding your head high even when life is challenging , a motto that has formed the band while they’ve stayed together through the ups and downs of life. “So Bad works as our own motivational song, it makes us remember why we do what we do. Setbacks are something everyone can relate to and the song's message is about fighting past it. Because in the end, the journey is always worth it” the band explains. The quote also reflects how friends  Joakim Rosenlund, Robin Zhang, Viktor Edsjö, and Ruben Sonesson   worked hard  for their success. In addition to their musical expression, ...

Hey peeps, here’s another unique initiative by our favorite shopping online platform. Are you ready to meet your favorite celebrities while doing what you love best? Shopeeing online!!! Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, is hosting one of the biggest livestream events in the Philippines, the Shopee Mega Live Festival . From June 15 to 19, Filipinos can tune into special livestreams with their favorite celebrities and look forward to exclusive brand deals , exciting games and more than ₱ 3M worth of giveaways to be won. Ruoshan Tao, Head of Marketing at Shopee Philippines said, “We are very excited to launch the Shopee Mega Live Festival, one of the biggest livestream events in the Philippines. This mega event is part of Shopee’s plan to deliver an unbeatable Shopee Live experience as Filipinos continue to stay home and turn to online entertainment. We will continue to enhance and improve our platform to provide a fun, entertaining, and en...

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, partners Asia’s leading entertainment and lifestyle company CJ ENM to bring KCON, the world’s largest Korean culture festival, online for the first time. KCON is a highly-anticipated annual event for Kpop fans across the globe, entering its ninth year of bringing the ultimate Korean culture fan experience worldwide including the US, Japan, and Thailand. It will go online for the first time in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, with Shopee as the official live stream partner for the KCON:TACT 2020 Summer concert. This partnership will see Shopee air live performances, concerts, and more from KCON:TACT 2020 Summer for free to users on Shopee Live.   KCON:TACT 2020 Summer will be the highlight of Shopee Live Kpop Fest , which will kick off on June 10. Launched in collaboration with CJ ENM, the festival aims to meet the growing demand for online entertainment amid social distancing measures in the region. Popul...