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Julian Sison

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Category: Blog/Marketing

Magical Marketing: How the AIDA Model Moves from Attention to Action

Posted On 8 August 20238 August 2023 By jcysison@gmail.comcomment

Marketing is a very dynamic field. Trends emerge and evolve as technology progresses. If you’re new to the vibrant marketing world (or embarking on your own business venture) you may have come across buzzwords like *clears throat* SWOT, PESTLE, STP… the list goes inexorably on. All these have their uses, Continue Reading

Category: Blog/Book Review

The Power of Principles: A Review of Ray Dalio’s “Principles”

Posted On 28 July 20231 August 2023 By jcysison@gmail.comcomment

I could never really grasp the meaning of the word “principles” when I was younger.  My dad spoke about how he had a set of principles – a code if you will – that he followed and would be uncompromising about. As a teenager, I didn’t know the difference between Continue Reading

Category: Blog/Marketing

6 Steps to Create a Simple Marketing Plan that Works

Posted On 19 July 202319 July 2023 By jcysison@gmail.com7 Comments

Struggling to put a marketing plan together? Here are 6 steps you can easily follow to develop an effective marketing plan. Why am I sure this works? I’ve been working in strategic marketing since 2010 in industries such as real estate, tech, healthcare, publishing, and retail. Marketing plans DO NOT Continue Reading

Category: Blog/Motivation

From Manila to Maple Leaf: Leaving an Established Career to Pursue a Canadian Dream

Posted On 4 July 202319 July 2023 By jcysison@gmail.comcomment

In 2020, right before the pandemic, I was hired as a senior manager by an awarded Singaporean proptech company to head its expansion into the Philippines. Two years later, I quit. Leaving behind a career of over 13 years in marketing to start over in Canada. I was 35 when Continue Reading

Category: Blog/Motivation

Courage, Cancer, and Crossovers: A Lesson in Motivation & Discipline

Posted On 24 June 202324 June 2023 By jcysison@gmail.com1 Comment
Basketball and surgery

Back in the 1970s, there was a kid in the Philippines who had big dreams of becoming a basketball star. But he faced a few obstacles along the way – he wasn’t the tallest, he lacked coordination, and shooting hoops was a struggle. This determined boy grew up to be Continue Reading

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