Don’t make social media conversations a one-way street
June 30th was Social Media day. It was actually Global Social Media day as declared by Mashable. It was also a day when I went to discuss Social Media strategy with a large company based here in Singapore.Our Social Media Day event at Zsofi in the evening was great fun, and a chance to meet some gr [...]
Find your path as you walk, says Chong
Don’t fret if you still don’t know what you want to do – just find your path as you walk. That was the advice from Chong Phit Lian, CEO of Jetstar Asia, when she spoke to students and interns attending our WIT*e – Inspiration & Mentoring event at The Fairmont Singapore last week.Chong s [...]
The way to an Asian flyer’s heart is through his stomach
On Monday, I zipped up to Kuala Lumpur for a tour of the AirAsia Academy. The flight was full despite it being mid-morning. I thought back to the dark – and expensive – days before low cost airlines were allowed to fly the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route and how we consumers had only two carriers t [...]
You may be able to serve, but can you lead?
You may know how to lay out the tables or work the computers but do you have what it takes to lead and listen and most of all, the curiosity and capacity to learn?If not, then you’d better work on the softer life skills because that’s what employers value in their staff.This was the message from [...]
The Millennial Traveller: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
How do we strike the balance between always remaining visible to our friends and loved ones, but not too visible to everyone? Are we more or less protected if we simply ‘get off the grid’? Marissa Trew debates the pros and cons of visibility and safety on the web. Growing up, I was always told t [...]
10 tips on leveraging social media from Accorhotels
As part of WIT’s 10 anniversary international hotel group, Accor, shared the “Little Big 10” highlights of the 2014 Accorhotels Social Media Monitor, a handy guide on the 101 of using social media by hotels to enhance service delivery and promote the brandEmilie Couton, vice president, guest e [...]
Stone, wheels & the future – WIT*e to wrap up with a bang
At 68 years old, you could say Ray Stone (left) has seen it all. Now he will tell it all in a special session at WIT*e – Inspiration & Mentoring when the veteran hotelier takes to the stage to share his story on September 2.Stone, who announced he would be stepping down from fulltime corporate [...]
Women rule in social networking space
More women than men use social networking sites and they have a higher level of engagement with these sites than do their male counterparts.These findings are contained in a global report on women’s online usage titled “Women on the Web: How Women are Shaping the Internet” released by comScor [...]
World’s most liveable cities, why not world’s most responsible destinations?
Every now and then comes along a new list of world’s most liveable cities and in any case, everytime I see the list, it makes me think that liveable equals boring.For example, if you take Mercer’s latest city ranking by quality of living, and you look at Asia Pacific, Auckland at number four wor [...]
Year in Review: Predictions & Reflections
What lies ahead and what have we left behind? As the year winds to a close, we kick off a series of predictions and reflections from industry leaders. Here's three to kick it off. Ram Badrinathan, General Manager-Asia, PhoCusWright IncQ: What are the three things you think will happen in the trave [...]
