foodpanda gets Nod at 2022 Marketing Excellence Awards

Looks like another laurel got placed in foodpanda's head as it just copped the Silver Award at the 2022 Marketing Excellence Awards. This is for their efforts on the recent campaign called #Cravingfor Emoji Engine which they ran on the Twitter platform last year. 

This was through the handy work of Entravision MediaDonuts (a partner agency) and is considered as one of three grand winners. This is under the Social Media Marketing category. foodpanda's Head of Integrated Marketing Communications Ms. Lorelei Olalia says "There are lots of food related talk on Twitter and it has helped foodpanda to reach our intended market." Entravision MediaDonuts being the ad arm of Twitter in the country provided needed awareness and engagement through their #OnlyOnTwitter format which gave foodpanda users the ability to get vouchers and see tons of partner restaurants they have on the app. This has also given them positive brand sentiments which is part of foodpanda's goal to build strong  relationships. 

Guilherme de Moura Porto the Director for growth of foodpanda Philippines thanks Entravision MediaDonuts Philippines and Marketing Interactive for the recognition and is optimistic that their partnership with Entravision MediaDonuts will bear more fruit in the coming years.

Congratulations foodpanda! This is indeed well deserved!

Pepsi Tops Twitter Charts

If you're on Twitter, it's a really good sounding board for what you're thinking. It's a pretty good place to practice your freedoms and even brands like Pepsi are on it. This 2020 might have proven difficult for almost all of us but during that time, they were the only brand that's not tech related to be one of the most Tweeted Brands of the year. I've witnessed that personally when they launched much of their campaigns including #PepsiHitSaSarap together with their brand ambassadors KathNiel, SB19, Mimiyuuuh and Ricci Rivero. They did it with less advertising resources as they concentrated on cultural relevance, the community, and what's been talked about during those specific times.

Pepsi also listens to the audience, responds to those that fell and be heard as relevant. They know what you want, and give it to you.They also had KPOP be paid attention with especially with Blackpink and SB19. Their ambassadors also inspire people, and amplify what they want to put out there. They deserve every bit of success in the social channels they are in.

Each time you see one of these guys and gals know that they're people who represent their brand and have reached you telling Pepsi's story.

#ALDUBEverAfter for Talk N Text's FREE Viber, Facebook & Twitter

I still remember the time when we covered Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza's first ever announcement of being with the Talk N Text family. It was a day full of love, full of happy moments because they launched promos like the Alden Load and Maine Load of which subscribers would be able to extend their unlimited text and unlimited call extension promos which they can do whenever they want. 

Remember this? :)

This time, it's even BIGGER news because in selected TNT promos, they're throwing in FREE Viber, Facebook and Twitter. They even went ahead and made a video with AlDub in it exchanging sweet text messages before meeting each other! This also looks like they're going to get married! Is this the #ALDUBEverAfter ?

Doesn't it feel like a movie? Isn't this the sweetest commercial ever? :)

Ms. Evelyn Jimenez of TNT's Prepaid Marketing Head says “Like Alden and Maine, TNT subscribers can now make their interactions a lot more fun and creative through Facebook, Twitter and Viber which now come FREE with select TNT promos. You can also easily extend your favorite TNT promos 365x for only Php 5 per day. Now it's easy to keep in touch with your "Katropas" this season!”

Extending is also easy because you can do it by dialing *121# and registering your favorite TNT promos. Then after that, just extend it the next day by texting EXTEND to 4545 the whole year! Isn't that great? Now there's more reason to love ALDUB all over again while they show you how it's done on AlDub's love adventures with Talk N Text!

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Use Twitter for FREE via SMART on Pope Francis' Visit!

It looks like everyone's excited about Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines. Well, Smart Communications Inc. and Twitter will make your Papal visit experience even better by giving you free access to the app from January 15 -19, 2015. No joke!

If you are prepaid or postpaid subscribers of Smart, Sun and Talk N Text, you can get this free service by texting the keyword DEARPOPE to 9999. You can then get your wishes, prayers and get in touch with @Pontifex via this social media channel. You can also include your whole experience in different venues on these dates so you can get in touch with the international catholic community via Twitter as there will be a lot of them checking out updates during his stay here in the Philippines. 

Now, there's no more reason why we would not be able to get a glimpse of the people's Pope whether he's here in Manila, UST, Quirino Grandstand or all the way in Visayas for his visit in Tacloban City which is the most hard hit during Typhoon Yolanda or Haiyan (international name). Now isn't this good news? Spread the word and be on Twitter! Let's make this a worthwhile experience while Pope Francis is here and let the world know of his and God's love, compassion and mercy. Make sure you use the hashtag #DearPopeFrancis while you're at it!

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Twitter Tweet Up! Live More!

I was ecstatic when I saw a Twitter Tweet Up was happening in Manila. Let alone that the actual people from Twitter were going to be here. Thanks to the good people from Smart Communications Inc., Smart's Social Media Team and Smart Bro for hooking us up just to get to see them in the flesh. From developers, social media professionals, celebrities, power twitter users and bloggers, it was a nice occasion to see the faces behind the usernames.

They started to show a short clip about how Twitter started and how a small social networking and microblogging tool just became a part of our lives. Today, Twitter has around 200 million registered users who send over 400 million tweets daily. The Philippines is a powerhouse and we ain't called the selfie capital of the world if we weren't one of the biggest countries in terms of traffic. You know how powerful we are trending various topics from Mactan to Tirad Pass. Aside from that, the executives, developers and engineers from Twitter were there to have fun with the Pinoy Twitter public!

And of course, the Philippines know how to party! The simple tweet up that was meant for 30 people just ballooned into 200 in just a few hours! Imagine that!

They went ahead and entertained our questions later in the evening. They also gave away official Twitter goodies by asking Trivia questions to the audience. Thanks to founders Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass,Evan Williams and Biz Stone we now have a platform where to express our thoughts in cyberspace through 140 characters.

Shout out to our friends from Twitter @foshihzy @arvindergujral @dbedingfield @lsellier @timw @amishah, I hope you had a great time in Manila and wish you could do more of this TwitterTweetUps soon! Smart Bro promised there will be a next one - and I'm sure that will be even bigger! You can click this for more photos of the TwitterTweetUp in Manila.

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OpenSnap: A Great New Way To Share Your Food Adventures!

Asia's premier dining guide just expanded their portfolio by whipping up a new app which is now available for FREE in the App Store and Google Play Store which is aptly called OpenSnap. It's something new that concentrates on mostly food and food establishments so if you want to go out and dine with some of your friends and family, you won't have any problems choosing which place to go and what things to order because it's all there!

I love my timeline already. I initially had restaurants from around the world on it but as I progressed to add some of my friends and family, I'm already seeing some of my neighborhood restaurants which is so good! It'll be easier to see if they have something new on the menu and places to hang out.

Obviously, I'm seeing those that are near the Tomas Morato area too because I live within the vicinity. There are also a couple of coffee shops that I frequent in and I'm so excited to push some of my photos in the system. Remember, installing OpenSnap will get you connected to the OpenRice database which will get you hooked up to over a million restaurants in the Philippines.

OpenSnap even got my photos organized automatically by the app and set it by location. Whatever restaurant I indicate, it automatically goes there. isn't it convenient?! :) There might be some bugs to work on says the Brand Manager Ms. Heidie Agbayani Tan but rest assured they are all using the feedback to better resolve these issues. Just like any app, some are found while on transit but they've got a pretty good form that you can fill up via the app or web.

The app also gets you to share your food stories to top social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter and China's Weibo. You can also log in and allow your usual credentials to log in on the app so it'll be easy to register your profile. If you wish, you can register a separate one just for the app. Isn't that great?! :) Oh and before I forget please follow me on the app by searching for the name indicated above. I'm sure he's good looking haha! Like my photos too so you'll have great fortune as you go along this thing we call life!

Install it on your phones now, because pretty soon this will be a hit and you'll thank me for it!

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ChurpOut! 2013: The Social Influencers Pep Rally!

Twitter is so addictive! Just like you I've been spending a whole lotta time with my readers, friends and family in this social media channel. It's so easy to connect and get instant feedback with the rest of the world and why not, its all free!

Well this time they made it even better, we get to earn while using it. If you've got tons of friends and followers, a simple click can earn you through a program called ChurChurp!

And what way to celebrate it more but by launching it in style. They held an event just last week called ChurpOut, a Pep Rally to show the communities' admirable social media influencers that are all from this side of the globe!

Present that evening was Country Manager and Tech Blogger extraordinaire Abe Olandres. Haven't really talked to this guy but I read his blog. Met him a few times too. He's one of the good guys..

Twitter Wars: @PilyangSweet and @SGeronimo25

I love twitter wars. When celebrities turn on each other and show their true colors. It is somewhat bitter sweet when you both adore them but the backlashes of words are so amusing! Here's the story:

It looks like there was a short exchange of jokes in the rehearsals of ASAP XV. It probably was meant as a joke between the stars Sarah Geronimo and John Pratts because of their (Sarah and Christine) former love interest Rayver Cruz. The bad news is, Christine Reyes found out about it because it was said while Sarah was on the microphone. This made Christine flare up hence this series of tweets.



Maybe after seeing her tweets on this event, their Manager reacts like this:

Which probably means she is on the side of Sarah (Maybe because she earns more hehe)

And their manager says:

Christine Reyes, as outspoken as she has always been answers back their Manager:

And so the twitter wars go on. Make sure you follow @pilyangsweet for more updates. I'm sure she'll tell you all about it! Ha-ha!