Thank you: DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit

The DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit that took place last November 12 and 13, 2009 was an important milestone for the DigitalFilipino Club community. It allowed us to achieve the following:

• Tap into existing club member resource in sharing their knowledge to peers.
• Make the event free for club members.
• Give free slots to DigitalFilipino Web Awards 2009 winners.
• Attract new club members.

This would not be possible without the support of:

• Our major sponsor Globe GCash.
• DataOne (Philippines) Asia who came in as minor sponsor.
• Exhibitors Geiser Maclang Marketing Communications and Events at Work.
• Name badge provider - Alfox Computers.
• SMS-based question and answer system by Give Me Unlimited.

Here are some of the write-ups generated about the event:

• DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit 2009: Going Beyond Clicks
• Common-sense e-commerce tips from a mum-trepreneur
• DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit and 3rd Web Awards 2009, A Success!
• Lessons Learned at the DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit 2009
• Add social value in online marketing, says ad-agency exec
• Mobile-web tie-ups seen as growth driver for RP e-commerce

I am now in the process of documenting our lessons learned from the presentations delivered at the event and this will be sent out to club members soon.

Speaker Guidelines - DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit

Many thanks again to all club members and sponsors who agreed to become speakers in the upcoming DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit.

The whole event is a big challenge for me as I have been thinking what the club will be like in the next 5 years. The idea that struck me lately is to pursue a vision of becoming like a "TED" sort of community where the best and sharpest of minds converge to share knowledge to one another.

This Summit is our first baby step towards that direction.

Here are the speaker guidelines that I requested our resource persons to take note of in preparing their presentation.

1. Topic and talk are encouraged to be sharing new ideas that you haven't mostly discussed before but reflective of your experience and foresight on how e-commerce shall evolve.
   
   
2. Share why you are passionate about this field. What excites you about it?
   
   
3. Share a story to put the human factor in your presentation. (as technology talk at times tend to be geeky)
   
   
4. Share your failures as well as your success.
   
   
5. For the benefit of pursuing the topic and theme, feel free to express a different point of view based on what fellow speakers have shared.
   
   
6. Have fun in doing the presentation.
   
   
7. Please stick to the time limit given to a topic.

See you folks at the DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit!

If you want to join and get a free delegate slot, just sign up as a club member (individual, SME, or corporate) today!

Participants Checklist - DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit

(DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit delegates will get this conference bag as part of the kit. We have prepared 150 bags to be given out. This is our first branded collateral.)

The DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit is about to take place this November 12 and 13 at Hotel Intercontinental, Makati City.

In preparation for the event, club members and registered delegates are asked to note the following:

1. Registration starts at 8 am and morning snacks will be served right away. As the program will promptly start at 9 am, please come on time.
   
   
2. There will be limited Internet access at the event (during breaks only) as we want participants to focus in listening to the speakers. However, I will have several Globe Tattoo wireless broadband USB on hand that can be borrowed should the need arises.
   
   
3. Should you be blogging at the event, kindly use this conference live-blogging guidelines for reference.
   

I will very much appreciate if you can also help us spread the word about the DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit.

DigitalFilipino.com Club members can send participants for free on this training noting the following conditions:

• Corporate members - 2 delegates
  
• SME members - 1 delegate
  
• Individual members can attend a 1-day session (not transferable)

Also, if you have nice swags that can be included in our delegates kit (150-200 pieces) or items for raffle, kindly let me know.

See you this November 12 and 13. Thank you!

Search Engine Optimization, Link Building Techniques, E-Commerce Law, Blogging 101, E-Mail Marketing, Blog Marketing & Advertising Webinar Series

In partnership with our corporate member - ProFora Professional Linkage Webinars, I'll be conducting a series of webinars this October.

Note that DigitalFilipino Club Members can attend these sessions for free following this allocation of slots:

• Corporate members can have one representative in all 5 webinars or 12 sessions.
• SME members can have one representative in 6 sessions.
• Individual members can participate in 2 sessions (non-transferable).
• Club members wanting to attend additional sessions or have more than one representative can pay five hundred pesos (P500) per session.

Please click on the registration below to reserve your slot and receive confirmation.

Non-club members who wishes to attend can pay the corresponding fee of seven hundred fifty pesos per session (P750).

Topics for this webinar series are the following:

1. Search Engine Optimization Techniques Certificate Course
   October 6, 8, and 10
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
2. Link Building Techniques Certificate Course
   October 13, 15, and 17
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
3. E-Commerce Law Overview
   October 21
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
4. Blogging 101
   October 21
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
5. E-Mail Marketing Certificate Course
   October 26, 28, and 30
   6 pm to 8 pm
   
6. Blog Marketing & Advertising
   November 4
   7 pm to 9 pm

To participate in the webinar, please note the following:

• Register ahead in order to receive the link where you can join the webinar on the actual day.
• Be online at least 10 minutes before the webinar.
• You will need a headset or sound speakers to listen while the live presentation and discussion is happening.
• You will need a microphone if you want to join the discussion via voice (although you can also type in your questions).