Rico BURAGA

Free Sales Videos

2013-06-27T03:12:00.011+08:00

I recently attended the Inside Sales Virtual Summit and I learned new ways of doing things. I also downloaded lots of free ebooks. The Summit ran for seven hours and featured 5 keynotes speakers and seven tracks of sales topics, capturing the best thinking on sales from 62 experts including bestselling authors, Fortune 500 executives and industry leaders.

Below is the list of selected presentation I have watched live and you can also watch the recorded version for free.

Webinar: How to Build and Operate a Content Marketing Machine
Sponsored by:	Marketo
Event Date:	OnDemand
Duration:	57: 15 Minutes
Description:	Marketers now know that they must become publishers. Content drives conversion, nurtures leads, and is the Yin to your social Yang. Good content will move your prospect through the funnel and position you as the thought leader in your space. The question is, how do you actually do content marketing? And what does it take to become your own publisher? Discover from Toby Murdock, CEO of Kapost, and Jason Miller, Social Media Manager at Marketo, the step-by-step best practices for content marketing, including how to: Develop and refine your own content plan. Generate content that engages. Get your content produced, published, and distributed. Convert content visitors and nurture them as leads. Analyze your content operation. Check out our presentation to see how to you can fill the top of your funnel and convert leads with more success and less expense than any marketing strategy you have ever used.

2013 Inside Sales Research & the Future of Our Profession - Bob Perkins
Sponsored by:	AA-ISP
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 9:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Agile Selling - Yusuf Tayob
Sponsored by:	Accenture
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 12:30 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Is Marketing the New Sales? Or is Sales the New Marketing? - Atri Chatterjee
Sponsored by:	ActOn
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 1:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Social Selling: Leverage the Power - Liz Gelb-O'Connor
Sponsored by:	ADP
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 12:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

How to Measure Outbound Success - Pete Gracey
Sponsored by:	AG Salesworks
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 1:30 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Cold Emailing: How to Get Meetings With Anyone - Bryan Kreuzberger
Sponsored by:	Breakthrough Email
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 9:30 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Smart Calling: Eliminate the Fear of Failure and Rejection from Cold Calling - Art Sobczak
Sponsored by:	Business by Phone
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 12:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Taking the Lead - Jeffrey Gitomer
Sponsored by:	Buy Gitomer
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 8:30 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Sales and Marketing Effectiveness Explained: More is Better - Giles House
Sponsored by:	Callidus Cloud
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 2:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

How to Craft Positioning and Messaging for New, Disruptive Technology - Dustin Grosse
Sponsored by:	Docusign
Event Date:	Fri, 06/14/2013 8:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Killing it with Data - Josh James
Sponsored by:	Domo
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 11:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

How an Inbound Marketing Company Does Inside Sales - Mark Roberge
Sponsored by:	Hubspot
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 2:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Inside Sales Market Update - Dave Elkington
Sponsored by:	InsideSales.com
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 8:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Top Lead Generation Methodologies for 2013 - Ken Krogue
Sponsored by:	InsideSales.com
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 12:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Profiling for Profit - Dave Elkington
Sponsored by:	InsideSales.com
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 1:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Winning the New Sales Game - Jill Konrath
Sponsored by:	Jill Konrath
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 2:30 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Predictive Analytics in Inside Sales - Brian Kardon
Sponsored by:	Lattice Engines
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 1:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Welcome to the Social Selling Era - Brian Frank
Sponsored by:	LinkedIn
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 9:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

The Path to a Killer Marketing Strategy - Jon Miller
Sponsored by:	Marketo
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 9:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

What Great Sales People Do - Mike Bosworth
Sponsored by:	Mike Bosworth Leadership
Event Date:	Mon, 06/10/2013 10:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Richard
Sponsored by:	Oracle
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 1:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Create Predictable, Scalable Sales Revenue - Aaron Ross
Sponsored by:	Predictable Revenue
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 10:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

The Deadly Sins of Lead Gen Landing Pages - Tim Ash
Sponsored by:	SiteTuners
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 9:30 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Inside Sales to Overtake Field Sales by 2015 - Are You Ready? - Josiane Feigon
Sponsored by:	TeleSmart
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 2:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Building a Social Selling Culture - Kurt Shaver
Sponsored by:	The Sales Foundry
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 1:30 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Selling at the Speed of Trust - Mike Puglia
Sponsored by:	TimeTrade
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 1:00 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

How to Win the Sale 74% of the Time - Craig Elias
Sponsored by:	Trigger Event Selling
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 10:00 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

How 3 Brands Use Webinars to Drive New Business - Mike Agron
Sponsored by:	WebAttract
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 1:30 PM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

Best Practices of Sales Analytics - Fred Shilmover - Fred Shilmover
Sponsored by:	InsightSquared
Event Date:	Thu, 06/20/2013 10:30 AM
Duration:	30: 00 Minutes

About InsideSales.com, Inc.

InsideSales.com is the global leader in cloud-based sales automation and predictive analytics for inside sales professionals. They were first to combine dialer technology into a CRM tool. Their PowerDialer for Salesforce 5.0 has been one of the most popular applications on the salesforce.com AppExchange for 5 years. The company was recently recognized #9 by Inc. Magazine for employee growth in Utah and #347 Fastest Growing Companies on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500. The company was named Service Provider of the Year for the 2^nd time by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals (AA-ISP). Enterprise customers include Dell, Gannett Local, Inc., Marketo, ON24, Re/Max Cornerstone, Seagate, Groupon and more. To test-drive the technology, visit www.insidesales.com.

Millennium Development Goals Beyond 2015

2013-06-24T06:06:00.001+08:00

The United Nations is calling for everyone to participate in the planning of the future development goals. Thirteen years after the formulation of the Millennium Development Goals, citizens around the world are engaged in shaping the vision of our world beyond 2015. The global consultations led by various stakeholders – governments, civil society organizations, United Nations and other partners – have already brought together hundreds of thousands of people who have shared their views and expertise.

To date, more than 500 online volunteers have supported the activities of UNV, other UN agencies and civil society organizations involved in facilitating dialogue around the future goals. Read about how online volunteers’ contributions help foster global inclusive participation and shape a common vision for the future. If you are interested in participating, opportunities are regularly posted by diverse organizations. Visit the Opportunity Search on their website and enter ‘2015’ in the keyword search field to find opportunities and apply.

Join the consultations online and have your voice heard by voting in the MY World survey, the UN and partners’ survey on your priorities for a better world. Results will be shared with world leaders in setting the next global development agenda.

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“Rico Buraga” Non-profit Marketing Communications Blog Articles

2013-06-24T05:53:00.001+08:00

Rico Buraga’s blog articles are a required reading list in a Nonprofit Management Program Elective at University of Washington. Specifically the course is titled: Marketing Communications for Your Nonprofit: Creating Awareness and Building Loyalty.

Course Description:

This course is designed to assist nonprofit professionals in creating awareness and building a loyal fan base for your organization. The basics of marketing will be covered along with an overview of the brand communication approach known as Integrated Marketing Communications, in which the different media for communicating your message are integrated into a seamless experience for your donors, and other supporters.

The course will also cover incorporating social media and special events into your marketing plan. Upon completion of this course, each participant will know to how to create a basic framework for communicating your organization’s mission. This course is designed for professionals who work for or with nonprofit organizations and would like to gain immediate knowledge, skills and techniques in the area of marketing communications.

Here is the link to the course curriculum directly from University of Washington, syllabus marketing and social media pdf

The link to the Rico Buraga’s blog articles, digital marketing strategy

If the link to the course curriculum is not working you can also download it here, marketing communications for your nonprofit

Startup Secrets: Go to Market Strategies with Michael Skok- Harvard i-lab

2013-01-19T21:44:00.000+08:00

Find out why it can be twice as important to get your Go-to-Market right, even if you've engineered a great product. Get to understand the tactical and strategic frameworks needed to enter a market and occupy a dominant position. Learn how to develop your "brand essence" and integrate other key marketing assets so that you can pursue an impactful sales and marketing approach.

2013 CES: Brand Matters Keynote: Marketing in the Cloud (Video)

2013-01-17T01:46:00.001+08:00

The Brand Matters keynote brought together executives from the world's top brands to discuss how technology and digital platforms are impacting marketing and brand strategy on a global scale.

About CES

With more than four decades of success, the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) reaches across global markets, connects the industry and enables CE innovations to grow and thrive.

The International CES is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $195 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES – The Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services.

About CEA

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) unites 2,000 companies within the consumer technology industry. Members tap into valuable and innovative members-only resources: unparalleled market research, networking opportunities with business advocates and leaders, up-to-date educational programs and technical training, exposure in extensive promotional programs, and representation from the voice of the industry.

What They Don't Teach in Business School about Entrepreneurship

2013-01-08T13:07:00.003+08:00

Part of Conference on Entrepreneurship.

Description: A group of entrepreneurs talk about what they learned in the trenches that they never could have learned in a classroom. The panelists will also share the courses that were most helpful to them in their entrepreneurial ventures, the courses that they wished they had taken, and the topics that business schools should be teaching to aspiring entrepreneurs.

About Stanford Graduate School of Business

The Stanford Graduate School of Business' mission is to create ideas that deepen and advance our understanding of management and with those ideas to develop innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world.

Present Philippine Educational Situation: Issues and Challenges

2013-01-07T18:59:00.001+08:00

In the Philippines having a good quality education has always been considered as an opportunity to a better quality of life. It’s an equalizing instrument between the rich and the poor. Like any other developing nation-state, the Philippines have various issues and challenges on the existing educational system. Alejo (2006) identified the following as the major current issues facing the educational system:

1) Lack of physical resources,

2) Low salaries of teachers,

3) Lack of competent teachers,

4) Intensifying dichotomy between private and public schools,

5) Increasing cost of education, and

6) Mismatch between training actual job opportunities.

Lack of physical resources. This problem was caused by rapid population increase and the non-improvement of the Philippine economy. This means that school enrollment is constantly increasing every year, while the government spending on education cannot cope-up with said increase. The government spending per capita on education is minimal compared to debt service payments to lending countries and IMF- World Bank.

One of the resulting situation of this problem is the insufficient classroom for increasing supply of students and high ratio of students per teacher. In remote areas, sometimes teachers are holding classes for two different grade level at the same time and in the same room. This is called split teaching. The normal size of this kind of class between 70- 80 students.

Low salaries of teachers. On the average, a new teacher receives Php9, 939 a month. Compare this with the entry-level salary of at least P159, 000 in the public schools in California. No wonder, many teachers are continuously tempted to leave the Philippines in search for a greener pasture (Alejo, 2006).

Lack of competent teachers. This is due to the continuing condition of brain drain in the country. Most of highly competent teachers are migrating to the United States and some are even employed as domestic helpers in the Middle East countries.

Intensifying dichotomy between private and public schools. In the country private schools are perceived to have high quality of instruction and students from public schools are seen as mediocre students. From this perception private schools are somewhat licensed to charge high tuition fees and other fees to maintain their superior school infrastructures.

Increasing cost of education. Primary and secondary education is free as mandated by law. But the increasing cost of education means that a family cannot support the other expenses in sending their children to school. These expenses include school uniform, books, transportation expenses and other related expenses. In a family with four children this would be a large amount of money and this is the regular family size in the country.

Mismatch between training actual job opportunities. This is one problem at the tertiary level and it is also the cause of the existence of a large group of educated unemployed or underemployed.

The Philippine problems on education were the effect of ineffective macro and micro policies of the government inter-playing with other factors in the society. The main reasons for this problems would be that the country is simply not investing enough in the education system, and the education system has been inefficiently managed.

To solve this problem in my point of view, in the macro level, we need to increase the budget expenditure on education. But how? The Philippines can have a moratorium on its foreign debt payment and prioritize the budget on education.

According to Isagani Cruz, a former Department of Education official, on the micro level, the department is implementing numerous effort to curb the effect of these problems. Such interventions is the introduction of new curriculum, education service contracting, multi-shift classroom policy, library hubs, early childhood education, madrasah education, inclusive education, alternative learning system, school feeding, Every Child a Reader Program (ECARP), competency-based teacher assessment standards, computerization, Schools First, Brigada Eskwela, Sagip Eskwela, Adopt-a-School, Oplan Balik Eskwela, and the Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA). A former department secretary commented on an interview that, “if we are to improve Philippine education, we must attract and recruit the best and the brightest among our young citizens to become teachers”, and teachers should also be well compensated to prevent them from migrating to other countries.

References:

Alleba Politics, URL: http://politics.alleba.com/category/education/

Big Brother (Kuya)/Big Sister (Ate) Culture: A Proactive and Responsible Way of Alleviating the Philippine Educational System, URL: http://www.essaycompetition.org/docs/2006/EC06_Alejo.pdf

KAAKBAY CDI, Philippine Public Education – A Situationer by Monday, Jun. 05, 2006 at 6:56 AM, URL: http://qc.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/7391.php

Philippine Daily Inquirer, URL: http://www.inq7.net/brk/2004/jul/05/brkpol_4-1.htm

Cruz, Isagani. URL: http://criticplaywright.blogspot.com/2006/01/creative-solutions-to-philippine.html

Key Issues in Philippine Education, URL: http://www.ph.net/htdocs/education/issue.htm

Submitted by:

Rico BURAGA

Lecture on Japan’s Development Experience

Department of International Development- GSID

Submitted to:

Prof. Yasushi Hirosato

Graduate School of International Development

Nagoya University

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF NURSES IN THE PHILIPPINES

2013-01-02T10:19:00.000+08:00

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF NURSES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Globalization is the accelerated interdependence of countries in the world in terms of political, economic, technological and social developments. The rapid flow of capital, technology, and trade has also effects on international migration. Held et al (1999) in their major analysis of globalization observed that ’one form of globalization is more ubiquitous than any other - human migration’. The emergence of economic globalization has seen the development of unprecedented interconnection between immigration on one hand, and increased trade capacity, competitiveness, and employment policy on the other (Keeley, 2002). International migration is becoming a major characteristic of globalization. The traditional concept of nation-state now is becoming blurred. The transnational phenomenon of migration now increasingly affects many individuals, communities, countries and regions all over the world. Migration has both positive and negative social impacts on society of both hosting country and sending country. Global economic reorganization has great effect on developing economies like the Philippines and somewhat contributed to unemployment and employment generation at the same time. In this regard, the paper will focus on the nurse’s migration in the Philippines. The main purpose is to describe the push and pull factors of nurse migration in the country. The paper is primarily based on secondary data and review of literature on Filipino nurse migration past studies. Secondary information was also used to examine the effects of nurse migration in the Philippine health or medical sector. -Rico Buraga, http://rico.emarketingconsult.com

Life Improvement Program (LIP) in the Philippines

2013-01-01T20:45:00.001+08:00

A. Life Improvement Program (LIP) in the Philippines

Poverty reduction is one of the main goals of the Philippine government. Majority of the population lives in the rural areas and this population depends on agriculture as the main source of livelihood. In this scenario, Rural Life Improvement (LIP) approach can be an innovative approach to poverty reduction. The notable case of LIP approach in the Philippines is the Training Services Enhancement Project for Rural Life Improvement (TSEP-RLI) in the Province of Bohol. The project was jointly conducted by the Government of the Philippines thru Department of Agriculture (DA) – Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The target beneficiaries are farmers, fisher folk, women, youth and extension workers. The ATI- DA provides training services to the target beneficiaries as way to improve human resource development. The main components of the project are: improvement rural living condition, environment preservation and livelihood projects. The project utilized the idea of participatory development in order to achieve the goals for the target beneficiaries; local government units and other stakeholders were involved from project planning to implementation. According to Fermentira (2005) the project have positive impacts to the community such as: community mobilization and social participation, greater food sufficiency and stable price, increased income and employment generation, served as a model for other municipalities, and strengthened the partnership between the various stakeholders involved.

B. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Life Improvement Program approach?

1) Advantages

The advantages of the approach are that the target beneficiaries are empowered and their self-reliance is developed. According to experts, projects using participatory approach have higher success compared to top-down approach.

LIP approach is holistic in tackling poverty issues. It concerns income generating activities but also inculcate awareness of environmental protection to the people.

There is also cost-sharing and collaboration among the stakeholders in this way the responsibility and accountability for the success and failure of the project is shared among the stakeholders.

2) Disadvantages

One stumbling block to this approach is how to motivate the different stakeholders to cooperate in the project. For the project to be successful there should be a harmonious mix of government, aid agencies, target beneficiaries and other stakeholders.

The other main disadvantage in my point of view is the sustainability of these projects after the funding agency have concluded the project and it’s time to pull-out from the project area. If the target beneficiaries is not self-motivated enough and the trainings have not been internalize by the people to the point that it is really beneficial to them. Examples are cases of low level of participation by the project beneficiaries like attending meetings just to comply with the attendance and not really deeply involved in the discussion where one’s critical mind is opened-up.

References:

Case study of applied LIP approach/activities in the Philippines: the training services enhancement project for rural life improvement (TSEP-RLI) experience.

URL: http://www.eldis.org/static/DOC20320.htm

FEMENTIRA, Graciana B. Case Study of Applied LIP Approach/Activities in the Philippines The Training Services Enhancement Project for Rural Life Improvement (TSEP-RLI) Experience. Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) -VII - Central Visayas Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.

URL:http://www.gdnet.org/pdf2/gdn_library/annual_conferences/sixth_annual_conference/fementira_paper.pdf

REYES, Celia M. and Lani E. Valencia. Poverty Reduction Strategy and Poverty Monitoring: Philippine Case Study. URL:http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPAME/Resources/Country-studies/philippines_povmonitoring_casestudy.pdf

Poverty Measurement in the Philippines

2012-12-31T23:08:00.002+08:00

Poverty Measurement in the Philippines

Before international non-governmental organizations were established to reduce poverty or the Millennium Development Goals was formulated, and poverty subjects are taught in universities. Poverty is already a concern of Mallanaga Vātsyāyana, an Indian philosopher who lived in 4th century AD. He wrote in his book Kama Sutra that “poverty is not a virture. It is an obstacle, not only to pleasure but also to ethics and virtue. Morality is a luxury which very poor people can rarely afford.” This means poverty is a condition that limits your freedom. Where most people want to escape. And it has many dimensions.

Poverty has different meaning to people. UNDP introduced the concept of human poverty. UNDP’s definition of poverty is not the sum total of well being; lack of income cannot be the sum of poverty. Human poverty does not focus on people do or do not have, but on what they can or cannot do (UNDP, 2000). According to World Bank (2006), poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom.

Extreme poverty was defined by World Bank as living on less than US$ (PPP) 1 per day, and moderate poverty as less than $2 a day. It has been estimated that in 2001, 1.1 billion people had consumption levels below $1 a day and 2.7 billion lived on less than $2 a day. The proportion of the developing world's population living in extreme economic poverty has fallen from 28 percent in 1990 to 21 percent in 2001.

There is a principle that states that: what you cannot measure, you cannot manage. Therefore, to reduce poverty it has to be defined and measured using different indicators to capture its multidimensional facets. The indicators should include economic, social and political needs. These indicators should evolve to capture the changing concepts of poverty in changing times.

The most commonly used poverty measurement is measure of relative income. Relative poverty views poverty as socially defined and dependent on social context. It is a set standard which is consistent over time and between countries. A relative measurement could be used to compare the total wealth of the poorest one-third of the population with the total wealth of richest 1% of the population. Gini coefficient is one of the several income inequality metrics. In many developed countries the official definition of poverty used for statistical purposes is based on relative income. As such many critics argue that poverty statistics measure inequality rather than material deprivation or hardship (Wikipedia). -Rico Buraga at http://emarketingconsult.com/blog/

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITY ACTION

2012-12-30T02:17:00.000+08:00

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITY ACTION

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITY ACTION Objectives of Presentation: Present the definitions of community organizing, the different approaches, and its practices identify the qualities and roles of CO practitioners that are significant to achieve the goals of organizing discuss the issues and problems in community organizing.

A NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY FOR THE PHILIPPINES

2012-12-30T01:37:00.000+08:00

A NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY FOR THE PHILIPPINES

The advent of globalization has introduced strong competitive pressures in many domestic markets. While it rewards most competitive economies, it poses numerous challenges to most developing countries. As the Philippines faces the challenges of an increasingly complex global economy, it has adopted both economic and political reforms that are meant to help ensure its viability and survival. While the growth and development process was hindered for a time by successive political upheavals, the 1990s saw the Philippine government adopt a more concerted policy approach designed to promote liberalization and achieve higher economic growth. While the previous administrations have succeeded in introducing structural reforms meant to open some sectors of the economy to competition, sustaining and deepening these reforms is the bigger challenge ahead. Much needs to be done in sustaining the momentum by extending the various pro-competitive reforms in a well-defined and transparent manner. Rico BURAGA, Program in Economic Development Policy and Management KAWASHIMA Fujio, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/fkawa/kawashimaeng.html

Case Study: From Hometown Success to Global Scandal- Parmalat’s Tangle of Financial Fraud is Being Called Europe’s Enron

2012-12-29T23:41:00.000+08:00

Case Study: From Hometown Success to Global Scandal- Parmalatâ€™s Tangle of Financial Fraud is Being Called Europeâ€™s Enron

Case Study: From Hometown Success to Global Scandal- Parmalat’s Tangle of Financial Fraud is Being Called Europe’s Enron Parmalat, an Italian company specialising in long-life milk, is suspected of having perpetrated a massive fraud. Billions of euros have gone missing from its books in a scandal that has drawn parallels with the collapse of Enron, the US energy giant. The company has admitted that the true level of its debt is €14.3bn (�10bn) - eight times more than it claimed. Italian prosecutors are trying to convince a judge to order trials for 29 people, ranging from Parmalat's founder to former financial officers, accountants and lawyers.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES: A POLICY ISSUE

2012-12-29T21:46:00.003+08:00

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES: A POLICY ISSUE

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES: A POLICY ISSUE. PATIENT’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS: A POLICY ISSUE IN THE PHILIPPINES

There is a need for a law that will protect, promote and defend the rights of patients. Data from the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) indicates (per PRC Board of Medicine August 2002 data, there are 585 docketed cases with 176 malpractice or gross negligence cases) that over a hundred have been reported to them as early as 1993. The Center for People’s Health Watch, a Cebu-based non-governmental organization has documented 53 cases of medical malpractice from 1992 to 1996 in Visayas alone. Given that a doctor sees at least 10 patients daily five times a week, the number of people who are put to risk is sizeable.

Even more disturbing, these numbers are only based on hospital statistics. They do not include deaths from missed diagnoses or medical negligence that occurred in clinics, private doctors' offices, or other treatment facilities. Yet there are still undocumented cases where patients and their families simply accept with resignation the medical tragedy they find themselves in. And the public has to be protected. Even the poorest jeepney owner/operator cannot have his vehicle registered unless he has insurance that spells third party liability. And they earn much less than the lowliest paid licensed physician. We should not equate this as a punishment but simply a means for equalizing the distribution of pecuniary liability.

The number of filed complaints, however, indicates a low incidence ratio. Just because statistics show that there is only one maimed or lost life for every three million patients is no justification for the people to be less bothered.

From the plaintiff’s perspective, there are three reasons to sue the physician for malpractice. First, filing a lawsuit is a way to secure compensation for the injury. victims no doubt has some uninsured costs associated with injury; compensate the family for the loss of work related services, and recompense victim’s and her family’s suffering. Second, suing the physician may provide a sense of corrective justice. An injured party is “made whole” through restitution from the injurer. Provoking feelings of remorse, shame, and guilt in the defendant is an integral part of this corrective justice. Finally, tort litigation is meant to have a deterrence function. By forcing the negligent party to pay a penalty, the system creates an economic incentive to take greater precautions in the future. Presumably, being sued will cause physicians to approach patients differently in the future.

フィリピン　の　UNESCO の　せかいいさん

2012-12-29T20:29:00.000+08:00

フィリピン　の　UNESCO の　せかいいさん

Banaue のべいだいちはゆねすこのせかいのそうぞくざいさんのばしょである。 Banaue のべいだいちは Batad のひとびとのそせんでふぃりぴんの Ifugao のやまにきりわけられた 2000 ねんのふるいだいちである。ゆいいつのひとはちきゅうからちょうこくされたきょういをつくった。べいだいちはさされたいし、きのしゃべる、ばーる、踏鋤およびすでをしようしているわたしたちのせんぞでやまからきりわけられた。かわどこからとられたおおきいいしはだいちのかべとしてぎゃっぷをうめるためにそれらをおくことによってねんどとのほかのうえの 1 つしようされた。これらのじゃいあんとすてっぷはやまのまさにうえに 5 , 000 ふぃーとたかくのぼる。

PLATFORM Get Noticed in a Noisy World PDF Download

2012-12-29T13:20:00.001+08:00

DIGITAL PLATFORM: Ways to Flood your Website with Traffic and Get Noticed in a Noisy World -

This presentation goes through different strategies and tactics for getting visitors to your website or blog. There are various completely free strategies, and paid traffic strategies.

Not only do you get to hear about specific websites and strategies, but you also learn how to combine certain strategies to maximize your results. When you start to put everything together into one big super traffic strategy, you are able to drive traffic to your site(s) whenever you want.

This will give you an overview of the different types of strategies that work well, and focuses more on coming up with the best strategy for your ecommerce website or blog, and not just what worked on one guy's blog years ago. DIGITAL PLATFORM: Ways to Flood your Website with Traffic and Get Noticed in a Noisy World. "Ways to Flood your Website with Traffic"; "Platform Get Noticed in a Noisy World" PDF download kindle epub- Rico Buraga E-marketing mixology

Online Customer Behavioral Database PDF Download

2012-12-29T12:03:00.000+08:00

Online Customer Behavioral Database Planner

What customer or prospect data points and behaviors would you like to capture about your customers that you’re not currently capturing? Online Customer Behavioral Database Planner

Mobile Email Planner PDF Download

2012-12-29T11:38:00.000+08:00

Mobile Email Planner

Streamline your conversion activity: Has your previous strategy involved packing as many conversion opportunities as possible into an email or Web page? If so, consider focusing on a single conversion where applicable – this may drive better results for mobile viewers with limited time to sort through your options. Mobile Email Planner

Marketing Staffing Checklist PDF Download

2012-12-29T09:50:00.000+08:00

Marketing Staffing Checklist

When looking at the organization of your marketing department, are you striving to or already meet these requirements? Marketing Staffing Ideas Checklist

International Migration of Nurses in the Philippines

2012-12-29T01:44:00.000+08:00

International Migration of Nurses in the Philippines

International migration of nurses in the Philippines. A presentation to describe the push and pull factors of nurse migration in the Philippines. International Migration of Nurses in the Philippines

Twin Escapes From His Crib- OFFICIAL VIDEO

2012-12-29T01:21:00.001+08:00

Baby Jail Break at 17 Months

Twins climbing out of crib! It looks like it is time for a toddler bed! Liam refuses to stay in bed at nap time. THEY LEARNED TO CLIMB OUT OF THEIR CRIB (the twin was not hurt, and there are pillows surrounding the crib)

** Note: They are no longer in the crib. After they climbed out of the crib they were never put back in for safety reasons. They are now in toddler beds.

Never aired on Right This Minute: October 17, 2011
Never aired on Good Morning America (Play of the Day): October 20, 2011
Never aired on Inside Edition: October 21, 2011
Never aired on Today Show: October 22, 2011
Never aired on GlobalTV Toronto: October 21, 2011
Never aired on Good Morning America (Fixation-interview): October 23, 2011
Never aired on Global TV BC: October 24, 2011
Never on The Ellen Show Website: October 24, 2011
Never on World's Dumbest April 27, 2012

No Twin Sightings at:
Dutch TV
Brazil TV
Romania TV
Dailymail.co.uk
The Sun (UK)
Bolbo
cafemom - The Stir
Huffington Post
Yahoo Brasil

Let us know you've spotted them!

Using the video: If you are a TV station, newspaper...etc, please send me a message via YouTube or through email (located on the main channel page) requesting to use the video. As these are my friend kids, I would like to be able to give consent before the footage is used.

Do not copy the video and re-upload it onto YouTube. Just favorite it instead and then you can put the favourited video onto your channel page but it will stay linked to my channel. You can also use the embed links, Facebook and Twitter share links that are provided by YouTube if you want to share it with your friends. :)

If you want to make a voiceover, you are welcome to do so IF YOU KEEP IT CLEAN. That means NO PROFANITY OR SEXUAL CONTENT. Be respectful to the fact that these are children and if you upload a video that violates this, you will be requested to take it down. If you create a clean video, let me know and I might approve it as a video response.

Thank you for understanding and respecting our request.

Cute Toddler Singing

2012-12-29T01:07:00.000+08:00

Cute 2-year Old Toddler Singing in an Unknown Language

Cute toddler singing in a language unknown even to her parents. If you can guess what's her singing and you get US$ 300.

Kid Can't Say Banana

2012-12-29T00:54:00.000+08:00

It's not bana.
It's not banananana.

IT'S BANANA!

Please watch this, NOW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxeTs0FsR6A

Top 100 Famous Internet Marketing Quotes

2012-11-17T02:57:00.001+08:00

See the full gallery on Posterous

These one hundred plus famous great internet marketing quotes will change the way you look at marketing and how you use it to promote your business.

Philippines: Our right to know right now!

2012-09-15T18:14:00.001+08:00

The Philippines is on the verge of passing a landmark transparency bill which could shine a light into government and curb public corruption. President Aquino has endorsed the law, but isn't pushing it forward. Sign the petition now before Monday's State of the Nation address!

Our government has the chance to pass a landmark law that could help clean up our politics -- but without a surge of public support right now, we could lose this historic opportunity.

If passed, this Freedom of Information law would allow anyone to request access to public information like government spending that has been kept secret -- shining a light into dark corners of our democracy, exposing corruption and preventing abuses of power. President Aquino ran for election on an anti-corruption platform, and endorsed the law in January this year. Still the FOI bill remains languishing in committee in the House of Representatives -- and without our support, it will die there.

The President's State of the Nation address is on Monday. Let's put him on notice. This one law can give us a tool to press our government for better policies and services for years to come -- sign and share the petition now:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Pass_the_Philippine_Freedom_of_Information_FOI_Act_Now/?bVKqadb&v=16350

Over 90 countries around the world already have freedom of information laws, and the access to information is protected by international law. In many countries, it has been transformative in the fight against government corruption.

In the Philippines, Aquino has staked his leadership on government transparency, but it is this law that can change the political culture and make openness mandatory and permanent -- rather than the product of a passing whim.

Let's push him now to get this landmark bill into the statute books! Sign the petition now:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Pass_the_Philippine_Freedom_of_Information_FOI_Act_Now/?bVKqadb&v=16350

Around the world, Avaaz members are coming together to change the way the world works. Last year over 500,000 Indian Avaaz members called for a historic anti-corruption bill that could transform India. In 2010 over 2 million signed an Avaaz campaign which succeeded in pushing for the landmark "Ficha Limpa" or "clean record" law in Brazil, barring convicted corrupt officials from office. Now, it's time to bring that power to the Philippines.

MORE INFORMATION

PNoy urged to endorse FOI bill at SONA (ABS CBN News)
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/07/12/12/pnoy-urged-endorse-foi-bill-sona

Update On The F.O.I. Bill (Manila Bulletin)
http://mb.com.ph/node/362264/update-on-the-foi-bill

Surprise us, Mr. President (Manila Standard)
http://manilastandardtoday.com/www2/2012/07/19/surprise-us-mr-president/

Rico BURAGA

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