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11/03/2025

⭐ Will Decathlon Succeed in the Philippines?

Let's visit Decathlon in Iloilo City while I talk about the history of Decathlon, tactics they use to sell more products, and the psychology of how they organized their stores to win customers over.

This is the brand origin story of Decathlon.

27/03/2023

⭐ Maya vs. GCash: The Philippine Fintech Wars
In this video, we go through a couple of topics:
➜ The Origins of Maya
➜ The Timeline of Maya's battle with GCash
➜ How GCash grew so fast
➜ Maya's Secret Plan
➜ Which app Filipinos are using more

13/03/2023

We Filipinos LOVE Kenny Rogers Roasters - but did you know that it actually failed in the US? This video is the complete origin story 🤓🍿

In this video, we go through a couple of topics:
➜ The life of Kenny Rogers: childhood and rise to fame
➜ John Brown, the co-founder of Kenny Rogers who acquired KFC from Colonel Sanders
➜ How did Kenny Rogers Roasters start?
➜ Why did it fail in the US?
➜ How did the Berjaya group acquire Kenny Rogers Roasters?
➜ Why is Kenny Rogers Roasters so successful in the Philippines?

15/02/2023

I made this video to help you make a better decision when buying Chinese cars by understanding their origins, history, and how they compare to American, European, and Japanese brands 🤓🍿

In this video, we answer a couple of questions:
➜ Which car brand in the Philippines is leading and winning?
➜ Which Chinese car brands are on the rise?
➜ What’s the history behind each Chinese car brand that is gaining popularity in the Philippines? (Geely, MG, Chery, Foton, Maxus, JAC, GAC, BAIC, Changan, Ssangyong, BYD)
➜ Are Chinese-made cars reliable?
➜ Can we trust Chinese brands and China-made cars?

11/02/2023

New podcast episode! Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VxrqpTTtWzVXEZihUGk50?si=de3005d5dfbd4fda

04/02/2023

The Good Morning towel is pretty iconic to Filipinos - but did you know that it was also super popular in Singapore and Hong Kong? This is a brief history of the Good Morning towel.

02/12/2022

Pantone just revealed the 2023 Color of the Year — so I got curious:

- What exactly is Pantone?
- What do they do?
- How much money do they make?
- Why do we listen to their color-of-the-year crap?

Answered all those questions in this thread. You can follow me on Twitter for more threads like these 👇
twitter.com/garinchris

22/11/2022

Shopee's tale is an underdog story but that story could come to an end very soon.

In this video, learn about the rise of Shopee, Garena, and SeaMoney. Learn about the different strategies they used to get here, what they're doing right, and how badly Shopee needs to turn a profit.

20/11/2022

Made this thread on Twitter about things you didn't know about Rustan's.

You can follow me there for more threads like these 👇
twitter.com/garinchris

15/11/2022

How exactly does Starbucks convert its haters into superfans who are willing to choose the brand over better-tasting & cheaper alternatives? 🤔

I talk about my journey about how Starbucks won me over 👇

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GlrPfO
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NCqUKs

20/09/2022

Amazon reportedly spent around $750M for the Rings of Power series - did they overspend?

How does their budget compare to that of the House of the Dragon series? And did you know that the rights to the LOTR aren't owned by the Tolkien Estate anymore? (at least, not all of it)

💎👉 WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1PAhyI9QIuM

19/09/2022

Gen Z LOVES Liquid Death - It's the most viral water brand in the world 🔥

Water is the most boring product ever but Liquid Death managed to rally an army of superfans who love it enough to want to buy the brand's official merch. And yes, they have merch. In this video, learn how they continue to break the internet.

💎👉 WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vx_zQegVGf8

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