FREE Ride with GrabJeep runs on EDSA

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Grab Philippines just launched two new service, the GrabJeep, a new and free service for the commuters of Metro Manila and GrabCar 6-seaters.

GrabJeep

With GrabJeep, everyone will have a chance at a safe and convenient commute along the busiest thoroughfare in the metro.

Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app, now offers free jeepney rides along EDSA for two months.

GrabJeep is a free service that’s roaming EDSA, it more of a fixed-route vehicle similar to how the regular jeepneys operates. You will not be able to book a ride for GrabJeep but instead you will need wait for GrabJeep on these designated stops;

• Magallanes
• Ayala
• Buendia
• Guadalupe
• Boni
• Shaw
• Megamall
• Ortigas
• Santolan
• Araneta
• SM North Edsa

GrabJeep roams around EDSA, picks up passengers at SM North EDSA and traverses along Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. 

All the stops are accessible to business districts, MRT stations and malls to make it more convenient for passengers to travel.

“Grab’s mission has always been to drive the transport industry of Southeast Asia forward. While we already have a diverse set of services in our app, it’s about time we take a look at jeeps – one of the most traditional forms of transportation in the Philippines. We want to empower commuters with the same freedom we provide our passengers,” said Khriz Lim, Grab Philippines’ Country Marketing Head.

Jeepneys are among the most common form of transportation for commuters in Metro Manila. 

With GrabJeep, Grab upgraded the everyday jeepney experience to provide the same quality of safety and convenience to passengers.

This campaign aims to improve and upgrade old jeeps so that jeepney passengers will be able to experience more comfortable trips. GrabJeep rides will be free for the whole duration of the campaign but the passengers can also opt to donate to help in the upgrading of old jeepneys.

Try this and enjoy your ride ! Grab Jeep is equipped with WiFi, television and air conditioning system.

GrabCar 6-seaters

GrabCar 6-seaters is another service the Grab Philippines launched. GrabCar 6-seaters appears to be targeting those groups who are traveling like families or friends. Unlike GrabJeep, you will need to book GrabCar 6-seaters to avail of the service, you will be able to see option between GrabCar and GrabCar+ in the app.

Price of the service is still unknown but from their tagline “Bigger than a GrabCar, more affordable than GrabCar+”, it’s could be priced close to GrabCar but with a larger vehicle.

Source: @GrabPh

Switch Store now opens in Ayala Malls Serin , Tagaytay

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Apple's Premium Reseller in the Philippines, Switch celebrates 8th Anniversary with unveiling of its 19th store in Ayala Malls Serin in Tagaytay City. 

The new Switch store provides valued client with instant and convenient access to a wide range of premium Apple products and accessories, as well as unparalleled service and solutions that cater to the digital lifestyle of Filipinos.

Switch boasts of its several authorizations from Apple including Apple Premium Reseller, Apple Authorized Reseller, Apple Premium Service Provider, Apple Authorized Service Provider, and Apple Authorized Education Reseller.

Other Switch stores including their Service Centers are located in the following:

Ayala Malls

Solenad

Arcadia in Paseo

Marquee Mall, Angeles Pampanga

UP Technohub

The District Malls, Imus Cavite

The District Malls, Dasmarinas

Alabang Town Center

Glorietta

UP Town Center

EVIA Lifestyle Center

Bluebay Wall

Robinsons Mall,Las Pinas

They also have list of service centers across the nation, including the one in Baguio, Valenzuela and Pampanga.

Switch Ayala Malls Serin is now open to the public from 10AM until 8PM.

More photos @ Switch at Ayala Malls Serin Tagaytay #SwitchSerin

Luis Manzano loves the Dockers Signature On-The-Go Khaki Stretch

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Dockers Signature On-The-Go Khaki

Stretch: for looking dressed to impress

TV host Luis Manzano loves the Signature On-The-Go Khaki Stretch because of its straight-ahead style with a straight fit, flat-front, and moisture-wicking technology.

With new technologies and trends, professionals are more competitive than ever and changes in the workplace are necessary. For professionals nowadays, multi-tasking and restrictive deadlines just won’t hack it; there must be work-play balance, too.

To attain this, professionals now are inclined towards collaboration and creating a positive and friendly corporate environment wherein employees have reduced work stress that, in turn, results in diminished absenteeism.

On the other hand, there are work-related matters that are also affected by the changing times. The corporate dress code is one. These days, employees are increasingly seen donning outfits that they’d wear at a typical night out, something that was not ideal or allowed before. While workforce nowadays may be averse to donning traditional office attires, must they totally disregard propriety and decorum when dressing up for work?

Dockers Signature On-The-Go Khaki Stretch pants is Luis Manzano's go-to collection when he wants to look smart.

While corporate fashion is in a constant state of flux, there is one thing that career counselors assert should never change: dressing for success.

You may chuck your wooly slacks or linen pants for more comfortable ensembles, but you still have to show up at work looking dressed to take charge. This gives you an aura of respectability among peers that, in turn, will make superiors and clients take notice.

TV host Luis Manzano loves the Signature On-The-Go Khaki Stretch because of its straight-ahead style with a straight fit, flat-front, and moisture-wicking technology.

The newest Dockers Signature On-The-Go Khaki Stretch Straight-Fit Flat-Front pants is your go-to collection when checking for office attires that make you look smart yet casual enough for a dinner-and-movie date.

Dockers Signature On-The-Go Khaki Stretch features business-casual pants that exude such timeless flair that no matter what comes up in your agenda, wearing one will help you rise to the occasion.

Small wonder, then, that Dockers is the favored khaki brand of Americans and most professionals from different parts of the world. The Signature On-The-Go Khaki Stretch is a straight-ahead style with a straight fit, flat-front, and moisture-wicking technology, which delivers modern flair and continuous comfort.

Dockers perennially offers stylish staple pants that endow its wearer with a huge confidence boost while ensuring supreme comfort—something all professionals need.

And since flexibility is key, your clothes must take you from a breakfast meeting to a night on the town. Just pair your Dockers khakis with a nifty shirt and throw on a smart jacket when you want to dress to impress.

At the end of the day, remember that tremendous self-confidence, aligned with your innate skills and dependability, are all you need to make your mark in the industry you’re in.

LG Smartphones Connect Users to the Future Today

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LG’s range of award-winning smartphones offers a glimpse into the future of mobile technology

LG Electronics, a global technology leader, is building the foundation of a future of heightened connectivity through its current range of flagship smartphones. Superior display, intuitive technology, advanced camera features, and overall performance of LG smartphones open up possibilities of seamless smart technology for consumers all over the world.

Undisputed display leadership and innovation

One of the key features of smartphones is the display screen, which serves as the control and information center of the device. Always on the forefront of innovation, LG’s smartphones come equipped not only with immersive displays, but also with unique solutions to improve user interaction and response.

Equipped with LG’s boldest and most brilliant 5.5-inch IPS Quantum Display, the G4 takes smartphone display to the next level. Increased contrast, brightness, and color accuracy makes for ultra-clear and life-like images never before seen on a mobile device.

The LG V10, released late last year, offers a second screen in addition to an already-impressive 5.7-inch QHD main display. This additional ticker display allows for quick access to apps, messages, and calls without draining precious battery power. The LG V10’s ticker screen is just the beginning of the tech innovator’s movement toward providing creative, stylish, and efficient solutions to common problems of smartphone users today and tomorrow.

State-of-the-art imaging solutions

Tech experts are predicting a bright future for smartphone photography and videography. Powerful smartphone cameras allow amateurs to take high-resolution photos and videos, which can then be viewed, edited, and shared instantly. LG envisions a future where professional-level images can be captured by a smartphone equipped with the functions and controls of pro-grade cameras.

The LG G4 is the first smartphone in the world to feature manual camera mode, which allows users to easily control complex functions such as shutter speed, frame rate, ISO, white balance, and focus. The V10, on the other hand, features a manual video mode that allows for creative flexibility never before seen in a mobile device. Couple these unique features with instant editing capabilities and LTE upload speeds, and users can instantly produce and share impressive work within seconds.

Global recognition

As the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona looms closer, tech experts and enthusiasts are looking forward to a glimpse of the latest cutting-edge mobile technology. LG, apart from its current line of smartphones, will be presenting ways of integrating mobile into its next-generation smart technology that consumers can enjoy in the near future.

MWC also hosts the Global Mobile Awards (GMA), which hailed the 2014 flagship model LG G3 as Best Smartphone of the Year.

LG’s 2015 flagship smartphone, the G4, is selected for this year’s GMA Best Smartphone category. To select the world’s best smartphone, jurors evaluate each entry for physical design innovation and form, device performance, genuine innovation displayed, simplicity of use, unique attributes, price point vis-à-vis value for money, and market success, among other criteria.

To learn more about LG’s innovative smartphone offerings and its MWC participation, visitwww.lg.com/ph, or www.LGnewsroom.com; like LG Mobile’s official Facebook page LG Mobile Philippines or follow @LGPhilippines on Twitter and Instagram.

Lazada PH on Mobile Commerce: We shop like we Facebook

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Philippines’ largest online shopping, Lazada,  pioneering e-commerce by providing a fast, convenient and secure online shopping experience combined with an extensive product offering in categories ranging from mobiles & tablets and consumer electronics to household goods, toys, fashion and sports equipment.

The intimacy of the personal smart device, and prevalent social media snacking behavior, has generated a new form of shopping​: Mobile Snack Shopping.

According to Facebook, social media apps (FB / Instagram) are intuitively formed for bite sized discovery and snacking of content. With Filipino smartphone user habits primarily shaped by social media consumption, it is no surprise, that Filipinos' mobile shopping habits have similar patterns.

Massive small buys, on small screens

The average cost of an item purchased on the Lazada mobile app is 15​% less than items purchased via desktop. But this lower average spend is easily offset by the massive growth of the app portal, up 400% from 2014. This massive growth of m commerce mirrors the Philippine digital landscape where mobile devices are the first and primary source of digital access.

Low cost categories give more reason to browse

According to internal Lazada data, the most popular product categories for app purchases are: Beauty Tools, Food Supplements, Portable Audio, Kitchen & Dining, Small Kitchen Appliances, Diaper & Potty, and Fragrances. The nature of these low cost categories is that they do not have intimidating price points and therefore give more opportunity for product discoveries. In fact consumers spend 67% more time in browsing Lazada through the app versus desktop. 

This low cost behavior has similarities to short form content consumption on popular platforms like Youtube, and Facebook. Short videos, gifs, and images, all have relatively low demand on time and bandwidth thus encouraging discovery and consumption of multiple pieces of bite sized content. We snack on content in the same way we browse for good deals: one scroll at a time.

Dead Time is Deal Time

Just as checking social media through your mobile has become a habit during breaks, so too has mobile or app commerce and total traffic peaks during break times. 9am, 12 noon and 8pm, all show peaks in browsing and purchase quite similar to mobile social media consumption peaks. This habitual browsing makes Lazada mobile app users 10% more loyal in terms of repurchase vs. non-mobile purchases.

Free time is so pivotal to increase shopping behavior that Lazada actually targets key holidays for its major sales like the recently concluded Chinese New Year and the upcoming Mobile Power Sale from February 25-28, featuring app-exclusive deals. Lazada will also celebrate its 4th anniversary from March 15-18, with birthday blowout specials on the mobile app. 

Ubiquity makes it utility

With 3G smartphones projected to have 100% penetration by 2020, and the constant stream of free content from service providers like Globe, we can expect more and more Filipinos immerse themselves in social media and m-commerce through mobile apps. Content partnerships with Disney and NBA can potentially open up more premium purchasing behavior.

Just as Facebook has become the default utility for friends to keep tabs, how Youtube has emerged as the third big “TV network,” how Video On Demand services like HOOQ and Netflix have become the new cable, so too will m-commerce emerge as the other big player in Philippine retail.

It makes more and more sense for companies, especially those who thrive on the 'tingi' or “sachet” mentality, to consider​ app-​commerce, as a priority distribution channel. The consumer predisposition to small, frequent purchases and the active pursuit for best value via the app makes it very likely that Pinoys will check out the latest sale just as quickly as they check out their latest social media status updates.

Lazada is continuously striving to offer its customers the best possible shopping experience with multiple payment methods including cash on delivery, extensive warranty commitments and free returns. Lazada mobile applications for Android, iPhone and iPad provide additional convenience to its consumers’ allowing them to shop anywhere, anytime.

For more information, please visit http://www.lazada.com.ph.

For updates on Lazada’s latest innovations, as well as activities, contests and promotions, connect with us via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LazadaPhilippines).