Dibidi Maam! Dibidi Sir!

Now that’s is a very familiar yell we encounter when we go around Iloilo.

So many stores selling pirated materials, ranging from movies, songs, software, and up to security (av) systems.

The surprise there is that they are selling it publicly and well, some of their buyers are also the very people who should implement the law forbidding the sale of pirated materials.

 

This is such the case fro Philippines.

 

It makes you wonder, why is it happening?

 

Let us the count the ways.

1. Pirated materials is way much cheaper than licensed ones.

2. It is readily available.

3. Updated.

4. Replaceable.

 

I’d be a hypocrite if I say I don’t buy these kind of stuff. But, well, with our economy, we really can’t afford real ones. And I guess that is the main reason there.

Licensed software are priced internationally and unfortunately for us, we are at the tail end of globalization.

WE are trying to get into the mix and I guess this is one of our ways to be updated.

If we follow the rules, then I think we will be way behind global leaders.

 

Can we blame ourselves for buying pirated materials?

NO.

It is just the fact that the we see these people, who should implement anti piracy laws, buying the very stuff they were task to eradicate. That leaves the common people the idea that it is ok. The government, in some cases, has issued business permits to these establishments.

These are simple reasons but it shows why we are still patronizing these materials.

 

What should the government do?

1. Have the political will to stop piracy.

2. Have enough wit to stop piracy.

 

We have the law, we have the how-to’s of that law. We lack implementation and will to exercise our anti piracy law.

We have learned what business intelligence can do for the cause of the company.

It is used as a standardization tool.
Or to raise the bar higher.

As employees tend to disregard this idea at first mention.
They do not know that this idea is the answer to most of their solution.

We simply need to let the employees see the beauty of it.

How?

First, we need to let them feel that having a standard system is in need
Next, let us use the opportunity to teach them new and improved ways of doing things.

Why would they do that?

They need to do it because this is where the backbone of the company will rely on.
Accurate information.

It is a must for the employees to provide the necessary and accurate in order for the management to steer the company into the right direction.
We need to highlight this because each and everyone in a company is important and has a say.

Employees are not just employees.
They are the most important resource.
And having them know and feel they are important is one great motivation to push the cause of business intelligence.

Of course, additional rewards are also encouraged.

Let the employees know that whatever information they feed the company, the company will use it to navigate through the market.

So at the start, the information must be accurate, truthful, and timely.

I am prety sure that if an employee knows his role and importance in the company
He will surely contribute to the cause of it.
Knowing that one wrong information coild eventually mean disaster for the company.

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Sales and marketing have already evolved. From physical store to cyberstore. From touching the product to only seeing pictures. I guess we have come a long way already in terms of trading.

I remember in my History classes about the Galleon trade, in which products from Spain/Asia are being distributed to places through ships. People back then would want to see/touch/feel the items before purchasing them. And we can’t.blame them. The products stays weeks or months at sea and you just expect the purchaser to pick it all up just like that? That is crazy!

Now let us compare it today.

We browse the web. We see something we like. Click on the picture. And having checked the picture thoroughly, we prepare our credit cards. Purchase it. And after 3 days to 3 weeks (depends on the availability of the item and location of buyer) it is delivered at your doorstep (literally).

Well.. As i coild see it, nothing really matters on the framework/process. It is still the same thing.

Now we contrast.

During the Galleon trade, it is important to personally check the products first. Today.. We check it through pictures. In a way or two, this is not good for the part of the consumer. Here comes the part of defects, specifications, and even swindling/deception. We really couldn’t know the real deal of the items being sold. Example of these are clothes, furnitures, appliances, and even cars. But if you have a good thought and know what you are looking for and most importantly, aski g the seller the right questions, you’ll eventually end up with the good stuff.

Next, in the e-trading today, we need items that we instantly need. These ranges from cooking recipes to DIY’s to hotel bookings. We can have this datas at our fingertips, of course, with a price. We need these things asap and e-trading does the job. No questions asked. Click. Pay. Result. I can’t imagine myself waiting for a ship for months just to get a book on how to milk a cow.

And lastly, the big difference between these two types of trading is the relationship of buyer and seller. Of course, you’ll still have your “suki” but a bit of the personal touch is gone. When selling face to face, you need to be pursuasive and presentable. To be at your best. In e-trading, we give our best but it is easily worn off. Why? Because if one customer does not want your product, there is still a gazillion more! So the value of being a seller/buyer is degraded through that.

And yes, on a note.

I just hope that the web can have a free taste when it comds to food trading. Based on experience.. Pictures are deceiving.

😉

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Connected.
That is what the present generation is.

Every turn, every alley, every pathway, everyone is peering down into their phone, tablets, laptops, and/or phablet.

Information sharing, blogging, posting status, and online/mobile gaming is the “thing”.

Technology has driven us into an updated soul in which we know anything about anyone.
One click.
The data you need is already at your fingertips.
Wherever, whenever you want it.

We use computers at our office,
Tablets at school,
Phone at work,
Phablets for recreation.

We use wifi wherever we can.
We use 4g technology more so.

Some people use information technology for good intentions.
For business.
For closing the gap between nations.
For filling the gap of loneliness being away from loved ones.
For dissemination if important matters.

Some people use information tecnology for bad intentions.
For hacking business information and selling it to rival companies.
For building the gap between nations.
For building the gap between families.
For dissemination of misleading matters.

Information technology has given us the option to save time.
It has given us more time.
It also took away time from us through its demanding innovation.

Much was given.
Much is taken.

We connect.
We share.
We like.

On this trend of connectivity, we all should ask ourselves.
“Are we driving towards innovation or into the lazy nation?”

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