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Here’s to a colorful 2007!<br />
A New Year has begun; more recently the century marked<br />
the lunar year of the Fire Boar. As with all beginnings, this new<br />
year should be viewed with rosy optimism. We expect it to be<br />
full of colorful events, in view of the promise that the past year<br />
has shown.<br />
What better color to grace our cover than the glitter of<br />
diamonds! Siblings Mia and Tomy Florencio, along with dad<br />
Renato, tell a fascinating story about their family business,<br />
Recomira-Ray Corp.<br />
From minerals we segue into the color of flowers. Gerry<br />
Bote of Agrikultura Pilipina Inc. tours us through his sprawling<br />
anthurium farm, which is a sea of green punctuated by the<br />
orange, red, pink, light green and white blooms of different<br />
varieties. We could not believe our own eyes when he showed<br />
us the colors of his experimental varieties – blood red, lilac,<br />
pale green, and even brown.<br />
Our third feature is about a company designed to drive<br />
the blues away. Regaloservice.com, an online gift-ordering<br />
business, promises to be the most convenient way to send<br />
gifts to your loved ones, making them pink with joy!<br />
We even have a feature on colors that only a very few<br />
gifted people can see. Intrigued? Turn to page 19, but do so<br />
with an open mind.<br />
Our Hotline section tells us more about what <strong>Planters</strong>bank<br />
is doing to serve its customers better. Sales training consultant<br />
Adrian Miller talks about business networking. Marketing<br />
expert Herbie Sancianco foresees better prospects of business<br />
success in this Year of the Fire Boar.<br />
We also talk about the color of real money – the Philippine<br />
peso, through some tips condensed from a pamphlet published<br />
by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. For the high-tech reader,<br />
you can learn more about blogging when you turn to page<br />
21. And if you want to get richer, read our book review before<br />
getting a copy of ‘The 48 Laws of Power’ by Robert Greene.<br />
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News from <strong>Planters</strong>bank<br />
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COVER STORY<br />
Diamonds in the blood<br />
FEATURES<br />
Anthurium King<br />
SALES TRAINING<br />
“It’s better to give than to receive”<br />
<strong>SME</strong> FOCUS<br />
Express your thoughts<br />
- Regaloservice.com<br />
MARKETING<br />
Interesting ideas for 2007<br />
PRODUCTIVIT Y<br />
Healing the office<br />
-An extraordinary point of view<br />
MONEY TIPS<br />
Money, money, money<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
Blogging: the wave of the future?<br />
BOOK REVIEW<br />
48 Laws of power<br />
Editorial Board<br />
Publisher<br />
Editorial Adviser<br />
Managing Editors<br />
Editorial Associate<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
Circulation<br />
Photography<br />
Design & Layout<br />
<strong>Planters</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Bank</strong><br />
Roberto F. Banaag<br />
Dennis P. Liuag<br />
Olive B. Ramirez<br />
Gracie L. Rivera<br />
Estelle Piencenaves<br />
Joy G. dela Cruz<br />
Carlo Sanchez<br />
Anthony Yu<br />
Quatro Grafix, Inc.<br />
Get in touch with us at:<br />
Corporate Communications Department<br />
12/F <strong>Planters</strong>bank Bldg., 314 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., 1200 Makati City, Philippines<br />
Tels: (632) 884-7600 (trunkline) • 884-7654 (direct)<br />
Email: corpcomm@plantersbank.com.ph • Website: www.plantersbank.com.ph<br />
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