Brokers Can Start Receiving Inquiries Through SMS

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In an effort to make its service more efficient for licensed real estate professionals, global property portal Lamudi Philippines (www.lamudi.com.ph) is launching an SMS service that will have brokers receiving text messages from prospective buyers directly to their mobile phones. This service allows brokers to receive SMS notifications one hour after property-hunters have inquired about their properties through the Lamudi website.

According to Lamudi Philippines managing director Jacqueline van den Ende, the first hour after a potential buyer inquires is a very important window in sales. “In order for real estate brokers to successfully close this sale, they must reply to a customer inquiry before another seller does.”

In fact, as study conducted by U.S.-based CRM platform Salesforce, online customers who receive a reply one hour after an inquiry are 60 times more likely to convert than those contacted after 24 hours.

Called the first-mover advantage, a seller who replies to an inquiry the fastest can earn a potential buyer’s loyalty. This is really important in e-commerce, said van den Ende, as online customers are generally not loyal. “Research shows that even through a customer is going price-shopping online, a sense of loyalty drives them back to the vendor who responded to them first.”

Ekotek's Spectacular September Promo

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Your September is about to get even more spectacular as the Ekotab Encore 3G takes center stage. That’s right, you’ll be able to get your hands on the Encore 3G for only P3999*, that’s a whopping P1500 discount.

Oh but the fun doesn’t stop there. This September, we’re serving up 3 power packed combos that are sure to keep you updated all day, every day: the Storage Bundle, Power Bundle and the Super Bundle.

STORAGE BUNDLE: One can never have too much storage space am I right? We say there’s no such thing as having too many selfies, too many games and the like. With that in mind, we’re throwing in an 8GB MicroSD card with your Encore 3G for only P100.

POWER BUNDLE: Always on the go but can’t get enough of your favorite games? We’ve got just the thing for you. Just add P600 and you can get an Ekopack Slim 4000Ah with your Encore 3G!

SUPER BUNDLE: Can’t decide which combo to get? Neither can we! The Super Bundle gives you both the power and extra storage you need for only P4799*

Are you as excited as we are? Then hurry to any of our kiosks** from September 15-30, 2015.

Stoves Fired Up, Spatulas Ready, Which Team Will Triumph In Kitchen Whiz

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Follow two teams of junior chefs face-off to score the most points in KITCHEN WHIZ, a fast and fabulous kids’ game show with a focus on the world of food, cooking, and food science! On each episode, the contestants will compete in fun, messy, tactile tasks as they take on challenges posed by host Alice Zaslavsky. Along the way, they will also find out interesting facts about food, cooking styles, and ingredients. KITCHEN WHIZ premieres on Discovery Kids every weekday at 5.30 p.m. (SG/MY/PH) from 21st September 2015.

KITCHEN WHIZ is a food competition show for kids that will have contestants aged 12-14 years old having a sizzling good time – and feeling the heat – as they try to out-do each other and take home great prizes! Two teams will be set different tasks by host and self-confessed “food nerd” Alice Zaslavsky. In the first round, the masterchef hopefuls must take the Food Facts quiz which focuses on the ingredients, taste, texture of a particular dish, and cooking style. They will earn a point for each question they get right. Round Two is called ‘We Show! You Do!’ where contestants have three minutes to replicate a recipe demonstrated by a celebrity chef. Points are earned for each correct step, and teams can score bonus points if they successfully recreated the entire dish.

Then, the teams face the ‘Kitchen Ninja’ – a silent but hilarious master in the art of quick cooking. Will the dishes pass the Kitchen Ninja’s taste test? The scores are tallied up and the winning team is announced. The show does not stop here, as the Kitchen Ninja dishes out a bonus challenge called Alphabet Soup and contestants must draw on their spelling skills. But this isn’t a regular spelling bee… Catch the excitement and join the teams as they race around the super-stocked Kitchen Whiz Pantry! Episodes encore every weekday at 5.30 p.m.