NSD Mania.

National Scrapbook Day (NSD) is just around the corner. Right now, I am holding off myself from purchasing any digiscrapping products that interest me since I know; I can have them on this special day at very huge and irresistible discounts.

In preparation for this shopping spree of mine, I’ve been busy site-hopping, scouring cute goodies and stashing them onto my shopping cart. I’m just getting ready so that when weekend comes and NSD officially starts, I can simply and readily checkout without wasting too much time.

Take Me To This Place Please...

Cancun consists of medium-sized coastal city and a long, thin island to the mainland of easternmost state of Mexico through bridges at its north and south ends. It boasts of world-class hotels, resorts, clubs and malls. The turquoise waters of Caribbean Sea surround the gorgeous white sand beaches of Cancun. Best way to explore the beautiful Carribean Sea is through various water activities such as scuba diving, jet skiing, parasailing, diving, snorkeling, boating, fishing, wildlife watching through the Interactive Aquarium and submarine tours. Cancun nightlife spells outrageous fun and entertainment as well. Several lively and colorful discos dominate the party mood at night. There is so much variety as well when taste buds must be pleased. From gourmet cuisines to authentic dishes, Cancun surely makes a memorable dining experience. As they say, Cancun offers something for everyone, from an all-day fun party beach to an isolated, serene island.


If I got you wanting also to get there, head on to Vacations.net for a irresistible Cancun all inclusive travel experience offer. The site was just launched with a new cutting edge feature and functionality. This newly redesigned site even gives you a treat of up to 50% savings from their regular rates. I find the site so easy to navigate with all their added features such as dramatic images, specified and detailed information on culture, activities, customs, history which let the traveler feel an outright experience even through just an online navigation of the destination. The website also allows you to view precise room availability through its intuitive customized booking engine. It even helps you decide among the various package options since the hotels and resorts are rated in accordance to travelers’ recommendations in terms of hotel service, condition, room cleanliness, and comfort. Interestingly, you can even view the hotel on a map so you can see where it is exactly located or learn about its proximity to the beach. Vacations.net is also your one-stop travel center…from choosing your vacation getaway, to planning your activities, to arranging your flights and hotel reservations and even to car rentals. It’s all in here. So go ahead, start planning your vacation and see for yourself that paradise is just a click away.

CRM Evolved.

I first encountered the term “Customer Relationship Management” in my first job as a banker. All of us were required to attend a CRM seminar where we got familiarized and was oriented with a new CRM software that would then be introduced and used in our banking system. We were told that a CRM software is essential in addressing the needs of the Marketing, Sales and Distribution, and Customer Service and Support aspects of the business – all of which are important factors for the bank to outlast the challenges met in the industry.

CRM is essential in all types of customer-geared businesses. Wikipedia defines it as a broad term that covers concepts used by organizations to manage their relationships with customers, including collecting, storing and analyzing customer information. With the recent breakthroughs, effective CRM strategies involve the use of software applications that automates marketing, sales and support divisions instantly. Its purpose is to manage the customer through the entire “life cycle” like discovering potential customers, to tapping and maintaining them.

Though CRM softwares typically appears confusing and complex, AIMPromote addresses this difficulty with their so called Evolved CRM which allows you to streamline the sales process and automates only the features that fits and beneficial to the organization. Unnecessary and confusing options may be eliminated with just click of a button by the key administrator. Through this, their software makes the team focus more on making sales instead of investing time understanding and managing the software. You can get to know more about this by availing their 14-day free trial and experience how Aimpromote puts your business on a competitive advantage.

Friday Feast: 141

Before I totally miss this episode of Friday Feast, here’s my take for this week:

Appetizer
How fast can you type?
55 wpm as per an online typing speed test that I took.

Soup
What is your favorite online game?
I got to hooked several online games before but the most I got addicted with was Rakion and Yahoo’s Mystery Files.

Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 as highest), how intelligent do you think you are?
Hmm…probably 7?

Main Course
Name three of your best teachers from your school years.
From grade school – our sixth grade adviser and Religion teacher, Mrs. Peralta. From High School – my World History teacher, Ms. Manapat. From College, my Business Feasibility Studies professor, Sir Lopez. I definitely learned a lot from them. I wonder how they are all now.

Dessert
What are your plans for this upcoming weekend.
We were supposed to go swimming today but since we were dead tired last night, we opted to rest this weekend. Also, Paul will be repairing 2 PCs and probably, I will just blog, watch TV and pig out.

Bid With a Twist.

I have participated in an online wedding auction once and luckily, I was able to outbid for an elegant hairpiece that I used for our wedding.


I love the excitement when I join online auctions. But do you know that there’s a new online auction site that works differently and with a fun twist? Bid4prizes is a unique site that allows you to bid on cool products but the catch is the lowest bidder wins the auction!

Interesting, isn’t it? All you have to do is become a member (either as a premium member or you can register for free), select your favorite prize, place your bid through SMS or online and when your bid is the lowest when auction ends, you win the prize. Probably you’ll ask how much you pay when you win the prize. Actually, you do not pay anything other than the shipping costs for the delivery and any taxes that may be due to the IRS. Right now on the site, up for auction are the following: an Apple iPhone, a Samsung 50” Plasma TV and a cool Scion XB!


Even if you don’t win the lowest bid, you can earn points for every bid you place. You can exchange these earned points for any cool prizes in the Rewards Store like toys, gags, purses, backpacks and more. So everyone is a winner, right?

If I were to win a prize, I would love to have a portable basketball hoop. Next month will be my dear hubby’s birthday and this is what he’s wishing for.