April 2018 – PRWIRE Asia

AI Group seeks listing on the NSX to accelerate growth in investment portfolio

Actcelerate International Group (AI Group), which is eyeing investment in SMEs and high-tech startup companies, has recently lodged a prospectus to raise up to A$2.25 million and list on the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX).

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 30, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- The listing on Sydney based NSX will allow AI Group to further its investment focus on four major sectors – Information and Communications Technology, New Age Retail, Financial Services and Green Technology.

With its headquarters strategically located in Kuala Lumpur, one of ASEAN’s most vibrant hubs of economic growth, AI Group aims to invest in high-growth companies and businesses that meet its investment criteria, and help them to expand their market penetration. The main focus will be on companies that possess the potential for continued growth in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. The target companies’ valuation range is proposed to be from A$1 million to A$10 million, with the flexibility of equity, debt or hybrid investments.

AI Group believes that with its focus on investments in technology companies across a wide range of sectors, coupled with an experienced management team and board, it can achieve a balance between return on investment and acceptable risk.

AI Group puts the global market in view as it sets foot in the Asia-Pacific region for higher capital gains to maximise shareholder value. The company aims to become a preferred partner for SMEs and high-tech startup companies in the procurement of their development financing.

AI Group offers a complete investment package that covers provision of funding, know-how, management, market strategy, and competent human resources.

Anyone wishing to acquire shares will need to complete the application form which accompanies AI Group’s prospectus. The prospectus can be obtained from http://actcelerategroup.com/

WIDEBED to Speak on Sunsuria City for PropertyInsight Investment Series

Ivan Chong, CEO & Founder of WIDEBED and recipient of the 2017 Top 30 Creative Young Entrepreneur Award (CYEA), has been invited to speak at PropertyInsight Investment Series.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 20, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- WIDEBED founder Ivan Chong is set to speak at the Sunsuria City property event this coming 21 April 2018 at 11am. In the event, Ivan Chong will be sharing on how homeowners can maximize the profits of their property.

Ivan Chong received the Top 30 CYEA 2017 by JCI. He is also a founding member of the Malaysia PropTech Association. He spoke at the 2017 Star Property roadshow and has been the key speaker at events like the SHAREDA CEO Roundtable Conference, MyRumah Property Showcase, The StarProperty.my roadshow, and events organised by Developers . He will bring to the event how property investors can take advantage of the growing short-term rental market, a particularly thriving market in Kuala Lumpur.

A pioneer in short stay industry, Ivan will share his years long experience & industry insights at the PropertyInsight Investment Series event.

The PropertyInsight Investment Series will feature three other prominent speakers as well as Ivan. These speakers are Dato KK Chua – CEO of PropertyInsight, Jack Lim – DJ at MyFM radio, and MeiYan – DJ at MyFM radio. Together with Ivan, these speakers will share on how property owners can optimize ROI on property through other proven methods.

“It is a common belief among property investors that they must either sell or rent to long-term tenants, which is no longer accurate. In this event I will bust this myth by sharing insights on how property owners can optimize profits by utilizing the growing short-term rental market.” said Ivan Chong.

For those who are interested in attending the event, the event details are as follow:

Date: 21 April 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 9am to 5pm
Venue: Celebration Centre @ Sunsuria City

About WIDEBED: WIDEBED offers a comprehensive short-term rental property management and concierge service to property owners in Malaysia and beyond. The Company helps property owners in major cities, maximize their rental income while ensuring there is zero-stress in making accommodation available to travelers of all persuasions. Their service is active 24/7 and aims to take care of everything expected by both the property owners and the guests. For more information please visit: http://widebed.com

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Name: Ivan Chong
Organization: WIDEBED SDN BHD
Website: www.widebed.com
Email: inquiry@widebed.com

Tips for Buying Stylish Furniture on a Budget by Enzol

Learn the best way to buy stylish furniture if you are on a tight budget!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 19, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- Most people longed to have their dream home as well as a comfortable setting in the house to go back to after a day’s hard work. Think about how staying in the house would feel perfect if the furniture arrangement is in harmony with one another, comfortingly arranged and creatively placed. You wouldn’t want to go out if there is nothing important to carry out, would you? Especially on a rainy day! Well most people don’t, as their house give a sense of peaceful, harmonious environment, one of the factor contributing to this great feeling is the presence of a stylish set of furnitures!

Having a splendid and stylish set of furniture will be awesome! But do most people have the funds or sufficient budget to spend on all that? That would be quite a challenge though. Well here we have some useful tips on what and how you could do to give yourself the privilege of owning a set of stylish and modern furnitures that will change your way of living for the better.

How to furnish your home with limited budget

Begin with the main piece of furniture- You would want to pay attention to the main characters first to ensure your everyday living is not lack of the necessary piece of items like bed, chairs, sofa, cabinet and tables. In choosing which brand to buy is up to you, pick the one that is within your budget.

Take note of the materials used for your item- There are a lot of different materials used to make furnitures. Be it wood, plastic, fabrics or glazes, they have their specific function and hence can be helpful in certain ways either in their functionality or decoration.
Browse for furnitures online- You could try this option to search for deals which could offer better prices. Even though it may seem that you are using second hand furnitures, but as long as it serves its’ purpose, would you really care about that?

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Pick multi-purpose designs– The trend nowadays focus on saving space and cost. Thus a furniture piece with a multi-purpose design is being greatly sought after to save the hustle of finding more furnitures for the same purpose. Take sofa-cum-beds as an example, how much space and cost you would save by combining these two main piece of furnitures together!

Opt for a DIY– You could save quite a sum by buying raw piece of materials and work your creative touch on it to come out your own piece of furnitures. It does require time and effort though and some skills but if you feel like it why not? It could turn out to be a nice furniture after all.
Shop around and compare prices- This is the normal but effective way of gathering info about the standard pricing of furnitures. It may take some time but it could literally help you to find the best place to buy quality furnitures.

Having said that all, getting a good quality piece of furniture within a limited budget is not as hard as it seemed. Enzol Furnitures remains one of the best place to buy furniture on a budget where we provide the best piece of furnitures for our customers which are affordable and stylish. We are committed to provide the best shopping experience too for our customers, come over to our store and see the furnitures for yourself now!

Contact Information:

Name: Chris Teng
Organization: Webist Solutions Sdn Bhd
Website: webist.com.my
Phone Number: 0165574650
Email: chris@webist.com.my
Address: B-1-3A, Kuchai Exchange, Jalan Kuchai Maju 13, Off Jalan Kuchai Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.

Creative Small-space Living by Enzol

Learn how to live comfortably in a small-sized house

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 19, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- The thought of living in a small house appears normal for everyone. However when pieces of furnitures come into play, it might cause some problems for households too. Why? There are literally so much spaces for everything to fit in! People tends to purchase houses without giving a prior thought on which piece of furniture to purchase. And when reality checks in, realized they have no idea how to come out with suitable furnitures to fit their house.

So folks, having difficulty in coming out new ideas for small homes? Or putting your brains at work thoroughly just to get some decent interior design ideas for your house? Well don’t fret too much as we will be sharing some ideas on how you could furnish your small homes and create a decent small living space.

Get creative to make your small homes happy and comfortable!
Transform the conventional storage– Well normally how would most people store things? They would buy more cabinets, closets or racks to store more things they have bought. The obvious downside is there will be less space for just a little home! But thinking in another way, if you don’t cook much and store literally nothing inside you kitchen cabinet, why not just store other things inside instead of buying another storage furniture just for that extra purpose?
Creating storage within a storage– Customize your existing storage space to make full use of your storage space. For example, add small trays or cupboards inside the existing bigger trays or cupboards to keep smaller items tidy and neat. Keeping your things neat will save you time in searching for you things as well as reducing the additional space needed to store those items.

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Utilize your vanity area– Ladies tend to have more items to keep than men. Hence why not put the vanity area to good use instead of just make-up? Save the cost and expenses in buying storage furnitures for your cosmetic items by using drinking glasses or even vases to hold lotions and perfumes.
Be open to any ideas that might seemed over the moon to you- Have you ever think of displaying your clothes in the open rather than keep it hidden in the cabinet? You could get some stylish accessories in the categories of hanger and standing mirror to double up as your clothing cabinet! That will in fact save your purse as well as your home space.

Getting creative with ideas to make a decent living in small house will not be the same again with Enzol Furnitures. We are specialized in designing furnitures that suit your needs well especially in small houses that requires customization to fully utilise the available space for optimum furniture arrangement. Contact Us now for more info and give our store a visit to see for yourself the possibility of creative small space living!

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What is Estate Planning by Smart Wealth

What do you know about Estate Planning? Let Smart Wealth introduce you the basics and how you could benefit from estate planning.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 18, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- Estate planning is not merely preparing a will, in fact, it requires some proper planning and arrangements to protect and preserve a person’s total assets for the benefit of his family and loved ones. The objectives behind estate planning are to protect one’s estate or assets from being claimed by creditors, avoid transfer of assets to wasteful and irresponsible beneficiaries, preserve the estate in its original value and providing rightful beneficiaries who are still lacking financial acumen with an appropriate financial back-up in the future.

We have gathered here an essential estate planning guide on what types of assets transfer is available to the public and several important aspects you should take note of in ensuring your proper estate planning is firmly in place. We believe you would want to make sure your assets are being transferred without a hitch to your loved ones according to your wishes after death. So spend a few minutes go through the below transferring procedures even though you might engage the services of estate planning attorneys or trustees. It would benefit you tremendously.

-Statutory law transfer

This type of transfer is validated through the operation of law. Common transfer cases that involve statutory law transfer are life insurance policy nominations and EPF nominations in which the nominations can be made revocable or non-revocable. For Muslims, the case is a little bit different in that the names which are nominated are not the beneficiaries but only nominees whose role is to distribute the EPF funds according to Al-Faraid Distribution laws.

-Contract transfer

This type of transfer is viable through the signing of a contract or agreement during a person’s lifetime to ensure that your assets are transferred to your beneficiaries in a proper manner upon his death. Common example of contract transfer includes an absolute assignment of a person’s life insurance policies which is non-revocable. Trusts like Inter Vivos or Living Trusts are also examples of contract transfer where the owner passes legal title of trust property to a trustee to hold on for the beneficiary in accordance to the terms being set out in the trust. Both Muslims and non-Muslims could utilize this efficient tool for creditor protection.

-Administration transfer

Also called a probate transfer, this transfer shall take effect if the other two types of transfer are not in force when someone dies and his/her properties have to be transferred nonetheless. Hence it is always a wise decision to write a will in case of some untoward circumstances.Be equipped with the basic knowledge of estate planning will help you manage your finance in a more effective way and it is always advisable to start as early as possible!

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Introducing Malaysian Insurance for you by Smart Wealth

Get to know how insurance in Malaysia works and how you could purchase different types of plan smartly.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 28, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- Be aware of Malaysian Insurance.

Most people are not unaware of the term insurance and how it functions. Briefly speaking, insurance is a practice or arrangement whereby an insurance company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a specified premium. People already knew it long time ago, either engaging the services of agents or buying insurance on their own. Here in Malaysia, there is another insurance option called Takaful which is based on the Shariah laws and more specifically cater to Muslims. So what do you know about insurance and seeing a long list of health insurance companies offering a myriad of different insurance packages, how are you going to determine which one is the most suitable for you?

There are 3 common types of Malaysian insurance available for the market which are Medical and Health, General and Life. Here we shall explain how each of these works in layman terms so that you know which affordable insurance to buy for yourself and your family.

-Medical and Health Insurance
The most basic insurance that covers you in the event of illness or injury due to an accident or illness. This is especially useful where it helps to pay off your medical expenses and if necessary, hospitalisation cost which could be quite burdened if you do not have enough fund readily available. It is the most essential insurance for people to have and there are numerous types of medical and health insurance covers offered in Malaysia which includes medical card, critical illness plan and hospital income insurance. Medical card provides medical coverage for any expenses incurred during hospitalisation due to illness, accident and injury. Critical illness plan entitles you a lump sum of cash upon diagnosis of any critical illness like heart attack, cancer, paralysis, Alzheimer, Parkinson’s etc. Hospital income insurance pays out an agreed amount of money to you when you are hospitalized.

-General Insurance
General Insurance includes motor insurance, travel insurance and personal accident. Motor insurance protects you financially from road accidents involving vehicles.Moreover, you could also add on to purchase theft, fire or own damage protection that will protect the value of your car. Travel insurance, on the other hand, protects you from risks such as travel cancellation, flight delays, medical emergencies, lost and delay of baggage, loss of passport etc. Personal accident insurance pays you a fixed amount of money if you suffer partial or permanent injury, disability or death due to an accident.

-Life Insurance
Life insurance pays out a sum of money to the beneficiaries upon the death or permanent disability of the person insured. It is divided into whole life and term life insurance where the difference is the period covered (upon maturity age is reached for whole life and death for term life). Another stark difference is the whole life contains savings benefits while term life does not.

You have the required basics of insurance knowledge with you now in order to make a wise decision on the purchasing part. You could choose any insurance plans on your own or you could engage Smart Wealth consultation service where we help you to pick the best option for you and your family.

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Understand the EPF investment scheme in Malaysia with Smart Wealth

Have a basic understanding of the different types of EPF schemes available in Malaysia and know their strength and weakness.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 28, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- As a Malaysian citizen, everyone should know EPF (employees provident fund) and what is the purpose of this fund. But what about EPF investment scheme? To explain it briefly, the scheme is an option where you could invest a certain percentage of your EPF funds in EPF-approved unit trust funds. The objective of the scheme is to help grow your money for retirement purpose and members are able to invest a maximum of 30% of their savings or minimum RM1000 of their EPF account 1.

So which types of investment scheme are available for you to invest? Over 20 fund management institutions have been listed by EPF agency to manage unit trust funds under their investment scheme. The list of approved funds include bonds, equities, money markets, and balanced (mixed) unit trust funds. Each of the approved funds has different earning potential and therefore different risk level. It is always a wise move to consider your risk taking capability before diving in any of the investment schemes so that you would have a peace of mind. You will need to know your investment objective as well either to have a regular income stream, make capital gains or a combination of both.

Here’s some scheme on offer for the public:

-AFFIN HWANG Aiiman Income Plus Fund: Classed as a low-risk bond fund, this type of investment will provide a steady income and is best for those with mid to long-term investment goals.
-Hong Leong Money Market Fund: A low-risk option for risk-averse investor, it is designated for people who want to invest for a short period of time while at the same time expecting to receive a regular income stream.
-RHB Smart Balance Fund: This fund is classified as moderately risky and suitable for investors who might want to participate in a longer time period. This option is advantageous in that it allows investors to earn from current income and capital growth.
-AmCumulative Growth: A high-risk equity fund to start with, it suits investors who are looking for capital growth over regular income streams. This fund is a long-term investment option for people who would want to accumulate higher returns.

Even though some of the funds are classified as low risk, it does not mean that investor will not be exposed to any loss in their investment. It all boils down to how much risk appetite an investor could withstand. The higher the risk, the higher the returns and so the higher the loss as well. Therefore it is imperative for any person who wants to invest to know how to manage their wealth smartly as well.

So you have it the basics of EPF investment scheme in Malaysia where you can decide carefully on whether you want to invest in it or which type of investment option is more suitable for you. There will be pros and cons in any of the investment schemes and you could always engage the services of financial consulting firm like Smart Wealth to guide you on which types of investment pathway is the best for you.The earlier you are informed, the better you are prepared for your retirement period.If not now, then when?

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How to get your CCRIS report online by Smart Wealth

Learn the procedures for generating your CCRIS report online hassle free without needing to go to the physical office.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 18, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- Finding it troublesome to get your CCRIS report at Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)? Smart Wealth believes you do! Now you do not have to waste your precious time queuing up at BNM to get yours, that’s because you could do it online already! For those who do not know what CCRIS is, here’s a brief explanation. CCRIS is a service platform which provides Personal Credit Reports and it stands for Central Credit Reference Information System. CCRIS is a system created by BNM which synthesizes credit information about a borrower or potential borrowers into standardized credit reports. The information shows the credit history of potential or current borrowers and is available to financial institutions and individuals upon request. It is essential for financial institutions to know the borrowers’ creditworthiness before offering them credit.

So now you have a basic grasp on what CCRIS is all about and its function. So how you could get hold of this report without even going to BNM? Here we will show you some guidelines and procedures on how you could utilize the online platform to generate your CCRIS report, in other words how to generate your eCCRIS.

1. Register yourself at BNM
2. Search for CCRIS kiosk at BNM.
3. On the display at CCRIS kiosk, you will come to the homepage with an eCCRIS option after you had selected your preferred language. Click on the option of course if you want to generate your eCCRIS report.

4. You will be brought to a page that shows the submenu. If you are first time visiting the kiosk, click on the ‘Register User’ option.

5. You will be required to enter your identity card into the kiosk as well as undergo the biometric screening on your finger.

6. You will be required to key in your mobile phone number after the previous steps have successfully been completed.

7. Have a good look through on all the keyed in information. After confirming the accuracy of all your information, just continue.

8. You will receive a 6 digits pin number in your mobile phone which is required for future procedures on your desktop.

9. Go online and visit the website https://eccris.bnm.gov.my/ and click on ‘First-time login’.

10. Fill in all the required information including the pin number you just received.

11. You will be required to set your User ID, Email and Password for your new user account.

12. After you have done, you will be prompted back to the homepage and log in again using your new User ID and password.

13. You will be transferred to the homepage and click on the enquiry option shown at the menu bar. Click on the drop-down ‘Self-Enquiry’ option.

14. A disclaimer page will be shown and tick on the ‘I agree’ option and click on the ‘Report Enquiry’ option located at the bottom right of the page.

And that’s all the simple steps you need to go through to know your credit standing, outstanding credit, debt or loan status. You will save yourself time and effort to head to the bank and queue up just to get a paper report. Enjoy your eCCRIS online!

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TalentCap Social Media Innovation Conference to Benefit Startups to Gain Traction by Actionable Growth Hacks.

April 17, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- The TalentCap Social Media Innovation Conference is a tactical conference to be held on the 25-26th of April 2018 in Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The conference to benefit startups to gain traction by actionable growth hacks.

Participants shall discover how innovative global companies maintain their edge via social media marketing. The conference features practical, action-oriented social media marketing sessions from top leading experts and brands. Highlight includes a hands-on workshop by social media coach who has trained 200+ start-ups in the Silicon Valley, US.

The Social Media Innovation Conference is targeted towards key decision makers and Clevels within companies from all industries, covering 20+ different tactical areas of social media which includes everything from video marketing, social media ROI, chatbots, usergenerated content to data and analytics.

Growth hacking is all about growing your user base quickly. More often than not inexperienced entrepreneurs will sit down with their idea, create a decent website, and generate some local press, and say, “if we build it they will come.” It doesn’t happen that way. Eventually the social media consistency dies off, the free PR stops running, the website remains static, and your startup is left dead in the water.

Limited resources put startups in a position where they need to find solutions to these shortcomings, often unconventional ones. Desperation leads to innovation. Exactly for this reason, the term of “growth hacking” centered on creativity and the use of unconventional methods to achieve rapid and spectacular growth. It does not involve reinventing the wheel, but rather the use of already popular concepts and practices in a unique way that attracts attention and facilitates rapid dissemination. Products such as Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube are often given as examples of growth hacking.

The conference feature includes a deep dive workshop facilitated by Sweta Patel, a renown trainer who has coach more than 200 startups in the Silicon Valley, US. At the conference, Sweta facilitates the workshop topic “How B2B and B2C Use Instagram to Win New Customers.”

Sweta will share about the step-by-step method of exactly how she grew her Instagram account from 13 to 80,000 followers in one year. If done the right way, Instagram can be used to generate leads which will later convert into paying customers. The workshop highlights numerous actionable insights on Instagram hacks that can save you time and money.

Sweta highlights, “Social media has increased the discovery for my business and without it I would not be able to gain the reach I would need to ensure my brand is reputable. It helped discover new ways to reach a mass audience without doing so much. Last year I was able to generate over $400,000 through my social media channels. This is why it is important to use these channels wisely so you are able to gain the reach you need to reach your objectives.”

Sweta remarks, “The most common mistakes in social media revolve around this concept of “faking it til you make it.” Businesses are buying likes, comments, and followers without any real strategy to back it up. When a business does this, it makes them look even worse than they would without a strategy. The strategy should focus on helping a business grow real fans- It’s not about the followers. It’s about touching people and making them feel as if they are a part of your brand. What are you doing to make them feel involved? If you make your customers and your fans the heroes of your brand, then you will win.”

When asked about the biggest challenges for social media marketers, Sweta underlines, “Building and growing an organic audience. This remains a challenge because most of the experts do not know what they are doing when it comes to audience building and no one knows their audience better than the business owner themselves. When they are able to tap into their audience’s secret desires, then they will be able to capture the audience’s interest. At this point they understand their audience better than the audience understands themselves. One way of focusing on building an audience is to start small and then focus on scaling up. When you start small you are able to make a bigger impact and share your message through word of mouth.”

Sweta concludes, “You can’t fake it til’ you make it on social media. If you take shortcuts, you will fail faster.”

The conference brings together speakers from Google, LinkedIn, Mindvalley, Axiata, GoCar, and more. Keynote speaker Cally Lo, Regional Account Manager at LinkedIn highlights, “In an era where companies are pushing to increase their interconnectivity with customers, partners and general interests, social media has opened an avenue for more authentic access to individuals that they wish to target. The impact of this wave of streamlined information trading has allowed an increase in transactions, innovation, competition and expansion.”

When asked about the biggest challenges for social media marketers, Cally underlines, “Being one of the same. The market is booming with marketers running different strategies. It is easy to fall into repetitive maneuvers which will blend strategies into the broader web of content. It is important to stay original, and keeping a unique stance. It is challenging during these times, but imperative.”

Keynote speaker Pankaj Khushani, Head of Analytics & Platform Partnerships, SEA, Google presents the topic, “Data Driven: The Role of Social Media in Performance Marketing.”

Pankaj highlights, “Since social media has such a large share of online activity, companies are seeing social media as an important component of their digital marketing and wider marketing strategies. And it’s not limited to just marketing. Customer service, recruitment, employer branding and other departments are taking a stake in social, too. This is helping to increase social media’s importance in the organization and spur hiring. Social media is a must-have nowadays, and not a nice-to-have.”

Keynote speaker Vadim Fink, Head of Marketing at Mindvalley presents the topic “How to use Video on Social Media to drive REAL Business Results.” Vadim highlights, “Social Media is no longer something any business can overlook. Every single day 1.4 billion people log into Facebook – and Youtube is about to surpass TV as the most watched format in the U.S. this year. At the same time consumers’ attention is moving towards video, away from written content.”

Keynote speaker Pedro Uria Recio, Vice President at Axiata Group presents the topic “Applying Artificial Social Intelligence to Customer Service and Sales.” Pedro highlights, “Customer service and sales has traditionally been a field that relies on the empathic abilities of a human being to resolve issues. Yet as the costs for human staffed call-centres have grown, automation has become imperative and led to the introduction of Artificial Social Intelligence. Today’s AI is becoming increasingly complex and functional.”

Keynote speaker Alan Cheah, Chief Executive Officer of GoCar presents the topic “Team Culture: How to Align Team Culture to Your Marketing Strategy.” Alan highlights, “Apart from strategies, marketing tools, and knowledge; team culture plays a huge part in leading the marketing direction for GoCar. The team’s values, passion, and vision for GoCar dictates how we choose to pursue certain partnerships, what kind of digital campaigns to run, which community events to organise, and how we communicate with our users. Once we have that aligned, it’s clear to see how we managed to grow the company from 5 GoCars in 5 locations in 2016 to 180 GoCars in 80 locations in 2017. It all begins with the team culture.”

Teaming up with the region’s forward thinking and innovative organisation, TalentCap is pleased to welcome on-board MPH Bookstores as the Official Bookstore at the Social Media Innovation Conference Kuala Lumpur April 2018.

MPH Bookstores Sdn. Bhd. is one of the leading bookstore chains in Malaysia offering an extensive selection of international and local selection of books, stationery, lifestyle gifts, educational toys and games, as well as IT and Multimedia. With a variety of quality offerings, MPH Bookstores aims to be a one-stop enrichment centre for its surrounding communities. Also known as “Malaysia’s No.1 Online Bookstore”, MPH Online is the leading bookstore in the digital world serving the Malaysian and regional market. MPH Bookstores is also committed to playing a major role in cultivating good reading habits amongst Malaysians and strongly believes that the right foundation must start from young with core values in promoting reading to children.

Hailing from a humble background, MPH Bookstores has developed far across the nation, and with this expansion, networking with other corporations is a characteristic step in the process. It is only natural that MPH Bookstores reached out to TalentCap to be a part of their Social Media Innovation Conference 2018, as MPH Bookstores begins wading through the currents of globalisation and digitalisation.

Jeremy Yow, MPH Bookstores Assistant Manager of Marketing shares “MPH Bookstores participation in the conference will be especially beneficial and insightful, seeing as MPH Bookstores will be expanding its digital platforms further and digitalising it’s business frame.”

This collaboration with TalentCap allows for MPH Bookstores to have a glimpse of what is in store in the future of social networking. In return, this exchange allows for TalentCap to spread word of this conference to a wider audience across multiple channels. TalentCap can also expect a promotion booth with relevant and necessary publications for the participants.

TalentCap has a vision to become the foremost thought leadership platform in the region, creating unmissable events that feature inspiring speakers sharing their first-hand expertise with delegates. As such, they have gone above and beyond to make this event as impactful as possible.

For those who are interested for the Social Media Innovation Conference 2018, please refer to the below on event details:

Dates: 25-26 April 2018 (Wednesday & Thursday)
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Limited tickets available here: http://talentcap.com/social-media-innovation-conference

About TalentCap: TalentCap produces quality information and events for the international conference industry. We recruit the best speakers, provide the best training and offer the best networking in the industry. We produce innovative, inspiring, and indispensable event solutions and services. We provide businesses with insights and contacts they need to grow. We curate content for specific industries and to facilitate dialogue and strategic thinking. We expose sponsors and partners to a highly engaged international audience. We aspire to Inspire and equip business leaders to achieve extraordinary results. For latest, please visit: www.talentcap.com

TalentCap Conference to Feature Case Studies by Top Experts on Southeast Asia as an Emerging Market with Booming Social Media Growth.

April 10, 2018 /PRWIRE.asia/ -- The TalentCap Social Media Innovation Conference is a tactical conference to be held on the 25-26th of April 2018 in Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The conference features case studies by top expert on Southeast Asia as an emerging market with booming social media growth.

The Social Media Innovation Conference is targeted towards key decision makers and C-levels within companies from all industries, covering 20+ different tactical areas of social media which includes everything from video marketing, social media ROI, chatbots, user-generated content to data and analytics.

Social commerce sales driven by social media is a potential game-changer for e-commerce in Southeast Asia. Social media platforms offer greater accessibility, more dynamic elements, and cost-efficiency benefits compared to email blasts and online stores. SMEs and local startups could be the prime beneficiary of social commerce through reduced costs and improved market access both domestically and across borders.

Teaming up with the region’s forward thinking and innovative organisation, TalentCap is pleased to welcome on-board the ASEAN Retail-chains Franchise Federation (ARFF) as a Strategic Partner at the Social Media Innovation Conference Kuala Lumpur April 2018.

ASEAN Retail-Chains & Franchise Federation (ARFF) was established in 2008 to champion the promotion and development of trade particularly in the retail-chains, franchise, tourism and shopping industries within the 10 ASEAN countries. ARFF falls under the auspices of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) that is mandated by the ASEAN leaders as the official ASEAN linkage: To provide private sector feedback and guidance to boost efforts towards economic integration, To identify priority areas for consideration by the ASEAN leaders. ARFF is designated under tourism category. It was initiated to serve as a platform to stimulate the economy by inciting growth of retail-chain & franchise sectors and promote cross learning & economic opportunities across the ASEAN region and beyond.

Keynote speaker Pedro Uria Recio, Vice President at Axiata Group presents the topic “Applying Artificial Social Intelligence to Customer Service and Sales.” Axiata is one of the leading telecommunications groups in Asia with approximately 350 million subscribers in eleven countries. Axiata has controlling interests in six mobile operators under the brand names of ‘Celcom’ in Malaysia, ‘XL’ in Indonesia, ‘Dialog’ in Sri Lanka, ‘Robi’ in Bangladesh, ‘Smart’ in Cambodia and ‘Ncell’ in Nepal, with strategic interests in ‘Idea’ in India and ‘M1’ in Singapore. ‘edotco’, the Group’s infrastructure company, operates in five countries to deliver telecommunications infrastructure services, and operates and manages a regional portfolio of over 25,000 towers.

Pedro highlights, “Customer service and sales has traditionally been a field that relies on the empathic abilities of a human being to resolve issues. Yet as the costs for human staffed call-centres have grown, automation has become imperative and led to the introduction of Artificial Social Intelligence. Today’s AI is becoming increasingly complex and functional.”

Pedro’s keynote shares tactical real-life case studies and lesson learned from implementing conversational chatbots for customer service across multiple subsidiaries of a telecom conglomerate. Take away include; Starting small and scaling up, Focusing on the transitions between human intelligence and artificial intelligence, Prioritizing the knowledge base, deprioritizing system integrations, Selecting the right channels: web, Facebook and RCS (the next big trend in channels), Building a long-term roadmap including voice integration, scalability and security – among others.

Keynote speaker Vadim Fink, Head of Marketing at Mindvalley presents the topic “How to use Video on Social Media to drive REAL Business Results.” Mindvalley is a global school of 3+ million people. Today Mindvalley’s fans consume more than 70.000 hours of video content every single week! Mindvalley works with the world’s leading authors and teachers to produce best-in-class learning experiences in every area of life. Whether it’s Alan Watts (Zen Philosophy), Robin Sharma (Leadership), Lisa Nichols (Public Speaking), Donna Eden (Energy Medicine) or Neale Donald Walsch (Conscious Evolution), their teachers are men and women at the peak of their field.

Vadim highlights, “Social Media is no longer something any business can overlook. Every single day 1.4 billion people log into Facebook – and Youtube is about to surpass TV as the most watched format in the U.S. this year. At the same time consumers’ attention is moving towards video, away from written content.”

Vadim’s keynote provides tactical insights on how to navigate the 4 leading social media platforms for businesses today: Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and LinkedIn. How do you optimise videos differently for each platform? How do you stand out in today’s busy online video world? Vadim shall guide you through each of the social platforms, so that you truly understand how, why and when potential customers are using these social channels. Vadim will talk about creating your own video show, building loyal audiences and repurposing content, so that you don’t need to spend a fortune. But also: How do we turn the loyal audience we build into paying customers?

Keynote speaker Mei Sze Choo, Director at PersonEdge presents the topic “Influencer Marketing: An Integrated Approach.” Mei Sze is a host, emcee, speaker and a columnist. This fun-loving lass has graced the covers of magazines in Malaysia and Singapore ranging from Cleo, Sequoia and Urban Health. As the first youth ambassador for the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM), she has been invited on numerous occasions internationally to give motivational talks to the youth about her journey on battling the Big-C, and the importance of positive thinking. Mei Sze is also a PHD holder in developmental psychology and is working to assist youth development through the media by hosting shows related to youth, and sending strong and encouraging messages through her columns.

Mei Sze highlights, “The increasing integration of influencers as part of a brand’s marketing strategy has become widespread. Many brands know that influencer marketing is a part of social media but is uncertain on the ways to utilize influencers. Influencers, unlike celebrities, can be anywhere. They can be anyone. What make them influential are their large followings on the web and social media. An influencer can be a popular fashion photographer on Instagram, or a well-read cybersecurity blogger who tweets, or a respected marketing executive on LinkedIn. Within any industry, there are influential people.” Mei Sze’s keynote will highlight key points on the what, how, and when it is the right time for influencer marketing. In addition, many are hesitant to use influencers as they have heard it does not work, and this presentation will address that question as well.

Keynote speaker Ang Sheng Wen, Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer at WMA Group presents the topic, “Implementing Seamless Social Marketing Process Flow & Real-time Conversion Monitoring.” Wealth Mastery Academy – WMA is committed in empowering people with the right financial education, knowledge and proven skills in order for individuals to attain financial freedom. Over the years, WMA has coached thousands of individuals from all walks of life and have guided them with powerful knowledge and proven skills and strategies towards the path of financial freedom.

Sheng Wen highlights, “Statistics has revealed the positive correlation between the response time and lead conversion in social media marketing. Yet companies face obstacles to decrease response time due to separate systems used to manage customer contacts, different teams handling sales calls, inefficient employees, and lack of efficient monitoring system. The challenge is even more commonly encountered in service industry and offline business. Another hurdle is getting accurate conversion feedback from salesperson for social marketer to react in real time to adjust their marketing strategies.” Sheng Wen’s keynote shares tactical insights on how to implement a seamless social marketing process flow and real-time conversion monitoring.

The conference feature includes a deep dive workshop facilitated by Sweta Patel, a renown trainer who has coached more than 200 startups in the Silicon Valley, US. At the conference, Sweta facilitates the workshop topic “How B2B and B2C Use Instagram to Win New Customers.”

For those who are interested in the Social Media Innovation Conference 2018, please refer to the below for event details:

Dates: 25-26 April 2018 (Wednesday & Thursday)
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Limited tickets available here: http://talentcap.com/social-media-innovation-conference