Comments on: Still Had Doubts if Companies Really Paid for Blog Exposure???

By: Mae

Mae — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:32:34 +0000

I notice that bloggers who accept paid assignments are the ones who write the most poorly as well. Not explicitly connected to your topic, but just an observation. Ironic.

By: Doc Emer

Doc Emer — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:19:02 +0000

You’re a good blogger, MM. Keep it up! Ignore all those tempting offers. I salute you :-)

By: Mindanaoan

Mindanaoan — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:34:23 +0000

Uh-oh. I know a blogger who joined this Boracay thingie and blogged about the LTE thingie. Argh. Now I don’t know what and how to feel =/

By: Norma

Norma — Sun, 15 May 2011 10:29:45 +0000

A very clear line should be drawn between advertisement and opinion. In an advertisment, the reading public is aware that they are paid to write positively about the product. In an opinion, specially when expressed by a respected person/blogger must never be paid for it misleads the reader, and worse it degrades the dignity of the blogger. That’s the reason I read Market Manila everyday. I am not against bloggers who accept pay, but they must state that their write-up/s are paid, in which case it becomes an advertisement. Wouldn’t you wish there are more bloggers like MM?

By: kulasa

kulasa — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:28:22 +0000

I bet I won’t be the only one on the look out on who blogs about this event.

By: Trin

Trin — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:30:51 +0000

Damage control & palusot nga din tingin ko. Or real sloppiness in implementing company policy! But it’s a good learning point. The incident made the agency assert in writing their position on the matter and they will be held up to that statement.

I’m sure it was a memorable day for the young agency staffer, the boss, the boss’s boss & the CEO.

Basta in our hearts we know what’s right. :)

By: moodyaugust

moodyaugust — Thu, 12 May 2011 03:56:52 +0000

Two things you uphold, MM, DIGNITY & INTEGRITY !!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:28:34 +0000

Interesting response. I haven’t had any Philippines companies approach me about my blog but then again I am always complaining about how bad marketing is done here and the fact many things go unnoticed because of it. In the defence of the company though I am aware of a friend of mine who was called by a newspaper for a review. Which he thought fine will give them a free trial of meals and the evening show. They actually requested Transportation services for 20 people, free meals and drinks for the party and payment for doing the work as well. So in response to your email I think they are used to people wanting paying for everything at the same time its why many things aren’t as good as they should be as it creates biast posts towards a company. SMART have had a few negative posts by myself due to poor equipment, poor service and at the same time haven’t looked to repair the damage done by such posts which doesn’t give the right impression of a company where it will pay people bribes in essence at the same time couldn’t care less about its customers. Good on you for calling things as they are.

By: roland

roland — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:34:00 +0000

equally nauseating are the emails/invites from Political Candidates or emails from restaurant owners trying to get me to change my honest review of their establishment on yelp.com

By: MiMac

MiMac — Tue, 10 May 2011 08:07:27 +0000

I agree with some of the readers– the CEO was just “making palusot” to you! If it were any other blogger, the blogger and the PR firm would have fully understood that the SMART event translates to a junket AND compensation. Envelopmental journalism much?

Why do you think SMART is always covered by the media??? ;-p