Bicol Instagram Festival 2015

WHAT IS #BiGFEST2015?

Bicol Instagram Festival (#BiGFest2015) aimed to gather the most savvy social media and mobile internet users  in Bicol Region for the first ever Instagram Meet- up during the Penafrancia Festival here in Naga City

It was a fun day filled with games and interaction with instagrammers, digital influencers and bloggers.

#BiGFest2015 was intended for all Bicolano youth and young professionals to visually share the best of Penafrancia Festival, Metro Naga and Bicol Tourism on their social media accounts particularly on Instagram during the whole month of September.

 For more pics during the event CLICK HERE

  For more pics during the event CLICK HERE

 For more pics during the event CLICK HERE

The persons behind BicolBloggers are also the organizers of various interactive activities like Date in Daet, SSSstaycation, Tumblr Meet-ups and other online advocacies. To date, #BiGFest2015 is our boldest and biggest activity for the most active netizens in Bicol. This is inline with our group’s mission of “nurturing professional blogging in Bicol by equipping Bicolano social media users with skills and network through special events.”

Online sensation, comedian and book author LLOYD CADENA of the very famous Llyod Cafe Cadena showed his enthusiasm to be part of #BiGFest2015. LC has 35,000 followers on Instagram, 88,000+ on Twitter, 729,000+ Facebook Fans, 250,000+ subscribers and almost 28 million views on YouTube. The whole venue was filled with laughter and smiles as Lloyd cracked a lot of jokes and stories. He was all out in meeting all the participants and having a selfie with him was no problem at all. 

IG online sellers bazaar also paved its way to showcasing their goodies to the participants. Participants had their tickets stamped and booths were ensured of visits from them. Participants who bought items from the IG sellers had their chance to win items too. Indeed that afternoon was filled with a lot of prizes from our partners. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EVENT PARTNERS AND SPONSORS.
#BigFest2015 Co-Presented by Bigg's Diner Inc.
Venue Partner: Avenue Plaza Hotel
Printing Partner: Willprint Graphics Center
Sponsors: Que Pasa Naga, Havaianas, Pinoy Tech Blog, Francis Padua Papica Foundation and Atlantic Bakery. Special thanks to Provincial Government of Albay for touring Lloyd Cadena around Albay.

http://bicolbloggers.com/post/126937648470/bigfest2015-announcement-bicol-instagram-festival-naga

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Proud Probinsyana at SMX for DIM Summit 2014

Tourism advocate from Bicol invited to speak at SMX for DIM Summit 2014

It’s a dream come true for a “probinsyana” like Apple Allison!

A is for Apple, B is for Bicolano and Blogger, C is for Creativity, and D is for Digital.. My list can go on and on if I will be asked to associate or describe Ms Apple using the letters of the alphabet. To keep it short, Ms. Apple, was the first industry (representing Avenue Plaza Hotel and Avenue Square) to have recognize nagacitydeck.com's goal to promote anything about Naga City. Series of partnerships with Avenue underwent through her initiative and just last summer, Apple made a bigger leap to help boost our local tourism #DateinDaet2014 by bringing bloggers together from all over the Bicol Region for a good cause in promoting Daet, Camarines Norte. 

Next month will be a bigger avenue for Ms. Apple, wherein she will be able to represent us Bicolano bloggers on how things are being run from a probinsyana's perspective. Since most of us bloggers are unable to spread our wings further due to our day jobs, Ms. Apple has been very generous enough to share her newly acquired ideas in helping us spread our own online turf as well. I'm pretty sure that she will do well in this upcoming Summit. Cheers to friendship and more partnerships in the future! Proud friend, proud fellow Bicolana here! A bigger Avenue for the Big Apple of Bicol. Congratulations Apple! (Pardon the "big" word Apple, I know you're cool with that, haha) 

Apple Allison Perez, digital marketing advocate and founder of Sole Searching Soul will speak at the upcoming 3rd Digital Influencers Marketing Summit Manila at SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia on September 13, 2014.

The #DIMSummit aims to empower entrepreneurs, marketers, and advertisers with insights on working with influencers and brand advocates. It is an ideal conference for current and aspiring influencers, thought leaders as well as recognized brand advocates.Highlight of the event includes the keynote of Mr.Anton Diazof Our Awesome Planet about expanding Digital Influence outside of thePhilippines. This is very relevant with the forthcoming ASEAN 2015 integration.

Ms. Apple Allison will share her experiences as one of the panel for the topic aboutPromoting Tourism, Travel, Culture through Digital Influencers and Social Media. As the marketing manager of the most recognized and awarded hotel in Bicol for the past 3 years, she will share how independent brand like Avenue Plaza Hotelcan utilize the power of social media to leverage its equity and service by staying connected with its customers. As a tourism advocate,she will also give practical tips on how to tap digital influencers and create network of ambassadors to promote tourism, travel and culture. This is ideal especially for aspiring digital marketers who are handling homegrown brands and SMEs in the countryside to become recognized worldwide.

Her passion for patronizing and promoting Philippine destinations was fueled when she heard Charie Villa talked about the many great reasons why we should “Choose Philippines” first despite all the challenges. Since then, she became an avid supporter & partner ofwww.ChoosePhilippines.com, the tourism advocacy website of ABS-CBN and now one of their Travel Insiders.

As a firm believer of Fun Theory, it is no surprise that Apple Allison is also big supporter of It’s More Fun in The Philippines campaign by the Department of Tourism. Aside from her blog posts and social media accounts, Apple Allison spreads the word about the fun in our country by being one of the most activeFun Ambassadors. She’s currently one of the Top 3 Fun Ambassadors with high fun score which she earned by posting about her fun travels and Philippine discoveries as well as creating and sharing It’s More Fun memes to her network.

She firmly believes in the power of internet and social media in promoting tourism and it must involve the community. In her previous projects and work experiences, she highlighted the importance of collaboration with fellow influencers and members of the online community to engage the locals to actively promote independent enterprises, local brands and emerging tourist destinations.

In May 2014, she spearheaded Date in Daet, a tourism advocacy campaign which brings bloggers, businesses and key stakeholders closer to Daet, the capital town of Camarines Norte and the no.1 most competitive municipality in the Philippines. I was able to revisit Daet again and my impression about the town has surprised me well. CLICK HERE for my #DiD2014 experience. 

Attendees to the DIM Summit 2014 can expect a highly-interactive session with digital marketing practitioners. Be inspired and learn from Ms.Apple Allison and other well experienced speakers. Make yourself and your brand relevant online by sparking participation and collaborations.Session starts at 9 AM with the introduction of event participants as a warm-up to the event.

Complete details can be found at http://influencerbootcamp.digitalfilipino.com/course/digital-influencers-marketing-summit-2014-dimsummit/

To know more about Ms.Apple Allison’s journey to SMX and the influencers who influenced her, visit http://www.solesearchingsoul.com/home/a-probinsyanas-journey-to-smx-3rd-digital-influencers-summit-dimsummit2014

 Visit her blog at www.solesearchingsoul.com

and check her social media accounts.

Instagram @msappleallison  
Facebook Page Sole Searching Soul 
Twitter @soleSsoul 
Youtube Channel  Sole Searching Soul

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Worldwide Facebook Downtime

Are we really that dependent on the existence of Facebook? Oh my, even I had a quick reflection after that worldwide downtime of Facebook. Just my two cents of observation and I am honestly guilty of that dependency. But not because I stalk or browse someone else's account but because I provide the information that others follow. So there, a bit of gap from Facebook was a reminder for us to get back to reality that yes, we can exist (hardly) without Facebook.

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Facebook Movie for All

Facebook has been really innovative since day one. Though FB found a niche in peoples' need for social approval, the advantages of social networks are still countless IF you are one smart user. But this post is not about the pros and cons of social networks.

I could not help but admire the ingenuity of Mark Z. and the Facebook Team because of the "Facebook movie" made available for every Facebook user. Same day edits (SDE) in weddings are now very popular. It's like we were able to get a free service from a videographer or photographer even just for a minute only that it's the point of view of calculated likes and shares. Nevertheless, it's a minute of flashback and good memories of our online lives. And also even photographers and videographers were able to get themselves featured by somebody else for free, right? I do hope the next step for Facebook is to do the same movie for Fb pages.

Oh wow, just an update today (Feb. 07, 2014), you can now edit your own Facebook movie!  Just click on Edit. :)

Get your Facebook movie at https://www.facebook.com/lookback/

Anything we like and share represents who we are.

So I'm turning 7 years old this year  on Facebook!

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Bicolano Social Network

BicolKnown - a new Social Network which originated here in Bicol

Excerpts from their site.. a little something about BicolKnown

Bicolknown is a new established Travel and Promotion organization which main goal is to contribute to the development of Bicol as a major tourist destination in the country. This Travel organization has been formed out of the enthusiasm of seven young individuals who believe that a vast of opportunity is waiting for Bicolanos if its tourism would be enhanced and promoted in its full capacity.

Alongside with its devoted advocacy of promoting the Bicol Region, Bicolknown offers tour for students, professionals, vacationers, adventurers, and the like whether foreigners or locals. Tour Packages may be historical, educational, and environmental in nature which are planned and organized in the most exquisite “Bicolnon” way. Tanaw Bicolnon also carries with it the pride of being the first and only Travel organization to offer “Cultural Tourism”.

Bicolknown has also its own E-Mag (Electronic Magazine) designed to bring out the best out of Bicolanos through showcasing Bicol known destinations, trade and industry, and culture.

Making Bicol known not just in the context of the Philippine Archipelago but around the world is the vision of Tanaw Bicolknown and providing Bicolanos a locus of opportunity is its mission.

We’re here to serve. For everything BICOLNON is in BICOLKNOWN.

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