My newly bloomed work "affair"...
So I decided not to go for my last paper. I just wasn't well prepared. There's no point sulking and indulging in self-pity or whatever. I would just treat it as a lesson learnt and make sure I really do study for the resit paper next semester. That's it.
Sent my car for servicing at Bukit Batok Vicom in the morning. Since it needs around 3 hours for my car to be ready, I thought I would head down directly to IMM first. Had "Subway" - Oven roasted chicken breast to be specific, for lunch. I am really taking into liking those sandwiches. Somemore the $5.90 offer comes with a drink and 2 cookies. Not a bad deal.
Work has been getting more and more interesting. Although it's now my third week of work proper, today's technically like the 6th or 7th day of work as I took a break in preparation for the exams. So well, was back to IMM again. I was actually walking around level two when I saw this girl holding onto some big phamhlet and folder and walking in and out of stores. So I thought she might be selling something. Out of curiousity, I decided to ask her what she is doing. And guess what? She was like going all the way to promote about the discount vouchers from a Japanese restaurant called Hanabi restaurant and that the whole booklet costs around $30 bucks. She even asked me if I usually dine with how many people if I were to go to such a restaurant. And she didn't speak well at all, to my surprise. She was a bit hesitant and stuttering in her speech. And I thought she was really daring enough to approach any retail shop and talk to the staff about THAT voucher.
And I found out that there were only 3 outlets. 2 in the East and 1 in Bukit Timah. Why are they even selling these vouchers in the west? I would NOT intentionally BUY the vouchers just to go dine at a restaurant that I have not eaten at. Oh, and the name "Hanabi" did ring a bell. I think they sent me occasional smses to promote meal discounts and whatever, to which I deleted those smses without much thought. But a restaurant like that is actually implementing the direct sales strategy by sending people out. Quite a good marketing effort.
Back to my office in the evening, went through a briefing session to build on product knowledge. I am so excited about what my company is doing. We are actually probably the only one in the industry specialising in doing web commercials! It was really an eye-opener to know that, and the personnels involved for a commercial to be taken. Like creative director, script writer, voice-over artistes from US/London, post editor, etc.
And the good thing is, the hype of Youtube is still at the infancy state. Web videos and marketing are sure going to develop more further down the road. I thought it is a really good advertising avenue for businesses. Going through today's product training really helped me gain more insights into what my company is really capable of doing. And now I really believe in my company's products even more!
After training, went to Parkway Parade to have dinner with my colleague, Daphne. We are both new to the field so we try to motivate each other constantly.
I guess I really need to be more patient to see the numbers rolling in. And of course, I need to control my thinking and not let my mood affect me that often. There are really many things to learn!
So for now, I need to motivate myself each day. And enjoy my work as much as possible. =)
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