Radiant View

Month: September 2004

  • Marketing Your Business

    Marketing means communicating with people. This also means that you cannot just wait for business to come to your door. It’s nice to have a listing in the yellow pages. It’s great having good walk-in traffic. You do need to circulate and meet your future customers and referrals outside your store or office. • You…

  • A Busy Couple’s Inter-Cultural Kitchen Adventures

    My husband, Erik, and I share an interest in cooking. Oftentimes, it’s a “battle of wills.” Erik enjoys meat and potatoes and I prefer Asian food, especially mung bean (silver) noodles. European-raised Erik, when asked to draw “snacks” during a “Pictionary” game, would sketch a wedge of cheese, grapes, and crackers for his Filipino teammates.…

  • A Marketing & Public Relations Tip Sheet for Uncertain Times

    A MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS TIP SHEET FOR UNCERTAIN TIMES Edited by Lorna Dietz Radiant View Communications “an influencer of ideas and change” How do businesses and organizations remain sensitive about their customers, prospects, and other stakeholders during uncertain times? During my research, I reviewed and analyzed the words of wisdom that marketing and public…

  • Henry Manayan: Tangible Proof of Vital Leadership

    http://axispi.bizland.com/homefeature.htm Source: As written by Lorna Dietz, published in the Manila Bulletin USA issue – June 18, 2003 As one drives along the Calaveras Boulevard corridor in Milpitas, California, a sparkling, brand-new, architectural jewel looms into view — a 57,000 square-foot building that the city’s political decision makers call “home” and the residents proudly display…

  • Flames of Consciousness

    Since there are two authors, Ben Menor and Lorna Lardizabal Dietz, who wrote this lyrical essay about the evolving empowerment of Filipinos in America, the essay and the accompanying “Perspective of Filipino Consciousness” are also found at http://BenMenor.wordpress.com. FLAMES OF CONSCIOUSNESS A Lyrical Essay By Ben Menor, Jr. and Lorna Lardizabal Dietz Filipinos in America,…

  • A Perspective on Filipino Consciousness by NaFFAA Y2K2 Conference Team

    a perspective on FILIPINO CONSCIOUSNESS by NaFFAA Y2K2 Conference Team Presented at NaFFAA 5th Empowerment Conference Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, California August 28-August 30, 2002 “Empowerment begins with the individual in order to care for others.” – Ben Menor, Jr. Preface During our interactions with Filipino American communities during the past 30 years, we often…