Intramuros Bloggers Challenge 2012.
I thought at first that this project was an impossible dream. In the second module of my online classes at the
Ateneo-Digital Filipino Certified Blog and Social Media Entrepreneur Program, we were only given about two weeks to create a campaign for our blog. My blog is about Intramuros and in my mind, there’s just no other way that I can truly promote it but to let others experience the beauty of the Walled City by themselves. From the start I know that it is going to be an event for bloggers who shall be experiencing the Walled City and then create blog posts about it.
And yes! It turned out how I envisioned it to be.
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| IBC 2012 Official Poster | [Creatives by Cristel Diaz] |
Three days of creating a full campaign plan. Ten days of making cold calls to potential sponsors and donors and convincing them to invest on my humble project. Three days of encouraging the heritage-loving bloggers to join IBC 2012. Two days of implementation. And then at last! All my efforts paid off. And this is my wrap-up post.
This post- I’d like to fill with my overwhelming gratitude to everyone who supported my project from beginning and until the end and for agreeing with my belief that there is so much to see within the Walled City- that the whole wide world deserves to know about.
First of all, I’d like to thank my Ateneo-Digital Filipino mentors,
Ms. Janette Toral and
Ms. Fleire Castro, for patiently answering all my
makulit questions and countless Facebook messages asking for tips and advices on what should be done and what more can be done. They are my greatest motivators and cheerleaders for getting this project done. Without them, I am not sure if I will have my own initiative to think about creating a project like this- in the middle of my work and other personal responsibilities.
But it turned out to be one of the most fulfilling things I have achieved as a blogger. Thank you so much, Ms. J and Ms. Fleire!
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| Our first Google Hangout | [Photo Credits: Ms. Fleire Castro] |
Secondly, to IBC 2012’s generous donors and sponsors. I can’t imagine IBC 2012’s Food Blog Challenge without the FOOD and the Travel Blog Challenge without the TRAVEL. Your
“yes-es” made all the difference for this project and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for being our “gateway” to get inside the “Walls”. Thank you Sir JC of
Barbara’s Restaurant, Sir Carlos of
Celdran Tours, Jeff of
Mabuhay Guides, Mr. Sta. Maria and Sir Georgy Porgy of
Castillan Tours, Sir Jun of
Intramuros Administration and Sir Lito of Federation of
Philippine Photographers Foundation. To my friends- Dan of URC’s
Payless Pancit Shanghai, Ate Wyeth of
Starbucks Philippines, Ruth of
Ruthilicious and Kuya Jonel of
GadgetGambit.com. To my family and to my ever loyal co-organizing friends who helped me during the event- Gian, Iris, Cristel and Marco. You are all gold to me! I thank God for you all!
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| Ms. Lorna Quion and Mr. JC Delos Reyes of Barbara's Restaurant |
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| Mr. Carlos Celdran of Celdran Tours |
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| Mr. Jeff Velasco of Mabuhay Guides |
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| Me with Mr. Geronimo Sta. Maria and Sir Georgy Porgy of Castillan Tours |
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