Video Feature on Firstpost

The video we produced for We R Malaysia-There is Hope, the Musical 2011 has been featured on an international website called Firstpost!

Thanks Firstpost for the support!

Click on the images to go to the direct webpage.

Branding Through Stationery

In every business, be it a small cafe or large firm, corporate stationeries like name card, letterhead, envelope,  flyers etc are essential as it creates an identity for your business.

At VIP, we understand that many business owners nowadays: 

- Does not have an idea on how to create an identity for their business,

- Does not know where to start,

- Does not realize the magnitude corporate stationeries speak for your brand. 

That's where we come into the picture :)

To share with you, this is how we normally work with our customers on corporate stationeries.

Phase 1: Coffee (or Teh Tarik) Chat

At this phase, our priority is to understand what is your business all about; who you are; what is the company's unique selling point, business philosophy, background etc. We will also discuss the requirements of the items required (item specification are as listed at the end of this entry).

Phase 2: Quotation

Based on our understanding of your requirement, we will propose a suitable package.

Phase 3: Acceptance of Quotation and Design Stage

Once the quotation is confirmed, VIP will work on 2-3 design options.

Phase 4: Confirmation of Artwork and Printing Stage

Once an artwork is chosen and confirmed, we will proceed to the printing stage.

Phase 5: Delivery

Once the stationeries are printed and packaged, goods will be delivered to your doorstep.

Hope the above will give you an idea on where to start! Let us know how we can help you further. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to drop us an email at hello@vip.net.my

Cheers!

STATIONERY LIST

Letterhead

Size: A4

Materials Available: Simili Paper 70/80/100gsm, Conqueror Paper 100gsm

Finishing: Hot Stamping, Emboss

Envelope

Size: 4" x 9", 4.5" x 9.5", 6" x 9", 7" x 10", 9" x 12.75", 10" x 15", 12" x 16"

Finishing: Peel and Seal, With or Without Window

Namecard

Standard Size: 90mm x 54mm (we accept custom sizes/die-cut too)

Materials Available: Artcard 260gsm, Ivory Card 225gsm, Matte Fine Linen White 200gsm, Conqueror White 220gsm

Finishing: Matte, Gloss, Spot UV, Emboss, Hot Stamping

Wooden Pencil

Size: 7"

Standard Colours: Black, White, Maroon, Green, Wooden Colour, Navy Blue, Yellow

Options: Hexagon Dip-Top, Hexagon Flat-Top, Round Flat-Top, Round Eraser-Top, Hexagon Eraser-Top, Triangular Dip-Top

Finishing: Hot Stamping, Pad Printing

Other stationeries: Brochures, Posters, Flyers, Stickers, Postcards, Notebook, Cards, Menu etc

Media Exposure

One of our services is to provide Public Relations consultation and management. As PR consultants, we become the sole liaison with press/media, bloggers, the public, for our client. It is our responsibility to help clients project and uphold their USP, image/reputation.

Recently, we were commissioned by the Nation Building Pioneers (a.k.a. Persatuan Perintis Bina Negara) to manage the Public Relations of their latest project, a musical, which was due in 2-weeks time. Talk about tight schedule!

Within two short weeks, or technically just 10-working days, we prepared and sent out press releases; liaised with media/press + bloggers; arranged interviews and managed the musical's official social sites.

In this entry, we'll like to share some of the pre-event coverage that was published:

Sin Chew Daily, Metro Edition. Page 28. December 3rd, 2011

The Star, Nation Edition. Page 3. December 1st, 2011

The Star, R.AGE. Page 8. November 30th, 2011

Apart from the main features, the musical was also announced in various print media e.g. Oriental Daily. 

Traditional print media is still very much alive and essential. We received many enquiries from readers.

There are many ways to get client's product/services featured. For example, we arranged an interview with the Star R.AGE journalist and members of PPBN and cast. This way, the journalist will be able to probe further and get more 'juice' for the story. Or, the traditional way would be the PR agency (us, in this case) preparing the press releases, and sending it to the press via mail or email. 

The pre-event coverage on Sin Chew Daily and The Star Nation Edition (as seen above) is a result of our press release.

If you'd like to know more about branding, media exposure and more, please write to us at hello@vip.net.my

Cheers,

J

It's a Wrap!

We R Malaysia-There is Hope, the Musical was a success!

We're glad to be a part of the event as Public Relations, where we liaise with members of the media/press, bloggers and the public. More updates to come!

I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank my PR Manager-Erin Marie for being a friend and partner in crime; Assistant-Man Man for being super helpful and supportive; Man Man's other half-Ooi and Friend-Perry for helping out! I really appreciate the support you've given, and I look forward to more projects with you :)

For more information on the musical, please visit www.facebook.com/wrmmusical2011

Signing off,

Jasemaine

Joys Tan of We R Malaysia-There is Hope, the Musical

Meet Joys, the Acting President of Persatuan Perintis Bina Negara (PPBN) or better known as Nation Building Pioneers.

PPBN is a Non-Profit and Non-Government Organization. Their upcoming project? A light hearted and meaningful musical about the Malaysian Chinese community. VIP is really happy to be a part of this project as PR and Marketing support.

Want to know more about the We R Malaysia-There is Hope, the Musical? Check out the video (more to come!) or visit the official Facebook page at facebook.com/wrmmusical2011

Happening on 4 December 2011 (Sunday) at Dewan Lee San Choon @ Wisma MCA Jalan Ampang. 8-10pm.

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How to reserve tickets:

Call or Email PR Manager Erin Marie @ +6010-366 3445 / erinmarie@vip.net.my

How and where to collect tickets:

Collect your tickets within 45-minutes before the start of the Musical at the ticket/reception counter (the entrance of Dewan Lee Choon San @ Wisma MCA). 

VIP Production: The Kick-Ass Messenger Bag Maker

Hi! 


We're so pleased to bring you another exciting episode of VIP Production. 


This time round, we had the honor to interview Patrick, a marketing and business veteran who decided to self make his very own line of messenger bags. Greenroom136 messenger bags are "kick-ass bags for kick-ass people like you", according to Patrick. "The bags are super tough, super durable and super cool". 


Find out how Patrick create and market his bags. He also shares great business tips too. Enjoy the video!

Malaysia's Very Own Kimora Lee Simmons

She's one fierce woman entrepreneur. Fierce as in she knows what she wants and she goes out for it. Focused and determined, she has successfully open three nail spa branch in less than two years. Meet Sereen, the owner of HRH Nail Studio and Posh! Nail Spa. 

To know more about how she started the business, and what marketing strategies she uses for her business, watch this exclusive interview we've put together for you. 

Enjoy!

Art is for Everyone!

Remember when you were young and you were drawing, painting, or making a doh castle? Remember that sense of calmness and peace in you? Like nothing else in the world matters...

Now that we're adults, why can't we still draw and paint and make doh castles? Art should be for everyone and anyone!

In 2010, we've had the pleasure to speak to Chow Yun Yun on her views on art education in Malaysia. Watch video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujp0bSToMM&feature=related

This year, we approached Yun Yun again. This time, on the topic of 'Art is for Everyone'.

It doesn't matter if you're 20, 50 or 80 years old. Anyone can pick up a pencil and doodle. Unleash the 'child' in you. Let your imagination run free. Express yourself through art. It's such a great way to unwind and feel calm.

Workshop Announcement

There will be two exciting workshops coming soon!

Expressive Art Workshop for Senior Citizens
Date: 27th August 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 2-3:30pm
Venue: VIP Learning Space @ Solaris Dutamas
Fees: RM 0 (Yes. FREE! Includes all art materials & equipments)
More information here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218038681577263

Introduction to Mac OS X Lion & iLife Mini Workshop
Date: 28th August 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 2-5pm
Venue: VIP Learning Space @ Solaris Dutamas
Fees: RM 50 per pax
More information here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119922041439052

RSVP/Registration by Email. Please write to us at hello@vip.net.my

We are located at:
Block C3, Level 3A (at the lift, please press 'U3A'), Unit 13A, Solaris Dutamas, No. 1 Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

GPS Coordinates: N3 10.239 E101 39.928

Lock and Load, Baby!

Holaaa!!!!!!

Sorry for the lack of updates. The past few months has been a whirlwind of craziness!

Thankfully after all our hardwork, we're SO HAPPY to announce that the VIP Learning Space is ready for use :)

VIP Learning Space will comfortably fit 10 participants. We've put in an order for two brand new iMacs (installed with Lion), so users without a Mac can opt to use our machines for training.

Other equipment and facilities include LG LED HD projector (the image is suh-weeet!), tempered glass writing board/projector screen, plenty of power points and fully air conditioned.

When you're hungry, you have four blocks of eateries to choose from! We can't wait for the Big supermarket to open soon... can't wait to drop in MPH and do some shopping in between work. Ahem.

Anyway, this is where you can find us:

C3-3A-13A, Solaris Dutamas, No. 1 Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480, Kuala Lumpur.

Tel+Fax: 03-6211 3829

Hope to see you soon!

Work In Progress

So here's an update on our office cum training room.

Aircond has been installed. Electric wiring has been installed.

This is what the bare unit looks like before:

On Saturday, the Floor Depot folks came by to install the laminated flooring.

And walah! This is how the office currently looks like. The office looks so different with proper flooring. Love how everything is coming together. Next thing on the list: Glass entrance door, tempered glass writing board and furnitures!!

Exciting News!

We're in the midst of setting up our training room @ Solaris Dutamas!

The contractors have been selected and we're currently waiting for the Solaris Dutamas management to approve the renovation application. Once that's done, reno works will start and hopefully, the facility will be ready by end of May. Fingers crossed that everything will go smooth.

We'll keep you updated along the way, so stay tuned!

Bring On The Learning Revolution by Sir Ken Robinson

I think TedTalks is an incredible movement. It's such an inspiring platform where people share and listen to ideas. Just ideas alone.

For this blog entry, I'd like to share "Bring on the learning revolution!" by Sir Ken Robinson.

He made strong statements in his talk, some which I particular like:

"I think we're obsessed with getting people to college.... I don't mean you shouldn't go to college, but not everybody needs to go; not everybody needs to go now; maybe they go later, not right away".

Then he talked about how parents are obsessed with getting their child into kindergarden. And guess what, it is so crazy to the extend that some kindergarden actually interview the poor child prior to enrollment! Sir Ken made a funny example of how the interview might go:

A 3-year old sitting in front of a panel; The head panel flipping through the child's resume. "What? this is it? You've been around for 36 months and this is it? You've achieved nothing! You spent the first 6 months breastfeeding I see!"

Hilarious I tell you...

I also like what he said here:

"We've build our education system on the model of fast food, where everything is standardized."

"We've sold ourselves into the fast food model of education and it's impoverishing our spirit as much as fast food is depleting our physical bodies."

I think it's important for us to realize that education is about bringing the best out of a person; it should be abovut uncovering a person's true potential and helping them get to where they want to be, or should be. Education shouldn't be about putting learners on a conveyor belt to replicate and mould them into a certain, fixed form. Everyone is unique; everyone is different. We should embrace that fact and make learning, a true learning experience. This talk by Sir Ken Robinson sure is inspiring.

For more similar videos, please visit TedTalks Official Website.

iPad in Education

Check out the iPad 1 review by Wired Educator. Click on the image or this link: Wired Educator

It highlights the pro and cons of introducing iPad in your classroom.

Arranging a Training/Workshop Session #1

Each school has their own preferences on training arrangements. For example:

• Some teachers/students prefer to learn at a training centre. This is because if the training is conducted within school boundaries, there will be many distractions. Teachers/students want to learn new skills in peace.

• Some teachers/students prefer to learn in the morning; some prefer to learn during after-school hours; some prefer to learn during weekends.

• Some teachers/students prefer that the trainer guides them step-by-step; some prefer self-pace learning with our custom made PDF manuals.

• Some teachers/students prefer large group settings; some prefer small group settings; some prefer 1:1 training.

There are so many other types of arrangements, depending on the school/department's requirements. Whatever the requirement may be, our main priority is to customize a suitable training program for our customers.

Having said that, trainers do have our own views how a training should go about. Here's some insights from a trainers' point of view:

• The right frame of mind. It is important that teachers/students come in the training with the right heart and mind, which is to embrace new skills.

• The best training time is in the morning. This is when the mind is most alert.

• Training should not be more than six hours a day. To include a one hour lunch break and two short breaks during the six hour training will be most ideal.

• The recommended training hours is from 9am to 3pm (full day training); 9am to 12pm (half day training).

• If the training is arranged to be conducted at school premise, it should be conducted in an isolated room. Conference room and computer lab are great as it is generally more quiet and generates minimal distractions. We do not recommend to have training sessions in normal classrooms or teachers room. The last thing we want from participants is for them to worry and think about their work.

• The school's person-in-charge should inform and distribute the program outline to all participants at least one-week before the training. This is to ensure that all participants know what they will be learning in the training, and this will allow them to walk in the training with more mental preparation.

Well, that's all for the first installment of "Arranging a Training/Workshop Session". If you're in the midst of arranging for a training session or workshop, I do hope the above list helped you in some ways.

Please feel free to give us your thoughts and feedbacks via the comment box. We'd love to hear from you.

International Islamic University of Malaysia

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VIP has been very fortunate to conduct a training for the International Islamic University of Malaysia's Centre of Language & Pre-University Academy Development (CELPAD).

Why fortunate? The Dean and Lecturers are IIUM are such friendly people to be with. Plus, the campus is so beautiful!

All in all, we conducted three trainings for them-Snow 101 Mac OS X Support Essentials 10.6 training and Snow 201 Mac OS X Server Essentials 10.6 training (both by Shah) and Mac 'N More training by yours truly.

It's good to hear first hand account on how they feel excited about the Apple products as Educators; how they feel it will benefit their students and themselves in a long run :)

The Green Screen Effect-iMovie

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For this session of iMovie workshop, teachers are divided into two class-basic and advanced. Both group will learn a different iMovie skill set within 2-hours time.

In the advanced class, we introduced the green screen effect to the teachers, and... it was a hit!

We always see Hollywood movies' behind-the-scene footages, or the-making-of videos, and one element that always appear is the green or blue screen. The green or blue screen effect allows us to put a character on another live or animated video scene. Think about your evening news weather report or maybe Avatar, you'd believe they're running around in an enchanted forest when in reality, the actors are acting with only green screens! Talk about professionalism right.

So, the equipments are pretty basic. You just need to have: florescent green coloured paper (from neighborhood stationary shop; RM 3.30 per piece) and iMovie on the Mac. Wa-lah!

Looking For Talented Individuals

Are you a freelance, student or professional Graphic Designer? If yes, we need you!

Are you a freelance, student or professional Objective C or Cocoa programmer? If yes, we need you too!

Very Imaginative People is looking at establishing an ad-hoc team to develop an iPad game. This game will be made available at the App Store.

Interested individuals please write in to us at jasemaine@vip.net.my

Looking forward to your participation!

Updated Website

Hi everyone!

We're pleased to inform you that we have updated our official website.

Please visit www.vip.net.my for more information.

Happy Chinese New Year by the way! May you be blessed with prosperity in the Year of Rabbit. Many happy returns.