State of E-Commerce, Digital Marketing, and Internet at 18 in the Philippines

Last March 22, I was a guest at ANC Future Perfect and talked about the e-commerce landscape and DigitalFilipino E-Commerce Summit. Here are some insights I shared then and learned from the Summit.

State of E-Commerce in the Philippines

Last March 29, the Philippines historic connection to the Internet turned 18. I think we have gone a long way and grew so much. But am also sad that we don't have enough data gathering process and tools in place to accurately measure it.

We Need Data: Philippine Information Society Data Alliance Project

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For instance, broadband subscriber base has increased by 45% to over 2.9 million in 2011 compared to a year ago. However, most industry peers still peg the number of Internet users to 30 million in the Philippines. Around 1/3 of it were assumed to be household users. This number was also used for the past 2 years.