Best Personal Brand Award 2017 by Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS)

Woohoo… I won the ‘Best Personal Brand 2017 Award’ as an Entertainment Blogger! Never thought of classifying myself as one, but given that 65% of my articles are movie reviews, this is indeed a pretty fitting category for me.
So, I received an email notification in November from the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) informing that I’m one of the winners for the Best Personal Brand 2017 Award. My first response was 😲 (wait, what? how! why?) And I’m guessing (pretty accurately) that there’s some people out there who are thinking out loud the same thing…

What is the Best Personal Brand 2017 Award?

This award is a prestigious form of recognition given by the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) for individuals who had made a positive difference in their professional life by utilising their personal assets, strengths, skills and positioning. The individual have distinguished themselves from their business peers by curating their own personal image and identity.
Shared by Media Strategist and Professional Speaker Mr Andrew Chow who was also the curator, he explained how there are many individuals whose great personal branding has helped them to expand their business, increase their social influence and make a huge difference in the network they are serving. Many awards in the marketplace are meant for companies. Hence, this award focuses on the individuals whose brand and personality are the game changer.

What are the nomination criteria?

To qualify for nomination or curation, at least one of these requirements:
• Notable achievement like Tribe-building
• Extensive community services
• Have published a book solely under their name
• Enjoy local and regional presence, social media following, media coverage, and charity
• Won awards in their respective industry before

 

Acceptance Speech for winning MIS Best Personal Brand Award 2017

When you win an award or honor, it’s traditional to share a few words. I’m glad I’m not made to do that on the Awards’ Night upon receiving the ‘Best Personal Brand Award’. While this is not the inspiring and powerful Golden Globes speech by Oprah Winfrey, nor is this my Oscars acceptance speech, I thought it’s only right for me to write something on this website, just because I was awarded for the efforts I’ve put here.
First, a very big thank you to MIS (Marketing Institute of Singapore) for the invitation to the MIS Glittering Awards’ Night and those who had nominated me for the award. I started tiffanyyong.com to share my acting experiences, but alas, the lack of good acting opportunities slowly steered me to watching films, observing how the great actors act, and also attempting to dig out the trivia that might help anyone who read my reviews enhance their appreciation for the film. This is pretty much an unpaid and sometimes unappreciated work. Many questioned if it’s worth it to do so much work for a pair of tickets. Some tried to dissuade me from continuing. But it was all along not for ‘the pair of tickets’, as what most people assumed most bloggers work for.

Entering my sixth year (in 2018), I would like to thank the defunct omy.sg for the invitation to the numerous film previews in my first year of blogging. Those were the ones that kept me going, and in some ways, led to where I am now. Also, Clover Films Singapore, Shaw Organisation (Asian Films), Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Singapore (from VML Singapore) for the recognition and invitations. Most importantly, Mr Donnie Yen (Yes, you’ve read correctly) for the repost of my review of his Kungfu Jungle (2014). That was one of the milestones in my blogging life, and it did helped me get more invitations, hence saving quite a sum when I (finally) do not need to spend so much on movie tickets. Teehee.
Next, the PR agencies and brands who trusted me and worked with me back in the days when it’s not just about following and likes, but quality and honest articles. Thanks for working with me even when my website was not exactly a ‘lifestyle’, ‘beauty’ or ‘fashion’ website that you need it to be. I am humbled and I wouldn’t have survive till now if not for you all.

Of course, I’m not forgetting the people who kept me going – the readers, and your encouraging comments & honest feedback. We all know the saying ‘The Hair Maketh the Man (or Woman)’, and the fans make the celebrity. I’m not yet a celebrity, neither can I claim to be an ‘influencer’. Personal Branding is something not just created by what I’ve written or posted on the world wide web, but also what you guys out there perceive me as a brand, as well as your experience of having a ‘relationship’ with Tiffany Yong. I sincerely hope that I can help you (yes, you readers) out there aspire to be better, even when I’m just the ABC girl-next-door. 🙂

MIS Best Personal Brand Award 2017 Winner List (Alphabetical Order)

On top of the 6 Bloggers (Joe Teh, Amanda Yong, Yuki Ng, Sock Peng, Hong Peng and me!) who were presented the certification for ‘Best Personal Brand Award 2017’, there were 72 other winners from various industry sectors given the trophies!
Here’s the list of winners, provided thanks to the curator aka Mr Andrew Chow.

Names:	Title:	Website:
Alvin Oh	Marketer of Residential Properties
Amos Marcus Koh	Celebrity Tailor	https://www.amosmarcus.com/
Ande Lai	Life Mentoring
Andrew Ang	Financial Service Director	https://www.sgandrew.com/
Angeline Teo	Executive Coach Apelles Poh Financial Advisory	http://www.pepworldwideasia.com/about-us/team/angeline-teo/
Apelles Poh	Financial Advisory
Benjamin Ang	Advocate of Life Insurance in Asia	http://www.asiaadvisersnetwork.com/
Bernadette Chua	Business Culture Consultant	http://www.thedreamcatalyst.com/
Brenda Goh	Makeover Photography	http://www.themakeoverinc.com.sg/
Cayden Chang	Value Investing	http://mindkinesis.com/
Celine Chua	Marketer
Chia Chien Wei	Educator
Chris Chen Wai Teck	Financial Service Director
Chris Chew	Food & Beverage
Christopher Tock	Digital Marketing Strategist	http://www.socialgrooves.com/
Chua Kim Leong	Cryptocurrency Trainer
Collin Seow	Author	https://www.collinseow.com
Constance Lim	Life Coach
David Seen	Financial Service Director
Dominic Peters	Marketer of industrial properties	http://www.savills.com.sg/
Edmund Khong	Children Entertainer	https://www.captaindazzle.com/
Elias Tham	Aesthetic	https://www.ehaclinic.sg/
Eric Seah	Leadership by Example
Ernest Tan	Master Money Coach
Eugene Seah	Personal Branding Coach	http://eugeneseah.com/
Eunice Tan	Entrepreneur
Eunice Tan	People Connector	https://jpsconsultancy.com/
Grace Lin	Author	http://www.gracelin.com/
Han Kok Kwang	Entrepreneur
James Yap	Master of Networking
Jensen Siaw	Star Speaker	https://www.jensensiaw.com/
Jerome Joseph	Global Speaker and Consultant	http://jeromejoseph.com/
Joseph Chew	Financial Advisory	http://ippfa.com/
Joseph Wong	Expert Author	http://www.traininggearasia.com/
Joshua Luke	Entrepreneur	http://signatureimageacademy.com/
Ken Chee	Chairman, 8 Holdings	https://8iholdings.com/
Kendrick Ng	Visualizer	http://kendylife.com/
Lars Voedisch	Public Relations Strategist	http://www.preciouscomms.com/
Loh Teck Kwang	Facilitator	https://www.facebook.com/pareto.sg?fref=ts
Marcelly Suhali	Entrepreneur
Maxine Teo	Colourful Inspirer	http://www.maxacademy.com.sg/
Millie Leung	Women Empowerment	http://millieleung.com/
Moon Loh	Pro Recruiter	http://moonloh.com/
Mousumi Bhat	Author
Murshidah Said	Life Transformer	http://murshidahsaid.com/
Naveen Bhat	Author	https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveen-bhat-83643a/
Ng Choon Seng	Master Facilitator	http://idialogue.sg/
Nick Jarvis Tan	Regional Trainer	http://www.nickjarvistan.com/
Nick Tan	Virtual Reality Innovator	http://www.360VRasia.com
Ooi Lay Yong	Fitness Innovator	https://www.gymnasticbodies.com.sg
Patrick Chang	Retirement Planner
Pearl Leong	Entrepreneur	http://whitespace.digital/
Phoon Kok Hwa	Publisher	https://candidcreation.com
Ram Dubey	Driven Counsellor
Raymond Zheng	Cryptocurrency Trainer
Richard Eng	Real Estate Strategist
Richard Gavriel	Associate Director
Richard Giam	Fund Raiser	http://rainmakerz.sg/
Ricky Ong	Trainer
Samuel Seow	Celebrity Lawyer	http://www.sslawcorp.com/
Sara Mei Woo	Woman Champion
Serene Zhao	Social Marketing
Sharlyn Lim	Emcee	https://emceeservices.com/
Sim Peck Cheng	Authentic Listener
Sylvia Tham	Master of Ceremony	http://emceesylvia.com/
Teo Peiru	Deep Innovator	https://www.peiruteo.com/
Teo Yong Song	Training & Development
Terence Chiew	MVP Advocate	https://www.linkedin.com/in/terencechiew/
Thng Beng Hooi	Trainers' Trainer	https://www.abmaximus.com/
Vincent Ng	Author	http://www.wufangsingapore.com/
Vivien Goh	Ventriloquist	http://www.zephyhdom.com/

P.S. I’ve tried to find as many social media links of the winners via Google as possible, but due to the common names, there might be some mistakes. So if you are one of the winners looking at this list and want to add in or correct the links, please do leave your comments here!

MIS Glittering Awards’ Night

Here’s a video of the MIS Glittering Awards’ Night held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel by Techielobang Joe Teh.

xoxo

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