Trinoma will be holding an exclusive sale for BPI cardholders from September 11 to 14 2008. All you need to do is flash any BPI card to enter the Trinoma Activity Center. By “BPI card” this includes BPI credit cards, ATM and debit cards. If you aren’t a BPI card holder, you can still enter after signing up an info sheet for them at the BPI booth in the Activity Center.

The following brands are participating in the sale:

Aerosoles
Anne Klein
Anne Klein Watches
Bass
Beauty Bar
Beka
Calvin Klein Jeans
Calvin Klein Underwear
Charriol
Citre Shine
Conair
Debenhams
Denman
Dep
Designer Fragrances
DKNY Jeans
Ecco
Fruits and Passion
Gap
Hawaiian Tropic
Jack Nicklaus
Kenneth Cole
Lacoste
Liz Claiborne
Marks & Spencer
Max Factor
Mexx
Nine West
Oka B
Polo Ralph Lauren
Princess
Rowenta
Springfield
Tefal
Zero Frizz

The BlogBank loves sales And we’re supporting Trinoma’s efforts to spread the word across all the blogs in the network!

Buffet dinner, beers, Mario Kart, NBA Live, Smash Brothers, Porring swag and games from Level Up, free gamer mints from Alpha Mints, and a lot of screaming from Bomber Man (@&^#$%@#)!

That was it – a little experiment we did at Red Box Greenbelt 3, the official sponsor for Blog Bank publisher gatherings where instead of hooking up to the mic, we hooked up an RCA adaptor to the flatscreen to play Wii from 6 PM till midnight. Such are some of the crazy things we do with our publishers, and yeah gaming at what seems to be a karaoke place takes Red Box to a whole new level. It’s the living room we wish we had

Thanks to Mon Macutay and the rest of Level Up for joining us and giving away their games! Also many thanks to Anna Dimerin and Jared De Guzman of Alpha Mints for giving away those sexy sexy mints! Anna informed me that they will be running a contest for their mint brand and if you’re a blogger you’d know the value of offline link marketing. Imagine your URL printed on the next batch of mints sold everywhere!

Want to see your name on the next batch of Alpha Mints?

If you think you’re worth listening to, then email us your SHOUTOUTS at experiences at alphamints dot com. It may be anything – as long as it’s concise, witty, and of course, personal.

We are going to be printing the best 100 quotes on our next batch of packaging, along with two brand new variants which will be revealed in July. You may check out the website from time to time for developments.

Thanks Anna!

Also, a huge congratulations to the 8 publishers who received cheques this month. For those whose names were called but could not show, we will be contacting you and sending your cheques very soon.

Photos over here!!

Finally, after months and months of sweat, blood, and cartons of Yellow Cab, we’re finally open to the public! You see, it’s not that easy figuring out a localized advertising system that would be beneficial to both advertisers and bloggers. It’s one thing to tell bloggers that they are going to make tens of thousands of pesos with us – and another to drown advertisers with the most expensive rates in Internet history. So finding that sweet spot was really one of the keystones to the network’s success.

But the Blog Bank isn’t all just about advertising. One thing we’ve learned is that blogging for profit isn’t the easiest thing in the world and a lot of Filipinos get into blogging with high hopes of making it rich in the online oil fields. The reality is that there are a lot of great blogs with passionate writers that want to earn but don’t. This is why we’ve also introduced the Blog Bank Blog Donor Card: an exclusive membership card for Blog Bank publishers that entitles them to monthly discounts and perks. The first perk that we introduced was courtesy of our Red Box host, Mr. Paolo del Rosario – our pioneer publishers were given Red Box VIP cards that entitles them to a huge discount for food and drinks as well as a free Karaoke party during their birthday month!

It’s simple really. The longer you stay and grow your blog with us, the better the perks get. So yeah, even if the money may not be in the several thousands at first (although our top publishers are already making more than P2,000.00 / month per ad spot), we want publishers to know that they are still a valuable contributor to the community.

The Blog Bank is all about community. We’ve observed that blogging in the Philippines definitely isn’t an island so we will be orchestrating wacky community events for Blog Donor Card holders every month, also as a way to communicate our monthly giveaways to the publishers. For publishers outside Metro Manila, do not fret! We’re working on ways to reach out as well.

The Blog Bank believes in viral marketing. We will never require or force our publishers to write positive or negative reviews about our sponsors and their giveaways (basically all we want is a little space – their ad space!).

To the bloggers and publishers who came to our Red Box launch, thank you very much for your support! In closing, there is a huge, huge gratitude to our pioneer advertisers – eLBC Express Regalo and Digiprint, Delifrance’s Spiked After 5 campaign, and Nokia Philippines with their Soul of the Night Wireless Adventure II. Thank you for putting your faith in the blogosphere!