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- Explore Mandai Wildlife Reserve. Mandai Wildlife Reserve features the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, and Bird Paradise in walkable proximity to each other, so you can spend a day or more experiencing the diversity of nature here.
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But there’s one side of Bryan that many might not know of – he was an avid gamer during his teenage years. And it wasn’t just casual gaming he did like the rest of us – he was actually the top Singapore player 4 times in three different games – Starcraft, Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2. “In other words, I spent way too much time on computer games,” he ...
TheSmartLocal.com was launched in August 2012, and given that he had no co-founder, Bryan had to ‘tank’ the entire operation himself. “I badly wanted one but I was crap at networking!” He wore many different hats – from sales, to editing, to ideation, to video production, to writing, and even tech. “That resulted in me sleeping in the office for th...
But there was also a time when his gaming background became a double-edged sword. He adopted the ‘first principals’ problem-solving approach, which meant that he relies on experimentation as compared to following a “tried and tested” path. While it was great in terms of creating content that other publishers weren’t producing then, it wasn’t conduc...
An astute media entrepreneur, Bryan also shared some insights on what he felt was the winning formula in keeping TSL popular from then until now. “Before Facebook, nearly all traffic came from search, so you had to be good at SEO. The first big change was in 2013. Many Singaporeans started using Facebook and listicles were what worked best then.” H...
Nothing makes a long work week better than some drinks on a Friday night. And of course, awesome colleagues too. From their formally-produced videos to the Instagram profiles of their staff, it’s quite clear that they’ve all formed pretty strong bonds with each other. For Bryan, this boils down to hiring the right people. “Team fit and attitude are...
TheSmartLocal.com has found the sweet spot in producing viral articles and videos for the regular Singaporean, but what does Bryan see in the future of content? “For example, walking up to a cafe and you’ve already read reviews your friends wrote of the place through some form of augmented reality.” “I believe they’re already implementing some sort...
Learn how Bryan Choo, the founder of TheSmartLocal.com, a popular Singapore media platform, started his journey from being a gaming champion to a self-made media entrepreneur. Discover his insights on content creation, digital marketing, and grit.
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TSL Media Group is a Singapore-based media tech collective with multiple brands and platforms, such as The Smart Local, EatBook, and MustShareNews. It offers advertising, influencer, and data services to reach and engage with young audiences in Asia.
