Written by: Shashank Joshi
About the author: Chairman Sagacious Programming and Development Pvt Ltd.│Ex CEO MoneyonMobile
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. – Charles Darwin
Human beings have evolved over the last thousands of years and along with them their ways of life have evolved too. The beginning probably was with hunting to survive that evolved to producing food for survival…….
Written by: Ashish Kothari
About the author: Ashish Kothari has over three decades of experience in Marketing & Sales in industry sectors ranging from transport fuels, lubricants, entertainment and FMCG. He has worked in global markets across 5 continents, and currently works as a Senior Vice President in India
Joe Saldana glanced at his watch a third and final time as he eased into the corner table at Moonbucks Coffee. Relieved that he was well in time for his 11 o’clock appointment with Mr. Mehra, (his premier prospect for a lucrative endowment policy), Joe pulled out his carefully prepared benefit illustrations just as his client walked in….
Written by: Rajib Chowdhury
About the author: Business Head – Consumer Durable Service & Revenue
I clearly remember, it was 1985, my dad finally booked our first Refrigerator. The Refrigerator was delivered almost a month after the booking. Unfortunately one decorative plastic cover was found broken. Toll free or customer care concepts were not there even in the imagination of the brands…….
Written by: Ashok Jaiswar
About the author: Group Head Marketing and Corporate Communications – Greaves Cotton Limited and Ampere Electric
Amidst ongoing challenges gripping us with the theory of lock & unlock we all have been continuously chasing new ways of getting back to live our normal life……..
Written by: Arpan Basu
About the author: Director Communications at Coca-Cola India and South West Asia
The communications industry is an apt reflection of our time: fast-paced and in need of constant evolution. Especially during crises, well-devised communications can become the quickest tool in ensuring business continuity and responding to unprecedented situations……
Written by: Abhra Banerjee
About the author: President & CEO at Cleanomatics, a Stadhawk, Inc Brand
I will start with my favorite example which I consider as an all-time classic. If there were a Marketing Hall of Fame Awards for the entire last decade, this story should have won the topmost slot……..
Written by: Mandeep Singh
About the author: CEO & Executive Director at JSL Lifestyle Limited
“If any trouble or anxiety comes your way,
Don’t ever be restless, I am here (I will make sure that it gets fulfilled)…”
The world is moving from product selling to solution selling. Simultaneously, in any work environment, both bosses & subordinates are looking for trustworthy colleagues & specialists, who are resourceful enablers and can get the job done with tenacity, by taking full ownership.
Written by: Sudip Banerjee
About the author: Ex Head Muscat Sales – Mazda Oman
Over the past few years, the automobile sector has been stuck in a quagmire, with floundering sales as a result of slowing economy.
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic could result in vehicle sales plunging further and the recovery path will be slow.
Written by: Praveen Jaipuriar
About the author: CEO at Continental Coffee Pvt. Limited | ex- Head Marketing – Dabur India Ltd
It was 2015, I was at Chandigarh sitting in a plush office of Mr Juneja. Mr Juneja was the promoter of a hair oil brand Kesh King. The brand was launched somewhere in 2008 and within a short span of 6-7 years attained a turnover of Rs 250-275cr. Mr Juneja believed that it was beyond his means to scale it up further and therefore had put the brand up for sale commanding a valuation of Rs 1800-2000 cr…….
Written by: Atul Suri
About the author: Vice President, Sales & Marketing (SBU Head), HR leader, UN Peacekeeper & Indian Army Veteran
A SWOT Analysis forms the very basis of every decision taken, be it on charting strategies to meet the Vision and Mission of the organization or even for arriving at a well thought of Brand Plan for a Marketer……