Written by: Sivasis Dey
About the author: Mentor: Advisor & Consultant – Downstream Oil & Gas | Former Executive Director-Indian Oil | Director-Indian Oil Mauritius Ltd
As a professional from the Energy Sector, I feel one of the sectors, which have undergone tremendous transformation in India, during the last couple of decades, is Auto-fuel retailing…..
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Work-Life Challenges And How To Manage Them
Written by: Ashish Goyal
About the author: P&L Operations | Strategic Business Planning | Operations Roadmap
In this article, we are going to look into the difficulties and the challenges a normal employee faces during their day to day job-life and we are also going to add few key points on how to manage it efficiently so that we can tackle those challenges with ease….
Get PERS… Stay Safe!
Written by: Pramoud Rao
About the author: Ex- Promoter and MD of Zicom Electronic Security System Ltd/ Business Mentoring / Security / SaaS/ PaaS / AIoT
Your personal safety is a general recognition and avoidance of possible harmful situations or persons in your surroundings. More than 80 % of us have faced personal emergencies in our lives at some time or the other….
Why is Attention Management the New Time Management?
Written by: Tariq Jarrar
About the author: Group Executive Director and Co-Founder of Devmark Group – Dubai. United Arab Emirates
“Lost yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset,
Two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes.
No reward offered, for they are gone forever.”……..
Of Myths and Stories and False Propaganda
Written by: Dr Shreekant Vijaykar
About the author: Director of Asia Operations at COPC Inc.
Knowing the difference between price and value, and finding your purpose
A new year brings 365 new opportunities. To do more. To make mistakes. And to learn from them and grow………..
Enabling Strategic Collaboration: Vendor or Partner ??
Written by: Subir Palit
About the author: Business leader | Motivational Speaker | Former COO, CMO | Current Country Head – Greenply Industries. He has over three decades of experience in marketing in consumer electronics and building materials industry
Today only a few organisations have all the resources & infrastructure to tackle new market opportunities or competition independently, maintain economies of scale, cost efficiency and deep network penetration….
Don’t be the Manager Or BOSS But a Leader of the New Generation : For Success as Manager/Sr Manager in Sales & Marketing
Written by: Sabyasachi Satpathy
About the author: An Automotive (Tyres, Batteries & Lubricants) Sales & Marketing professional having more than 25 years’ experience in India & GCC. Currently working in GASCOL as Business Head for Saudi Arabia & Bahrain operations
A Manager or a BOSS leads a team, so naturally, he is a leader of his team. However, in the business management sense, both of them have a different approach in getting their team to achieve the Business objective, Sales Target & overall development of the company……
Power of Influencer Marketing
Written by: Ashok Jaiswar
About the author: Group Head Marketing & Corporate Communications – Greaves Cotton Limited & Ampere Electric
In digital first economy, consumers have multi fold increased their search online before stepping into the physical retail world. Their search spans from discovering the product, reading reviews, watching videos and relevant content on Social media & brand websites……..
Sales and Marketing make good career choices
Written by: Krishnakumar Ramanathan
About the author: VP & Country Business Head – LDA Siemens Limited India.
This is a choice which young professionals often have to make – should they take on a Sales or Marketing role? Or should they stick to Strategy, Design or Technical functions? This hesitancy exists because Sales and Marketing aren’t the ‘coolest’ roles, nor are they the ones that get most noticed by the management……..
Selling Product or Selling Price? The never ending dilemma for Retailers
Written by: Rajib Chowdhury
About the author: Business Head – Consumer Durable Service & Revenue
The incredible size and spread of our retail industry attracts everyone – from big MNCs to Family owned retail chains to neighborhood traders. Retailing keeps our country healthy and lively………
Managing Perceptions
Written by: Subir Palit
About the author: Business leader | Motivational Speaker | Former COO, CMO | Current Country Head – Greenply Industries. He has over three decades of experience in marketing in consumer electronics and building materials industry
“I don’t care what others think about me, I just want to get on with doing a good job only”, well good job and hard work surely matters and there is nothing wrong to have such attitude, but such attitude may not be enough for achieving the desired career goals….
Design Winning Products
Written by: Ashok Jaiswar
About the author: Head Marketing and Corporate Communications – Greaves Cotton Limited and Ampere Electric
How would you feel if work for 12 hours a day and still save 30-40% less? Your output isn’t efficient, you don’t earn more & ultimately you continue to fight the hardships of life……..
Roleplay
Written by: Manvendra Singh
About the author: Africa Business Head | CEO | Commercial Director | National Head | P&L | Go-to-Market | FMCG | Dairy | Leader | Mentor
We all might have observed people in movies playing certain roles as a character, similarly, we also do the same. In the midst of every situation, we play a role as a good friend, partner, colleague, or as an individual hero to our own selves.
Competency Framework for Sales Team
Written by: DP Mohanty
About the author: DP Mohanty has more than 25 years of work experience in Sales & Marketing both in India and International Markets and has experience in Consumer Durables, Lubricants and Building Material Industry. Former CEO & Member of Board at Alaf Ltd, and currently works as Executive Director with the Madhvani Group.
Two fundamental questions that I have always encountered throughout my career are as follows:
How do we understand competency?
What is needed to become a more competent Sales or Business Manager?
How to Sell Comb to a Bald Person
Written by: Anurag Awasthi
About the author: Sales Head at SORIL Infra Resources Ltd. (An initiative of Indiabulls Group)
In the last decade of the 20th Century, When I was in college and contemplating my future career prospects, I wanted to explore a lot of new avenues, Apart from secured government jobs, MNC’s were the new entrants who were offering fat salaries and exciting job opportunities……..