Written by: Ananda Chatterjee
About the author: National Sales Head – Opple Lighting India Pvt Ltd.
Everyone tells us “How to crack a sale” “How to make a Sales Call” “How to improve your strike ratio” but does anybody tell you “What Not to do in sales”?
90% of sales call do not materialize because customer didn’t like what you offered but because the way you offered……..
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: 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: Abhra Banerjee
About the author: President & CEO at Cleanomatics, a Stadhawk, Inc Brand
Was watching an old Bengali movie. The protagonist reaches Puri Railway Station. As soon as he alights from the train he is surrounded by Rickshaw-Wala, Tonga-Wala & Taxi-Wala offering him a ride to the “best hotel” in town with a complete package offering for 3 days of tour inclusive of a Panda/Priest guided Puja & Tour of the Sacred Sri Jagannath Temple, and a “Nulia (local lifeguards) guided swimming experience in the rough seas of Puri, etc…….
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
Have you ever wondered why we only ever hear the term “Non-Resident Indian”, and not “Non-Resident any-other-nationality”? Perhaps there is a technical answer deeply embedded in India’s complex tax laws. But viewed from another lens, this group does merit a dedicated terminology. After all, they do constitute by far the largest group expatriates resident abroad! International assignees are a major sub-group of NRI’s, and the subject of this article….
Written by: Abhra Banerjee
About the author: President & CEO at Cleanomatics, a Stadhawk, Inc Brand
Creation & co-creation are intricately inter-twined. Sometimes we create new innovative products to address or solve the problem the mankind is facing at that moment, sometimes we create just for the joy of creation…..
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
Conventional approaches to product development maximize chances of success by building all possible features that could fulfill the maximum number of customer needs. Startups don’t have the luxury of investing the same time and money. That’s why the MVP approach is better suited for startups…
Written by: Deb Gooha
About the author: Chief Marketing Officer Fintech | Ex Marketing, Brand & Alliance Head National Payments Corporation of India
The sales objective is to pursue quality leads and the marketing objective is to generate leads that sales can later qualify and pursue, in turn, the marketing team need to innovate new way and solutions which works for the sales lead management funneling…..
Written by: Abhra Banerjee
About the author: President & CEO at Cleanomatics, a Stadhawk, Inc Brand
Many a times a glittering Star Cast, a World-Renowned Director and a Producer with the deepest pockets backed by a mega-budget marketing campaign fail to create a blockbuster hit film, while a small budget film with an unknown star cast goes on to win Oscars…..
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
Achieving market leadership requires more than a great product. Read on for the STP approach…
Written by: Sameer Kaul
About the author: Business Leader | Entrepreneur | Board Member | Former COO and CMO – Metropolis and Dr Lal PathLabs | Launched the brand Windshield Experts in India from scratch | Oberoi Group of Hotels | MBA – Bond University Australia
The top marketing job in the company is a minefield where many talented executives have failed. While some of this is attributable to the ambiguity of the role itself…
Written by: Pramoud Rao
About the author: Managing Director, Zicom Electronic Security Systems
I have been since time memorial mesmerized by the game of soccer. It’s such a thrilling experience watching a fast paced, action packed soccer game. In almost 90 minutes flat while watching the game, one can enjoy the game and also pick up so many valuable lessons in Sales Management.There are several common touch points that the game and sales per se share in common…
Written by: Samriddh Dasgupta
About the author: Ex-Vice President Marketing at Akiva | Ex-TIL | Ex-Aakash Digital | Ex-HCL Tech | 17 yrs in Advertising & Marketing
The core principle of Marketing comes from an intersection of science + art + human behaviour. As a lot of you will be starting or planning to accelerate your marketing careers, I am happy to share 5 essential skills that have helped me to be a successful marketer…
Written by: Deb Gooha
About the author: Chief Marketing Officer Fintech | Ex Marketing, Brand & Alliance Head National Payments Corporation of India
The days of designing a traditional brand strategy is over, the digital ecosystem has added new fields to the foundation of brand strategies. Learning how to apply the new brand science to data with a convincing approach to drive and validate brand marketing strategy is in…
Written by: Payel Basu
About the author: Vice President Marketing – India, APAC, Africa at MoveInSync
The last 90 odd days have been unprecedented for everyone around the globe – ambiguity, uncertainty & fear were the key words. With lock downs and social distancing, businesses slowed down, consumption plummeted & most revenues are on a downward trend. Organizations are cautious of their spends and marketing budgets are typically…