Written by: Siddharth Dabhade
About the author: Managing Director at MiQ. Ex Google | Microsoft. Tech biz builder and investor
Observe what good salesperson in your organization do If you are working in a sales organization, this is absolutely important and the fastest way to learn. I have observed many strong sales persons (and not all were in sales!) and many interesting styles to sell……
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Innovation through co-creation
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…..
Product Development in Startups
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…
Marketing & Sales Organisation Objectives During COVID 19 Times
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…..
On boarding the Trade 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
There’s a saying, “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future”: By: Chaplain Ronnie Melancon. Repurposing this quote and using this in business context to understand the importance of trade channel partners one may rephrase it to “Show me your trade partners and we can predict the future of the organisation”…..
How to make an effective presentation test
Written by: Ram Parthasarathy
About the author: Managing Director | Chief Executive Officer | Dynalec Controls Pvt. Ltd. | Automotives | Manufacturing | Engineering
The ability to make an effective presentation is an important, yet often overlooked, skill.
How often have we had to sit through a presentation where the presenter puts up slide after slide and fumblingly reads through line by line. Is there value in this?……
Warehousing – Emerging Trends
Written by: Shantha Martin
About the author: Chief Executive Officer at PENTAGON Group
Warehouse management continues to evolve. Now, that we are in 2020, the warehouse is a carefully managed control center. It is a strategic hub of e-commerce within an overarching supply chain. Exciting as it, the business landscape has transformed, with the arrival of many different challenges, some of which depend on where in the world the warehouse operations are located….
What to look for when hiring a marketing person
Written by: Ram Parthasarathy
About the author: Managing Director | Chief Executive Officer | Dynalec Controls Pvt. Ltd. | Automotives | Manufacturing | Engineering
Unlike many skill sets within an organization, marketing is primarily a soft skill. So, obviously, when hiring a marketing person, soft skills should receive priority……
Career Progression amidst Disruption
Written by: Rakesh Setia
About the author: Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Rustomjee
Over the last three decades, many events have been marked as disruptive, such as :
1. Globalization, Computers and automation, Consumer Finance, Opening up of economy in 90’s
2. Mobile penetration, growth in internet coverage, banking, services in the first decade of 21st century …..
The “mantra” behind successful innovations
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…..
Don’t Sell the Product Or Services…If You want to be Successful In Sales Profession
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
Seems to be funny to you, not practical, illogical, hard to believe , how come without selling I will be successful in Sales but it’s true and you will actually realize the difference once after you have gone through the below points thoroughly as study says most of the successful people in Sales actually doesn’t sale. successful people in Sales actually doesn’t sale.
Let’s find out how…..
Social Media Marketing and Public Relations – A Boon or a Bane
Written by: Pankaj Pipariya
About the author: Head of Business Development-India. Srilanka, Bangladesh & Nepal at Anahat Organisation Development Consultancy Pvt Ltd
It took aviation and automobile industry more than 60 years to gain user base of 5 crores and the same feat was achieved by Twitter in 2 years and Pokémon-go in only 19 days!!! Such is the incredible power of digitization and social media in recent times…
The Importance of Ethics In Marketing
Written by: Ram Parthasarathy
About the author: Managing Director | Chief Executive Officer | Dynalec Controls Pvt. Ltd. | Automotives | Manufacturing | Engineering
In the hustle to sell, the aspect of professional ethics in marketing is often overlooked. However, this is a critical element if one wishes to achieve consistent success in marketing.
Professional ethics in any field demands that we be honest and truthful with the customer….
Uncertain Times – What’s In Our Control?
Written by: Raja Chakraborty
About the author: Business Director – Luxury Grooming, Raymond Consumer Care | Strategy | P&L | FMCG | Consumer Goods
Have you ever felt when someone is talking to you and you are trying to concentrate but multiple thoughts emerge in your mind and you struggle to concentrate. It has happened with me multiple times and I always felt these are just thoughts. But the reality is if we can control our thoughts a lot can change in our everyday lives….
Seize the Opportunity
Written by: Shivanandan Pare
About the author: Harvard Business School Alumni | Entrepreneur | E-commerce | Consumer Internet | Corporate Strategy
We all are going through an unprecedent crisis there is no doubt about it and this one is going to stay here for a while. This crisis will also change a lot of things and ensure that most of the things are not going to be the same anymore.
The good part is that such crisis comes once or twice in 100 years…