Written by: Tariq Jarrar
About the author: Group Executive Director and Co-Founder of Devmark Group – Dubai. United Arab Emirates
“Life itself is a matter of salesmanship.” – Thomas J. Watson.
Selling skills are not just a vocational requirement but an essential skill for everyday life. In essence, selling is persuasion, a practice that we engage in at an early stage of our lives and continue to do so through our earthly journey…….
Written by: Srimati Roy
About the author: Former Head of Marketing, Viacom 18 Studios
On visits to South Asian countries through the noughties, I had seen masks being used as a barrier against pollutants and a filter against air-borne allergens. From simple scarves to intricate gas masks, face coverings were just everywhere……..
Written by: Krishnakumar Ramanathan
About the author: Vice President – Sales (Transmission) at Siemens Limited.
This article is for B2B Sales & Marketing professionals, both present and aspiring. The journey of Sales & Marketing experience is the realisation that Price is secondary to Value – and while related, these are very different propositions indeed……..
Written by: Dr Shreekant Vijaykar
About the author: Director of Asia Operations at COPC Inc.
A foodie and a self-ordering menu
Recently, a five-year-old story went viral once again about how McDonald’s reported that restaurants that introduced self-ordering kiosks experienced an average of 5-6% increase in sales………
Written by: Rajib Chowdhury
About the author: Business Head – Consumer Durable Service & Revenue
If you ask a salesperson associated with Appliance trade, almost everyone will say it is the toughest and competitive market. Well, they are not completely wrong also……..
Written by: Nimish Danani
About the author: Director at Hitachi Vantara
Sales v/s Marketing?
By industry definition; sales have to sell and getting number sis their KRA; getting more profitable business is Sales KRA. Marketing on the other side is responsible to create that demand, the hype and the pull for enabling sales……
Written by: Arpan Basu
About the author: Director Communications at Coca-Cola India and South West Asia
Earlier this year, I eavesdropped on an interesting conversation amongst the children at my kid’s school during the dispersal. The topic being discussed was the marvels of technology where each person could by the mere click of a button – sign up for services or apps on smartphones and TVs and enjoy their offerings any-time through universal internet access at their fingertips…….
Written by: Madhumita Manna
About the author: Vice President – Consumer Health with a Nutraceutical company
The consumer journey to picking up your brand is not a straightforward process of eye level & buy level anymore, which means that no more does it involve only being present in the retail and blasting the media out with the brand hard-selling proposition………..
Written by: Ashok Jaiswar
About the author: Group Head Marketing and Corporate Communications – Greaves Cotton Limited and Ampere Electric
“We weren’t ready, but we adapted”. Last 8-9 months have been the biggest learning period for all as once- in- a- century swept the whole world away with its own set of challenges & crisis………
Written by: Anurag Awasthi
About the author: Sales Head at SORIL Infra Resources Ltd. (An initiative of Indiabulls Group)
Whenever we think about Cricket world cup, A picture of Great Kapil Dev comes in our mind where he is holding the world cup trophy in his hand, a smile on his face and Lord’s gallery in the backdrop……..
Written by: Dr Shreekant Vijaykar
About the author: Director of Asia Operations at COPC Inc.
Consider that you have to buy something for yourself. Say you are looking for one of those work-from-home chairs. Sitting in your current, wooden chair is getting rather uncomfortable. So you give a quick scan on the net, find some interesting options, and then try to purchase one that was rated well……..
Written by: Tariq Jarrar
About the author: Group Executive Director and Co-Founder of Devmark Group – Dubai. United Arab Emirates
In this part of Prospecting in a Cluttered World, I will cover the anatomy of telephone prospecting.
“Every single time you pick up the phone, you’re getting closer to a yes.” Stephan Schiffman……
Written by: Rajib Chowdhury
About the author: Business Head – Consumer Durable Service & Revenue
I had a colleague who was a die-hard fan of Thums-up. We used to travel together a lot. But I never saw him coming out of a Dhaba or roadside restaurant in disappointment since there were no Thums-up available……..
Written by: Dr. Maya Sharma
About the author: Global Medical Director (Win Medicare, Modi Mundipharma & Signutra) | Ex AstraZeneca, Abbott, Philips
“Pharma Marketing is not my fancy, I want to work in FMCG sector, which has enough space to accommodate my creative juices, speed for the adrenaline rush, competitive intelligence inputs to keep me on my toes” – expressed my marketing colleague………
Written by: Krishnakumar Ramanathan
About the author: Vice President – Sales (Transmission) at Siemens Limited.
This article is for all young engineers considering a stint or career in B2B sales functions. There are a number of misconceptions usually attributed to Sales and Marketing (ref. above image). This is probably because the impact of sales is felt across any organisation and sales professionals are more visible……..