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Showing posts with label General. Show all posts
06 February 2012
21 December 2011
News Corner:
Announcing: The Pluggd.in Forum [Knowledgebase + Community]
Aakash Tablet Sold out, UbiSlate Scheduled for January Launch
Frrole Creates a Social Newspaper out of Twitter Noise
Ten Indians in Forbes '30 under 30' list
The 30 highest paid CEOs in the US
Top 5 touch-and-type phones under Rs 10,000
src: rediff, staruplogic.com, pluggd.in
23 August 2011
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15 August 2011
IMAGES: The 10 most searched NEW cars in India
IMAGES: The 10 most searched NEW cars in India
BS Reporter in New Delhi
1. Maruti Suzuki Alto K10
Car companies ready to splurge on digital media are reaping rich dividends.
That could be why the second most Google-searched car model among new entrants is Ford Figo, far ahead of Volkswagen Polo, Nissan Micra, Toyota Etios, Maruti SX4 and Hyundai i10-Next Gen to name a few.
Internet search giant Google tabulated the searches by consumers in India from January 2010 to May 2011.
The number one slot went to Maruti's Alto K10.
2. Ford Figo
The second most searched car company is Honda Siel Cars, though it sells much fewer cars than Hyundai, Tata Motors and even General Motors.
The number one slot predictably goes to the country's largest car company, Maruti Suzuki. In this pecking order, Ford India stands at number seven.
There were around 100 million active internet users in the country in 2010.
Click on NEXT for more...
Image: Ford Figo.
3. Hyundai i10 Next Gen
Ford India's executive director, marketing sales, and service, Nigel Wark says: "When we launched Figo, we allocated seven per cent of our total advertising budget on digital marketing.
This is two to three times what our competitors were spending.
That is paying dividends. So, now we have launched the Global Fiesta only on the digital platform."
Click on NEXT for more...
Image: Hyundai i10 Next Gen.
4. Maruti Suzuki Kizashi
Honda also says tapping the digital media is the key to selling.
"Our brand surveys have shown us Honda cars are the most aspirational in their respective segments.
The brand recall is high. Our customers are all internet-savvy and research online before making purchase decisions.
Even in our own communications, digital marketing forms an integral part. We are allocating an increasing proportion of our ad spends on online media to reach out to our target clientele," says vice-president (marketing & sales) Jnaneswar Sen.
More @ IMAGES: The 10 most searched NEW cars in India
Src: Rediff
1. Maruti Suzuki Alto K10
Car companies ready to splurge on digital media are reaping rich dividends.
That could be why the second most Google-searched car model among new entrants is Ford Figo, far ahead of Volkswagen Polo, Nissan Micra, Toyota Etios, Maruti SX4 and Hyundai i10-Next Gen to name a few.
Internet search giant Google tabulated the searches by consumers in India from January 2010 to May 2011.
The number one slot went to Maruti's Alto K10.
The second most searched car company is Honda Siel Cars, though it sells much fewer cars than Hyundai, Tata Motors and even General Motors.
The number one slot predictably goes to the country's largest car company, Maruti Suzuki. In this pecking order, Ford India stands at number seven.
There were around 100 million active internet users in the country in 2010.
Click on NEXT for more...
Image: Ford Figo.
Ford India's executive director, marketing sales, and service, Nigel Wark says: "When we launched Figo, we allocated seven per cent of our total advertising budget on digital marketing.
This is two to three times what our competitors were spending.
That is paying dividends. So, now we have launched the Global Fiesta only on the digital platform."
Click on NEXT for more...
Image: Hyundai i10 Next Gen.
Honda also says tapping the digital media is the key to selling.
"Our brand surveys have shown us Honda cars are the most aspirational in their respective segments.
The brand recall is high. Our customers are all internet-savvy and research online before making purchase decisions.
Even in our own communications, digital marketing forms an integral part. We are allocating an increasing proportion of our ad spends on online media to reach out to our target clientele," says vice-president (marketing & sales) Jnaneswar Sen.
More @ IMAGES: The 10 most searched NEW cars in India
Src: Rediff
02 July 2011
25 June 2011
Thought Leaders
Thought Leaders are defined as organisations or individuals that change attitudes and behaviours. A Thought Leadership approach gives brands a positive point of difference, forging stronger, more strategic relationships with key stakeholders, giving brands a range of competitive advantages.
A survey conducted by London-based TLG Communications lists India's top 20 corporate brands or Thought Leaders. The survey provides insights into three aspects of corporate reputation in a leading emerging market.
First, the specific benefits of being a Thought Leader; second, the core behaviours common to successful Thought Leaders; and third, entities whom local opinion formers recognise as Thought Leaders.
The study also provides three key insights:
1. CEOs can build a 'most trusted' and 'most admired' brand by defining their businesses as Thought Leaders in both western and emerging markets.
2. Thought Leadership status has a positive impact on corporate brand reputation, transcending geographies.
3. Opinion formers in very different markets and regions share similar values about corporate reputation and leadership.
And the following are the benefits of being a Thought Leader:
- Most Trusted
- Change Maker
- Most Admired
- Competitive Advantage
- Cool Factor
1. Infosys
Infosys has been ranked as the No. 1 Thought Leader in India. It is one of the few Indian companies that has changed the way the world looks at India.
No longer is India a land of snake charmers and beggars. It is now perceived as an economic giant to reckon with, bursting with brilliant software engineers and ambitious entrepreneurs. And Infosys is an symbol of India's information technology glory.
Infosys has many firsts to its name: The first Indian firm to list on Nasdaq; the first to offer stock options to its employees. . .
The idea of Infosys was born on a morning in January 1981. That fateful day, N R Narayana Murthy and six software engineers sat in his apartment debating how they could create a company to write software codes.
Six months later, Infosys was registered as a private limited company on July 2, 1981. Infosys co-founder N S Raghavan's house in Matunga, northcentral Mumbai, was its registered office. It was then known as Infosys Consultants Pvt Ltd.
The company's starting capital was $250. Murthy borrowed $250 from his wife Sudha to start the company. The front room of Murthy's home was Infosys' first office, although the registered office was Raghavan's home.
Murthy's six friends who joined hands to launch Infosys were Nandan Nilekani, N S Raghavan, S Gopalakrishnan, S D Shibulal, K Dinesh and Ashok Arora.
The rest is history.
So let us check out which are India's top 20 Thought Leaders.
Click NEXT to read on . . .
2. Tata Group
Brand Tata, as India's second most trusted brand and second most reputable Throught Leader', has been synonymous with trust for nearly a century and half. Among various composites, Tata scored highest for display of sincerity. But it scores lowest in the area of outward appearance, usually the most visible of the 10 composites.
The Tata Group is a true-blue Indian multinational with operations in 80 countries and comprises 114 companies and subsidiaries in eight business sectors.
This composite is very important in Brand Trust, since visible, external attributes are most often used to judge internal content and prowess.
The other composite on which Tata scores low is enthusiasm, demonstrated by lower values for the three attributes, vibrancy, proactive behaviour and competitive spirit.
Click NEXT to read on . . .
Image: Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata.
Photographs: Reuters
28 May 2011
BSchool List: India Business Blogs
India
These blogs are a great place to learn about Indian economics, technology and business.
- India Business Blog: Stay in the loop when it comes to all the latest news in Indian business with a little help from this blog.
- MoneyMint.in: You'll get some great access to articles about the Indian economy here.
- Squamble: From management strategies to investing in India, you'll get a wide range of business blogs posts here that can help you become more knowledgeable.
- Indianomics: Sriram Vadlamani, an IT professional working in India, shares his insights into the tech market in India.
- The Big Picture: Professor of Finance and Accounting, TT Ram Mohan, shares his thoughts on everything India here.
- Ajay Shah's Blog: Find updates about a wide range of Indian economic and finance issues here.
- Capital Mind: Follow the markets, trading and finance world in India through this blog.
- One Million by One Million: Follow Sramana Mitra, a leading Indian entrepreneur, through this blog.
- The Startup Guy: Find out more about startups in India with a little help from Vijay Anand.
- Atanu Dey on India's Development: From politics to business investments, you can learn more about the growing and changing face of India's economy here.
- Blogworks: If you're more interested in the role Indian businesspeople are playing on the web, check out this blog to learn more about social media, marketing and public relations.
18 December 2010
Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA
Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA
He not only got himself placed at ING Vysya but also stood second in his batch at NMIMS. Later, Ashish went on to do an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Today, the Mumbai boy has a plum job at JP Morgan's London operations.
Over the years, Ashish has not only earned milestones in his professional space but also done plenty in his personal life -- from learning to play Brazilian drums and learning the Argentine tango to boxing and performing on stage, besides many other things.
more @
Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA
Src: Rediff
Best 3G smartphones of 2010
Best 3G smartphones of 2010
Get Ahead read Nisha Agrawal, a software engineer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in response to our reader invite (below) sent us this snippety review of the best smartphones India saw in 2010.
With the 3G roll out just around the corner, it's the perfect time to run through some of the top tier smartphones currently available in the market.
2010 has been witness to a splash of smartphones, from polished packaging to sheer power packed diversity, and the honest truth is -- ssmartphones have never been this good.
Though there is something I like about each and every phone out there, there is a handful that I think are simply amazing.
What follows is a list of my preferred smartphones of the year, come on, let's get cracking.
It isn't news no more that in the world of smartphones, there's Apple and then there is everybody else. This statement holds quite true as the iPhone provides the most smooth user experience for a smart phone, mainly due to the fact that everything on and inside the iPhone is created, written by Apple.
Their latest offering, the iPhone 4 is one super sleek gadget -- with features like a super-fast A4 CPU, a new front-facing camera and five megapixel shooter on the back, a completely new industrial design, and that outrageous Retina Display.
IOS4 attempts to fill the missing gaps in iPhone 3G S and I must say it does that quite successfully with loads of new features, most notably multitasking -- as Apple calls it, a video calling feature dubbed FaceTime, folders to organise apps, enhanced Mail and the popular iMovie app especially for the iPhone 4.
A definite pick for the Apple diehards and those looking to experience super graphics and an even better smartphone experience, it comes in two sizes, 16GB and 32GB.
Full list of iPhone 4 features and other details can be found here (http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone).
more@ Best 3G smartphones of 2010
src:rediff
With the 3G roll out just around the corner, it's the perfect time to run through some of the top tier smartphones currently available in the market.
2010 has been witness to a splash of smartphones, from polished packaging to sheer power packed diversity, and the honest truth is -- ssmartphones have never been this good.
Though there is something I like about each and every phone out there, there is a handful that I think are simply amazing.
What follows is a list of my preferred smartphones of the year, come on, let's get cracking.
iPhone 4
Their latest offering, the iPhone 4 is one super sleek gadget -- with features like a super-fast A4 CPU, a new front-facing camera and five megapixel shooter on the back, a completely new industrial design, and that outrageous Retina Display.
IOS4 attempts to fill the missing gaps in iPhone 3G S and I must say it does that quite successfully with loads of new features, most notably multitasking -- as Apple calls it, a video calling feature dubbed FaceTime, folders to organise apps, enhanced Mail and the popular iMovie app especially for the iPhone 4.
A definite pick for the Apple diehards and those looking to experience super graphics and an even better smartphone experience, it comes in two sizes, 16GB and 32GB.
Full list of iPhone 4 features and other details can be found here (http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone).
more@ Best 3G smartphones of 2010
src:rediff
27 November 2010
SENSEX = KOREAS WARLIKE SITUATION + LIC HSG SCAM
Sensex continues to bleed on loan scandal
MUMBAI: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets shed 449 points this week, taking the last three weeks' loss to 1,868 points as 2G spectrum allocation scan and housing loan bribery scandal dampened sentiments and weighed heavy on the markets.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) declined 2.29 percent or 448.83 points to 19,136.61 points in the weekly trade.
Indian equity markets have closed deep in the red for the third straight week. The benchmark Sensex shed 1,868 points from its all-time closing high of 21,004.96 points reached on special Diwali trading session Nov 5.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 5,751.95 points, down 2.63 percent in this week's trade.
Nifty has declined 560 points from its all-time closing high of 6,312.45 points touched on Muhurat trading (a special session meant to pay obeisance to Goddess Lakshmi - the Hindu deity of wealth and prosperity) Nov 5.
A series of scams weighed heavy on the markets. The country's official audit agency Comptroller and Audit General said early this month the telecom minister arbitrarily allocated 2G spectrum licences, resulting in a loss of thousands of crores of rupees to the government exchequer.
The CBI Wednesday arrested senior officials from LIC Housing Finance , LIC, Bank of India, Central Bank of India and Punjab National Bank for allegedly accepting bribes to extend loans to realty companies.
Also on the CBI's scanner are a number of realty companies which were beneficiaries of such loans.
As a result, realty stocks were hammered this week.
All the sectoral indices also closed deep in the red this week, led by a sharp plunge in realty stocks. The BSE Realty index dived nearly five percent Friday after the country's top investigative agenc, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), arrested senior officials of financial institutions and some real estate developers on bribary charges.
Selling pressure was across the board as 2,508 scrips closed in the red Friday, compared to only 485 stocks advancing, while 79 stocks were unchanged.
Major Sensex losers on the last trading day of the week, included Jaiprakash Associates , down 8.04 percent at Rs.105.75; Reliance Infra, down 6.59 percent at Rs.850.25; Reliance Com, down 5.51 percent at Rs.130.30; and Sterlite Industries , down 3.62 percent at Rs.161.
According to data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), foreign institutional investors sold scrips worth $116.6 million Friday.
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Bull market may end in 2-3 months: Shankar Sharma
Bear of the week: Stock that tumbled 30% in 3 days
Src: ET and MC
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