Archive for January, 2009

Blog surfing at its best – love this site

I am sure most of you guys here are familiar about StumbleUpon. If not, check out their site.
StumbleUpon discovers web sites based on your interests. Whether it’s a web page, photo or video,the personalized recommendation engine learns what you like, and brings you more.
Today I literally stumbled upon a blog surfing site called Condron.us. Coldron [...]

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Business Development and Sales Management – Best Practices for sales pitch

Never underestimate the importance writing down your sales pitch even before you go about making that cold call which will bring in business.
Here are the essentials
First Rule: Watch and Learn:
Making a sales pitch is an art not rocket science. And to learn art you need to learn it from the guru. So, before you [...]

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Insipring article on rural bpo in india

yesterday’s editorial by Rasheeda Bhagat – Where money has new meaning , which appeared in Business Line has become one of most inspiring and important article in my life.  it practically changed the way i treat a BPO/Call Centre employee and more importantly it once again showcased  the power rural Indians have in shapping our [...]

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How to write a good Resume

Here is an good blog post  which gives you thoughts,tips and ideas on how to write a good Resume.
I am sure lots of people in India and Abroad and running pillar to post to secure a good and stable job and to get a good job you need to get a good,crisp resume which is [...]

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Notes from Chennai Book Fair – good initiative but not well organized

3 days before the Chennai Book Fair got over I visited the place – Venue : St George Anglo Indian School , Poonamalle High Road . It would have been criminal had I not gone for the fair. I am a book worm, an aficionado of books and above all I just love spending time [...]

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Currently Reading….

Fiction :
The Hard boiled wonderland and End of the Earth by Haruki Murakami
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
Non -Fiction :
Blue Ocean Strategy – W.Chan Kim and renee Mauborgne ( all about creating new uncontested markets )
Magazines :
Massacre of Innocents – Front Line
Harvard Business Review – March 2002 issue
Outlook Business ( Current Issue [...]

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Thoughts on Chennai Sangamam : Great Marketing and Novel initiative

I recently visited one of  shows, part of Chennai Sangamam Open Festival program and I was completely floored by it.
Few notes and thoughts :
Great Initiative : A fantastic initiative by Department of Tourism and Culture , Govt of Tamil Nadu to provide a great platform for rural artists to showcase their talents in music [...]

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Social Media platform from Oglivy PR – Great Stuff !

I had to pick and put this news here .
Oglivy Public Relations Worldwide has joined hands with Netvibes to launch one of its kind Social Media dash board and I love it !
It is aimed at Marketeers , Brand Managers, Communication Professionals to keep track of Social Media news and ideas from across the globe.
The [...]

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Convert your photos to sketches – trust me .. u will love this one!

Got this from Wikinomics blog. You will love this one…
How about converting you digital photographs into sketches for a change? And what if  you can do it for free?
Befunky, does that for you ..Befunky enables you to convert images into sketches, digital paintings and comics.
According to their website , ” BeFunky helps people turn their [...]

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Save money using Webinar for lead generation and sales

When I was working for mobile-worx, a mobile advertising company , we had to connect with lots of prospective clients and customers. Our office is based out of Chennai and we had our clients coming in from other cities of India and Abroad. As a start up company we dint have enough resources to travel [...]

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