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STRATEGY: Google makes ‘open offer’ to Indian developers
First ever Developer Day attracts 400-plus prospective solution creators. Bangalore, Oct. 19 Having a great idea for a ‘cool’ Web-based application, is the easy ...

BRANDS: Employees too can represent a brand
Another Independence Day has come and gone. More speeches, more bombast and little connect to the realities of our life. A nation suspended half way between joy and despair like the mythical Trishanku. We were changing television channels one ...

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: Aegon Religare ties up with Mahalingam & Sons
Chennai, Oct. 19 Aegon Religare Life Insurance Company Ltd has announced its strategic business partnership with Chennai-based T S Mahalingam & Sons (TSM) to strengthen its foothold in ...

STRATEGY: Test marketing
Just about everyone knows that marketers often run a test market for their new products before going on to a full-fledged launch. And just about everyone will also agree that this a good practice which can save the marketer a lot of ...

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RETAILING: Getting creative with retail
Advertising agencies set up specialist units to turn shoppers into buyers.. Turning shoppers into buyers is the new job at hand for advertising agencies which believe in steadily expanding their creative functions in the retail space. Recently ...

BRANDS: Brands in trouble
Some of the most iconic brands have taken a thorough beating with the recent meltdown in the global markets.. “Buildings age and become dilapidated. Machines wear out. Cars rust. People die. But what lives on are ...

INTERVIEW: ‘The 360{+o} concept died a while ago’
Mahesh Chauhan talks about the churn in the advertising industry.. It’s an early October morning and Chennai feels like it’s still at its sizzling worst. In the cool confines of a hotel’s roomy coffee shop, Mahesh Chauhan, ...

ADVERTISING: Controversy as an advertising tool
Sometimes it’s a deliberate tactic, and sometimes the consumers’ outrage is understandable.. Recent pieces of advertising have resorted to creating public controversy on purpose. Is this a way of reigning in the public mindset at low ...

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: I vs me – the customer service paradox
Customers’ expectations of service stem from their perception of the brand itself.. I have a split personality. I confess. On the one hand, I am a purveyor of customer service in my work life — I fondly hope I am a purveyor of good ...

BOOKS: Creative resurgence in China
A common notion about the Chinese is that they interpret messages and products quite literally, evaluating them in a rational manner, rather than relating to the emotions and symbolism in the communication, says a new book that studies ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Diamonds forever
Tanishq Jewellery of the Tata Group has launched a new collection for the festive season called Aleya. The collection is a mix of polki or uncut diamond and semi-precious stones such as rubies ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Vybe well
Titan Industries’ exclusive optical retail chain has announced the launch of accessories Vybes — a trendy new collection of eyewear for the youth. The collection comes in bold colours and sleek eye shapes. The company has ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Visual treat
ViewSonic Corporation, a global provider of visual display products, has launched portable DLPProjector PJD6210, encompassing the BrilliantColor Technology. The projector promises to provide greater colour accuracy with a four-segment ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Paint it gold
Nippon Paint has introduced a Gold paint collection with gold dust. The product range includes two varieties – gold paint acrylic emulsion and gold paint acrylic enamel. Both the varieties are available in one litre ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Cook it up
LG Electronics India has announced the launch of new models in the microwave ovens range. The prices for the new range of products — Solo, Grill and Convection, start at Rs 3,890, Rs 5,590 and Rs 9,990 respectively. Each model comes ...






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