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CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Nano buyer raring to ‘get, set, ready go’
PEOPLE’S CAR. Mumbai, July 17 “I plan to drive my Nano to the Siddhi Vinayak temple,” said an elated Ashok Vichare, the first customer of the long-awaited people’s car from Tata ...

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES: Auto dealers federation chief sees racier second-half for the sector
Hyderabad, July 17 If in the first half of 2009 it registered a six per cent growth over last year, the automotive sector is poised for a better second half, according to Mr S. P. Shah, President of the Federation of Automotive ...

ADVERTISING: IPAN to leverage Hill & Knowlton network
Chennai, July 17 With WPP’s global communications consultancy, Hill & Knowlton, taking over the management of public relations consultancy IPAN from JWT India, it would help overseas companies looking to enter India make a ...

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Volvo Truck sets up modern service depot in Maharashtra
Pune, July 17 To provide after-market support to tipper customers, located around the Western coal fields, Volvo Trucks India has invested in a modern service and parts dealership in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, which has about 200 Volvo ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Airtel fixed-line tariff plan
Bharti Airtel has launched a new tariff plan for its fixed line service. Priced at Rs549, the Airtel Dost plan offers consumers free calls worth Rs2500 every month for all local Airtel to Airtel mobile and landline calls. Additionally, customers ...

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BRANDS: Godrej gets going
Restructuring within the Godrej group results in an enhanced portfolio for the consumer products business.. The new Managing Director of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), Dalip Sehgal, is just back from a series of tours across the country, ...

BRANDS: On a super luxury jaunt
Luxurion World – a 3-day soiree in August – will showcase India as a consumer and manufacturing market for exotic brands.. India is all set to celebrate opulence and storm the super luxury bastion. Whether as a consumer of luxury ...

ADVERTISING: It’s showtime, folks!
Some of the advertisements that cut through the clutter on TV, and make life less of a grudge…. The ICC T20 World Cup is over. India followed Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, England and several other losers out of the United Kingdom. ...

BOOKS: Optimal search
Want to think out of the box? Try Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? And 101 other intriguing science questions, edited by Mick O’Hare (

BOOKS: Brighter side of life
If depression and anxiety are filling your living rooms through TV news bulletins about recession, slowdown and all such grim happenings, what you may urgently require is The Optimist by Laurence Shorter ( ...

BOOKS: From middle class to millionaires
The 1980s saw the emergence of a British Asian middle class, writes Ziauddin Sardar in Balti Britain: A journey through the British Asian experience ( www.landmarkonthenet.com). ...

MARKETING RESEARCH: Surfacing the Hidden Persuaders
Marketers continue to rely on brain mapping studies to study customer behaviour despite criticism of the motives and the accuracy of such research.. In 1957 Vance Packard published Hidden Persuaders in which he described how the marketing ...

BRANDS: Casio casts a wider net
The brand looks to break out of its ‘calculator’ mould and establish a market presence in watches and cameras too. And the youth is a key target in this effort.. From the world’s first personal calculator, to the electronic ...

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS: Loyalty is a passion
Most loyalty programmes in India have become discount oriented. Loyalty is built on the basis of emotion and involvement; not crass discounts.. Marketing on the mobile phone is yet to jump-start itself. What’s the ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Freezing over
McDonald’s is giving its Happy Meal fans a chance to experience the thrill of DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming film, ‘ICE AGE 3’. The Happy Meal promotion presents children with the opportunity to walk home with a set ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: At your finger-tips
Gatsby Water Gloss, a range of hair styling gel now available in a new packaging, is supposed to offer you the chance to create your desired hairstyles with its various setting powers, thereby satisfying the styling needs of all types of ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Team colours
adidas has launched its new Chelsea FC official jersey in the country. The Chelsea kit in traditional Reflex Blue is supposed to have an ergonomically fitted shape, crew collar design with ‘Chelsea FC’ imprinted on rubber ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: Take a break
The Chesterfield deep-buttoned sofa is claimed to be made of genuine Italian leather and is available in 14 different colours. The collection, mainly imported from Italy, includes pieces for the home and professional space. The furniture ...

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES: The finished look
Street Wear, the young and trendy brand from Modi Revlon, has launched Rich Matte Lip Color for the season. The new Lip colour available in 16 shades is supposed to give a rich, beautiful, matte colour to your lips without any drag ...






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