The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 30, 2004

The year the penny dropped
AMONG many lessons the year 2004 taught the world, the most telling was how slowly and painfully human beings (and therefore managers and business leaders who also fall into the category) adapt to changes in the environment. It made ... More

Leadership is branding
Vision, values, community building _ these link leadership and branding. More

ADVERTISING

An eminently forgettable year
DROP the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God it can go," said Brooks Atkinson. This veteran New York drama critic could well have been talking about Indian advertising in 2004, which ... More

India Shining to Sensex Climbing
ALL through 2004 it's been a roller-coaster ride for the advertising industry with some dizzying turns and gut-wrenching swoops, but on the whole the industry has had it good, thank you. The year 2004 began with images of an India ... More

Is Indian advertising missing the BPO bus?
BUSINESS Process Outsourcing (BPO) is booming in India. In 2002, it was a half-a-billion dollar industry employing 35,000 people. The size has probably doubled by now. The ad industry's perception of BPO seems limited to call centres that ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

The two-in-one nation!
When it comes to media reach, the urban-rural divide is so stark that India is virtually two different countries rolled into one. More

BRANDS

It happened this Brand Year
AS we open a new year ahead, let's look at trends that made the marketing year 2004 what it was. Trends that point at clear directions for the future as well. Retro was here If there was a trend that was ... More

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