An Actor,Investment banker or PE advisor,Gardner,Journo no wait features editor.
Thinking about to manage all this in the next 25 years and make money smultaneously :).
Is it all possible why not...mjy point is why should one stick to a particular profession for his whole life...its not like u are married to your profession..well infact thats the advantage right...
is it about finding the right job,is it about not experimenting....hmmm thoughts that are currently brewing...let me know what you think.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
brewing curently
writng in after really really..long.
the othr day i read an article about "choice"
it questioned the reasons behind ones choices.why he choose and what he chooses?
made me wonder why are people so scared to choose.Fear i realsed was the answer.
Most of us dream-up/or "think about" the consequences wayy before and then make deductions from there on..what if ..this..wt if tht..and this in most cases is towards the negative.
whic brings me to the concept of caution:I call this a concept because of its over usage in making choices.there are those that thrive on instinct and those that swear by caution.
Both work..trust me they do...have tried both :)
"either be happy with who you are or make peace with it"-choce is yours.
the othr day i read an article about "choice"
it questioned the reasons behind ones choices.why he choose and what he chooses?
made me wonder why are people so scared to choose.Fear i realsed was the answer.
Most of us dream-up/or "think about" the consequences wayy before and then make deductions from there on..what if ..this..wt if tht..and this in most cases is towards the negative.
whic brings me to the concept of caution:I call this a concept because of its over usage in making choices.there are those that thrive on instinct and those that swear by caution.
Both work..trust me they do...have tried both :)
"either be happy with who you are or make peace with it"-choce is yours.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Friday Quiz.
Palm Beach Quiz.
Team Scorpions go International well amost ;)
Hey guys have posted some questions from the Palm Beach Galleria Quiz Ajay and I Did for our super-juniors.
Was a good experience,The response was thanda,We dint even need a elimination round :),but neverthless we were damn excited to do the quiz in a public space.
Thanks to Mitesh,Kapil and Revati for giving us a chance.
Here we Go!!
1)Name the man who held the nations heart in his hand-Literally and had the whole country praying for his client.
2)
Which famous persons Image is the one above?No 0ne got this guys so it remains unconquered.
3)What is the Pincode of Chandini Chowk?
4)I was born on September 16, 1954 in a family of farmers. I did my B. Com from Loyola College at Vijayawada and subsequently did my MBA from Ohio University, USA.I attended a course at Harvard.Name this person.
5)The Song Jai Ho! From Slumdog Milliornaire was first composed for another Movie,By Ar Rahman,But the director of the film famously rejected it saying it was too thanda.
We all know how hit the song is.Name the original Movie it was composed for and who was the director.
Team Scorpions go International well amost ;)
Hey guys have posted some questions from the Palm Beach Galleria Quiz Ajay and I Did for our super-juniors.
Was a good experience,The response was thanda,We dint even need a elimination round :),but neverthless we were damn excited to do the quiz in a public space.
Thanks to Mitesh,Kapil and Revati for giving us a chance.
Here we Go!!
1)Name the man who held the nations heart in his hand-Literally and had the whole country praying for his client.
2)
Which famous persons Image is the one above?No 0ne got this guys so it remains unconquered.
3)What is the Pincode of Chandini Chowk?
4)I was born on September 16, 1954 in a family of farmers. I did my B. Com from Loyola College at Vijayawada and subsequently did my MBA from Ohio University, USA.I attended a course at Harvard.Name this person.
5)The Song Jai Ho! From Slumdog Milliornaire was first composed for another Movie,By Ar Rahman,But the director of the film famously rejected it saying it was too thanda.
We all know how hit the song is.Name the original Movie it was composed for and who was the director.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Flavour of the first post
Online Research.
There are two objectives while doing any competition research online:
1. To show the client and creative’s what competition is doing online.
2. To give client an idea of the possibilities online.
3. To dig out industry insights.
Any data one chooses to include in the research report should meet at least one of the above.
Starting up: Step One
We first need to identify the industry of the company . FMCG, Consumer durables, Telecom. This info can be found on the company website.
Then we need to figure out the TG of the company.(Will be in the client brief)
The most important step then is to find out who are our competitors.
Our research will be on basis of the above information.
Example : If I am working on a client which sells engine oil and the company wants to target the age group of 24 to 38 then I should look for sites that cater to this TG and interest group. We must then figure out which site does this TG frequent. It is most likely that competition will be present on those sites too. We can look at cricket portals, financial portals, marriage portals and of course car portals. This is a good way to find Banner ads of competition they will most likely be present there.
Figuring out who are our competitors: This can be done by feeding the company’s product names on any search engine, Example: If my brand is Castrol and I do not know who its competitors are. I can find this be searching for the keyword Engine oil or engine lubricants. If my company is bookmyshow.com I will search for the keywords, book movie tickets online or Billu barber show timings. Depending on whether the client has national or international presence I need to search on Google.com or Google.co.in. If it’s an Indian client I could also opt for the view pages in India tab.
We, By now would have found at least a couple of banner ads by competition.
Tip: Always remember a couple of sites frequented by interest groups in the age group of 16-24 and 24-40 as they are consumers who use the digital medium maximum and most of the ads are targeted on them. You will most likely find banner ads by competition here.
Example: Rediff.com, cricinfo.com, simplymarry.com, moneycontrol.com, irctc.com.
Step two: Identify the possibilities
1. Build a great site.
2. Community.
3. Social Networking.
4. Widgets.
While building a presentation we must cover all the above with respect to competition. As rule we must push ourselves to find out at least 2 unique things competing brands are doing. Only this can add weight to our presentation.
Step two: Questioning oneself
What are they doing with regard to Social Networking, widgets? How unique is their website. Is all this in line with their offline activities? If yes, then how? If not, then why? Ask yourself questions like, how does competition benefit from what they do online.
Step three: Digging deep to read between the lines
Triggers you could use:
1. Terms and conditions page of competition, this will help figure out what they do with registrations.
2. Scanning Mouthshut.com for corporate blogs.
Step four: Case Points
Case studies of Sunsilkgangofgirls.com could be included in almost all presentations. Findings should be backed up with case points. This will drive the point home easily.
Takeaways: Online research is not about loading the slides with screen shots of ads, but about making sense of competitor strategies. We have to know what is happening offline too.
Finally, insights are the bases for solutions. Strong insights can be developed only by keeping our ear firmly to the ground.
There are two objectives while doing any competition research online:
1. To show the client and creative’s what competition is doing online.
2. To give client an idea of the possibilities online.
3. To dig out industry insights.
Any data one chooses to include in the research report should meet at least one of the above.
Starting up: Step One
We first need to identify the industry of the company . FMCG, Consumer durables, Telecom. This info can be found on the company website.
Then we need to figure out the TG of the company.(Will be in the client brief)
The most important step then is to find out who are our competitors.
Our research will be on basis of the above information.
Example : If I am working on a client which sells engine oil and the company wants to target the age group of 24 to 38 then I should look for sites that cater to this TG and interest group. We must then figure out which site does this TG frequent. It is most likely that competition will be present on those sites too. We can look at cricket portals, financial portals, marriage portals and of course car portals. This is a good way to find Banner ads of competition they will most likely be present there.
Figuring out who are our competitors: This can be done by feeding the company’s product names on any search engine, Example: If my brand is Castrol and I do not know who its competitors are. I can find this be searching for the keyword Engine oil or engine lubricants. If my company is bookmyshow.com I will search for the keywords, book movie tickets online or Billu barber show timings. Depending on whether the client has national or international presence I need to search on Google.com or Google.co.in. If it’s an Indian client I could also opt for the view pages in India tab.
We, By now would have found at least a couple of banner ads by competition.
Tip: Always remember a couple of sites frequented by interest groups in the age group of 16-24 and 24-40 as they are consumers who use the digital medium maximum and most of the ads are targeted on them. You will most likely find banner ads by competition here.
Example: Rediff.com, cricinfo.com, simplymarry.com, moneycontrol.com, irctc.com.
Step two: Identify the possibilities
1. Build a great site.
2. Community.
3. Social Networking.
4. Widgets.
While building a presentation we must cover all the above with respect to competition. As rule we must push ourselves to find out at least 2 unique things competing brands are doing. Only this can add weight to our presentation.
Step two: Questioning oneself
What are they doing with regard to Social Networking, widgets? How unique is their website. Is all this in line with their offline activities? If yes, then how? If not, then why? Ask yourself questions like, how does competition benefit from what they do online.
Step three: Digging deep to read between the lines
Triggers you could use:
1. Terms and conditions page of competition, this will help figure out what they do with registrations.
2. Scanning Mouthshut.com for corporate blogs.
Step four: Case Points
Case studies of Sunsilkgangofgirls.com could be included in almost all presentations. Findings should be backed up with case points. This will drive the point home easily.
Takeaways: Online research is not about loading the slides with screen shots of ads, but about making sense of competitor strategies. We have to know what is happening offline too.
Finally, insights are the bases for solutions. Strong insights can be developed only by keeping our ear firmly to the ground.
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