On India’s burgers, pizzas & café latte market – II : Yum Brands

November 19, 2009

This second post in the series is on the Pizza Hut and KFC company, Yum Brands. This is a company with  aggressive intent. Before looking at the India operations, let’s take a helicopter view to see where Yum ‘comes from’. Yum Brands First, digest this. There is something about the year 1996 and India’s fast [...]

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On India’s burgers, pizzas & café latte market – I : Overview + McDonald’s

November 12, 2009

Having provide some food for thought on this blog, it’s probably time to spare a thought for food! This blog started off as Marketer’s Kaleidoscope, promising to shed light on marketing. This post on the fast food market may well offer the reader a delicious treat. Food Services industry India’s food services industry, defined as [...]

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Talk at IIT Bombay : Internet, a perspective & it’s impact on books and print

November 4, 2009

Last week I spoke to a Master’s in Design class at IIT Bombay’s Industrial Design Centre. I was invited to give students a big picture view on where we are today with regards to the Internet and,further, reflect on it’s impact on books, print and other media. This guest talk was part of a Print [...]

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Think! Before It’s Too Late

November 1, 2009

Ideas matter. Always have. These days matter more than ever before ? There is a new book – out a few weeks ago - by thinking guru (I knew him to be a ‘lateral thinking’ guru) Edward de Bono called Think! Before It’s Too Late. Having not read him earlier (he’s written 67 books),  I find some of his [...]

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5 interesting ways technology is changing the way we learn

October 27, 2009

Back at Marketer’s Kaleidoscope after an extended break Today’s post : Thanks to technology and the Internet, learning will never be the same again. Here are five interesting changes : 1. Online Videos Previous posts (see the following series : Teachers’ shortage & Internet’s magic wand – III , Teachers’ shortage & Internet’s magic wand [...]

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The Golden Age of mobile broadband

October 9, 2009

This is post number 50 on Marketer’s Kaleidoscope and a proud moment for yours truly. With Diwali around the corner, it’s also festival season and a time for some celebration. What better than to highlight a technology that promises to ‘light up’ the economy worldwide. Growth in mobile In previous posts – under the category [...]

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Organizations 2.0 : where it’s all headed to

October 4, 2009

This blog on marketing & Internet has taken a detour. The last of four posts on organizations. In the 21st century, say the pundits, work can be more productive yet fun. The last three posts were on what’s missing in today’s organizations, why these organizations find it difficult to change et al. This one’s about [...]

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Your organization is a century behind

October 2, 2009

(Marketers Kaleidoscope, a  blog on marketing & Internet, happens to have taken a detour into the ‘land of work’. Continued here from the last two posts, are musings on ‘organizations’. Third in a series.) Is your organization unable grow / compete in the current environment? Are you not committed or passionate about working at your [...]

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Why your organization finds it difficult to be a better place to work

September 27, 2009

Here’s an attempt to find an answer to the above, hope I’ve got it at least half right A. The chances are, you work at an organization, not work alone There’s no getting away from organizations. In a few fields e.g. say medicine or writing (as in this blog!), one can choose to work independantly. [...]

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Do you enjoy working at your current organization ?

September 22, 2009

Whether your answer is a yes, a no or a maybe, you will find this post interesting The economy’s been moribund With the downturn in the economy over the last year, the job market has shrunk. It’s common to get calls from friends, old colleagues and even strangers (online), all looking for help. My friends [...]

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