APRIL 2011

Weaving a marketing success

Weaving a marketing success

0 / April 22, 2011 9:21 AM

What Ashutosh Garg started as a chain of health and beauty retail outlets in north India under the brand name Guardian Pharmacy in the year 2003, has now grown to over 250 outlets and is adding two new stores each

MTS: Defying all odds

MTS: Defying all odds

0 / April 20, 2011 12:10 PM

Data from the Department of Telecommunications reveals that since the launch of Mobile Number Portability in India, there has been a major shift in favour of GSM services over CDMA. This has led to massive erosion in the customer base

Direct Marketing : The Super Sales Girl

Direct Marketing : The Super Sales Girl

0 / April 20, 2011 6:26 AM

The direct selling space is growing rapidly and why not? After all, it is a distribution channel that costs nothing. To understand the nitty-gritty of this distribution channel and bring forth the challenges faced by it, Pitch decided to take

Interview : Dilip Kapur – Fusion is here to stay

Interview : Dilip Kapur – Fusion is here to stay

0 / April 16, 2011 11:07 AM

As fashion creates inroads to Tier-II and Tier-III cities and towns, Hidesign, the home-grown international leather collection brand, is all set to offer an aesthetic blend of tradition and modernity to this new class of consumers. Dilip Kapur, President and

Instant Noodles: A twisted tale

Instant Noodles: A twisted tale

0 / April 15, 2011 11:28 AM

As big FMCG players enter the ever-growing instant noodle market in India, the instant noodles category is all set to witness a marketing warfare that may remind of ‘Cola War’ of 1980s. Though still dominated by Swiss FMCG giant Nestle’s

Day Marketing : Open your wallets day

Day Marketing : Open your wallets day

0 / April 15, 2011 9:20 AM

With changing lifestyle and aspirations and emergence of an affluent class, consumer behaviour in India is taking a different shape. One such change is an increased consumer spending on special days like Republic Day, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Women’s Day, Independence

Q&A : “Umbrella branding helps brand establish faster “

Q&A : “Umbrella branding helps brand establish faster “

0 / April 13, 2011 12:08 PM

Q. Though umbrella branding is beneficial for any brand to launch a diversified product, however, what are the risks associated with the same when it comes to creating a unique brand identity for the new product? – Alpana Titus, Mumbai

Coffee Marketing : Beyond froth

Coffee Marketing : Beyond froth

0 / April 12, 2011 8:47 AM

By Ashish Jha As international coffee chains like Starbucks join the list of global players foraying into the coffee business in India, ‘a cup of coffee’ is changing its meaning. Eyeing the increasing amount of disposable income in the wallets

Fist fighting

Fist fighting

0 / April 1, 2011 5:21 PM

We have all seen many examples of competitive marketing, which cross boundaries and take the form of combative marketing. Gloves off and both brands are slugging it out to get the better of the other – Pepsi and Coke are

Biting other’s pie: The future  is disruptive marketing

Biting other’s pie: The future is disruptive marketing

0 / April 1, 2011 5:10 PM

Henry Kissinger said “The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.” This applies to the modern day marketer too. Being in the business that is constantly innovating and changing, reading magazines