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Topic of the week : The perilous process of naming brands, products, and companies Go to Topic

Naming may be the most fascinating aspect of branding. A little...

Harley Davidson verses Women

Here's a good laugh to start your day.... The inventor of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Arthur Davidson, died and went to heaven. At the gates, St. Peter told Arthur. 'Since you've been such a good man and your motorcycles have changed the world, your reward is, you can hang out with anyone you want to in heaven.' Arthur thought about it for a minute and then said, ' I want to hang out with God.' St. Peter took Arthur to the Throne Room, and introduced him to God. God recognized Arthur and co

New Trend of friendship

Friendship is not about “I m sorry “ its about “ abbe teri galti hai “ Friendship is not about “I m there for u “ its about “kahan marr gaya saale “ Friendship is not about “I understand “ its about “sab teri wajah se hua manhus“ Friendship is not about “ I care for u “ its about “kamino tumhe chhod ke kahan jaunga “ Friendship is not about “I m happy for ur success “ its about “chal party de saale“ Friendship is not about “ I love that girl “ its about “saalo izzat se dekho, tumhar

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What will happen if 100% FDI in Multi-brand retail is allowed??

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	Referred by Sheetal Jadhav, Sales/BD Manager, Future Group \| Topic: Multi Brand Retail vs. Single Brand Retail \| 1 year ago
	Daily we are seeing news like why there is no 100% FDI in Multi-brand retail, there are many who are opposing like there should be no 100% FDI as it will affect Indian retailers a lot, but are we only seeing the affects of 100% FDI in multi-brand...

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Why ambush marketing is good for brands and consumers?

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	Referred by Sheetal Jadhav, Sales/BD Manager, Future Group \| 1 year ago
	Lately there is a lot of ambush marketing happening, remember the HUL and P G the shampoo ambush marketing campaign, then the RIN and TIDE campaign, and many, but lately the instances are becoming more with lot of Ambush marketing happening. If a...

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How to go about Marketing and Advertising for Rural consumers?

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	Referred by Sheetal Jadhav, Sales/BD Manager, Future Group \| 1 year ago
	I believe Marketing and advertising differs from region to region, there can't be a single strategy for the whole of India, as one marketing strategy will not work in other region as there might be a total disconnect interms of the whole concept or an...

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India's great Retail Tale: India Ranked best retail destination ahead of China & Russia.....

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	Idea added by Nitin Dobre, Assistant Store Manager, WH Smith \| 1 year ago
	The boom in the Indian economy has led to the rise of a new affluent middle and upper-middle class who have a large spending power.There has been an increase in the numbers of cars on the road and the reach of telephones. People are lapping up FMCG...

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How can Brands engage consumers?

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	Referred by Sheetal Jadhav, Sales/BD Manager, Future Group \| 1 year ago
	The landscape for brands is undergoing a transformation. While media is proliferating from one channel to multiple channels and one screen to multiple screens, brands are now required to shout louder to get consumers’ attention in this age of the...

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How Social Media sites Help in Online Business?

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	Idea added by Shanmugasundaram, CEO/MD/Director, Safnnite Solutions India Pvt.Ltd \| Topic: Future prospects of Online sales \| 1 year ago
	Social media sites will help us to find right people and discuss about the topic particularly. No possible in Hiring high profile people and sharing knowledge to every one..

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How to get more and more customers to your retail store ?

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	Idea added by Shanmugasundaram, CEO/MD/Director, Safnnite Solutions India Pvt.Ltd \| Topic: Getting Your First Customers \| 1 year ago
	Promotional events will attract customer to visit our outlets..And Customer relationship will convert customer visit in to sales and makes customer to become repeat customer. Indian marker is not an Organised market..So'the above is the better option.

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How can we tap the highly popential COSMETICS' segment??

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	Idea added by ujjval jain, All roles for me, Abhishek Ent \| Topic: Fashion Retailing in India \| 2 years ago
	Green is the new mantra we have a treasure of herbs their know how from our culture/literature ancestors. Many Indian companies are doing fine with it like VLCC, Shanaz Husain etc. Globally there is a huge awareness now its time to make hay.

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Best Consumer Electronics Company

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	Referred by ujjval jain, All roles for me, Abhishek Ent \| 2 years ago
	What you think to be the most popular electronics group in India.

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Learning from small retailers !!!!

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	Idea added by veena srinath, Freelance Writer /Marketing & Brand Consultant for young fashion businesses, http://www.stylishlyopinionated.blogspot.com/ \| Topic: Business Development -Retail \| 2 years ago
	The kirana store guy knows you, your family and your tastes...surprisingly so does the luxury brand seller !! Everybody loves to buy from someone they have known for a long while and someone they can trust .

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Topics in Retail Professionals

Role and impact of Loyalty Management Go to Topic

How To Improve Employee Loyalty ?

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Here are just a few ideas to get your brain going: • Develop an employee emergency fund that will be used to help employees and their families in times of need. Unforeseen circumstances happen, such as a house fire, robbery, or severe illness....

loyalty cards are used for getting customer insight or they are just used as discount tool?

Retailers don't map their customers buying habits

Retailers are mapping and engaging their customers

Engagement & Empowerment in Supply-chain / Logistics Go to Topic

Security Guards - Are they empowered real-time and are they utilized properly in the SCM/Logistics scenario

A BIG NO! They are practically used as only a decorative piece

Yes! They have reached the zenith of utilization

What is the meaning of damrage ( Logistics/ Port )

Anil Kumar panda

Any one

Business Development -Retail Go to Topic

HOW TO DEVELOP AN RETAIL

Latest Answer :

Hi I am nor a retailer but let me share what I know.... You need a commercial space, better supply chain process, good dealers and good offers and prices.

Learning from small retailers !!!!


	2 Know your customers personally.
	1 Bring Entreperneurial Attitude !
	0 Innovation & Loyalty Programs

Future prospects of Online sales Go to Topic

How to Increase Online Sales ?


	2 Highly communicative and attractive landing page
	1 High quality communication of features, attractive designing and accurate delivery
	1 Jose Rajan business developer -AdsTag.com

"Skoda associated with CarWale.com for online sales: Will this type of association promote online car sales?

Yes

Multi Brand Retail vs. Single Brand Retail Go to Topic

Exclusive Showrooms or presence in MBO's - what is more effective for a brand to survive?

Multi Brand Outlet

Exclusive Outlet

future scope of retail in India?

supply chain

logistics

Building Buzz and Winning Customers Go to Topic

Improving Customer Relations


	3 CRM
	0 CEM (Customer experience management)
	0 CRM

SIMPLE TRICKS TO WIN CUSTOMERS

Don’t forget the power of POSTCARDS. Often that is all you need to get the basic message across, I read this line when I was new to retail, In the age of 21, I started my retail business with a very small loan amount, one thing I was very much sure about was, as soon my retail will be popular in the area I will have too face heavy competitions. Retailers with more money, man power, better space, and better in everything will soon grow for competition, So from the very first day we concent

RFID in Integrated Order Management Systems Go to Topic

RFID application

Before telling you about the RFID applications , it is logical enough to inform about, what actually RFID is?. RFID stands for Radio-frequency identification, it is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders . An RFID tag is an object that can be applied to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radiowaves. But the application is not restricted, now the mode

RFID- transforming the supply chain in retail

The globalization of the supply chain and emerging sensory technologies (such as RFID) are transforming the supply chain. The results of recent research by IBM shows that organisations are increasingly moving away from ‘static’ supply chains to dynamic and responsive, ‘on demand’ ones. Following are the reasons for the same; Customers becoming ever more demanding. Product lifecycles shrinking dramatically Supply chains becoming increasingly more global and complex Companies dramatically increas

Retail for India Tomorrow !!! Go to Topic

Retail Future in India

The Indian retail sector is ready to take on challenges from global retail players such as Wal-mart and Carrefour because unlike them, they have a better understanding of the Indian consumer’s psyche. Ultimately, a successful retailer is one who understands his customer. The Indian customer is looking for an emotional connection, a sense of belonging. Hence, to be successful any retail outlet has to be localised. The customer should feel that it is a part of his culture, his perceived values,

Recession offer: Buy jeans on interest-free EMIs. Will this concept work?

Yes

Franchise And Retail Opportunities in India Go to Topic

Does franchising lowers the risk of failure?

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Unless the brand proved good in the market, there wont be any takers and nobody will be dare enough to come forward to take a franchisee irrespective of the offers. This is from the angle of brand owners. From the franchisee point of view, yes...

Can Walmart replicate retail success in India?

Yes

Engaging the Consumer 360� Go to Topic

What are the ways to increase engagement on a website?

Latest Answer :

It is critical for any website to improve its stickiness. One way of doing it is probably by engaging visitors for a longer time on the site through social interactions. Possible ways of social interactions could be through blogs and forums,...

Best Salesman

The Manager says: "Do you have any sales experience?" The Indian says: "Sir, I was a salesman back home in India." Well, the boss liked the Indian chappie so he gave him the job. "You start tomorrow.. I'll come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. "How many sales did you make today?" Indian boy says: "Sir, Just ONE sale." The boss says: "Just one? No! No! No! You see here our sales

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