Two weeks ago, I was at the Atlanta airport. One of the many stores in the airport was “Bag Mania”. Here is the photo. Huge selection with a range of (pricing) options. The setup and arrangement was tempting enough to make you “feel” that you might really need a bag. Yes, you can’t be everything… Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago, I was at Elberton, Georgia to attend the wedding of my dear friend Paul D’Souza (photos) The event was fantastic and I was glad to be there. Of the many things that were fascinating, a small chocolate fountain caught my attention. Here is the photo of that chocolate fountain surrounded… Continue reading →

SaaS (software as a service) applications are now a “no-brainer” alternative to many enterprise applications.  Consumers and business users both are very comfortable using SaaS applications. In fact, there are many companies that are actively moving their current enterprise implementations to SaaS based offerings. However, there are situations where it would be beneficial to have… Continue reading →

I get fascinated whenever I see the power of leverage in play. Recently I saw this with SimplyHired job boards. With almost no coding, you could create a job board on your blog or website and start making money. Bala Musrif at EventBee has a new offer from his company called Network Ticket Selling and… Continue reading →

Bangalore has been dubbed as the Silicon Valley of India. One of the factors (that makes them say this) is the comparable number of technology professionals in both the regions. In fact, there was a report that stated that the inevitable has happened – Bangalore has taken over Silicon Valley 🙂 almost meaning to say… Continue reading →

I saw a gadget on a webpage from Google Gadgets and it was cool. Exploring further, it seems like Google has tons of them in their gadget directory. Clearly at this point in time, Google seems to be interested in the gadget space. There are other players in the marketplace whose primary business model surrounds… Continue reading →

One way to know that your brand has got the firepower is when it becomes indistinguishable with the use of the product or service that the brand represents. Here are some examples 1. Get me a Kleenex. 2. Can you Google it 3. Pick up some Pampers 4. Can you please xerox it for me….. Continue reading →

The Sales Seminar John was eager to learn to sell. The promise was compelling. $99 and a day with the gurus of real estate, John would be a better sales person. All the speakers were good. By the end of the day, John had purchased goods in excess of $1000. John was sold! — Note:… Continue reading →