Archive for October, 2011

Beware – Your competitor is from your category. NOT!

A few years back, while at B-School, I was introduced to management jargon and one of it was ‘Share of Wallet’. To de-jargonize, it means how much of an average human’s share of disposable income will you corner for your company, by making him / her spend on products and brands from your stable. This [...]

Unlikely Heroes

Disclaimer: I have oft repeated that I don’t write about Financial Services as a category (refer disclaimers). But this is an exception and would discuss only the brand.
Pretty recently a campaign broke out in National Media for Union Bank of India. It was pretty visible at least to me. I saw the ad on TV, [...]

Steve Jobs – I respect, love, adore and miss you

Do I write a customary RIP?
Do I write an Ode?
Do I continue crying?
Millions and millions of blogposts, commentaries & columns would’ve been written about you, who decided to leave the world a better place than when you transformed into a life form from a mere ordinary ‘fastest sperm’.
Just a couple of days ago, I mentioned [...]

Who is big? Apple or Steve Jobs?

Disclaimers:

I AM AN APPLE FANBOY
I adore Steve Jobs and respect all the work he has done
I give due credit to all the employees of Apple for their contribution towards iconic creations from that stable!
I have never used iPhone (any version). I am a Blackberry boy owing to work & workplace considerations. The Apple products I’ve [...]