Sunday, 15 May 2011

coupning in india


While going through a magazine i came to know about Rohit Bhal one of the pioneers of coupning business in india , being a mba student i really felt interested in knowing more about coupning business. frankly telling i never heard this concept in my mba studies also , so i browsed net to know more about it and to my surprise i found altough today it has been a sucessful business model in india but it could really have been a great disaster if it would not have been supported by retail chains.

Given the nature of coupons is to try and build interest and entice customers to the business offering .A real good marketing tool . A coupon is a ticket or a business card that can be exchanged for any discount when purchasing something.Customarily, coupons are issued by the manufacturer or the marketing firms , for retailers a part of sales promotion.. They are often widely distributed through mail, magazine, daily newspaper and internet.. Since only price conscious consumers are likely to spend the time to claim the savings.

 i remember years ago surf promaoted surf excel through coupons , it was written on the pack to collect certain numbers and on that their were ceratin gifts , i remember i was so excited to collect those coupons and i collected them with full enthusiasm and i got a dictionary , the happiness related with that really made me a brand loyal customer of surf till date.

these days also when i recharge my mobile with free recharge they give me free coupons of pizzas in pizza hut , and thats the bushiness strategy for new india, growing india, pizza hut and dominos in almost every city.

all this really make me feel india is banking upon so much from the the west from the product to the concept.

Friday, 29 April 2011

Kabadiwala in india

Today its a inspired writing ,its about kabadiwala or scrap dealer in india . Today morning i encountered one kabadiwala and while negotiating the scrap rates with him i felt so possessive about the scrap which i really use to throw away. All of a sudden i realized the  importance of this scrap business in our day to day life.


             

These kabadiwala has been a souce of business idea for portals like ebay and kabadiwala.com but its so pathetic on other side that they themselves are so so unstructured .Everyday when i go for morning walk i see them picking stuffs from garbage bins risking their life for i don't know how much infections. everyday when i see them i ask myself ,cant be a better solution for them .  Risking their life for penny . is life is like a scrap for them ?A very common sight  in Bangalore where i am putting up these days is a mall or a very posh apartment and within 100-200 meters a small kabadiwala with all family settled .So can i hope a better picture in coming time?

Thursday, 28 April 2011

LIFE-IN AND OUTS

being a house wife i always feel my day to day life is although monotonous but its so so important .i certainly feel that this life does not allow me to take even one day leave for myself.everyday i do the same thing but wonder what, i did not get bored.even i don't understand a person like me who loves challenges and changes enjoys the same work everyday. well i think this the beauty of life after being a wife and then a mother.my 15 months old baby saamya keeps me pumping with energy and enthusiasm to try something new everyday either with my culinary skills or devising new games for her.
so i am growing everyday learning everyday doing something new everyday and yups enjoying myself everyday.