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Category Archives: Information Technology
Apple makes computing friendly, offers tangibe products and overtakes Microsoft
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-857684-6']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The market capitalization of Apple surpassed Microsoft today and Apple is now the "technology king". AppleContinue reading “Apple makes computing friendly, offers tangibe products and overtakes Microsoft”
B2B Sales -focus less on customer contact and more on solutions
A recent (2010) article in the McKinsey Quarterly suggests that the “push push” and “constant contact” approach in sales is avoidable in B2B sales particularly for high-tech products and services. 35% of the 1200 firms surveyed felt that they were contacted too much!
On the passing of CK Prahalad -core competence and bottom of the pyramid
Professor CK Prahalad passed away last weekend on 16th October, 2010. He was one of the most influential business thinkers of our time and has influenced me a great deal.I think two of his ideas are particularly fascinating. These are core competence of the corporation (co authored with Gary Hamel) and Bottom of the pyramid (with Stuart Hart).
The clean “Vendor Master” problem- when strategy meets execution.
Attended a great talk by Matt Marthinson on working capital on Tuesday (January 2010). Among other very useful things Matt explained the concept of “vendor master” in the context of working capital in ERP systems. The vendor master as supply chain professionals know and marketing professionals may not realize is the master data organizations maintainContinue reading “The clean “Vendor Master” problem- when strategy meets execution.”
Implementing Insurance for the Uninsured- a view from Hartford Connecticut -The Insurance Capital of the World
We are near Hartford, Connecticut the Insurance capital so my views are biased in favor of the industry. More so when I learnt that Aetna Chairman and CEO Ronald Williams has regretfully announced 1200 job cuts in the next four months.
Global B2B implications of Obama Nobel Prize, Free Global Telephony and Twitter
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} No sooner I found out that President Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize , I called my old friend from Vadodara,India – the longtime hometown andContinue reading “Global B2B implications of Obama Nobel Prize, Free Global Telephony and Twitter”
Increasing clicks and reducing bricks – why Amazon may match Wal-Mart
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Health Care and Patient Information Online
In all the health care debate – the question of patient information sharing is not getting enough importance. Should it? Probably yes if you see how doctor's offices and hospitals struggle with trying to keep track of information. Just think how many times you repeat the answer to your allergy question!! On the provider sideContinue reading “Health Care and Patient Information Online”
Five Differences between B2B marketing and supply chain managers
Here are five differences between B2B marketing and sales managers and supply chain managers as a sort of continuation of my earlier post: Marketing managers being outward facing are constantly looking for opportunities sometimes without regard to what their organization can really do. Supply Chain managers first look inside before looking outside at suppliers –Continue reading “Five Differences between B2B marketing and supply chain managers”