<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088</id><updated>2014-06-03T13:12:08.648-07:00</updated><category term="My Perspectives"/><category term="Social Media News"/><category term="Advertising"/><category term="Marketing and Media News"/><category term="Social Media"/><category term="Marketing Concepts"/><category term="Social Media Fun"/><category term="Videos"/><category term="advertisements"/><category term="audi a4"/><category term="automobile"/><category term="car"/><category term="chevrolet"/><category term="fiat"/><category term="hatchback"/><category term="honda"/><category term="hyundai"/><category term="maruti"/><category term="premier padmini"/><category term="print ad"/><category term="ranbir kapoor"/><category term="sedan"/><category term="shahrukh khan"/><category term="skoda"/><category term="small car"/><category term="tata indica"/><category term="tata safari"/><category term="volkswagen"/><title type='text'>Marketing Upfront</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>25</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-6914836949865647741</id><published>2013-10-01T05:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2013-11-19T21:36:09.474-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="advertisements"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="audi a4"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="automobile"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="car"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chevrolet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fiat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hatchback"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="honda"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hyundai"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="maruti"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="premier padmini"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="print ad"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ranbir kapoor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sedan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shahrukh khan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="skoda"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="small car"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tata indica"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tata safari"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="volkswagen"/><title type='text'>The Great Indian Car Advertisements </title><summary type="text">


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Gone are those days when car was considered to be a luxury, with the changing time and technology, needs and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/6914836949865647741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=6914836949865647741' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/6914836949865647741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/6914836949865647741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-great-indian-car-advertisements_1.html' title='The Great Indian Car Advertisements '/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1QHh3I9wAAU/UkqKnd02wSI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Nn4RYjoPT0s/s72-c/premier+padmini.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>India</georss:featurename><georss:point>20.593684 78.962880000000041</georss:point><georss:box>-8.5815185000000014 37.654286000000042 49.7688865 120.27147400000004</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-6808569304020904415</id><published>2013-08-26T22:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2013-08-26T22:18:12.494-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Advertising"/><title type='text'>Pepsodent Vs. Colgate</title><summary type="text">

Pepsodent targets Colgate using a Frontal Attack
(Purely Offensive One), claiming it has 30 percent more &quot;Germ  Attack
Power&quot; and fights against cavities continuously. Though, Colgate Palmolive
filed a legal suit against Pepsodent, their plea was rejected. The court made
following claims supporting its decision, &quot;The court is not persuaded to hold at this stage that
the impugned TV </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/6808569304020904415/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=6808569304020904415' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/6808569304020904415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/6808569304020904415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2013/08/pepsodent-vs-colgate.html' title='Pepsodent Vs. Colgate'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HJ31xggJJbc/UhwzrIUkK1I/AAAAAAAAE6o/qRQU2bS9KVQ/s72-c/965457_10151781868149695_1696477206_o.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-7712361693018945082</id><published>2012-12-14T02:07:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2012-12-14T02:13:46.272-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Trust in Social Media...</title><summary type="text">



To some extent we all wish to know, &quot;how much do consumers trust in social media?&quot; Here are the findings:






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</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/7712361693018945082/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=7712361693018945082' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/7712361693018945082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/7712361693018945082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/12/trust-in-social-media.html' title='Trust in Social Media...'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6h0RCaUdsrE/UMr58badvnI/AAAAAAAAEjw/Iy-EovT9x9Q/s72-c/trust.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-2494428983993548813</id><published>2012-05-19T11:48:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-05-19T11:54:54.088-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social Media Fun"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Videos"/><title type='text'>Online Video Reviews are Taking News Highs..</title><summary type="text">

 



The unpacking of Velbon CX440. Can any ad be more effective than this??

Enjoy the Video...












</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/2494428983993548813/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=2494428983993548813' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/2494428983993548813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/2494428983993548813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/05/online-video-reviews-are-taking-news.html' title='Online Video Reviews are Taking News Highs..'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-4034765673084105896</id><published>2012-05-14T13:40:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-06-13T03:01:07.503-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social Media News"/><title type='text'>Facebook: The Future God of Internet?</title><summary type="text">

 


Imagine if you had a superpower that would allow you
to peer into the future of the Internet? It&#39;s a pretty nerdy power compared to
Spider-Man&#39;s web-slinging, but you could use this superhuman ability to see
what would be popular soon, and in some instances, change the future.



Facebook actually has this power. Because it connects Facebook users to
more than 9 million apps and services </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/4034765673084105896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=4034765673084105896' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/4034765673084105896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/4034765673084105896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/05/facebook-future-god-of-internet.html' title='Facebook: The Future God of Internet?'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-7354383694327230230</id><published>2012-05-14T13:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-05-14T13:11:24.030-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Advertising"/><title type='text'>TRAI Slaps Tighter Rules for TVCs</title><summary type="text">



 




Television channels will not be able to show
advertisements for more than twelve minutes in an hour as per the latest
regulations issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today. 



In a statement, TRAI said as per the Standards of Quality of Service
Regulations 2012, &quot;The duration of advertisements in the TV channels is to
be limited to 12 minutes per clock hour.&quot;

Any </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/7354383694327230230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=7354383694327230230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/7354383694327230230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/7354383694327230230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/05/trai-slaps-tighter-rules-for-tvcs.html' title='TRAI Slaps Tighter Rules for TVCs'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-8849165292451808662</id><published>2012-04-23T23:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-04-23T23:55:35.429-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Marketing and Media News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="My Perspectives"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social Media"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social Media News"/><title type='text'>Google Adds More Horsepower to Online Advertising Analytics</title><summary type="text">




  


Wow,
Google takes a further leap in online advertising analytics by adding new
features like Google&#39;s Active View (tells whether if the ad is
seen by the user, what percentage is viewed, and for how much time) and Active GRP (tells reach and frequency
for a particular ad campaign, similar to television media.)  Not only this, the new feature which has made advertising
more measurable </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/8849165292451808662/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=8849165292451808662' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/8849165292451808662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/8849165292451808662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/04/wowgoogle-takes-further-leap-in-online.html' title='Google Adds More Horsepower to Online Advertising Analytics'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-8249075619272379688</id><published>2012-04-22T23:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-04-25T15:31:22.812-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Marketing and Media News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="My Perspectives"/><title type='text'>Can Aamir bring back Sunday mornings of yesteryear back?</title><summary type="text">




Coming this week, for many, Star Plus would be the
main item of Sunday morning brunch. As &quot;Satyamev Jayate&quot; a
program on social issues grappling India would be aired simultaneously on
many channels of Star Network and Doordarshan. at 11 AM. But icing on the
cake is the host of serial, the mass appealing Aamir Khan.



It is sure that Aamir effect along with both content
and strategic timing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/8249075619272379688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=8249075619272379688' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/8249075619272379688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/8249075619272379688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/04/coming-this-week-for-many-star-plus_4192.html' title='Can Aamir bring back Sunday mornings of yesteryear back?'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-3661026496563826134</id><published>2012-03-31T04:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-31T04:32:35.445-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Marketing Concepts"/><title type='text'></title><summary type="text">
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/3661026496563826134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=3661026496563826134' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/3661026496563826134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/3661026496563826134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-9218802016325082990</id><published>2012-03-31T03:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-31T04:47:01.529-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social Media News"/><title type='text'>Why youngsters at Bharti Airtel have been called upon to mentor their CXOs</title><summary type="text">
Courtesy: Economic Times, March 31, 2012 

 




At Bharti Airtel, it&#39;s not uncommon to see a CXO sitting in the canteen, in avid conversation with a young executive many levels his junior. They&#39;re likely to have an intense look on their faces and every now and then, they might punch the keys on a PC open before them. Those who know about such things might guess this is some kind of mentoring </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/9218802016325082990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=9218802016325082990' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/9218802016325082990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/9218802016325082990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/03/why-youngsters-at-bharti-airtel-have.html' title='Why youngsters at Bharti Airtel have been called upon to mentor their CXOs'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-5903218484381960425</id><published>2012-02-16T23:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-04-22T23:11:36.404-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="My Perspectives"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Social Media"/><title type='text'>CASE STUDY: Google+ vs Facebook Engagement</title><summary type="text">


It&#39;s January 2012. Facebook will have 1 Billion users in just a few months.  Google just zoomed by 90 Million of it&#39;s own.  Bloggers and writers are opining about Timeline, how to use G+ Hangouts, and trying to sort out what works and what doesn&#39;t for social business.



So, I decided to do a &quot;test.&quot;


The purpose was simple: To compare the engagement levels by users on Google+ and Facebook. 
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/5903218484381960425/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=5903218484381960425' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/5903218484381960425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/5903218484381960425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/02/case-study-google-vs-facebook.html' title='CASE STUDY: Google+ vs Facebook Engagement'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSJ75v7puwc/TyGGbNfpTLI/AAAAAAAASBU/x9xarqz-1VQ/s72-c/(1)+Tim+Moore+-+Google+.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-5138416278794654206</id><published>2012-02-16T21:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-16T21:57:07.548-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Facebook Timeline will take time to entice brands</title><summary type="text">

Source: afaqs!, Mumbai, February 17, 2012
Facebook now allows brands to chalk out their story in a more visually appealing manner; experts believe that it will take some time for one to get used to a brand&#39;s Timeline.Introducing plans to gradually roll out the Timeline format for brands,Things are barely static in the social media space. And, it is just as well, with interfaces of social </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/5138416278794654206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=5138416278794654206' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/5138416278794654206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/5138416278794654206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2012/02/facebook-timeline-will-take-time-to.html' title='Facebook Timeline will take time to entice brands'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-6771483062088276261</id><published>2010-07-17T08:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-17T08:28:50.734-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Advertising needs to catch up with changing times..</title><summary type="text">










The way advertisers are communicating and reaching out to costomer has been on a constant drift. From the tuk tuk&#39;s carring loud speakers and posters for the movies in the theaters around, now its the time of  internet and digital technologies. The cluttered advertising space has been annoying consumers since decades for now, but now has taken new heights specialy when it comes to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/6771483062088276261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=6771483062088276261' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/6771483062088276261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/6771483062088276261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2010/07/communication-and-advertising-in.html' title='Advertising needs to catch up with changing times..'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ut2SGVCWs24/TEHLPVzeGzI/AAAAAAAAAf4/f0o_5yVYb_w/s72-c/airplane.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-649529575428166708</id><published>2010-06-23T05:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-17T03:18:16.200-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Would Pepsi be able to do what it desires, with Thumbs Up ?</title><summary type="text">Pepsi and Coke have again a new game to play, this time initiated by Pepsi though. Already the &quot;Black Cola&quot; is having maximum variants from both the companies, be it thumbs up, coke, diet coke from Coca Cola or Pepsi, Diet Pepsi from Pepsi. 

Pepsi is now ready to take on thumbs up, with launching Pepsi Max in India, a Cola variant already present globally. Though a low calorie diet, it would be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/649529575428166708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=649529575428166708' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/649529575428166708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/649529575428166708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2010/06/would-pepsi-be-able-to-do-what-it.html' title='Would Pepsi be able to do what it desires, with Thumbs Up ?'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ut2SGVCWs24/TCH5WDrLrAI/AAAAAAAAAfc/aV0u-6Ug7jY/s72-c/getimage.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-7985328664608950145</id><published>2009-03-22T20:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-22T20:37:41.219-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cola War ’09: Pepsi adds fizz to take on Thums Up</title><summary type="text">To break the market leader status of Coke&#39;s Thums Up...Pepsi is adopting a new taste... Looks like they are test marketing it in AP as of now... but if they feel its works well they may extend it to PAN India.. But just imagine.. you will get a new taste of Thums Up in AP and different taste in rest of the country isn&#39;t that a little funny. Time will tell now where does this leads Pepsi too in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/7985328664608950145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=7985328664608950145' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/7985328664608950145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/7985328664608950145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2009/03/cola-war-09-pepsi-adds-fizz-to-take-on.html' title='Cola War ’09: Pepsi adds fizz to take on Thums Up'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-1332277881893762268</id><published>2009-03-20T02:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2013-09-27T01:36:42.698-07:00</updated><title type='text'>7up Nimbooz Pani a new height of marketing, lets see where it leads the brand in future...</title><summary type="text">

PepsiCo has drawn up an intensive consumer activation campaign to market Nimbooz. The 360 degree marketing communication plan will build awareness through multi-city launches and road shows, 3D activation, leveraging Out-of-Home (OOH) media, radio, press and outdoors. The on-ground initiatives will be supported by a TV commercial that reflects Nimbooz’s ‘Ekdum Asli Indian’ proposition. The film</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/1332277881893762268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=1332277881893762268' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/1332277881893762268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/1332277881893762268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2009/03/7up-nimbu-pani-new-height-of-marketing.html' title='7up Nimbooz Pani a new height of marketing, lets see where it leads the brand in future...'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ut2SGVCWs24/ScORVjPvp7I/AAAAAAAAAIg/N7gAqy4KJ4E/s72-c/10694_2009320_OOH_original_pop.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-2290098306057465053</id><published>2009-03-11T07:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-17T03:21:39.552-07:00</updated><title type='text'>From ATL to BTL.. the spends on promotion mix is changing..</title><summary type="text">The conventional or the mass media advertising methods have been aggressively used in the past, but the current industry is undergoing a major shift. Now most of the companies are keen to spend more on BTL activities with a special focus on Experiential Marketing and on ground activities. This trend is common among almost all the products and services which are used by mass markets. 

Definitely </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/2290098306057465053/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=2290098306057465053' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/2290098306057465053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/2290098306057465053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2009/03/from-atl-to-btl-spends-on-promotion-mix.html' title='From ATL to BTL.. the spends on promotion mix is changing..'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-2453027116858505993</id><published>2009-03-09T11:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-09T11:28:45.248-07:00</updated><title type='text'>“reverse mentoring” the Indian Version @ Airtel</title><summary type="text">From ET &quot;Business of Brands&quot; dated 9th march 09.....WHEN Amit Singh joined Bharti Airtel a year ago, he didn’t even dream he would make it to the corner room of the billiondollar telco in such a short span.    Well, the 28-year-old is not yet the CEO, but he mostly spends his time in the president’s cabin. These days, the avid Formula One fan mentors Bharti Airtel president Sanjay Kapoor on all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/2453027116858505993/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=2453027116858505993' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/2453027116858505993'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/2453027116858505993'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2009/03/reverse-mentoring-indian-version-airtel.html' title='“reverse mentoring” the Indian Version @ Airtel'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-7904150499172609789</id><published>2009-02-25T03:04:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T03:12:57.287-08:00</updated><title type='text'>SEC Classification in INDIA</title><summary type="text">(Click on the Image to enlarge)Sections A &amp; B refer to High-class- constitutes over a quarter of urban populationSec C refers to Middle-class-- constitutes 21% of the urban populationSections D &amp; E refer to Low-class-- constitutes over half the urban population</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/7904150499172609789/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=7904150499172609789' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/7904150499172609789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/7904150499172609789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2009/02/sec-classification-in-india.html' title='SEC Classification in INDIA'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ut2SGVCWs24/SaUmO0YJLCI/AAAAAAAAAEE/LnK8JI0_VlU/s72-c/untitled.bmp" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-5796968141508319770</id><published>2008-12-10T11:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T11:49:37.607-08:00</updated><title type='text'>ACRON model of segmentation in America</title><summary type="text">ACORN, acronym for A Classification Of Residential Neighborhoods, is the first lifestyle segmentation system using multivariate analysis to accurately predict customer lifestyle and behaviors. Understanding the demographic characteristics, lifestyle, behaviors and buying patterns of your prospects is an invaluable tool to maximize your profits.  ACORN is a neighborhood segmentation analysis which</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/5796968141508319770/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=5796968141508319770' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/5796968141508319770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/5796968141508319770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2008/12/acron-model-of-segmentation-in-america.html' title='ACRON model of segmentation in America'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-6332459786997812016</id><published>2008-09-15T03:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-28T12:49:52.290-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pester Power Unleashed</title><summary type="text">First let me simply put across what is pester power. Pester power is children&#39;s ability to persuade their parents buy something or do something for them by continual asking until the parents agree to do it. Hilariously, there is noting new about it. Children have been doing this since ages. However this power has reached its pinnacle in recent times in India in the field of marketing and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/6332459786997812016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=6332459786997812016' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/6332459786997812016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/6332459786997812016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2008/09/pester-power-unleashed-coming-next.html' title='Pester Power Unleashed'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-5039168001761373756</id><published>2008-09-15T00:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-15T03:00:34.594-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Green Marketing</title><summary type="text">Green Marketing is the marketing of &quot;environmentally friendly&quot; products; marketing which takes into account environmental issues such as wastefulness of the earth&#39;s resources, pollution, the release of toxins into the atmosphere, etc. Green marketing comes from products and services which are developed using &quot;Green Technology&quot; which focus on efficient power consumption, recyclable/reusable </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/5039168001761373756/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=5039168001761373756' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/5039168001761373756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/5039168001761373756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2008/09/green-marketing.html' title='Green Marketing'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-3178237834462212838</id><published>2008-09-14T23:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-14T23:24:39.504-07:00</updated><title type='text'>360 Degree Guerrilla Marketing</title><summary type="text">360 Degree Guerrilla Marketing                                   Here&#39;s the problem: Your prospects and customers                have short attention spans and millions of businesses attempting                to attract their attention.              Here&#39;s the solution: 360 degree guerrilla marketing. It communicates                with your prospects and customers from all directions and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/3178237834462212838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=3178237834462212838' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/3178237834462212838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/3178237834462212838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2008/09/360-degree-guerrilla-marketing.html' title='360 Degree Guerrilla Marketing'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-3348128756404825105</id><published>2008-07-30T22:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-30T22:43:22.490-07:00</updated><title type='text'>ATL and BTL Promotions</title><summary type="text">Promotion can be loosely classified as &quot;above the line&quot; and &quot;below the line&quot; promotion. The promotional activities carried out through mass media like television, radio, newspaper etc. is above the line promotion.The terms &#39;below-the-line&#39; promotion or communications, refers to forms of non-media communication, even non-media advertising. Below-the-line promotions are becoming increasingly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/3348128756404825105/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=3348128756404825105' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/3348128756404825105'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/3348128756404825105'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/atl-and-btl-promotions.html' title='ATL and BTL Promotions'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220922214248204088.post-8323924708180361131</id><published>2008-07-30T22:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-30T22:27:45.835-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Funnel Management</title><summary type="text">Funnel Management (Issue 1)  Introduction  As you already know, The Lead Generator provides the best quality sales leads available, but that&#39;s  not all there is to successful selling. This ezine is designed to provide you with additional practical  methods to help you be more successful in sales.  Funnel Management  Prioritizing your work is the key to effective time management, but the question </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/8323924708180361131/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220922214248204088&amp;postID=8323924708180361131' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/8323924708180361131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220922214248204088/posts/default/8323924708180361131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maniamarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/funnel-management.html' title='Funnel Management'/><author><name>Author -- Rishi Dwesar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>