Monday, March 26, 2007
Tip of the month
According to the Feng shui fish in the house strengthens the wealth and helps with job hunting!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Business development blueprint
While having a strong marketing background (both theoretical and hands on experience), I came to realize through my current position as an international business development manager, the unique characteristics of the business development profession. Buizdev is a combination of marketing and sales and from my perspective is linked more to sales and management than to traditional marketing. The following points emphasize the main guidelines for a professional business development manager:
1. Initiate business activities and cooperations with potential customers and colleges
2. Networking within the industry
3. Getting to know as many people as possible, you can never know when it will be handy. Being people oriented is definitely a key success factor
4. Being creative about business opportunities – think outside the box
5. Your objective should be clear, understandable, and simple if the conditions permit.
6. Being alert to new opportunities
7. Being updated with new technologies, news etc.
8. Keep in mind that you represent the brand and make sure you deliver the required image
9. Be focused and don’t let distractions to get in your way of executing the marketing strategy
10. Follow up every meeting and opportunity – people like to be remembered and a thank you email is a necessity now days
11. Marketing communications tools such as business cards, power point presentation, brochures should be available
12. Doing you homework about the people and company you are about to meet
13. Be aware and learn about cultural differences
14. Remember to have fun while accomplishing your missions!
1. Initiate business activities and cooperations with potential customers and colleges
2. Networking within the industry
3. Getting to know as many people as possible, you can never know when it will be handy. Being people oriented is definitely a key success factor
4. Being creative about business opportunities – think outside the box
5. Your objective should be clear, understandable, and simple if the conditions permit.
6. Being alert to new opportunities
7. Being updated with new technologies, news etc.
8. Keep in mind that you represent the brand and make sure you deliver the required image
9. Be focused and don’t let distractions to get in your way of executing the marketing strategy
10. Follow up every meeting and opportunity – people like to be remembered and a thank you email is a necessity now days
11. Marketing communications tools such as business cards, power point presentation, brochures should be available
12. Doing you homework about the people and company you are about to meet
13. Be aware and learn about cultural differences
14. Remember to have fun while accomplishing your missions!
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Gokouun o inorimasu and Shana tovaAs history proven, this is a date of new starts, promising beginnings and innovative discoveries. In 3761 BCE the epoch of the modern Hebrew calendar was established and today 236 years ago Captain Cook discovered New Zealand. So all is left for me to say is Gokouun o inorimasu! (good luck in Japanese)
Gokouun o inorimasu and Shana tovaAs history proven, this is a date of new starts, promising beginnings and innovative discoveries. In 3761 BCE the epoch of the modern Hebrew calendar was established and today 236 years ago Captain Cook discovered New Zealand. So all is left for me to say is Gokouun o inorimasu! (good luck in Japanese)
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
iPhone - 11.01.2007 by Corin Rotary
iPhone
After launching the Macintosh in 1984 and successfully redefining the MP3 market in 2001, Apple continues to surprise. Yesterday Steve Jobs in his casual garb, has introduced the new innovative state of the art designed phone - iPhone.
At the personal level, I haven't been so excited since visiting the Apple underground store in the 59th St and the 5th Ave, Manhattan (last week). Allocating a major part of the store space to tutorial classes[1] and sending invoices straight to the customer's personal mailbox, means focusing on cost effective and value added services at the same time. Taking into consideration what really matters to gadget freaks [2] (haven't really viewed myself as one until this very moment) applied technology, brand association and clean cut, contemporary design, Apple delivers a HOT product into a boiling industry.
Innovation has been the key value of Apple and Jobs has managed to actually apply this strategy into practice. The harmony of strategic rationale and talented execution sounds as clear as Apple's common tracks: Coldplay, U2 and of course John Mayer.
Innovation is when registering 200 patents on 1 tiny device that is an iPod, a phone and an internet mobile communicator. Take the bitmap giant screen with the multi-finger technology for example with the highest resolution screen with only 1 button and this is what you would call breakthrough user friendly technology at the size of only 11.6 mm. Forget 3G it's WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0!
Jobs, like always is playing in the big guys' court. Google, Yahoo!, Disney, Paramount, Cingular, AT&T will enable him to achieve his 1% market share, 10 million phones objective.
iPhone, like big brother iPod is expected to receive a fair bit of criticism especially from major competitors. At the same time, it is almost guaranteed a quick and efficient market penetration.
Those of you who know me more than a day or two can easily recognize my true enthusiasm. This is even more exceptional taking into consideration the old fashion, 1st generation mobile I have been using for years and couldn’t care less about…
and now the only question that that I've got is who can bring me an iPhone from the states in June? And btw I want it all including the Mac and the Apple TV!
So, Stevie, let's get this show on the road!
[1] Mainly about apple products and usage
[2] Early adopters
After launching the Macintosh in 1984 and successfully redefining the MP3 market in 2001, Apple continues to surprise. Yesterday Steve Jobs in his casual garb, has introduced the new innovative state of the art designed phone - iPhone.
At the personal level, I haven't been so excited since visiting the Apple underground store in the 59th St and the 5th Ave, Manhattan (last week). Allocating a major part of the store space to tutorial classes[1] and sending invoices straight to the customer's personal mailbox, means focusing on cost effective and value added services at the same time. Taking into consideration what really matters to gadget freaks [2] (haven't really viewed myself as one until this very moment) applied technology, brand association and clean cut, contemporary design, Apple delivers a HOT product into a boiling industry.
Innovation has been the key value of Apple and Jobs has managed to actually apply this strategy into practice. The harmony of strategic rationale and talented execution sounds as clear as Apple's common tracks: Coldplay, U2 and of course John Mayer.
Innovation is when registering 200 patents on 1 tiny device that is an iPod, a phone and an internet mobile communicator. Take the bitmap giant screen with the multi-finger technology for example with the highest resolution screen with only 1 button and this is what you would call breakthrough user friendly technology at the size of only 11.6 mm. Forget 3G it's WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0!
Jobs, like always is playing in the big guys' court. Google, Yahoo!, Disney, Paramount, Cingular, AT&T will enable him to achieve his 1% market share, 10 million phones objective.
iPhone, like big brother iPod is expected to receive a fair bit of criticism especially from major competitors. At the same time, it is almost guaranteed a quick and efficient market penetration.
Those of you who know me more than a day or two can easily recognize my true enthusiasm. This is even more exceptional taking into consideration the old fashion, 1st generation mobile I have been using for years and couldn’t care less about…
and now the only question that that I've got is who can bring me an iPhone from the states in June? And btw I want it all including the Mac and the Apple TV!
So, Stevie, let's get this show on the road!
[1] Mainly about apple products and usage
[2] Early adopters
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