Paurav ShuklaMarketing, Research, International marketing, Luxury marketing and more…
Waving Good bye to Google Wave: Lessons in positioning
A year ago, when it was launched, it was one of the most hyped products (service) from Google. It was hailed as the next generation of communication and the big G was promoting it as everyone will move away from regular email and will use Google Wave. Today, it was announced that Google “doesn’t plan [...]
Announcement: 2011 MAG Scholar Conference
For those of you who are researching the Asian economies, this is an interesting chance to participate in the debate. The ‘Marketing in Asia Group’ (MAG) is organizing the 2011 MAG Scholar Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. MAG consists of more than 400 researchers from all over the world and this conference will be a [...]
How many times have you been mis-sold?
Recently, I was talking to one of my colleagues who was mis-sold his mobile phone contract. Interestingly enough, I stumbled across a research carried out by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK which suggested that more than 9% of all consumers were mis-sold products or services in recent past. Several questions emerged in [...]
If most people can have it, is it Luxury?
Today, I went to London for a research visit and while sitting in the train for about 90 minutes I counted the number of handbags I could see and identify for fun. I was not scanning everywhere in the boggy but I was just looking at the people whom I can see directly and those [...]
What do teachers make? – An inspiring poem
Came across this fabulous poem by Taylor Mali on What do teachers make? The poet puts it in words so beautifully, I could not resist putting it on my website. Enjoy…
Does packaging affect your final purchase decision?
As the Christmas vacation nears to its end and the new year beacons I had the privilege to observe, give and receive quite a few gifts. In my case though, I was mostly on the giving end of the pleasure. Image by minifig via Flickr While the wrapping paper was being bought and later removed [...]
Will Google WAVE really become successful?
Call me a cynic, but I have been using Google wave since last 4 weeks and one of the things I find is, IT’S NOT ENGAGING ENOUGH. There you go, I said it. Image via Wikipedia I don’t find any compelling reason for using it. One can argue that, you don’t have all your friends [...]
What we don’t know in the field of marketing?
Since last year at my school the buzz in the marketing department is around the 37th EMAC conference we are hosting next year. Dr. Keith Perks, a colleague and a very good friend of is the conference chair. The title for the conference is “Marketing Landscapes: A Pause for Thought”. The theme was put forward [...]
