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Hakim’s Aalim (Hyderabad) haircut review - Two thumbs down

Chaitanya Reddy @ May 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

And that’s the lowest rating on my scale.
This hair and tattoo salon was opened in Hyderabad sometime in April 2008 amidst much publicity. After all it has given some of the Bollywood stars their defining locks. They claim- Everyone in the film industry right from Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Vivek Oberoi and Salman Khan, [...]

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Clue in the Cart..

Chaitanya Reddy @ May 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Inside shopping carts lie clues: clues that can give an insight on the success or failure of a product/brand and the extent of it.
Your product is a sure hit if you see customers stocking up on it for no evident reason. Some examples of such products that I can recollect from my own experience: Maggi, Lacto calamine, [...]

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Music

Chaitanya Reddy @ May 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet

When my eyes begin to open
A nights dream fulfilled
Your thoughts and the magic you wove
Keep me warm and dreaming still
Sometimes dawn carries with it the knifes edge
Wounds of what’s been said
It’s afterall love my darling
Whose demands are steep and high
There are days when I trip and fall
,The journey through these fort walls,
Believing in the whisper [...]

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Sums it all up ?

Chaitanya Reddy @ May 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet

‘The only kingdom that runs on righteousness is the kingdom of heaven. The kingdoms of earth run on oil. The Arabs have oil.’

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‘Walk the Line’

Chaitanya Reddy @ May 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Been listening to this all day:
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you’re mine, I walk the line
I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I’ll [...]

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Fortune lost at the bottom of the organisation pyramid

Chaitanya Reddy @ May 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet

That is one of the tragedies of owning a business empire…and then overlooking the staff’s induction as part of the organisation.
Despite the principles of customer delight that govern the operations of the brand, big names in the service industry are losing money, customer confidence and loyalty to their competitors.
Some of the reasons for this - [...]

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Child friendly homes.

Chaitanya Reddy @ May 9, 2008 # One Comment

Almost every brand has a child artist in its ad- campaign. A child’s inherent cuteness and the parents/guardians vulnerability is leveraged to its maximum. Organizations are increasingly banking on this tried and tested formula to sell.
In such a scenario, a statement like ‘Child friendly home’ appearing on a real estate firms Billboard advertisement seems like another sales gimmick.Probe further and you would be surprised [...]

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