VODAFONE SUCKS --- WORST SERVICES EVER

• Dear Vodafone & its Social Media Team,

  Thanks for your concerns and kind words. Request you to please do not give me any tall claims on call now onward. If you truly want to resolve my issue, forward my query to your esteemed client - VODAFONE SENIOR MANAGEMENT who can actually try to solve the problems. By calling me every now and then and wasting both of our time, its better to take an appropriate action. Already your page is overloaded with customer issues so there is no point in banging my head and energy there. Trust me. .. . My words may sound harsh to you but it is for your Company Vodafone and not to the social media team who is working hard to forward all the queries to the concerned person simultaneous giving standard responses to the customers.
• CASE - I purchased VODAFONE INTERNET DONGLE on 8th Feb on an Urgent basis.I was assured that the connection will be activated within 48 hours. Today is 14 Feb and till now it is not activated. Despite of several phone calls and emails no one is ready to answer me correctly.
  

  
  

  It is really sad on the Vodafone part. No one is taking the responsibility. Company is saying - Talk to dealer . Dealer is saying that issues are with the company. Nodal officer is saying it will be activated. ( It has been a week BOSS ) . Nodal officer assistant is saying -' Senior is not here' -- Then why the hell are you sitting there Idiot!! Worst Worst Worst Services ever !!! I am going to throw that Dongle now.. And Guys Please remove your FACEBOOK cover image as well --- Try to get the connections activated first then start claiming for the fastest speed!

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Twitter - A hidden super power!

Facebook, Facebook and Facebook .. .Nothing else. Everywhere we will hear only one word for social media marketing and that is this billion dollar yet eight alphabet word which has become a landing page these days.
But here I want to ask all of you Facebookians...Have you ever wondered about another online platform whose magic can be felt in only 140 characters?? .. No ?? Then probably you have lost a big deal! Yeah and you have to trust me here.

Twitter, a sophisticated micro blogging site which would make you go gaga over it, if you try to explore it once. It is a beautiful,sensitive and tiny yet wide world of Tweets, Tweeples and Twangouts. Limit your exotic feelings in 140 characters (every now and then) -Yes ! I mean it and sit back to watch the magic.

You can listen to the conversations of those you are following and, just as importantly, you can listen to what others (including your customers) are saying about you, your company and your products and services.

Twitter has emerged out as a major platform for creating a brand awareness. Recently Frooti launched its new TVC commercial via twitter and it received an overwhelming response from its fans. Initially it launched a teaser #SRKLovesFrooti and very soon it started trending in India. Thousands of people started using this teaser and as soon as the team Frooti realized the hidden potential of this trend, it launched its beautiful TV commercial quietly thus making people go crazy over it. This is what exactly Twitter do. Brand can get a fabulous response just by executing intelligent steps.

                                                        Mango Frooti - TVC Commercial

Millions of brands are using Twitter as their medium to communicate their values, message and testimonials. Perhaps we all are more involved in other huge platforms that most of us do not realize the ultimate value of this graceful micro blogging site but once we do..I promise that you would be proud of your decision at a later stage. 

Think about it
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Check back soon ! 

Facebook - A brief!

Internet - My passion since I first came across it in the year 2001. Every time I was able to dial up my broadband, I used to get connected to the net and the first page which I try to get into was www.rediff.com. Oh my god ! What amazing days were those ? Very few sites to linger upon yet it was so much of fun. Time passed and I , of course along with all of you :D , witnessed the era of Orkut. The complete day was spent on sending scraps and the toughest competition was to increase the no. of scraps with respect to our own friends and siblings. Gradually , Facebook came and Orkut  gone. Everywhere we have started hearing one word of interest - Facebook, Facebook and Facebook. Nothing else.

For common people like us , for celebrities , for businesses , Facebook was coming up as a best platform to showcase. And with the time, it does created its own place.Cheers to it ! :) With the exclusive features of photo tagging , sharing , posting updates , Ads , and most important generating LIKES , Facebook turned as a must platform for every business to generate more revenues. The reason why I have written 'must' rather than 'best; is because business flourish mostly when millions of customers can get info about it and nothing could be better than Facebook to showcase your products in front of millions !

Last year on 30th March, Facebook rolled down some exciting features like beautiful cover images , custom tabs and most important THE TIMELINE ! Woww. What an amazing invention. Days passed and brands started coming up in their new avatars, Trendy cover images , highlighted custom tabs and time wise timeline.

You like a photo , your friends would see it and may like it too . You share an update, your friends would come across it and may share it too thus taking your tales amongst their friends.News Feeds, Facebook ads, groups ,communities , are again some excellent features with a good take!

To be continued ........

Social Media - Should it be a nightmare for Indian Government ?

Decades ago social networking meant  Gossips and discussion at Village choupals , Mela's and Fairs. People came together , discussed , gossiped and went away. All the consultations and planning were held there but now with the advent of modern technology and increasing awareness the mode of discussions have faced a drastic change.Initially it was difficult to bring your ideas amongst 200 people but now an average person has around 300 friends on its social networking website i.e Facebook and it is really interesting to know that to bring a simple idea among 300 of them just ...update your status and you will get all the approvals and disapproval within a span of 24 hours.

Nothing have changed in these years..only the way to communicate has changed.The barriers to express your opinions to large audience has reduced significantly.People now have a proper platform to express themselves , to raise their voice against anti social issues and to get themselves heard. They are just a click away from various social , economical and political discussions.They can discuss openly everything which signifies their Freedom which is their birth right.


Social networking is an e-platform where everyone has right to discuss and express their views.On this platform, if someone comes across something that is unproven or against facts , then they have the freedom to deny it or reject it by counter analysis.

Pity on our government who is in favor of restricting these world famous media.What could be a better platform to hear the voice of its own people? Rather I must say that India, the world's largest democracy ,should feel empowered with these public platforms.The Government should utilize this media to know the opinions of its very own public. It should focus more and more to run their campaigns , to know the public opinions on them and to do the necessary amendments desired by the public.

Every coin has two faces and same is with social media. But the strategy should be to focus on the positive points rather than empowering the negative points. Banning is not a solution to everything. Once the government can restrict the social media sites but "CAN THEY RESTRICT THE VOICE OF AN "AAM AADMI" ??

Marketing is creating Artificial Needs !!

Marketing Sector is the strongest and most dynamic pillar of every company. As we know that the main aim of every company is to capture the market, whether it is a software company, a toy company, food chain, or a health care organization. These various organizations knows all the needs of the consumer whether stated need, real need, delight need or most vibrant amongst all; the secret need.

Gone are those days when people only demand for ‘Roti, Kapda and Maakan’ (food, clothes & shelter).

Now, they need ‘roti’ but will demand for ‘tandoori roti’ instead.

They need clothes but they will demand for the branded and fashionable ones.

They need shelter but their secret desire is to own a flat of some branded real estate organization like Omaxe etc.

Do you think that this transformation of thought is somewhere hidden from these rulers of the market??? No… Not at all! Rather these producers are trying their best to attract the general public by providing them lucrative offers and capturing their minds.

Consider the example of Lakme, the most dominating, skin care company made Katrina Kaif as its brand ambassador. She is always singing the saga of Lakme soaps and products in the T.V. commercials. And as usual the innocent consumers are driven towards the smooth, shiny skin and soft healthy hairs thus forgetting the fact that she is a celebrity and use hundreds of other beautification techniques and treatments rather than that Lakme soap only.

Let’s move to another example of frozen foods. We have noticed these readymade pasteurized frozen snacks dumped in those refrigerators of Big Bazaar or other retail outlets. We all find them too fresh and tasty on those T.V. commercials and long to buy them but later we realize that though these readymade foods saves our time, yet, it does not have that delicious taste as in the homemade food.

It’s all about the marketing of the various products that rules the minds as well as the pockets of the consumers. This marketing always smells the basic needs of the customer and transforms it to basic plus artificial needs. Marketing of a product is nowadays done in such a way that the consumers not only demand for the product which is a necessity for them, instead they are made to buy things which might not be their need but just for the sake that it appears to be.

Overall, if consumer needs drive them to the market and make producers to come out with something they need, then on the other hand these producers also come out with products and market them so well that consumers are moved to buy them. Hence, Marketing is creating Artificial Needs.

Celebrities and Brands

Brands are about promises and trust. Consumers always trust a brand that has credibility. Now when a company chooses a brand endorser, they mostly consider a potential prospect, existing costumer or a celebrity. CELEBRITY??Yes, a celebrity is chosen to provide an inspirational value to a brand and in a country like India, Celebrities are God. People believe people who can be recognized easily. But the question here is, how relatable and believable the use of celebrity can be??

Imagine the movie ‘3 Idiots’ with high achieving professionals like Rohit Bal, Sanjeev Kapoor and Javed Habib. Would it be still the same for you? Would it have the same reach? We know that all the above three professionals are legends in their own field and may have done well for the brands they endorse. But when you have to reach a large cross section of mass India, that’s not so homogenous, who would you rather put your money in?

It always take a well known face to lift your scripts and give it a mass acceptance.India- loves new ideas but only when it comes with familiar face. A face which can woe her and make her feel close to her heart.

In the end it’s not so much about celebrities like film stars, cricketers or common man. It’s all about entertainment, learning and the role that brands play in our lives. If the brand connects with me, enlightens me and captures my mind, then that’s all it matters.

A SAIL THROUGH AN MBA MARKET

Its again a watery time....featured with most beautiful flowers and whispering winds....A new season is about to manifold its wonders....Amongst all these wonders one is the breeze of the new academic session which is about to begin ...everywhere we will find kids busy in exams....scholars busy in their studies...

But for me !!!!!! Its the time to sail through a new venture..a sail through my mba...my long awaited dream..... I wont say that i m confident enough(for my new hunt) but i will definitely quote that i am happy..for all the new challenges which will come into my way..
 I  completed my engineering and now i was looking for an mba college...an mba college which can fulfill my dreams...a college where i can tranform myself to a more professional  and confident girl...A college where i can find my stairs to shine in the corporate world.....morever a college which can enhance my personality and my abilities to work in an effective and efficient manner.

But !!!!! Amidst  this tough competitive era where mba colleges are mushrooming in each and every corner of the world it was very difficult for me to choose the best one which can suit me..I was confused among the hundreds of college which were assuring us that they are the best,inquisitive about their enviorment and placements..The search was on....My mornings were spent on those mba sites like pagalguy.com,mbatown.com......Noons were filled wid phone calls and sending emails to various colleges...Evenings were spent while discussing with my dad about all this stuff....and nights reflect the despair and disgrace...... I was spending my days like this only for about a month when finally i came across IILM-GGN...I dont know why but i found the website of the college really appealing..filled wid all the relevant information needed for a newbie......I started gathering more and more informations about the college....found a person who can  give me the first hand and genuine information about the college....n after a week i decided to go fo rit...I found my way to corporate world....Though i knew that its IILM and not IIM......but still i was very sure that it is far better than other colleges of ncr region.....I was looking forward to join it...to make my dreams turn into reality.......and time flied so quickly...that now after 2 months of hunt and despair finally i am @ gurgaon...enjoying my golden years of college life once again............