HP(NYSE:HPQ) Touchpad Sale

For all people on the HP touchpad sale alert, here you go :
Just found that a ebay seller ,is selling both the 32GB and 16GB version of the HP TouchPad for a premium but not as expensive as the others.The box is unopened , brand new and comes with the usual 1 year HP Warranty
The 16GB model is on sale for £170 while the 32GB one costs £30 extra. You will have to add £8 to the price of both for delivery.

Grab one as soon as possible... very few units left

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-TOUCHPAD-9-7-INCH-TABLET-PC-16GB-BLACK-/250906204571?clk_rvr_id=276889225107&afsrc=1

Relationship marketing

The  social networking revolution has brought in a rapid change and transform the way companies interact and sustain a lengthy profitable relationship with their customers.

In other words, the lifetime value for a customer ,if properly nurtured , can actually be boosted over a period of time, given the right treatment by the marketing team.. A meaningful ,relevant and useful direct marketing approach and through extensive interaction with customer helps identify the delta between the customer’s needs and the products usability

The  Facebook  boom and the Twitter era has led the companies one stop closer to their customer to directly interact and find out their likes/dislikes and make them actively engage in their promotions, communications, thus resulting in a definite advantage in the market share race and  creating stronger relationships

Healthcare is one such industry that can immensely gain from  relationship marketing by understanding their customer’s problems and actively engaging in day to day health issues and providing customized and cost effective healthcare solutions which acts as a win-win for both sides

Inception (** Spoiler Alert ** )

Having witnessed an amazing spectacle or rather a manifestation of infinite brilliance , I was awaken from my deep hiatus in the blogging world to write a review or rather a mere ode to what critics might call , one of the best movies of the decade - 'Inception'

Christopher Nolan begins with his usual style of narration, a jumbled "jigsaw" screenplay , as seen from all his previous movies , including "The Prestige", "Memento", "Following" "Batman Begins" and goes on to do what he does best - Film Making.

With a flawless execution and an ingeniously brilliant idea in mind, he takes the viewers into a never ending journey into the infinite dream states of the mind,one could ever imagine, or rather "dream" . There has been several discussions all over,debating whether the totem keeps spinning infinitely(Dream state n-1) , or did it
actually begin to wobble slightly to come to an end (The Reality), as the film credits rolls by in the screen.
The movie also gives complete control and liberty to the viewer on its entire assumption and the whole platform the story is built upon
Someone even tweeted "10 years down the line, Inception will be a Religion"

And here i give you the freedom to let you decide upon your perspective.of this phenomenon

I am still dreaming, probably in my "n-1" dream state , as the totem keeps spinning on its indefinite course...

Direct Marketing

The digital revolution of the 20th century set upon another rebellion and clutter in the technology market, among the different brands.  The need to differentiate arose not only in the products but also in how they sold. The lack of customization and flexibility literally toughened sales in the usual wholesaler retail channel. The idea of selling computers directly to consumers, by eliminating all middlemen was completely new-fangled.
It originated from Dell, who began selling their computers directly to consumers, online, and aimed at selling effective computing solutions. The computers were custom assembled as per the list of options provided, and were sold at far cheaper prices than their retailer counterparts. It further branched out to sell printers, servers, digital cameras and televisions. Dell began to become the number one PC     provider in the US and also offered great PC deals directly to consumers and businesses. It included all kinds of software/ anti-virus promotions, Dell coupons code and Dell PC buying incentives available all over the internet. Their key target market of large and medium enterprises, embraced the new method of their selling online and became a runaway success, and soon adopted by every player in the market. Its interesting to wait and see , how the direct marketing could ply out in other businesses as well esp with the growth of the web

   

Future of Blogging

The question could be well answered from my once in a blue moon post, as compared to my 2 tweets/ day habit.
What once started as a small microblogging site, Twitter has now turned itself into a revolution in digital communication, in the way people communicate with each other , and could as well pose a dangerous threat to its predecessor , Blogging.. Even more ironical is the fact, I seem to chose my blog itself, to talk about its future , or rather , a possibility of one.
(Useless Fact # 1 : This is my third post in my blog , about Twitter)

A direct implication of the fact can be readily seen from the rise of celebrity Tweeting from Shashi Tharoor to Shah Rukh Khans in India and the Obama's to Kim Kardashians worldwide

This has led to a drastic decrease in the no of blog posts,i track everyday in the countless amazing blogs i seem to follow...Though Twitter has yet to arrive upon a realistic revenue / pricing model , it has become a good source of revenue, for its users, esp celebs ,who uses it to promote their brands they endorse
(Useless Fact # 2 : Kim Kardashian earns nearly $20,000 , for every tweet about a brand)

From my prediction , it wouldnt be long , before people would migrate to Twitter from blogging , on a major scale, and along with them , would follow the advertisers too.

Is there a future for blogging ? whats your opinion ?

Printing Services

The revolution in the world of IT and media has brought along with it, countless no of small businesses, each trying to capture a niche in the wide open space in the market. These businesses has created endless opportunities and needs in the printing space. Hence the printing space, too wasn’t spared from adapting to this change in the IT Space , and one such positive change , was the emergence of digital online printing services


With full customizations, mail order delivery, personalized design changes and providing an unique packaging identity , at almost 1/10 th of the cost , compared to expensive print shops, its definitely seen as the next big thing in printing services and a big boon for small businesses and startups. The online printing service , also offers the advantage of an electronic transfer of data that speeds up production schedules , which also includes customizable templates, business ready solutions and easy to use interfaces . The online printing service companies have adapted and expanded their scalability to service from small businesses to large scale industries


Psprint is one such unique leading online printing service , that offers everything from design services to specialty printing services and mailing services. They also have a product range offering that includes business card printing, booklet, poster, postcard & catalog printing