Supermarketwala: Secrets to Winning Consumer India


Damodar Mall - 2014
    Damodar, in Supermarketwala, provides the very basics for the growth of modern retail and consumerism in India, through interesting and carefully studied consumer behaviour, an art that few in his domain possess. Supermarketwala, is intended to be the go-to book for all consumer business enthusiasts and readers alike, who wish to understand how and why we as consumers behave in a certain manner at different places. These insights, which are the analyses of the sector so far, could become the pillars for shaping successful consumer products and retail businesses in the huge consumer economy that India will soon be. Rita, the young bahu, avoids buying personal products from the family grocer. Sonu's breakfast table on a Sunday represents global cuisines. Do you know how it is possible? Where do big corporates and MNC retailers fumble, and what helps simple DMart get its model right? What is Ching's Sercret that is not Knorr's, Maggi's, or Yippie's?

Life Lessons: From a man who knows


Dave Pelzer - 2000
    Dave Pelzer, the bestselling author of A Child Called It, The Lost Boy, A Man Named Dave and Help Yourself, shows how to find hope, courage and happiness in difficult times. Dave Pelzer's case of child abuse was one of the worst recorded cases in US history. Yet he was able to rise above these horrific circumstances and become who he wanted to be. How was it possible for him to overcome such insurmountable odds? In this little book, Dave Pelzer gives advice on how to survive difficulty and change your life, bringing hope and help for everyone when times are tough. Dave Pelzer willed himself to overcome the worst life had to offer and became the best he could be. Published for the first time for the gift market, in Dave Pelzer's Life Lessons, he shares the principles he has discovered on how to survive difficulty and embrace challenges as an opportunity for growth.

Likeable Business: Why Today's Consumers Demand More and How Leaders Can Deliver


Dave Kerpen - 2012
    Kerpen explains how to ensure that every aspect of a business communicates transparency, accountability, responsiveness, and authenticity--which customers find more likeable than traditional marketing campaigns.Dave Kerpen is cofounder and CEO of the marketing firm Likeable Media. He has won three WOMMY awards from WOMMA for excellence in word-of-mouth marketing.

Silent Sales Machine 9.0: Your Comprehensive Proven Guide to Multiple Streams of Online Income


Jim Cockrum - 2015
    Your purchase includes full audio (as ready by the author with bonus commentary & content) as well as Jim's top selling email marketing course which normally sells for $97! As one of the most read Internet business success authors of all time, Jim is committed to keeping his flagship book up to date and always full of the most cutting edge ideas. Multiple online business strategies are documented as the author advises everyone from "newbies" to seasoned professionals on what DOES and DOESN'T work in the world on online business and Internet marketing RIGHT NOW. The reader will learn to establish multiple automated income streams using proven, creative concepts with numerous examples of successful application given throughout the book. Topics covered include; Selling on Amazon.com, creative uses of eBay, finding and growing a loyal audience online, social marketing, automating your online efforts, effective email marketing and multiple real life success stories from his ever growing audience of creative and successful online entrepreneurs. BONUS: Buyers get full free access to Jim's $97 email marketing course (see chapter 3 for the link!) BONUS 2: Full audio of the book as read by the author!

HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations


Nancy Duarte - 2010
    TAKE THE PAIN OUT OF PRESENTATIONS.Terrified of speaking in front of a group? Or simply looking to polish your skills? No matter where you are on the spectrum, this guide will give you the confidence and the tools you need to get results.Written by presentation expert Nancy Duarte, the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations will help you:• Win over tough crowds• Organize a coherent narrative• Create powerful messages and visuals• Connect with and engage your audience• Show people why your ideas matter to them• Strike the right tone, in any situation

Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management


Gérard Cachon - 2003
    The book demands rigorous analysis on the part of students without requiring consistent use of sophisticated mathematical modeling to perform it. When the use of quantitative tools or formal modeling is indicated, it is only to perform the necessary analysis needed to inform and support a practical business solution. The guiding principle in the development of Matching Supply with Demand has been "real operations, real solutions." "Real operations" means that most of the chapters in this book are written from the perspective of a specific company so that the material in this text will come to life by discussing it in a real-world context. "Real solutions" means that equations and models do not merely provide students with mathematical gymnastics for the sake of an intellectual exercise.

The Snowball Effect: Communication Techniques to Make You Unstoppable


Andy Bounds - 2013
    That's the point of it. So, what do you want to achieve following your communication? Do you want someone to answer 'yes'? Do you want to improve your relationships? Do you want people to understand exactly what you're talking about, first time? Whatever you want to achieve, you'll need decent communication to get there, and expert and bestselling author Andy Bounds shows us exactly how to nail our communication. Using the same conversational style that made "The Jelly Effect" so popular, "The Snowball Effect" is packed with short, rapid fire sections complete with visuals and special features to help us get serious results from our communication.The "Snowball Effect" explains how to: - Persuade people to say "yes" more quickly, more often - Enjoy your job more - because you'll be calling the shots for a change - Remove the communication frustrations you feel all too often - Get more done, more quickly - because you're getting people on your side faster (these techniques have saved people at least one month every year).

Customers.com: How to Create a Profitable Business Strategy for the Internet and Beyond


Patricia B. Seybold - 1998
    It all starts with customers. For the past several years, Seybold has been working with electronic commerce pioneers who have made life easier for their customers by figuring out what they want and designing their Internet strategy accordingly. Seybold's guide is packed with insights on how both Fortune 500 giants and smaller companies have created e-commerce initiatives that place them well ahead of their competitors.

Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0


Rick Pitino - 2008
    Recalling the tragedies that shaped his life and career—his unsuccessful tenure as Celtics coach,  the devastating loss on 9/11 of his best friend and his brother-in-law and the deep depression that followed—Coach Pitino shares his Rebound Rules, demonstrating how he emerged wiser and rose to new heights with a richer perspective on life and work…and how you can, too.

Little Voice Mastery


Blair Singer - 2008
    How to Win the War Between Your Ears in 30 Seconds or Less and Have an Extraordinary Life! The Little Voice lives in that short six-inch span between your right ear and your left ear. What s awesome is you can master it in 30 seconds or less and have an extraordinary life. This book de-bunks much of the popular thought about personal growth and gets you down and dirty with real-world, right-now techniques that will help you make profound changes in your life immediately. Blair Singer Little Voice mastery will give you the ability to: Maintain your power in any pressure situation Stop the debilitating chatter in your brain so you can attract what you want now Uncover and realize your lifelong dreams Break through self-sabotaging habits Build powerful, lasting confidence Resurrect the hero inside of you Embody 21 proven techniques to re-programming the Little Voice in your brain in 30 seconds Blair Singer is the acclaimed author of SalesDogs and The ABC s of Building a Business Team that Wins and one of Robert Kiyosaki s Rich Dad s Advisors. He has worked with hundreds of thousands of individuals and organizations in over 15 countries helping them increase their income and wealth through little voice management and skill training in the real world of sales, team, money and relationships. When it comes to winning... it s ALL up here! Robert Kiyosaki, Entrepreneur, investor, educator and author of Rich Dad Poor Dad

Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes


W. Brett Wilson - 2012
    Brett Wilson, Dragons' Den co-star and Risky Business host, often gets asked about his secrets to success. He became one of Canada's top investment bankers because he was driven, willing to take risks and saw opportunity where others saw roadblocks.But along the path to business success, he tripped over a multitude of misguided priorities. For many years, Wilson pursued business with uncompromising focus, working long hours, seven days a week. In the process, his marriage and his health suffered greatly: he was rarely home as his children were growing up, divorce became inevitable and cancer struck at age forty-three. He truly learned the hard way that one can find financial success and the respect of business peers while almost losing what matters most: health, family and friends.Redefining Success details how Wilson was forced to redefine his life, making health and key relationships his first priorities. Through trial and error, he discovered that these simple virtues are foundational for real, enduring success, both in business and in life. Wilson's compelling insights are the basis for Redefining Success. Not just for entrepreneurs and business people, the book outlines how we can change our lives for the better by re-evaluating our personal definitions of success, then reworking them into a life plan that is feasible, lasting and rewarding.Inspirational and paradigm-changing, Redefining Success will help you implement and sustain lasting, positive change in your life—and make your world a little more meaningful—every day.

Cult of the Luxury Brand: Inside Asia's Love Affair with Luxury


Radha Chadha - 2006
    TheCult of the Luxury Brand illuminates the mysterious inner workings of Asia’s love affair with luxury for business professionals and intrigued consumers alike.

One Rental At A Time: The Journey to Financial Independence through Real Estate


Michael Zuber - 2019
    It worked for me and it can work for you too. What's stopping you? Read the book and learn how One Rental at a Time can lead to financial independence.

Network Marketing For Facebook: Proven Social Media Techniques For Direct Sales And MLM Success


Jim Lupkin - 2014
     As co-author Jim Lupkin says, "I am the customer for this book. I have failed and succeeded as a network-marketing distributor and I used social media to help me succeed. I know what the distributor is going through and because of that I can talk to them in a way that no one else can." Whether you’re a beginning or advanced network marketer, you will learn how to get people to try samples, buy products and become distributors, and the most natural ways to make new connections and nurture those relationships.

Mad Men & Bad Men: What Happened When British Politics Met Advertising


Sam Delaney - 2015
    Suddenly, every aspiring PM wanted a fast-talking, sharp-thinking ad man on their team to help dazzle voters. But what were the consequences of their fixation with the snappy and simplistic? Sam Delaney embarks on a journey to expose the shocking truth behind the general election campaigns of the last four decades. Everything is here - from the man who snorted coke in Number 10 to the politician who fell in love with her own ad exec, from the fist-fights in Downing Street to the all-day champagne binges in Whitehall offices. Sam Delaney talks to the men at the heart of the battles - Alistair Campbell, Peter Mandelson, Tim Bell, Maurice Saatchi, Norman Tebbit, Neil Kinnock - and many more. Dark, revealing and frequently hilarious, Mad Men and Bad Men tells the story of how unelected, unaccountable men ended up informing policy - and how the British public paid the price.