A couple of weeks back I was in Bangalore for the Aero India show. Never having attended this event, I was amazed at the scale. To begin with, there were the hundreds (thousands?) of spectators getting their thrills from somersaulting... Read More.
It was the first quarter of 2009. We were interviewing service providers to create our report on “Offshoring in the Publishing Vertical, 2009“. One such interview has left a lasting impression on us. Not because the company was unique in... Read More.
The China threat has loomed large over India’s dominance in the outsourcing industry for a few years now. English language skills and the availability of a large talent pool are often cited as the most fundamental reasons for the growth... Read More.
All companies monitor their competitive environment. Although competitive intelligence is not a formal function in most companies, other functions like marketing, operations and finance keep tabs on what the competition is up to, what the economic environment is looking like,... Read More.
Some time back there was this interesting quote in the newspapers: “Onion Rs 65/kg, Petrol Rs 65/litre, Beer Rs 65!”, where in for the first time need, comfort and luxury demanded the same market price. That is assuming onions are... Read More.
Narayan Murthy could not have been more correct when he said, “India will become the country of choice... Read More.
Over the last year, the publishing industry has aggressively incorporated technology to address key issues in its operations. The rise of the digital market has led to publishers re-engineering their legacy workflows – workflows that were incapable of incorporating digital... Read More.
“… That general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.” - Sun Tzu, Chinese General & military strategist As competitive intelligence analysts,... Read More.
