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Monday, November 14, 2011

Ways to Become a Recognized Expert in Your Industry

Dear, readers,this post discuss about the ways to become expert in your operating industry.Let we have a look..
In this Globalization era,jobs have been creating rapidly in every sector,software engineer,marketing,Human resource,Finance functions,consultants..what ever the job is every one looking forward to become expert in their function.Here are some ways to become recognized experts in the industry.

You want to be recognized as an expert in your field, a specialist with trustworthy credentials that establishes your credibility. How does one become an expert? The traditional path is to spend a lifetime in the industry and earn relevant educational certifications and degrees. But the traditional method takes a long time and is impractical for the new entrepreneur who wants to enter the business arena as a player.
There are alternative paths to reach the goal of being recognized as an expert. 
Here are 12 ideas:

1. Learn about what’s important in your industry today and become current. Every commercial niche has one or more trade magazines. Obtain a few back copies, three at least, and read them cover to cover, particularly noting the editorials as their topics are what’s currently on the minds of the industry leaders. You should understand and adopt the opinion of the lead editorial from the lead magazine in that genre. The editors and writers know what is best for their industry. You should be adept on the subject and have an opinion or two of your own, of course, as you are an industry expert.
2. Note the advertisements. These will also tell you what’s new and important to the industry, as well as what the leading businesses are talking about and selling. 
3. Write an article and submit it for publication in one of the industry magazines. This often isn't as hard as it seems. Once done, you are a published writer in the industry. If you have trouble getting an article published, write a letter to the editor or respond to one; that’s easier, and it will start the process going. People will see your name and read your material.
4. Create a website and a blog. Begin to communicate with your market, discussing industry issues and creating an open forum with you as an expert. Highlight your involvement, as well as your diverse commitment to the industry. You can further establish your credentials and publish your materials, including press releases, articles, and so forth.
5. Create podcasts (video or audio) based on your blog entries. Post the video on YouTube. You can post your audio to iTunes. Some people find it easiest to start with services like Audio Acrobat (www.audioacrobat.com); you can phone from anywhere to record your podcast, and Acrobat feeds it to podcast hosting sites such as iTunes.
6. Offer to speak at a local college. Just about everyone lives near a university, college, state school, technical school, or some other bastion of higher learning. Offer a professor or department head the opportunity to have you speak at a forum run by the professor or department head on a subject relevant to you and the educator’s interest group—at no charge, of course.
7. Offer a local club, association, or service organization programming chair the opportunity to have you speak on a relevant subject both at no charge.
8. Run your own seminar. This is a smart way to continue to build your credentials.
9. Become a corporate speaker. If your subject matter has commercial application, you may be able to get a local business to let you speak after hours, during lunch, or at a business meeting. Being a public speaker at leading businesses and corporations adds to your credentials.
10. Send out media releases to the local press. Repeat your credentials and promote your speaking, writing, seminar or whatever you have to promote that you believe is of interest to and important for the general public to know about.
11. Join a national trade organization for your industry and offer to write a monthly column on interesting aspects of the industry for the organization’s newsletter or magazine. Of course, mention your name and business at the end to insert yourself subtly and tastefully. Be sure your article at least includes a byline with your web address. Now that you’re writing a monthly column for the industry trade magazine, you must be a respected expert.
12. If you can afford it, give a seminar at your industry's national trade show. Or have a booth, or get on the board or any committee for the organization. All these options give you enormous credibility and visibility. Speak at the trade show; sponsor an event; be a presence.
You have begun to cement your reputation into a solid foundation of respectability. Now you can add to your credentials the facts that you are a nationally recognized and published author, a lecturer at universities and colleges, and a nationally renowned expert on your area of interst. In the end, marketing you as the expert leads to more business.
  1. source:entrepreneur website,

Friday, September 10, 2010

INTERNET MARKETING


HI,readers i privilaged to discuss you about the most important topic.

Internet marketing, also referred to as online marketing, Internet advertising, or eMarketing, is the marketing of products or services over the Internet. When applied to the subset of website-based advertisement placements, Internet marketing is commonly referred to as Web advertising (also Web advertising) and Web marketing. The Internet has brought many unique benefits to marketing, one of which being lower costs for the distribution of information and media to a global audience. The interactive nature of Internet marketing, both in terms of providing instant response and eliciting responses, is a unique quality of the medium
A Brief History of Internet Marketing

Having goods and services marketed on the internet seems second nature now, but actually internet marketing is a relatively new phenomenon. When the internet first started and more of the public began to access it, companies began to realize that they could utilize the internet to provide information to potential customers. The first examples of internet marketing were simply text websites. They were very basic and simple with no pictures or graphics. As the internet started to develop, more and more companies realized that they had a global audience at their disposal. Websites became more complex. They contained pictures of products and graphics intended to keep the customer interested.
By our standards today, these first websites seem archaic. However, they served their purpose as people began to turn to the internet for information about companies and what they had to offer. If someone wanted to buy something, they would call the company on a phone number provided by the website. Eventually, the technology existed so that companies could sell their products right from their website. E-commerce began to grow very quickly once methods to securely provide your credit card number became available. Consumers could now order products right from their home. Companies could reach customers all over the world. Online auction sites became very popular as people could sell their items to each other for a small fee.
There also was an increased use of the internet as a source of advertising. Companies began to place ads on other websites to promote their products. Today pay per click advertisements benefit both the publishers of the websites and the company which has goods to sell. Affiliate programs are also very popular. They allow website owners to advertise products on their website and if a customer purchases the item, then the website owner gets a percentage of the sale. The internet has even been used as a primary source of advertising. Companies have created innovative advertising programs, sometimes referred to as viral marketing. Viral marketing seeks to create a buzz about a product through word of mouth. Some viral marketing plans even use alternate reality games in order to promote a particular product.
Because of the expansive nature of internet marketing, it is sometimes overwhelming for a company to know where to begin. Luckily, there are many experts in this field who can create a plan which is sure to bring you success. There are even companies which can help you maximize your local business. For instance, you can find people who can set up a Boston internet marketing plan and maximize your Boston SEO as part of your overall marketing plan.
Natalie Aranda is a freelance writer. Because of the expansive nature of internet marketing, it is sometimes overwhelming for a company to know where to begin. Luckily, there are many experts in this field who can create a plan which is sure to bring you success. There are even companies which can help you maximize your local business. For instance, you can find people who can set up a boston internet marketing plan and maximize your as part of your overall marketing plan.
CURRENT SCENARIO OF INTERNET MARKETING

Nowadays I heard a lot about Internet Marketing, though almost everyone of us knows about what Internet Marketing is but often when it comes to define the term, I often get confused. iam are trying to get everything simplified here with the help of this small article on Internet Marketing.
Internet marketing that is also known by some other names like e-marketing or online marketing simply means marketing on the internet. Internet Marketing has been gaining growing popularity because of its unlimited reach, low-cost access & promotion, and last but not least the time factor. In other words, it is a process business promotion and expansion using the Internet platform, as it allows for global audience and coverage. Internet Marketing has become more prevalent and an important strategic move for almost every organization today, because of its interactive nature and wide coverage.
The concept survives and succeeds because of the internet's technical and creative possibilities. It includes sub-concepts like banner & text advertising, search engine marketing, e-mail marketing, viral marketing and affiliate marketing. Internet Marketing is not the mere creation and promotion of a website, but is a serious business strategy component, which aligns the business' vision and the medium's potential.
A noteworthy benefit that comes along with Internet marketing is the access to information. Internet is a shelter for information, on just about anything to everything and everything in between. Besides, Internet Marketing helps in reducing costs as there is no need to use promotion tools and hire a sales agent. In fact, the internet can do the job of an entire sales team. Besides, the global audience not only results in more sales, but expansion of the business if the aim of the game is to play it over a longer term.
Internet Marketing, for now, is the fastest growing form of media. Also, the Web 2.0, as we know the web today, is helping businesses grow with interactive features like Social Networking, Online Dating, Business Networking, etc. In the coming time, we are all set to see a dramatic improvement in the Internet world as new and new technologies are shaping up at an unprecedented way.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

INDIAN MANAGEMENT



INDIAN CONTEXT




Indian management was originated in the earliest centuries.In hindu religion a lord name SRIKRISHNA had stated ample MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES.

Apart from the lord srikrishna numerous saints guru's stated management principles which our entire world have been using widely in this brad managerial environment,

ALL INDIA MANAGMENT ASSOCIATION



Founded in the year 1957, All India Management Association (AIMA) is an apex body of management with over 30,000 individual members, 3000 institutional members and 60 Local Management Association across India and overseas. AIMA undertakes a host of management related activities and initiatives such as Distance Management Education, Management Development Programmes, Special Conferences, Research & Publications, Testing Services and Competitions.

Today amid all the transitions, there is one Indian body that’s helping the Indian managers to make the most of the new opportunities. One body that’s assimilating the changed global perspective and equipping the Indian managers for it. One body that’s ready for tomorrow is All India Management Association (AIMA).
The All India Management Association (AIMA) was created as an apex body of professional management with active support of the Government of India and Industry in 1957. AIMA is a group- a body to pool management thoughts in the country, a forum to develop a national managerial ethos, an orgnisation to facilitate the furtherance of the management profession in the country.
AIMA is a federation of Local Management Associations (LMAs). AIMA today affiliates 58 LMAs across the country and two Co-operating management associations i.e. Qatar Indian Management Association and Mauritius Management Association.
AIMA has established close linkages with over 3000 institutions and over 30,000 individual professionals directly and through network of the Local Management Associations. AIMA’s activities include Distance management Education, management Development Programmes, national Events, Competitions, Research, Publication and Testing Services. AIMA is represented on a number of policy making bodies of the Government of India and a number of National bodies / organizations. Some important ones are as under:
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), which is the apex regulatory body for professional education in the country under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Government of India.
Council of Institute of Applied Manpower Research
Boards of Governors, Indian Institutes of Management (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore and Kozikode)
Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi
National Productivity Council, New Delhi
Central Direct Taxes Advisory Committee
AIMA is frequently co-opted by the Government on Specialised Committees.AIMA is an active member of the Asian Association of Management Organizations (AAMO), which is the Asia-Pacific regional body of the World Management Council (CIOS).AIMA maintains close links with a number of overseas professional institutions like the American Management Association, Chartered Institute of Management (UK), all the National Management Organisations in the Asia Pacific Region and St Gallen University of Switzerland among others.



INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

Indian institutes of management,including INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUISINESS constitute the major portion in creating skilled managers within india with international standards.

LIST OF IIM'S IN INDIA


ADMISSION PROCESS

The cat(Common Admission Test) conducted by the IIMs is a very competitive test conducted for admission to around 2000 seats of graduate programs in management at the seven campuses, and is usually considered one of the most competitive exams in the world[, with a supposed success rate of about one in two hundred[. Each institute conducts group discussions and personal interviews to evaluate the students shortlisted after the test.
On 1 May 2009, it was announced that from CAT 2009 would be a computer basedtest. The contract for conducting computer based CAT was awarded to Prometric - the company that conducts GMAT

Reservations at IIMs
IIM has an affirmative action policy on caste-based reserved quotas.As per the provisions in the Indian constitution, the IIMs have been reserving seats for sceduled castes of society. The IIMs follow a reservation policy that is notably different from the quota policy elsewhere in India. As per the rules of admission to IIMs, 15% of the admitted students must be of the Scheduled Castes, and 7.5% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The Other Backward classes have been provided with 27% reservation in effect from 2008 with the consent of the Supreme Court of India which IIMs would implement in a phased manner during three years. As per the rules, all the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Caste (OBC) candidates must take the common admission test with the rest of the students. Based on the results of CAT but using relaxed admissions criteria, Candidates are called for next round of Group Discussion and Personal Interviews. There is no relaxation on the criteria for passing the exams or graduating a course. The candidates admitted through the reservation policy are also subjected to the same criteria as the general candidates for graduation.