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		<title>A Lesson Learnt from Webcomics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Customer Relationship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a sign of how much things have changed. In an age of instant information and online self-publishing, webcomics are fast becoming popular with an increasingly web-savvy audience. I’ve always considered myself a staunch loyalist to the ageless, paperback Marvels comics and not to mention an eternal fan of Bill Watterson’s Calvin &#38; Hobbes series. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis management &#8211; art or science?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jayanthi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HP’s recent decisions and actions apparently have shaken the confidence of its key stakeholders – investors and customers. In fact, customers are reconsidering their partnership with this technology giant especially after its decision to spin off its PC business and end the smartphone and tablet businesses. The main grouse is that the direction the company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-linear initiatives &#8211; an imperative for offshore services providers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jayanthi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cognizant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infosys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non linear growth models]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-l]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outcome based model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk-reward partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shared services]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Prayag, we had recently completed a report on non-linear models prevalent in the IT services industry. As you know, non-linear models involved any form of revenue contribution that is not linked to headcount. Typically, in the offshore (read Indian) market, revenue growth implied proportional headcount growth as well. This is not a sustainable model [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success, thy name is Flipkart!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.prayag.com/business/business-strategy/success-thy-name-is-flipkart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deepta</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[e-commerce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flipkart has long been the darling of the Indian online masses since its inception in 2007. Originally a mere online bookstore, with a pretty big satisfied customer base, Flipkart has off late been expanding quickly. First came the gaming category and that has been quickly followed by electronic gadgets and very recently, a personal and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questions are never stupid &#8211; I need some answers !</title>
		<link>http://blogs.prayag.com/marketing/questions-are-never-stupid-i-need-some-answers/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.prayag.com/marketing/questions-are-never-stupid-i-need-some-answers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sukanya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Generation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was studying communications 12 years back, my Professor often said, “Questions are never stupid. Answers are. So ask.” Today when I have lots of questions, I feel stupid. Maybe I need someone as strong as my Professor to help me find the answers and make me more confident. 
So here I go. 
Do [...]]]></description>
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