Published by Arjun Narayan on 30th April 2007
I think I have been hearing this phrase “Skoda Fabia - To be launched soon” for the past 2 years atleast. The last I heard a different tone of this phrase was when I posted this piece.
This month’s Autocar has mentioned:
Skoda is rumoured to be planning an ultra-low-cost Renault Logan rival. One plan would be to utilse components from the earlier-generation Skoda Fabia.
I have a humble request to make to the guys @ Skoda ..
Guys, “Enough is Enough”. Stop fuelling the rumour mills and please expedite the process of getting the Fabia on to the roads. Patience has its limits, Don’t chase away your prospective customers to settle in for your competitor’s offerings.
Published by Arjun Narayan on 29th April 2007
Ever heard of a Baby-crying contest? No … right?
Neither had I, until I bumped into this picture on TOI and later googled to find more about the event.
The contest is held to pray for the babies’ health and growth. The winner of the contest is the baby who cries the loudest.
More details and pictures.
Published by Arjun Narayan on 29th April 2007
The current chief executive of AT&T, Edward E Whitacre, who has been with the company for 43 years and will be retiring on the 3rd of June will be taking home a whopping $158.5 million as retirement package, the second highest retirement package in the US.
The retirement package includes some interesting perks:
- $24,000 in annual automobile benefits
- $6,500 each year for “home security”
- Access to AT&T’s corporate jet for 10 hours a month
- $25,000 to cover his country-club fees
- A little over $1 million for three years for work as a consultant.
Sources: CNN Money, GigaOM
Published by Arjun Narayan on 28th April 2007
Just saw this advertisement by Kingfisher Airlines. [via blog post on India Uncut]. A classic case of Ambush Marketing.
Reminded me of a similar exercise which Pepsi had undertaken against Coke a few years ago.
Published by Arjun Narayan on 25th April 2007
The NY times has an article about the number of US H1B visa applicants this year. The article also lists the top 10 IT companies in terms of the number of H1B visas requested. What I find really surprising with the list is the stark difference between the number of visas requested by Infosys vs. TCS. How is it possible that TCS, which has higher revenues than Infosys [and hence more number of employees], has requested for 7,500 visas and Infosys has requsted for thrice that number?
Am I missing something here? OR, Are the numbers actually hinting a different story? [I am just thinking aloud] Say .. Attrition in the US, the amount of business both these companies do in the US, or is it reflecting the brilliant operational efficiencies TCS has attained?
Any thoughts?
