Okay, so you know the niche for this blog is ‘Brands that touch our lifestyle’, and what could touch our lives more than the food we eat? Yes, you guessed it right. My focus for the fortnight is food brands. In the blistering summer, when heat brings down your zest quotient, a dollop of ice cream… Read More Natural – A fruity way to beat the heat
Tata Nano, once heralded as the world’s cheapest car has undergone a massive makeover. India’s answer to Ford’s Model T that was meant for migrating millions of Indians from two wheelers to four wheelers, Tata Nano was considered the model for disruptive innovation. The concept of a lakhtakia gaadi had caught the fancy of people… Read More Re-emergence of Tata Nano with a Twist
The month of April, went by in a Jiffy. I started this blog taking the #AtoZChallenge, with the theme ‘Brands that people identify with’. The challenge gave me the much needed push to start my 2nd blog after Scribble and Scrawl. I thoroughly enjoyed the mental acrobatics involved, and in the process I have zeroed in on the niche for this… Read More Brand Stories snapshot | AtoZChallenge
Zomato, a whimsical name again, is my choice for the last letter Z, for today’s #AtoZChallenge, for the theme ‘Brands that people identify with’. Founded in mid 2008 as Foodiebay by Deepinder Goyal, Pankaj Chaddah, and Gunjan Patidar, and renamed as Zomato in late 2010, it is a rapidly growing online restaurant search and discovery service with presence in 22 countries across… Read More Zomato – Sharing Great Food Experiences
Yahoo!, the quirky name with an exclamation mark, is my choice for the letter Y, for today’s #AtoZChallenge, for the theme ‘Brands that people identify with’. Founded in 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo, two Electrical Engineering students in Stanford University, Yahoo was initially known as Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web. The Guide, which was… Read More Yahoo! – In Need of a Makeover
Xerox, the name synonymous with photocopier, is my choice for the letter X, for today’s #AtoZChallenge, for the theme ‘Brands that people identify with’. Founded in 1906 in Rochester, US as The Haloid Photographic Company, which originally manufactured photographic paper and equipment, the company was renamed as Haloid Xerox in 1958 and then Xerox Corporation in 1961… Read More Xerox – Making Work Simpler
The name Walt Disney automatically conjures, in the mind, pictures of Mickey Mouse with a funny mischievous expression on his face and hands up in the air, playing pranks or embarking on an adventure with his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, pet dog Pluto, his friends Donald Duck, and Goofy.
Visa, the name that is imprinted on many of your credit cards is my choice for the letter V, for today’s #AtoZChallenge, for the theme ‘Brands that people identify with’. Visa, a simple memorable name that is pronounced the same in every language, has its roots dating back to 1958, when Bank of America, launched the first… Read More Visa – Whenever Wherever
Starbucks is my choice for the letter S, for today’s #AtoZChallenge, for the theme ‘Brands that people identify with’. It may seem somewhat unbelievable now that the first Starbucks store that opened in Seattle, Washington in 1971, sold only coffee beans and coffee making equipment, but no brews. It was only when Howard Schultz, now the chairman and… Read More Starbucks – Creating Experiences beyond Coffee
Quartz watches are my choice for the letter Q, for today’s #AtoZChallenge, for the theme ‘Brands that people identify with’. Not exactly a brand, but a technology that brought a shift in the watchmaking industry, Quartz watches are the timekeepers of the world. Needless to say, I am going a little off track with my choice… Read More Quartz watches – Timekeepers of the World
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