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What Mentors Say

NN

To be a successful leader, we need other people’s

intelligence and other people’s cooperation. We need to

be able to attract into our life and work the help,

assistance, influence and active involvement of lots of

other people in achieving our goals. Let me narrate a

funny but interesting story which tells us the importance

of being useful to others that makes us lovable &

respectable in our organization.

Once a stranded tiger entered the washroom of a

corporate office and hid itself in a dark corner. As there

was always human movements outside, the tiger was

afraid of coming out. Many persons frequented the

washroom, but the frightened tiger did not attack any

one.

But after four days it could not bear the pangs of hunger

and caught the man who went in and ate him up. This

man happened to be an Assistant General Manger of the

organization, but nobody noticed his disappearance. Since

nothing happened by way of attacking, the man

tiger became more daring and after two days caught

another man and ate him. This man was the General

Manager of the organization. Still nobody worried abo

his disappearance (some people were even happy that he

was not in the office).

The next day, the tiger caught the Vice President who was

a terror in the organization. Again, no one tried to finish

off the tiger. The tiger was very happy and decided that

this was the right place for it to live.

NNeewwsslleettttee

To be a successful leader, we need other people’s

s cooperation. We need to

be able to attract into our life and work the help,

assistance, influence and active involvement of lots of

other people in achieving our goals. Let me narrate a

funny but interesting story which tells us the importance

seful to others that makes us lovable &

Once a stranded tiger entered the washroom of a

corporate office and hid itself in a dark corner. As there

was always human movements outside, the tiger was

persons frequented the

washroom, but the frightened tiger did not attack any

But after four days it could not bear the pangs of hunger

and caught the man who went in and ate him up. This

man happened to be an Assistant General Manger of the

tion, but nobody noticed his disappearance. Since

nothing happened by way of attacking, the man-eater

tiger became more daring and after two days caught

another man and ate him. This man was the General

Manager of the organization. Still nobody worried about

his disappearance (some people were even happy that he

The next day, the tiger caught the Vice President who was

a terror in the organization. Again, no one tried to finish

off the tiger. The tiger was very happy and decided that

The very next day, the happy tiger caught a man who

had entered the washroom with a tray of teacups. The

frightened man fell unconscious. Within 15 minutes,

there was a big hue and cry and everyone in the office

was out in search of the missing man.

reached the washroom, flushed out the tiger and saved

the unconscious man. He was the tea supplier to the

office!

The story tells us, it is not the position but usefulness

to others that makes one lovable and respectable. We

need to realize the fact that, no matter how

independent we are as individuals, we depend upon

others to define ourselves and create purpose in our

lives.

Let me share with you seven things we need to do in an

organization which form the basis for effective work

relationships. These are the actions we should take to

create a positive work environment for people:

1) Talk about solutions-

of the people spend lot of time identifying only

problems. That's something any one can do. But the

solutions to the problems are the challenge that will

earn respect and admiration from team members and

leaders.

2) Never play the blame game:

team members, subordinates, and people reporting to

us. But, we may need to identify who was involve

problem. We also need to understand about the work

system which caused the team member to fail. Instead

if we say, it’s not my fault and publicly blaming others

for failures will earn enemies. These enemies will only

help us to fail. All we need is

3) Our communication matters:

another team member, use sarcasm, or sound nasty,

others hear us. Once a senior manager of an

organization told me, "I know I shouldn’t scream at my

team member. But, sometimes, they make me

Tell me when is it appropriate for me to scream at the

team members?" My answer is simple

respect for our people is a hallmark of our

organization.

eerr Edition-2 October 2014

Mr. Shamim Rafeek Founder & Chief Facilitator

“Winner in You”

The very next day, the happy tiger caught a man who

had entered the washroom with a tray of teacups. The

frightened man fell unconscious. Within 15 minutes,

there was a big hue and cry and everyone in the office

was out in search of the missing man. The search team

reached the washroom, flushed out the tiger and saved

the unconscious man. He was the tea supplier to the

The story tells us, it is not the position but usefulness

to others that makes one lovable and respectable. We

e the fact that, no matter how

independent we are as individuals, we depend upon

others to define ourselves and create purpose in our

Let me share with you seven things we need to do in an

organization which form the basis for effective work

nships. These are the actions we should take to

create a positive work environment for people:

not just the problems: Most

of the people spend lot of time identifying only

problems. That's something any one can do. But the

ns to the problems are the challenge that will

earn respect and admiration from team members and

2) Never play the blame game: We tend to alienate

team members, subordinates, and people reporting to

us. But, we may need to identify who was involved in a

problem. We also need to understand about the work

system which caused the team member to fail. Instead

if we say, it’s not my fault and publicly blaming others

for failures will earn enemies. These enemies will only

help us to fail. All we need is allies at work.

3) Our communication matters: If we talk down to

another team member, use sarcasm, or sound nasty,

others hear us. Once a senior manager of an

organization told me, "I know I shouldn’t scream at my

team member. But, sometimes, they make me so mad.

Tell me when is it appropriate for me to scream at the

team members?" My answer is simple- Never! Giving

respect for our people is a hallmark of our

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4) Don’t blind side a team member, manager, or people

reporting to you: If a team member hears about a

problem related to him through an email sent to his

superior, we have blindsided that team member. It’s

better to discuss problems with the people directly

involved. We will never build effective work relationships

unless our team members trust us.

5) Keep our words: In every organization, the jobs are

interlinked. When we fail to meet deadlines or

commitments given, we affect the work of other team

members. It’s important to keep up our words, and if we

can't, make sure all affected team members know what

happened. Give a new due date and make every possible

effort to honor the new deadline.

6) Give full credit for accomplishments, ideas, and

contributions: Can we accomplish a goal or complete a

task with no help from others? As a leader, how many of

the great ideas we promote were contributed by our

team members? Take time and energy to thank,

recognize, and reward the contributions of the team

members who help us succeed.

7) Help other team members to find their

potential: Every team members in our organization has

talents, skills, and experience. If we can help them to

harness their best abilities, the entire organization will

grow. Let’s compliment, recognize, praise, and value

contributions. By doing this, team members do find and

contribute their best.

Like Brain Tracy says, we can accomplish anything we

want in life by simply finding ways to help other people to

accomplish their goals in life. And the more creative we

are in leveraging and multiplying our talents and abilities

times the talents and abilities of others, the higher we

can rise and the faster we can move forward in our life.

Want to help yourself? Then be ready to help others!

By Thomas Zachariah

Head of Operations & Trainings BICS Kottayam

I think, common problem of modern man today is losing, making off or formatting the mobile, laptop or desktop, the information gadgets. Hope you got my idea, the reason behind to jot down this article is simple which is preceded by a formatting of my laptop. For this Dell, it is for the first time, but it was not the same with my old but first Compaq which was formatted for more than 8 times! Most of the time, about my laptop, it is my friend Nikhil who came with solutions. So I am able to write these lines with the newly formatted laptop and with more GB in its heart! Thus I believe, change or loss is unavoidable.

I have started to use the mobile since mid 90s, since then I have lost nine or ten mobiles (or more?) and formatted both devices many times (You may know people who are better in losing the devise more frequently…!). In all these events and machines, it is interesting that the first phase of the lost is a feeling of great pain. That would be extended for a maximum of two days. I became panic over the lost files, data, contact details, etc no matter whether it is the laptop or mobile. Then how could I continue my life or even survive? Though, it was momentary but felt like to be in a fix. It is like being alone, tied up, fixed or in a prison.

Hope we are in the same boat for sometimes. Did you really try to understand the real situation in its details? Usually

within a day or hour we decide to buy a new device or to format it. That is the only remaining solution or choice. Even

if it is so, imagine that you are reluctant to accept the reality and do not want to act upon it. What will be the result?

Cry over the spilt milk is, as we all know, mere waste and most of the time a disturbance, as well. To act upon it is so

relieving and positive. Indeed we make the right decision to continue our life with its original rhythm and pace. Dealing

with our loss we must be practical. Our life flows forward not backward. The inevitable part of each loss or change is

that it is, for most of the time, offering us a better performance or new momentum. However, the only parameter is

how best and fast we are there to accept the call for change or restart instead of cursing somebody or something.

ACCEPT CALL FOR CHANGE OR FORMATTING

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MOTIVATIONAL

Inner Drive to Succeed

Entrepreneurs are driven to succeed and expand their

business. They see the bigger picture and are often very

ambitious. Entrepreneurs set massive goals for themselves

and stay committed to achieving them regardless of the

obstacles that get in the way.

Strong Belief in themselves

Successful entrepreneurs have a healthy opinion of

themselves and often have a strong and assertive

personality. They are focused and determined to achieve

their goals and believe completely in their ability to achieve

them. Their self optimism can often been seen by others as

flamboyance or arrogance but entrepreneurs are just too

focused to spend too much time thinking about un-

constructive criticism.

Search for New Ideas and Innovation

All entrepreneurs have a passionate desire to do things

better and to improve their products or service. They are

constantly looking for ways to improve. They're creative,

innovative and resourceful.

Openness to Change

If something is not working for them they simply change.

Entrepreneurs know the importance of keeping on top of

their industry and the only way to being number one is to

evolve and change with the times. They're up to date with

the latest technology or service techniques and are always

ready to change if they see a new opportunity arise.

Competitive by Nature

Successful entrepreneurs thrive on competition. The

only way to reach their goals and live up to their self

imposed high standards is to compete with other

successful businesses.

Highly Motivated and Energetic

Entrepreneurs are always on the move, full of energy

and highly motivated. They are driven to succeed and

have an abundance of self motivation. The high

standards and ambition of many entrepreneurs

demand that they have to be motivated!

Accepting of Constructive Criticism and Rejection

Innovative entrepreneurs are often at the forefront of

their industry so they hear the words "it can't be done"

quite a bit. They readjust their path if the criticism is

constructive and useful to their overall plan, otherwise

they will simply disregard the comments as pessimism.

Also, the best entrepreneurs know that rejection and

obstacles are a part of any leading business and they

deal with them appropriately.

True entrepreneurs are resourceful, passionate and

driven to succeed and improve. They're pioneers and

are comfortable fighting on the frontline The great ones

are ready to be laughed at and criticized in the

beginning because they can see their path ahead and

are too busy working towards their dream.

Being an entrepreneur is about more than just starting a business or two, it is about having attitude and the

drive to succeed in business. All successful Entrepreneurs have a similar way of thinking and posses several key

personal qualities that make them so successful in business. Successful entrepreneurs like the ambitious

Richard Branson have an inner drive to succeed and grow their business, rather than having a Harvard Business

degree or technical knowledge in a particular field.

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25-09-2014

Anaswara Offset Pvt. Ltd., Cochin has bagged 14 National Awards for excellence in printing (NAEP) for the year 2014, instituted by All India Federation of Master Printers, New Delhi and supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India. This is for the ninth consecutive year that Anaswara takes home the coveted NAEP. The prizes were distributed by Ms Beatrice Klose, Secretary General, World Print Congress Forum, Brussels in a function held at Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi on 20th September 2014.

Anoop Venugopalan: VB2 Director Technical

Anaswara Offset Pvt Ltd Anaswara Team members receiving awards from Ms. Beatrice Klose,

Secretary General, World Print Congress Forum. (From Left Sri. O.

Venugopal (Managing Director), Sri. V. A. Mathew (Director),

Ms. Annly Mathew (Director).

National Awards to Anaswara Offset Private Limited for Excellence in Printing

VBians in News!

The VB Alumni meet held on 14/10/14 was very successful with the presence of 34 members, respected Mr.

Sathyanaryanan and the invited guest Dr. Suresh Nair, CTO, NeST Group and Founder, InnoBreeze Solutions and Winner of

LockHeed-Martin Innovation Challenge conducted in Association with Stanford University and Govt. of India.

Though Mr. Shamim was not present (VB Batch 4 second day session scheduled on the same day), his support

deserves special mention here. Mr. Sathyanarayanan gave an inspiring speech on the current activities and future potential

of VB Alumni. The Open forum indented to understand the expectations and ideas of the members on VB Alumni activities

was a good start, where many suggestions were emerged.

The open forum was followed with the Business Presentation of Mr. Anoop, Anaswara Offset Pvt.Ltd, Elamakkara,

Ernakulam.

Mr. Vijay S Paul (Secretary - VB Alumni) introduced Dr. Suresh Nair and conducted an interactive session with him.

After a tea-break, Dr. Suresh Nair conducted a 45 minute long highly informative class on "Mind to Market". The class ended

with Q&A session.

Mr. K C Jagadeep, Offshorent, Temple Road, Bank Jn, Aluva, did a presentation on the popular App - RISHI ( Road

Information And Safety By Human Intelligence). The event was rich with different sessions and good member strength, that

gives more confidence and motivation for the coordinators to put more efforts to make the next Alumni Meet a better one.

Heartfelt thanks to Mr. Sathyanarayanan & Mr. Shamim Rafeek. Special mention to Mr. Vijay S Paul for organizing the

speaker and the interactive session and many more in arranging the event. Thanks to Mr. Ajin Baby for managing the fund

related matters. Thanks to Mr. Noushad for booking the Hotel.

SPECIAL THANKS TO EACH ONE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT IN THE MEETING WHO MADE THE EVENT A GREAT SUCCESS, repeat

the same in forth coming meetings too.

NEXT VB ALUMNI MEET WILL BE ON 11/11/14 BLOCK THE DATE AND ATTEND FOR SURE

VB Alumni Meet October: Minutes

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Foreign exchange goes online

with www.extravelmoney.com

India IT news | 4th September 2014

With the aim to ease the cumbersome task of changing foreign currency into Indian rupees or Indian rupees to any other

currencies for travel purpose without losing its prevailing current exchange value, Kochi-based Finex Forex and Veeble Softech

has launched an online foreign exchange service – extravelmoney.com. Mr. Kochouseph Chittilappilly, Chairman V-Guard

Industries launched the online foreign exchange service at a function held here today.

With this new service, any traveler who needs to buy or sell foreign currencies and travel money card can register by

visiting www.extravelmoney.com and can Place the order. Customer will get the live exchange rate and choose an authorized

money exchanging firm from the given list to provide the service. The most attractive factor of this service, however, is that

the customer can do the entire transaction online from the comforts of his home, office or hotel. Extravelmoney.com is an

online aggregation platform for authorized money exchangers to help customers to get maximum exchange rate for their

currency in every transaction. It also helps foreign currency dealers reach a larger customer base to provide the service. The

most attractive factor of this service, however is that the customer can do the transaction online from the comforts of his

home, office or hotel. Extravelmoney.com is an online aggregation platform for authorized money exchangers to help

customers to get maximum exchange rate for their currency in every transaction. It also helps foreign currency dealers reach

a larger customer base. Muthoot Forex Ltd. has joined hands as a privileged service agent with extravelmoney.com to serve

online orders nationwide.

Mr. Ajin Baby, Chief Operating Officer, Veeble Softtech (P) Ltd. said that it is a platform where a customer can compare

money exchange and outward money transfer rates online. “Authorized moneychangers and banks will participate and list

their exchange rates online. The customer can choose the nearest location and avail travel money (forex) transactions.

Banks, NRIs, foreigners, Resident Indians, Corporates, Travel Agencies, Foreign Education Students etc. can participate. A

customer can generate his forex estimate and easily block the exchange rate. He can visit his selected tied up location for

completing transaction and door step delivery is also available.”

Mr.George Zachariah Managing Director and CEO of Finex Forex said, “It is the first such initiative in India, with equal online

and offline infrastructural support. We plan to add 8000 money changing outlets to extravelmoney.com across India, by the

end of 2014. This huge logistical base will help the venture tap the $35billion market of currency exchange in India, 60-65 per

cent of which at present comes from travel currency cards and cash. Earlier travellers had to depend many times on airport

counters or banks for changing currencies at high charges and margins. With extravelmoney.com we hope to do away with this

inconvenience for our customers.”

The idea of an online foreign currency transaction was mooted at an entrepreneurial training programme organised by K

Chittilapilly Foundation last December. One of the problems faced by business travellers came up for discussion was about

foreign exchange. The directors of Finex Forex and Veeble ended up with the decision to launch this online service with the

full support and blessings of Kochouseph Chittilapilly.

Mr.V Jayakumar (Manager – The Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd), Mr.K V Varghese (Dy. General Manager – Muthoot Forex Ltd), Mr.

Sudhir Sukumar (Asst Vice President – Muthoot For ex Ltd) also attended.(Visited 86 times, 1 visits today)

“Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

Guy Kawasaki, Alltop Co-Founder and Entrepreneur

VBians in News!

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A decade back, while doing my studies, I was inspired with a Quote from “Wings of Fire” by Dr. APJ:- “When the student is

ready, the teacher will appear.” I was ready to learn, many mentors passed through my life, I learned from them and still it

is happening to me. Sitting in the workshop - VijayeeBhava, the Entrepreneur Development Program conducted by Mr,

Kochouseph Chittilappilly, on Behalf of K Chittilappilly Foundation. Once again I am cherished with the same Quotes. It is an

eight day program, organized by one of the renowned industrialists in India to inspire young entrepreneurs in Kerala.

Perhaps you may doubt about the purpose of this notes, for me this could be the easiest way to note the essence of the

sessions in the Program. Even if everything I learned in the program will persist in my remembrance for sure, but I wish to

share the knowledge with the public hoping the program could extend to those who wish to come forward with tremendous

projects that will benefit the state and the nation at large.

Perhaps this blog would help my colleagues too, the information I learned from some of the most successful personalities in

Kerala could help them personally and help them to better contribute to my organization as well.

I have the gusto to seek for good opportunities; each opportunity teaches me new things; I keep my wallet open for new-

new stuffs. I have never been to any Business Schools to learn common business dos. I observe people and organizations, I

listen people and experts as such I learned some few of Customer Service, HR Activities, Sales, Marketing, Management,

Business relations etc. I believe “Vijayee Bhava” is such a marvelous opportunity for myself to learn from some of the

internationally acclaimed business brains from Kerala. I consider myself at the bottom of the ladder, making sincere efforts

to climb, and learning from surroundings and from those who walk ahead me.

Here, in the workshop, I met 33 young multi talented entrepreneurs’ hails from various part of Kerala. Apart from them, I

got the chance to meet eminent business personals, trainers, inventors and lot others. Each acquaintance is a life time

reward for the entrepreneur in myself. Rather naming each of them at this time, progressively I wish to share experiences

with each of them.

The passion we are showing to attend the session in this workshop is multi fold to passion we had at our school/college days

to attend classes.

First day we had a session about the importance of communication. Mr. Shamim Rafeek, ( CEO, WinnerInYou.Com ) was

illustrating the power of communication with a practical music example with the help of our group members. The session

was concluded with a message “Communication on time will reduce the risk of failure.”..Just nothing other than perfect

communication.

Yes, I wish to communicate my thoughts with you people. The thoughts of a listener, these are the thoughts of a person

who is still at the bottom of the ladder but very passionate to climb, I am the only one responsible person for if any

mistakes in this blog serious.. Not by any of the eminent speakers/trainers in the program.. once again if you think that if

anything went wrong.. its all about my understanding..

I started this blog by quoting from “Wings of Fire”, let me conclude with another sayings which forcing me to dream again

and again..

“Desire, when it stems from the heart and spirit, when it is pure and intense, possesses awesome electromagnetic energy.

This energy is released into the ether each night, as the mind falls into the sleep state. Each morning it returns to the

conscious state reinforced with the cosmic currents. That which has been imaged will surely and certainly be manifested.

You can rely, young man, upon this ageless promise as surely as you can rely upon the eternally unbroken promise of

sunrise… and of Spring.”

Entrepreneurs are not born, they are made... KC Jagadeep ([email protected])

VB Lessons Learned

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MARKETING & CUSTOMER CENTRICITY

Tips & Tricks

Pradeep Kumar M Pravaha Softwares & Consultancy Services (P) Ltd

CUSTOMER APPROACH – A QUALITY PERSPECTIVE Quality of product is not just limited to the physical product.

Quality of service is not just limited to the Service Delivery.

Quality is not just : .. putting fancy stickers .. getting Third Party Quality Certification .. displaying Quality Related Slogans.

Rather, "Quality should be interpreted as the intentional effort of the Manufacture's / Service Provider's TEAM to meet the customer requirement and resolve any issues faced by the customer in its BEST possible way"

Quality in its best sense means, a solution that

.. is developed after properly understanding the purpose of it

.. is delivered to the customer on time

.. ensures hassle free operation/result

.. gives value for money

Quality is the result of sincere efforts from the Manufacturer/service provider to continuously improve their products and services

Continuous Quality improvement can be achieved by .. taking feedback from REGULAR customers .. continuously comparing the competitors’ products and services

.. observing the way the customer uses the Products & Services and understanding the difficulties they face or possible improvement that can be introduced, even if customer is satisfied with the present solution.

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Helping Hands, kind gestures

and lot more from VB…

An Experience shared by Jayakumar R Nair VB2 I was traveling towards Ernakulam in Parasuram express today morning in Chair car. Near to my seat, iseat and next to that a lonely, mentally retarded / ill affected lady. With in no time compartment got filled up with many which includes bureaucrats, politicians, nuns, advocates and many. Some got irritated as she occupied their precious three seats. I felt so sad but do not really know what to do. She lifted her face and nodded her head towards a Coffee vendor passed nearby. I asked him to give her a coffee. She grabbed it and drank with thirst. Tea vendor shared me one more thing. This lonely, stranded, mentally ill lady is in the same seat for the past 3 days and traveling Trivandrum to Mangalore every day with out knowing anything. Tea vendor used to provide tea some times, he spoke to RPF constables twice but none took it seriously. Hemay happen ! But what i could do? I tried some of my friends to get Railway contact numbers but nothing worked out. Then I posted this issue in Vijayeebhava whats app group. With in few minfriend Sheela Alex Matthai –VB2 followed by a call from Vanitha Sub Inspector. She spoke to me that they were waiting for the train at Ernakulam north station. Aher colleagues approached us and took her for immediate medical assistance. I wish her a speedy recovery and may the almighty help her to return to her beloved ones at the earliest and a peaceful life ! Sheela Matthai VB2 Thank you all you people!! It sure is a ripple effectsometime for a complete stranger ! Jayakumardehydrated by the time she was admitted in the hospital . Nishanthini

now !! so cheers , my friend !! Lets do this w

Jayakumar R

Nair VB2

Sheela Mathai

VB2

Mr Praveen S Veliyathu from Vypin a VB3 participant was backbone injury from an accident on Aug 4th. dust tea and spices to the retailers and doing HR

As he is the only breadwinner of his family, he deserves a true and genuine support from all of us.Team side to coordinate and collect Rs.95,500/initiated by Yabshad, Mr. Noushad and Mr. Thomas Zachariah, where we all could become part. Let us congratulate each and every one who contributed and took initiative. A special mention about Noushad who initiated this discussion. As always VB Vice President PradeepNettikkadan for personally visiting Praveen. Let's thank Kochouseph sir for his contribution through KCF who matched the contribution of VB Members. I am sure an amount of Rs.191,000 /- will be a great support for Praveen who is goingyou to be in touch with him and help him to restart his career once he is recovered.God help our friend, Praveen, to recover fast and

Helping Hands, kind gestures

Jayakumar R Nair VB2

I was traveling towards Ernakulam in Parasuram express today morning in Chair car. Near to my seat, iseat and next to that a lonely, mentally retarded / ill affected lady. With in no time compartment got filled up with many which includes bureaucrats, politicians, nuns, advocates and many. Some got irritated as she occupied their

three seats. I felt so sad but do not really know what to do. She lifted her face and nodded her head towards a or passed nearby. I asked him to give her a coffee. She grabbed it and drank with thirst. Tea vendor shared

onely, stranded, mentally ill lady is in the same seat for the past 3 days and traveling Trivandrum to Mangalore every day with out knowing anything. Tea vendor used to provide tea some times, he spoke to RPF constables twice but none took it seriously. He told me being a passenger, if I could make a complaint some thing may happen ! But what i could do? I tried some of my friends to get Railway contact numbers but nothing worked out. Then I posted this issue in Vijayeebhava whats app group. With in few minutes i got a positive reply from my

VB2 followed by a call from Vanitha Sub Inspector. She spoke to me that they were waiting for the train at Ernakulam north station. As soon as the train reached station, an active lady police officer with two of her colleagues approached us and took her for immediate medical assistance.

I wish her a speedy recovery and may the almighty help her to return to her beloved ones at the earliest and a peaceful

Thank you all you people!! It sure is a ripple effect Anisha !! hope what we did , is something you would all do , Jayakumar, hope you know we saved the womans life . she was completely

dehydrated by the time she was admitted in the hospital . Nishanthini IPS was very vocal about this in couple of forums

is whenever we possibly can !

Sheela Mathai

VB2

a VB3 participant was in a bedridden condition after a Aug 4th. Due to his critical condition he couldn't do any of his business

HR services.

only breadwinner of his family, he deserves a true and genuine support from all of us.side to coordinate and collect Rs.95,500/- to support Praveen. It was a timely and apt action, for such a noble cause,

Thomas Zachariah, where we all could become part.

congratulate each and every one who contributed and took initiative. A special mention about Noushad who initiated this discussion. As always VB Vice President Pradeep Kumar showed his leadership in raising the fund and Vijay, Shahim & Varghese

Let's thank Kochouseph sir for his contribution through KCF who matched the contribution of VB Members. I am sure an amount will be a great support for Praveen who is going through a tough phase in his life. I would also request all of

you to be in touch with him and help him to restart his career once he is recovered. God help our friend, Praveen, to recover fast and come back to his normal life.

I was traveling towards Ernakulam in Parasuram express today morning in Chair car. Near to my seat, i saw one vacant seat and next to that a lonely, mentally retarded / ill affected lady. With in no time compartment got filled up with many which includes bureaucrats, politicians, nuns, advocates and many. Some got irritated as she occupied their

three seats. I felt so sad but do not really know what to do. She lifted her face and nodded her head towards a or passed nearby. I asked him to give her a coffee. She grabbed it and drank with thirst. Tea vendor shared

onely, stranded, mentally ill lady is in the same seat for the past 3 days and traveling Trivandrum to Mangalore every day with out knowing anything. Tea vendor used to provide tea some times, he spoke to

told me being a passenger, if I could make a complaint some thing may happen ! But what i could do? I tried some of my friends to get Railway contact numbers but nothing worked out.

utes i got a positive reply from my VB2 followed by a call from Vanitha Sub Inspector. She spoke to me that they were waiting

s soon as the train reached station, an active lady police officer with two of

I wish her a speedy recovery and may the almighty help her to return to her beloved ones at the earliest and a peaceful

!! hope what we did , is something you would all do , , hope you know we saved the womans life . she was completely

was very vocal about this in couple of forums

a major surgery due to the severe critical condition he couldn't do any of his business. He was distributing

only breadwinner of his family, he deserves a true and genuine support from all of us. It was a great gesture from VB It was a timely and apt action, for such a noble cause,

Thomas Zachariah, where we all could become part.

congratulate each and every one who contributed and took initiative. A special mention about Noushad who initiated this Kumar showed his leadership in raising the fund and Vijay, Shahim & Varghese

Let's thank Kochouseph sir for his contribution through KCF who matched the contribution of VB Members. I am sure an amount through a tough phase in his life. I would also request all of

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Sudhin Vilangadan’s AQUASAN TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LTD is

getting tied up with another VB Member Muneer’s, YES YES

Marketing for the distribution of AQUASAN Products

VVBB BBuussiinneessss NNeettwwoorrkk!! SSuuppppoorrtt eeaacchh ootthheerr && GGrrooww TTooggeetthheerr!!

Jayakumar from SustEnergy Foundation has made an associate

partnership with Anaz Kabeer ValueFoc Technologies for

exploring the energy management domain. Their zero

investment ESCO model is picking up the momentum in Kerala

for making the organization energy efficient and green.

Mr. Ajin Baby, , Veeble Softtech (P) Ltd & Mr.George Zachariah

of Finex Forex jointly launched www.extravelmoney.com an

online FForeign exchange service with the full support and

blessings of Kochouseph Chittilapilly.

VVBB 44tthh BBaattcchh iiss oovveerr,, WWee aarree eeaaggeerrllyy wwaaiittiinngg ffoorr tthhee nneeww vviibbrraanntt ggrroouupp ttoo jjooiinn

tthhee VVBB AAlluummnnii

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What if you could sit down with one of the most successful

men or women in our society and learn their rules and lessons;

and the secret of their success that they have taken a long

time to gather? Would that help you to be more successful in

your life? And if these successful men and women are great

leaders and entrepreneurs, would that help you to be more

successful in your entrepreneurship and business too?

Obviously, listening to the secret of the entrepreneurs’

success stories will reveal great ideas on how to improve your

business life and how to discover one’s own personal success

equation.

Being a participant of Vijayeebhava Batch-2 we have got such

a privilege to sit down and learn the secret of success of

entrepreneurship through the leaders and more over, our

mentors Sri. Kochouseph Chittilappilly, Mr. Satyanarayanan

and Mr. Shamim Rafeeq. I extend my sincere thanks to each of

them for providing us the best opportunity to learn and

thereby illuminated the wisdom on entrepreneurial success.

Take Home lessons from different speakers – the successful

entrepreneurs:

Among the Business tycoons, Mr. PJ Kunjachan Managing

Director of Arjuna Natural Extracts (ANEL), who aspires to

fetch ‘innovation’- to produce creative ideas, products and

services which will lead effectively to dive results. His success

mantra is ‘belief in its full sense - always.’ Listening to those

experiences made a big & positive result in our lives as an

entrepreneur.

‘How to work on different opportunities’ – this should be

learned from Mr. Alex Thomas CEO at Tierra Food India Pvt

Ltd, Ex CEO Neptune Readymix Concrete Ltd and all we have

learned from him was how to look into the future and how to

take risks because of faith.

Whether we own a proprietorship, a partnership or a Private

Ltd. Firm, at one juncture we all will try to connect and

communicate people for a right partnership. Mr. Koshy, Mg.

Director of CII Guardian, spoke about investing time with

other successful people and ways to make a right partnership

with other successful corporate.

People often say, there is no substitute for hard-work.

An intelligent lady Mr. Priya Fazil, who believed in

oneself and encouraged herself to take actions and

move forward, built her own empire ‘Dream Flower

Housing’ only through hard work, is really an inspiring

personality.

As Shiv Kera in his book ‘You Can Win’- says, “It’s not

where you are coming from, but it’s about where you

are going to” – This proves Mr. George ‘MD- Dent Care’.

A little can explain through words, but a big salute for

a great Leader for being a role model for young

entrepreneurs. He had highlighted and specifically

addressed the differences in way of thinking that

allowed him to create success both professionally and

personally. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur

or already have a thriving business, your positive

attitude and outlook will help you create success and

accomplishments on your journey.

At the end of the day, you will learn that its the

attitude that makes a person different. All they have

made some choices in their life – and they dedicated

their life & their attitude to prove their choice right.

Wishing ‘Vijayeebhava’ to all my entrepreneurs’

friends.

Thank You.......................

Team Phoenix 24Choose Wisely

VB Lessons Learned Sreeja Maria

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nyone who is even remotely associated with Digital Media

would definitely have heard the phrase – “Content is

King”, without fail. And it actually does stand true.

Human race has been known to publish content ever since

the stone ages – first there was hieroglyphics, then came

scrolls, then printing press and now we have the internet

which has taken content publishing to a whole new level.

According to a 2012 study by Nielsen and AOL, 27 million

pieces of article are shared everyday on the internet. But

just because the number is large doesn’t necessarily mean

the quality is good. There’s noise. Lots of noise.

Content Marketing for Businesses

Businesses are tapping into the power of content to reach

out to their audience and thus giving rise to the market

term – Content Marketing. Organizations are realizing that

they need to come up with content that’s engaging and

informative for their audience to ensure growth. Like all

strategies, content marketing too requires a target,

structure, sustainable planning and execution to succeed.

Random content creation gets you nowhere.

Coca Cola is considered to be the doyens in the industry

when it comes to content marketing. From video to

podcasts to integrated campaigns to blog posts, they

cover it all to be one of the most engaging brand in Social

Media. And it’s not luck or magic – it’s willful execution of

a strong content strategy.

Challenges

A 2014 survey by Content Marketing Institute highlighted

that 64% of B2B (Business to Business) marketers are faced

with the problem of generating enough content while only

39% pointed out lack of budget as an issue. What this

could mean is that though everyone wants to do it, many

have no idea where to begin. 14% of participants in this

survey pointed out that Inability to find trained Content

Marketing Professionals is the issue faced; this number is

higher in India for sure, where only a handful of firms

focus on Content

Marketing as most firms tend to cover “360 Degree

Marketing”.

Well, expertise has its own benefits.

Content Marketing – The Industry, Role in Businesses and Scope Forward

Content Marketing Industry’s Future In India

The Content Marketing Industry is already on a roll here,

but mostly only for the big names in the industry. A good

majority of the firms do not even have an official blog for

communicating with their audience and keeping them

updated with the happenings. Yes, we have Facebook, but

to be frank, it’s a third party application. Do you have

your own real estate?

The mobile internet population is expected to reach 185

Million in India by June this year, as per the report by

IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India). This

data, coupled with the fact that a good percentage of

online sales start with search via mobile, definitely

strengthens the role of content in the flow. As more and

more firms start to realize that instead of shouting out

and trying to reel in customers/users via Ads, Inbound

Marketing using proper content, resulting in customers

coming to you directly, is the thing of the moment. It’s

the only strategy that’ll survive in the long run.

Scope for Content Writers, Designers in Content Marketing

Industry Digital marketers, by default, tend to specialize

in content marketing over a period of time, as digital

marketing too is all about content. On the other hand,

going down the hierarchy, there is in fact a deficiency of

good content creators in the industry – and by content

creators I mean both writers and designers who create

any and every form of content.

A very good number of content writers are being hired by

content marketing firms and so are graphic designers,

illustrators and creative artists. Though simple it sounds,

it’s not as easy as it seems to get the right mix of people

with the right writing skills and/or aesthetic and design

skills. Why else would even European and Gulf countries

outsource a good portion of their Content Creation to

Indian Firms?

The Content Marketing Industry is booming and so is the

requirement for the right blend of skilled personnel. India

remains strong as a service provider in this industry, but

the industry as itself is yet to reach its heights here. But

for now, the future looks promising.

Vijay S Paul

Marketing Tips

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learn and grow. We urge each and every one of you to come together and take this great movement to

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