Friday, April 16, 2010

Journey of PRince (cartoon character) - July 08 to April 10

When the ezine was celebrating the Second Anniversary in Feb 08, Mr T S Krishnamoorthy (Former Chief Election Commissioner of India) suggested to include cartoon section in the ezine.  Within few weeks, we had the opportunity of listening to Dr Abdul Kalam, who appealed to all media to use more of cartoons, to bring cheers on the face of readers.
The Editorial Team decided to introduce cartoons every month and circulated the information.  We wanted to create an unique 'cartoon character' like 'common man' of R K Lakshman. .  Based on the suggestions of one of our members, we named  the cartoon character as 'PRince'.
Mr Triambak Sharma, Editor, Cartoon Watch  (photo) and one of the well known cartoonists of  India created the character PRince.  PRince was launched by Dr Abdul Kalam himself in July 2008 with his autograph.  From that day, PRince also joined our team and started his journey.   Every month, we carry one cartoon of PRince drawn by Mr Triambak Sharama.  
Please enjoy the PRince cartoons published by us from July 08 to April 10 in the ezine.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

March 2010 - Employee Retention

'Employee attrition’ and ‘employee retention’ are the most used buzz word in corporate sector nowadays.  The so-called recession helped companies to retain the employees by default, as there was a virtual freeze on the recruitment last year.  Now that the economy is looking up, there is a sudden tendency of increasing attrition even among big companies. 
For this issue, we conducted a snap online survey to study the mindset of various employees.  ‘Immediate boss’ is one of the factors of employees leaving the companies.  As one management guru said, employees do not leave the companies, but they leave only the managers. 
In this issue, we have analysed various factors leading to attrition and also the consequences of employees jumping jobs often.  In our study, we found that across the board, the employees and managers lack good soft skills and leadership skills.   It is time that the Managements took it seriously and take steps to impart soft skills among the employees.
The ezine may be downloaded from the following link: pdf 485 k
Preview of the ezine

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Feb 2010 - Business Communication

A tremendous change is sweeping the communication world in the past one decade.  Earlier, the technical professionals never used to be part of communication strategies. .  Now, even the technical persons are required to learn ‘Business communication’ for their own survival.  A day has come, where without the fundamental skills in business communication, no business can thrive.

Business communication is never part of any curriculum in the educational institutions.  While the students get exposed to their domain knowledge, they are not imparted the communication skills at that level.  In view  of this, nearly 90 percent of the students are facing employment problems. 
With this in mind, we have made this issue exclusive on Business Communication.  This issue is only to create awareness and importance of Business Communication.   
The ezine may be downloaded from the following link:
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Jan 10 - Education Loan Schemes by Banks in India

Jan 2010 issue of ezine PR-e-Sense deals with the Education Loan Schemes offered by Banks in India.  Reserve Bank of India and Indian Banks' Association have evolved friendly Education Loan Schemes to be adopted by the Banks.  In an online survey conducted by the ezine, we found that many of the deserving and poor students do not get adequate support from the Banks.  The lack of awareness about  the education loan schemes among the students and parents, is exploited by many bank managers. 
If India is to become a developed nation by 2020, more number of youth should go for higher education.  Keeping this in mindly only, the Government of India has evolved  friendly schemes, to benefit the poor people.
In this issue, we are carrying an exclusive interviews with Dr K C Chakrabarty, Deputy Goivernor, Reserve Bank of India,  Mr K Unnikrishnan, Deputy Chief Executive of Indian Banks' Association.  and  Mr T K Rangarajan, Member of Parliament. Mr Rangarajan  has assured to take up the issue in Parliament in the Budget Session 2010. 
The ezine may be downloaded from the following link (pdf file 560 k)
Indian Banks' Association has evolved a Model Scheme which has been adopted by all the Banks.  The Model Scheme can be downloaded from the following link (pdf 120k).
Podcast interview with Dr K C Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Podcast interview with Mr T K Rangarajan, Member of Parliament
Preview of the ezine



Sunday, January 3, 2010

Dec 09 - Facebook - A simple guide for newbies

Dec 2009 issue of the ezine deals with the most popular social media Facebook.  Presently, Facebook  enjoys the status of the second largest visited site in the world, next to Google.  Facebook has more than 350 million members with nearly 130 million unique visitors per day. Besides being a networking site, Facebook can also be used as Branding tool. This issue is Guest Edited by Shvetha Sridhar,  presently residing at USA. In this issue, she has extensively covered the various aspects of Facebook, including the negative aspects.
This ezine may be downloaded from
Watch the Video introduction by Shvetha Sridhar on this issue

Preview of the ezine:

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Nov 09 - Making of a Journalist

Nov 2009 issue of our ezine deals with 'Making of a Journalist'. This issue is Guest Edited by Ms Megha Gupta, a young journalist from Mumbai. We conducted an online snap survey to understand the perception of students and journalists. In this issue, we are dealing with those challenges faced by the Media Industry.
Whether the media education provided by the colleges are relevant for the industry, whether media houses provide adequate training to the freshers, what are the aspirations and attitudes of young professionals joining the industry are being discussed in detail.
The ezine may be downloaded from the following link (pdf format 370k)
Please watch the intro by Ms Megha Gupta about this ezine



Please listen to the audio podcast on this issue. The audio streaming will be smooth in broadband connections. If the streaming is not smooth, you may right click this link and save the target/link to your desktop in mp3 format and listen.

Thumbnail view of the ezine



The podcast may be listened form the following links also:

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Oct 09 - Digital Buzz - Tips and tricks

October 2009 issue of ezine deals with 'Digital Buzz'. This issue deals with the concept of digital buzz, creating buzz, buzz monitoring, social media marketing tools, social media measurement, etc. This issue is Guest Edited by Ms Rekha, a media marketing professional at Hyderabad (India).
This issue can be downloaded from the following link (pdf file in 350k)
Please watch the intro by Ms Rekha, Guest Editor in this short video (1 m 45s)




A quick glance of the ezine:

Monday, October 5, 2009

Sep 09 -How to prepare for public issue (IPO)


Sep 2009 issue of ezine deals with the preparation for Initial Public Offerings (IPO). Presently, many companies want to raise capital through public issue. But they do not have sufficient idea as to how to prepare for their IPOs. This ezine has been prepared to serve as a quick guide for IPO preparation.

This issue is Guest Edited by Mr Madan Bahal, Founder of Adfactors Group, one of the largest independent communication groups in India.
Prof. Bala Balachandran, a well known Management Guru also shared his views and described seven steps for IPO preparation.
Mr Prithvi Haldea, a veteran who is closely associated with BSE, NSE, SEBI representing investors, has also shared his views as to how investors have to look at the IPOs.
The ezine may be downloaded from the following link:



Please listen to the interview of Prof. Bala by clicking 'play' button in the flash player below. (9 minutes). The audio streaming will be smooth in broadband connections. If you find any difficulty, you may right click this link and save the link/target as mp3 file, in your desktop and play through any mp3 player.


This podcast may also be listened from the following links


Tuesday, September 1, 2009

August 2009 - How to use Twitter - A simple guide for newbies

Twitter
August 2009 issue of Corporate ezine PR-e-Sense deals with Twitter. In this issue, we have included the basis of Twitter and how this can be used in governance, marketing, HR, job search, sales, etc. Please download the ezine in pdf format (645 k) from the following link:


Please also listen to the podcast interview of Mr Deep Sherchan, a social media evangelist on Twitter and its usage. You may right click this link and save the target/link to your dektop in mp3 format. You may also click 'play' button in the flash player below and listen to the interview.



Monday, August 3, 2009

July 2009 - Magic of Perception

What is perception? How perception is formed? What is the relation between perception and brand image or reputation? - These are all the questions that come up in the minds of many of the Corporate CEOs and professionals. July 2009 issue of ezine PR-e-Sense deals with the 'Magic of percpeiton' and answers many such questions.

In this issue, we carry an exclusive interview from Mr Richard Gaunt, CEO, Benchpoint, London on the various apsects of perception. We have also discussed about 'Image Audit', a tool to measure the hidden perception of the stake holders, for management decisions.

Recently, US based Continental Airlines, frisked the former Indian President and most respected leader Dr A P J Abdul Kalam by asking him to remove his coat, belt, contents in his coat pockets, shoes and socks in public for security check, knowing fully well that they were violating the Indian protocal guidelines in Indian soil. This issue had created anger against the Airlines and also against US amongst the Indians acorss the globe. We conducted a snap survey online to study the perception changes of the people. This issue carries the case study of this issue.

The ezine may be downloaded form the following link ( 450 k in pdf)

Thursday, July 2, 2009

June 2009 - Sound of Silence

Generally people think that oral and written format of communications only transmit messges. But many people are not aware that 'silence' is also a great communication and management tool. Traditionally, ancient Indian scriptures talk more about the importance of 'silence'. Even in the recent days, Mr P V Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India is known for his 'Governance through silence'.

June 2009 issue of PR-e-Sense deals with the importance of silence and its impact on the individuals and in goverance. In this issue many eminent people like Mr N Vittal (Former Central Vigilance Commissioner of India), Mr S Narendra (Former Information Advisor to Prime Minister), Mr D V Sridhar (an eminent Yoga expert) have shared their views and experiences.

We have also explained some simple steps, how we can practise 'silence' in our day to life to improve our 'inner strength'. The issue may be downloaded form the following link (320 k)



Mr N Vittal has explained elaborately on the importance of silence. Plese listen to his interview by clicking 'play' button in the flash player below. The audio streaming will be smooth in broadband connections. If the streaming is not smooth, you may right click this link and download the mp3 file of the audio. (12 m 39 s)


This podcast interview may also be listened from the following link:

Sunday, May 31, 2009

May 2009 - Information overload

With the increase in technology, social media, mass media, the society is largely suffering from 'Information overload'. Even an ordinary event gets blasted through social media and mainline media. How does it affect the stakeholders?

Many Mergers and Joint ventures are over-hyped, creating more expectations from the stakeholders. The stakeholders get disappointed when the outcome is not according to the expectations, raised due to 'Information overload'.

Even a recent 'car launch' got a huge hype through social media and mass media. Probably, this scared away the prospective buyers and the registration did not match with the estimate of the company.

Is there any way, we can handle the Information overload? Is the 'Information overload' specific to certain cases or is it common amongst the corporates?

May 2009 issue of PR-e-Sense deals with the Information overload. This issue is guest edited by Prof. Martin Eppler, an eminent professor from Switzerland. He has also co-authored the Research initiated by International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

The ezine may be downloaded from the following link (327 k in pdf format)
http://www.primepointfoundation.org/presense/presense0509.pdf



We have also interviewed Mr Madan Bahal, Mg. Director, Adfactors Public Relations as part of the lead story. Please listen to his podcast interview by clicking 'play' in the flash player. (This streaming of this audio will be smooth in broad band connections. If the streaming of audio is not smooth, you may right click this link and save the link (target) in your desktop as mp3 format and then listen). - 8 minutes



This podcast may also be listened from the following link
http://www.podbazaar.com/permalink/144115188075857424

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