6 Obvious (And Non-Obvious) Ways To Get In Touch With Someone From A Company
People need to get in touch with people working at certain companies for a lot of reasons. For exploring a business partnership, to explore a marketing opportunity, soliciting a favour, for an employee reference at the company, what have you.
However, finding a contact in that company can be tricky. While most people would ask around, there are more ways than one to increase your hit rate of finding the one.
Delhi Government Embraces Shuttle Services; Relief For Operators
Shuttle services in Delhi, which had been temporarily halted after the Transport Department had raised concerns about their legality, can breathe a sigh of relief. The Delhi government appears to be softening its tone on these services, with the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Dialogue Commission calling them “completely legal.”
India Gets Its Latest Unicorn; ShopClues Worth $1.1 Billion
India’s fledging unicorn club – startups that attain a mythical $1 billion valuation – has a new member. E-retail site Shopclues is now worth $1.1 billion following an undisclosed funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC. Interestingly, GIC also backs Shopclues’ rival Flipkart.
Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma Rocks Company Party
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma comes across as mild and soft-spoken in his interviews. But there’s a side to his personality that only his company’s employees are privy to. While speaking at a company event, Sharma let loose. Here’s how.
Ola Launches Ola Corporate: An Enterprise Plan For Companies
Ola has launched Ola corporate, an enterprise solution to corporate cab bookings.
With Ola corporate, employees would be able to book a cab for official visits, with the click of a button and have the option to have it expensed directly to the company account, instead of needing to have it reimbursed later.
Media Professionals Share The Most Hilarious Things Clients Say
People working at Digital, Advertising, PR and Media agencies have a tough job. While on one hand, they are always constant pressure to churn out eyeball-grabbing content and make and sell a brand, on the other, dealing with a client can get tedious. The clients are usually marketing heads or just business managers from the company with very little knowledge of how the creative stuff works.
While woe be the client servicing folks, they sometimes let in on some of the most hilarious or WTF things said by their clients to them.
Facial Recognition Startup Emotient Taken Over By Apple Inc.
San Diego-based facial recognition startup Emotient has been taken over by Apple Inc. The financial terms of the deal have not been revealed. This is the third startup acquired by Apple in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), the previous two being Perceptio and VocalIQ.
Zomato Shuts Down Its Ordering Service In 4 Cities
After grocery delivery service Grofers had withdrawn its operations from 9 Tier 2 cities last month, Zomato has shut down its food ordering service in Lucknow, Kochi, Indore, and Coimbatore.
Binny Bansal To Be New Flipkart CEO
India’s largest e-commerce giant, Flipkart, is in for some organizational change. Co-founder Sachin Bansal, who has been the CEO since the inception of the company in 2007, will step aside. His cofounder, Binny Bansal will take his place. Sachin Bansal will in turn become the Executive Chairman.