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I vividly remember my journeys on the Indian trains between Lucknow and Kanpur as a child. What is most prominent in the memory is the old 'moongfali' seller whom, I am sure, everyone in the train noticed and bought moongfalis from. His sweet jingle attracted all the passengers and in fact became his USP which made everyone buy a small packet from him almost daily. In his melodious voice he sang something which went like this - "Na mak ke daam moongfalli inaam". And very true to his claim we all relished the small paper packet of  masala salt that he gave with the moongfali packet. Today when I sit back and recollect his selling efforts I feel like saluting his understanding of his buyers. His buyers were the typical middle class travelers like me who were on those trains traveling to and fro their work places in the cities that lay between Lucknow and Kanpur. So one can easily reason that this travel had become a hated necessity for most of them. They were thu...

Sell your Skills and Product sells automatically

Uncommon and Unique way of selling sells There are many marketing lessons to be learnt from these Indian Chef's.These people have built themselves as BRANDS using the ir skills.They are not MBA's,neither Engineers and nor have taken any management lessons but they have built products and brands which are very famous throughout India.Few Marketing Lessons to learn from these Masters are.. 1. Make a Great Product Prem Tadwani from Rajkot Gujarat made a great product which he named as FIRE PAAN and which has already been at the top of mind in many customers around Gujarat.His product has been attracting many tourists as well as new customers throughout G ujarat as this product ignites a sense of adventure in youth and its matter of taste for many but the first thing that attracts people to his shop is the name FIRE PAAN .Name FIRE PAAN makes it a a) Differentiated Product. b) Better Positioning 2. Create Experiences for your Customers Pakoras are ...