Today is a red letter day for Nayamode and for me personally. Today, we announce our acquisition of Bluewave, a leading design and visual storytelling firm based out of Silicon Valley, serving some of the most storied names in Tech. Nayamode is over twelve years old and our journey has included acquiring a mobile apps […]
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Know before you order
We’ve just powered a very innovative campaign for the Compass Group in one of the corporate cafeterias they service for Microsoft. If you’ve ever walked up to a food court and wondered what to eat, especially if the items tend to change reasonably often, we may have found the perfect solution for it. Using a […]
The lure of the cloud
I just returned from a conference (SoCal TiECon) in Long Beach, CA where I spoke on a panel on Cloud Computing. When they first invited me to speak on the panel, I was a bit surprised given that my firm Nayamode is not necessarily a leader in Cloud computing. On further reflection though, in a […]
Going Green….is good for business.
In the early nineties before I moved to the US, I remember visiting the country and being struck by the move toward becoming green. Reflected primarily in consumer goods and how manufacturers touted the ability to recycle their material as an indication of their green nature. This past decade saw more companies making a move […]
Happy customers
Every marketer worth her salt knows the importance of customer satisfaction. There is significant amount of research and data on the impact of good and poor customer experiences. The latter often less immediate than the latter, which can often lead to loss of business, strengthening negative perceptions about your product, service or brand overall and […]
Customer Service – at what cost?
Or, at what point do you fire your customer? This is not meant to be a provocative or even rhetorical question. It’s a question worth pondering for anyone that is in a customer facing role in an organization, or has the power to make decisions about how the company works with their customers, prioritizes them […]
Beware of echo chambers
When was the last time someone changed your mind on a significant issue in the socio-political sphere? If you’re like most people I know, it was probably a long time ago. I like the political debate just as much as the next person, especially if conducted over a glass of wine and I confess I […]
Accountability
Much used word but not practiced often enough in business, accountability is the simple act of taking responsibility for your actions. In a casual discussion with someone over a drink today, we were laughing over the phrase “success has many fathers while failure is an orphan” in the context of a program that several people […]
Digital Marketing
I just participated in a three day conference on Digital marketing which was attended by several digital agencies and thought leaders with good vantage points into this emerging space. Interestingly, at the end of three days it became very clear that things are not very clear. Multiple definitions of what digital marketing is, who cares […]
How Can I Apply a New Template in StarOffice 8?
While there are a number of ways to bring old slides into a new StarOffice template and ensure correct formatting, we’ll cover just those methods we’ve found to be the easiest, fastest and most reliable. First, we’ll explain how to copy and paste old slides into the new template. Then we’ll look at clean-up tasks […]