Rising prices of commodity inputs such as palm oil, coffee and cocoa were also accentuated and some FMCG firms have hinted at a price hike

“The weightage of formative and summative marks will be adjusted progressively from class 9 to class 12, increasing the emphasis on summative assessment as learners advance in grades”

The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission will conduct the examination in 823 centres

Set to start in January 2025, these programs aim to equip Indian professionals with essential skills in digital marketing and data analysis.

An IT campaign for the youth in the Capital

Americans will have to reckon with the consequences of putting Trump back in office 

EV Arm Switch Mobility set for EBITDA break-even this fiscal

Musk’s companies are expected to get favourable treatment in the Trump regime, for the support he extended to the Trump campaign

Dheeraj Hinduja expressed confidence that these initiatives are helping establish a more stable and predictable framework for procuring electric vehicles, which will benefit the sector’s long-term growth

The leadership hiring move is a part of the company’s growth agenda to strengthen its business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B)

The online food delivery market in India is expected to outpace the growth of the food services market itself between 2023 and 2028

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made.But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with almost every biopic and period drama today, observes Utkarsh Mishra.

Mithya The Darker Chapter has a constant been-there-seen-that feeling. Everything is dialled to 11, be it the emotional rundown of the characters or dramatic moments that form their dynamic, notes Mayur Sanap.

President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel

Former CM is contesting on a BJP ticket for the first time, while six State Cabinet Ministers are also among 683 candidates in the first phase

Here is a select list of stories to start the day

Tardigrades can survive hazardous radiation, extreme heat and cold, and can go for long periods without water; researchers are wondering if these abilities can be ‘transferred’

Explore why space appears dark despite the countless stars in the universe. Learn about the inverse square law of light and the vast distances between stars that cause the darkness of space.

Manav Kaul’s Park, at one level, explores what constitutes home in the Bengaluru of today

Rupee edges up, taking a cue from other Asian currencies

The reserves perked up in the reporting week as foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold holdings were up by $2.057 billion and $726 million, respectively.

Dollar weakness overseas supports rupee

Despite this increase, the currency is affected by strong dollar demand and outflows from foreign funds, contributing to investor hesitancy.

Value of new business (VNB) grew 37 per cent YoY to ₹3,674 crore in FY23.

Contrary to general opinion, RSS meets the needs of even the most demanding direct marketer, actually providing most of what e-mail marketing does, except for the strong push factor.

Most direct marketing reasons against RSS are in fact the result of inadequate understanding of RSS by most marketers.

a] Scheduled and autoresponder messages
There are already a few services and software packages on the market that allow for scheduled and autoresponder messages via RSS feeds. Once your visitor subscribes to your special RSS feed, he can receive a pre-determined set of messages in a specific time frame, determined by you. Use these messages to welcome your new reader to your RSS feed; thank your new customer after the purchase, send him additional information about the ordered product and give him the opportunity to buy an additional product at a lower price tag a couple of days later, and so on.

Complete Article - RSS Meets the Needs of Direct Marketers

RSS is a technology that has the potential of overcoming many of the internet marketing challenges we are facing today and becoming a preferred tool to get 100% of your content delivered to your subscribers, as well as a tool to help you achieve top position search engine rankings.

The simple RSS explanation from the marketing point of view is that RSS is a simple to use publishing tool for marketers and publisher. It allows you to get your content delivered to end-users, without the fear of spam filters stoping your messages, and to other “content consumers” (other websites, search engines and so on).

RSS gets your content delivered, period. And it helps you increase your search engine rankings and drives new traffic to your sites.

But some marketers are still afraid that not enough internet users are using RSS feeds. Think again …

read RSS for Marketers

Many internet marketers are still wondering whether to start marketing with RSS or not. It seems that not even all the case studies, hard metrics and benefits available can’t convince them, or everyone would be jumping on the RSS wagon by now.

Microsoft and Google It Is Time for RSS

RSS is a many-in-one marketing & publishing tool, although unfortunatelly most marketers still fail to understand this powerful concept.

While RSS does provide a number of benefits when used for each individual marketing function, best results are achieved when it is fully integrated in your internet marketing strategy. In more simpler terms --- when you use it to power most of your marketing online.

The key point is that RSS makes various marketing functions work together, in order to generate the best possible end result.

Complete Article - The Full Circle RSS Marketing

The recent Forrester Research study, which claims that only 2% of online households in North America use RSS, took the internet marketing world by storm. Does this data really mean that marketers can still afford to ignore this channel?

Soon after the Forrrester study became public, I received a press enquiery asking whether marketers should be interested in RSS now that so few online adults use it.

Is this the correct question to ask? Let’s take a look at the bigger picture …

Do Marketers Need RSS

Truth be told, most blogs aren't really optimized for marketing effectiveness. Even more so, some blogs are absolute marketing machines, but they at the same time fail to fully capitalize on that fact by not being really optimized marketing-wise.

Here are the absolute 101 basics you really shouldn't ignore ...

Marketing Optimization 101 for Blogs

Just as the second generation of search engines and directories evolved into niche topic specific portals we are seeing the same occur in the area of RSS feed directories and search engines. While some directories are admittedly more niche than others the trend is obvious.

Vertical search and niche directories are becoming authority sites in a crowded online world. These niche directories will help individuals in specific industries locate topics essential to their industries.

Vertical Marketing with RSS Feeds

This flagship-adjacent is raring to go, but so are its competitors

With social media dominating the market, Influencer Marketing Managers are in demand to spearhead campaigns for businesses

The upgraded platform manages the entire apprenticeship lifecycle

Many people visit snake pits at various places in the city and perform pujas

'Vijay wants to use Sarkar as a stepping stone to a career in politics.'

'Since the entire Sarkar team takes Vijay's wish as the final word, they were adamant not to succumb to government pressure.'

From the flapper fashions of ‘Downton Abbey’ and the skinny suits of ‘Mad Men’ to the label love of ‘Sex and the City’, ‘Emily in Paris’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, here are some of the best dressed films and shows to pamper your peepers 

Sanjay Garg chose Museum Theatre as the venue for the Raw Mango Festive 2024 show, hosted by FICCI FLO

In a first, Kaveri will launch its winter collection that has been curated for the clothing brand’s new store in Delhi’s Khan Market 

Nifty 50 November Futures contract can trade in a range of 24,100-24,500

Bajaj Allianz Life focused on making life insurance accessible to all, says MD & CEO Tarun Chugh; special emphasis on Tier 2 and 3 markets

The new centre can accommodate 5,000 workers

Expects growth to be driven by the company’s infrastructure vertical