Saturday, March 20, 2010

Marketing Ideas

Yesterday, the HELP for Haiti Fund added another RM15 to the kitty, and the grand total now comes to RM1,492.

And in my MKT113 class on Friday, I was pleased that my students took their projects very seriously. In fact, their marketing plans were interesting because they offer a good diversity of business ideas. These include takeaway lunches, a portable washing machine for undergarments, a kinetic energizer for storing power, and a beach resort. One group was even suitably dressed for the presentation:

This afternoon, I attended the Area P3 International Speech & Table Topics Contest, hosted by Melia Kuala Lumpur Toastmasters Club. The speeches were good, although not necessarily great. And I didn’t quite agree with the judges’ scorings. For the Table Topics contest, I would put my money on Arno Thony to be the champion, but he ended up as a first runner-up. As for the International Speech contest, I would declare Tanusha Nair as the champion, but again she finished first runner-up. I am arriving at this disquieting conclusion that contestants also need a dose of luck and a dram of popularity in order to be winners. I hope I am wrong though.

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