Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

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Monday, 22 November 2010

DTH FACES TELECOM PRICING WOES

DTH Faces Telecom Pricing Woes

(Source: Samididh(a) Sharma / TNN)
Times of India / Nov. 22, 2010

Index

  1. DTH TV Scenario
  2. Report by Media Partners Asia (MPA)
  3. Observations by Samidha Sharma (TOI)
  4. Strategies / tactics employed by DTH operators to win subscribers
  5. Quotes

DTH TV Scenario

(Source: Times of India / Nov. 22, 2010)

DTH Operator

Share of DTH Market (%)

No. of Subscribers

Dish TV

37%

9 million

DD Direct

25%

7 million

Tata Sky

14%

6.2 million

Sun Direct TV

14%

6.0 million

Reliance Big TV

5%

4.0 million

Airtel

4%

5.0 million

Videocon D2H

1%

2.5 million

Total

100%

28 million

Projection for Dec. 2010:
30 million subscribers

(Note: Some subscriber numbers were handwritten annotations on the original scan.)

Page 3 – Report by Research Firm / Media Partners Asia (MPA)

(Early 2010)

  • Projected number of DTH subscribers by 2012:
    36 million
  • Subscribers expected to be added during 2010:
    10 million

 

Observations of Samidha Sharma – TOI

  • Huge subscriber base does not necessarily equal to greater revenue generation in the DTH industry.
  • Mad rush to bring in new customers will continue for another 2–3 years.
  • Competitive pricing has helped consumers shift from the 90 million–strong cable platform to the digital platform.
  • The annual churn will go up by 10% to almost 35%.
  • Competitive pricing coupled with low ARPU has crippled the industry, along with other regulatory issues.
  • India is abysmally low on the ARPU front:
    • US → $60
    • Europe → $40
    • Singapore → $20
    • India → $4
  • India is set to overtake the US to become the world’s biggest DTH market.
  • Predatory pricing is eroding profitability.
  • Competition is going to get tougher.

Strategies / Tactics Employed by DTH Operators to Win Subscribers

  • Competitive pricing
  • New connections in lieu of recharge requests
  • Slashing prices of Set Top Boxes (STB) to sub-Rs. 1000 levels
  • Differentiation by introducing high-definition boxes and digital video recorders (DVRs)
  • Offering Value Added Services
    (e.g. 20 music channels for Rs. 20, by Videocon D2H)
  • Bundling services
    (e.g. acquisition of Digicable by RCOM to bundle in):
    • Cable
    • DTH
    • Broadband
    • IPTV
  • Bharti Telecom plans to integrate:
    • Telecom
    • Broadband
    • DTH
  • Embedding new services on a convergence format
  • Geographical consolidation through acquisition of regional players

Quotes

Jehil Thakkar, Executive Director – KPMG

“The race for eyeballs is dominating the DTH industry right now as each player is trying to increase its subscriber base. The immediate goal is to drive up valuations by acquiring the highest number of customers.”

“There will be some players who will see the business as a drain on the overall profits of the group and may look to hive-off the DTH business.”

Tata Sky Spokesman

“We introduced the Rs. 999 entry price to give our customers the option to choose their own pack of channels. The idea was to give our customers the option which says no conditions apply.”

Sanjay Behl, CEO – Reliance BIG TV

“The prices are likely to stabilize for some times, but only till the next big wave of penetrative price intervention, which will be led by the digital cable industry.”

Salil Kapoor, CEO – Dish TV

“India will always be a low ARPU market but what we are looking at right now is to create a big base of customers. We want to keep acquiring new customers for a few more years and then focus our attention on unlocking value from these customers.”

Saurabh Dhoot, Director – Videocon Group

“We will increasingly look at introducing unique services like this one (20 music channels for Rs. 20 – Planet M), in order to improve revenues.”

Ajai Puri, Director & CEO, DTH Services – Bharti Airtel

“We plan to get the customer’s TV screens on his or her mobile and internet and that will be the big differentiator for us. TV will not be about linear watching anymore. It is bound to become more intelligent and integrated and that is where we have an advantage.”

 









Saturday, 13 November 2010

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For Non IT Professionals [ ]

(Includes a list of 36 sectors/functions such as Banking/Insurance, Engineering, HR/Admin, Marketing, Sales/Marketing, etc.)

 

Your TEXT RESUME:

Apart from the information provided above, please bring along a (virus-free) CD, containing your TEXT RESUME in "WORD" format.

For a recruiter to call you for an interview, your TEXT RESUME must impress him. After you have prepared it, get a few friends to check & correct it. You may also consider getting a MBA student (HR branch) to write it for you.

Important Points:

  • Wherever possible, "TABULATE" the data, in reverse chronological order with latest / current info at the top.
  • Create a separate paragraph for each item, with a clear / bold heading.

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DATA / INFORMATION IN TEXT RESUMES

Personal Details (to be included)

Fresh Graduate

Experienced Professional

Name (First

Last)

Date of Birth

Present City Location

Landline Phone No.

Mobile Phone No

Email ID

Personal Details to be avoided / excluded

(Lists items like Father's Name, Hobbies, Marital Status, Expected Salary, and Signature as "X" for both categories.)


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MAIN PARAGRAPHS (TABULATED preferred)

Section

Fresh Graduate

Experienced Professional

Educational Qualifications (10th onwards)

Other Professional Courses / Certificates

Professional Memberships

Projects / Summer Training / Internship

X

Computer Knowledge / Skills

X

Scholarships / Awards / Achievements

X

Extra Curricular Activities

X

Languages Known

X


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Section

Fresh Graduate

Experienced Professional

Work History / Experience (Tabulated)

X

Resources Commanded at Various times

X

Personal effort/initiative based Quantified Achievements

X


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Section

Fresh Graduate

Experienced Professional

Industry Exposure

X

Product / Services Exposure

X

Management Functions / Skills Exposure

X

Manufacturing Processes Exposure

X

Technologies Exposure

X


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Yuva Sena (Youth Employment Scheme) - YES

Shakha No: ________ Serial No. ________

(This is a printed version of the form seen in scan0002.jpg, featuring the ShivSena logo and the "Yuva Sena" heading.)

 

 

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Title: This page to be filled in only by Experienced Professionals

Instruction: I am currently working in following Industry - select one ( ✓ )

Industry List (Column 1)

Industry List (Column 2)

Advertising / Publicity / PR

Insurance

Agriculture / Dairy / Aqua / Flori / Horti

Iron / Steel / Casting / Forgings / Semis

Airlines / Aviation Services / Aircraft Manufacturing

IT Enabled Services / BPO / KPO / LPO

Automotive / Auto Ancillaries

IT / Computers – Hardware & Networking

Banking / Financial Services

IT / Computers - Software

Bio Technology & Life Sciences

Machinery / Equipment Mfg. / Capital Goods

Breweries / Distilleries

Medical Equipment / Devices / Consumables

Cement / Construction Materials

Mining / Minerals

Chemicals / Plastic / Polymers / Rubber / Petrochemicals

Non-Ferrous Metals (Aluminium, Zinc etc)

Consultancy / Services

Office Equipment / Consumables

Consumer Durables / Home Appliances

Oil / Gas (Exploration / Production / Distr)

Courier / Freight / Transportation / Logistics

Other Diversified

Dotcom / Internet

Paints / Varnishes / Coatings

Education

Paper / Paper boards / Newsprint / Pulp

Electrical Machinery / Switchgears / Cables

Pharmaceuticals / Bulk Drugs / Intermediates

Electronics / Instrumentation

Power (generation / Transmission / Distribution

Engineering / Projects

Printing / Packaging

Entertainment / Media / Publishing

Real Estate / Property Development

Fertilizer / Agrochemicals / Pesticides

Entry Level (Less than 2 yrs experience)

FMCG / Personal Care

Recruitment / Placement / Headhunting

Food & Packaged Food / Beverages / Liquor

Retailing / Trading / Malls / Warehouses

Garments / Textiles / Fibre / Yarn / Fabric

Shipping / Shipyard / Breaking

Government / PSU / Defence

Telecom (Equipment Manufacture / Services)

Hospitals / Health Care / Nursing

Travel / Tourism

Industrial Consumables / Components / OEM

Tyres

Infrastructure / Construction


scan0012.jpg

Title: PROFESSIONAL DETAILS (you can select one)

For IT Professionals

(Checkbox Provided)

  • Skills/Tools include: 3DMAX, ADOBEILLUSTRATOR, ADOBEPHOTOSHOP, AIX, APACHE, AS400, ASIC, ASPDOTNET, ATL, BLUETOOTH, C, C#, C++, CICS, CISCO, COBOL, COLDFUSION, COM-COM+DCOM, CORBA, CORELDRAW, DB2, DELPHI, DEVELOPER2000, DREAMWEAVER, EJB, FIREWORKS, FLASH, FOXPRO, FPGA, FREBSD, HP UNIX, HTML-DHTML, IIS, IIMS, J2EE, J2ME, JAVA, JAVASCRIPT, JSP, LINUX, LOTUSNOTES, MAYA, MFC, MSACCESS, MYSQ; ORACLE, PEOPLESOFT, PERL, PHP, POWERBUILDER, POWERPLAY, PRO, PYTHON, RMI, SAP, SAS, SHELLSCRIP.

For Non IT Professionals

(Checkbox Provided)

  • Categories include: Banking / Insurance, Biotech / Pharmaceutical, Branch Management, Business Development, CAD-CAM, Call Centre / Customer Care / ITES, Civil / Architecture / Interior Design, Construction Mgt., Cost Accounting, Credit Management, Education / Teaching / Training, Engineering, Finance, Front Office / Secretarial Staff, Gen. Management-Strategy, Hospitality / Tourism / Airline / Travel, Hotels / Restaurant, HR / Admin, Import / Export / International Trading, Legal / Law, Maintenance / Service Engineering / Production, Maintenance-Utilities, Marketing, Medical / Healthcare, Operations management, Other, Product and Brand Mgt., Product Development, Production Planning and Control, Purchase-Vendor Devp-Inventory Control, R&D / Engineering Design, Sales / Marketing, Site Engg. / Project Mgmt, Supply chain / Logistics / Purchase, Technical Writing and Documentation, Telecom / ISP.

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Title: Your TEXT RESUME CD

Guidelines for creating a resume on a (virus-free) CD in Word format.

Resume Content Requirements

Item

Fresh Graduate

Experienced Professional

Personal Details: Name, DOB, Location, Phone, Email

Details to Avoid: Father's name, Hobbies, Religion, Salary, etc.

X

X

Educational Qualifications: (10th onwards with %)

Professional Courses / Certificates

Professional Membership

Projects / Summer Training / Internship

X

Computer Knowledge / Skills

X

Scholarships / Awards / Achievements

X

Extra Curricular Activities

X

Languages Known

X

Work History / Experience: (Reverse Chronological)

X

Resources Commanded: (Manpower, Materials, Budgets)

X

Personal Effort / Quantified Achievements

X

Industry / Product / Management Exposure

X


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Title: Job Alert on Mobile (JAM) - Free Service

Handwritten / Draft Letter to Jobseeker:

  • Service: 50 (max) job alerts on mobile every day matched to your resume.
  • Feature: Apply directly from your mobile.
  • Eligibility: Must be a GRADUATE with email ID and personal mobile.
  • Activation: Activated within 24 hours of returning the RESUME FORM.

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Title: Our Job Alert SMS Service works as follows:

What you want?

Send SMS to 9756510001

You will see message (3/4 mins)

To see matched job alerts

Jam <space> alert

JAM ALERT, successful login (Job Number) Company, Title

To see details of any job

Jam <space> detail <space> Job Number

JAM detail, JOB ID, Company, City, Exp, Edu, Description

To apply (send resume)

Jam <space> apply <space> Job Number

JAM APPLY, successfully applied and delivered...

  • Login Details: (Boxes for User Name, Password, PE No)
  • Footer: JAI MAHARASHTRA

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Title: Youth Employment Scheme - Candidate Instruction Sheet

  • Eligibility: Graduate, own mobile, and email ID.
  • Filling Form: Use BLOCK / CAPITAL letters. Hand back to Shakha Pramukh.
  • Entry Time: Takes 2-3 days to enter data; service starts within 24 hours after entry.
  • Job Alerts: 2/3 alerts at a time. Send "jam alert" to see more.

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Title: Qualification / Career / Project Profile Forms

  1. Qualification Profile: Table for Level (10th, 12th, etc.), Degree, Branch, Institute, and Start/End dates.
  2. Career Track (Experienced): Table for Employer, Designation, Dates, and Annual Salary.
  3. Project Profile (IT Candidates): Table for Project Title, Client, Key Skills, Role, and Dates.

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Title: Shiv Sena Employment Exchange / Candidate Instruction Sheet

(These pages are a formal printed version of the information in scan0015 and scan0016)

  • Specific Note (scan0019): Handwritten notes include email: sachha@jobsonroll.com and Satchit jobsonroll.com.
  • Disclaimer: The service is meant only to deliver alerts and resumes. The exchange is not responsible for the hiring company's decision.
  • Instruction: Do NOT make job-related inquiries with the Shakha Pramukh; deal with companies directly.

 

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  • From: Hemen Parekh
  • Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2011
  • Subject: Job Alert on Mobile [ JAM ]
  • Key Proposals:
    • Suggests avoiding modifications to Shiv Sena’s website for the registration form as it would be technically complicated and time-consuming.
    • Instead, hardcopy "Jobseeker Registration" forms should be printed with the Shiv Sena logo, Shakha No., and Application No..
    • Sena Bhavan will print and distribute these forms to various Shakhas while maintaining strict records of distribution to prevent forgery or unauthorized duplication.

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  • Financial Model:
    • Sena to fix a price (suggested Rs. 20) per registration form.
    • Shakha Pramukhs will hire data-entry operators to transfer hardcopy data to the online form at www.CustomizeResume.com.
    • Revenue Split: From the Rs. 20 collected, the Shakha Pramukh pays Rs. 3 for data entry, retains Rs. 7 as commission, and hands over the remaining Rs. 10 to Sena Bhavan.
    • Jobseekers must return the filled form to the specific Shakha where it was purchased.

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  • Sales Targets and Incentives:
    • Suggests a minimum "Target Sale" of 20 forms per day for each Shakha.
    • With 200 Shakhas selling 20 forms/day, the total daily revenue to Sena Bhavan would be Rs. 40,000.
    • Net Profit Projection: At 20 forms/day, a Shakha Pramukh earns Rs. 2,000/month after expenses (computer rental, internet, and data entry), totaling a net profit of Rs. 42,000/month if they reach 200 forms/day.
  • Disclaimer: Neither the Shakha Pramukh nor Sena Bhavan has residual responsibility toward jobseekers beyond creating alerts and delivering resumes.

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  • Implementation Timeline:
    • The proposal can be implemented within a week, including form printing and training Shakha Pramukhs in error-free data entry.
    • Role Clarity: CustomizeResume / RecruitGuru will not interact directly with candidates or Shakha Pramukhs.
    • A formal MOU will be required if the proposal is accepted.

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  • Follow-up Date: Monday, February 07, 2011
  • Action Items:
    • Suggests translating instruction sheets into Marathi.
    • Proper layout for forms should incorporate the Shiv Sena Logo and motivational messages from Shri Uddhav Thakre.
    • Proposes a training "shibir" for Shakha Pramukhs and a publicity campaign using local media and hoardings.

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  • Publicity and Promotion:
    • Suggests a press conference to project Sena as a "Provider of Employment Opportunities".
    • Success stories should be recorded in a Chat Forum on Sena’s website.
    • Proposes involving final-year MBA (HR) students from Mumbai colleges to act as "Brand Ambassadors," helping with registration, resume writing, and socio-economic impact analysis.

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  • Closing Remarks:
    • Suggests involving retired HR Managers and professional HR bodies to contribute their expertise without expectation of monetary reward.
    • Motto: "Jobs for All = Peace on Earth".