How to download purchased Apps from iPhone/iPod to iTunes?
Posted by Sheraz Alvi in iPod/ iPhoneNov 21st, 2009 | No CommentsAfter doing a fresh install of Snow Leopard I lost my iTunes Purchased Apps as I had no backup what so ever. (silly me). I had a new iPhone and my old iPod Touch was loaded with Apps and I wanted to transfer those to my brand new iPhone. As there was no backup on iTunes I could not get the Purchased Apps from iPod to iTunes so that I can restore them to iPhone. I tried a lot of forums and could not find a simple answer. Finally, in a moment of desperation, I righted clicked on my iPhone and chose the option “Transfer Purchases” and to my suprise and glee I successfully moved my applications onto to my computer.
To transfer applications to iTunes from your iPhone:
Marketing Communication Plan Templates
Posted by Sheraz Alvi in Project Management SkillsAug 22nd, 2009 | No CommentsMarketing Communications Plan is the marketing plan which incorporates two or more integrated marketing communications mediums aiming to reiterate the same goals and objectives. Marketing Communications Plans are considered by many professionals as an excellent way to effectively communicate with target audience.
Marketing Communications Plans are generally based on two different frameworks: Marketing Communications Planning Framework and SOSTAC (Fill, 1999).
Marketing Communications Plans consist of the following vital elements:
- Context analysis
- Promotional objectives
- Marketing communications strategy
- Promotional mix (methods and tools)
- Budget schedule
- Evaluation and control"
When writing marketing communications plan it is important to:
1. Set corporate, marketing and marketing communications objectives, which would support and integrate with each other.
2. Develop segmentation, targeting and positioning strategies
3. Develop creative message with which Marketing Communications Plan with communicate with target audience
4. Select and justify one or combination of marketing strategies (push, pull or profile)
5. Develop well-rounded and creative set of promotional mediums and allocate appropriate budget for each medium.
6. Create contingency planning strategy (in case something goes wrong)
7. Set strict set of evaluation and control mediums which would include milestones and continuous evaluation
SOSTAC Model Of Marketing – step by step
Posted by Sheraz Alvi in Project Management SkillsDec 13th, 2008 | No CommentsWhat Is The SOSTAC Model Of Marketing?
SOSTAC focuses on the six most important elements of any business SOSTAC is an acronym for these six elements: That may look intimidating at first glance. But, each element asks a simple question and provides an easy starting point.
- Situation analysis, asks what the current state of the business is.
- Objectives, helps list an overview of goals for the business.
- Strategy helps provide a “big picture” plan to achieve the goals
- Tactics breaks down the “big picture” strategy into smaller details
- Action helps assign responsibility and deadlines for certain tasks
- Control offers an easy way to track the progress of the plan
Each of these six elements contributes an essential piece of the overall marketing plan. We can also look at it in another manner:
SOSTAC is an Acronym for the 6 basic elements of the Marketing Plan:
- Situation Where are we now?
- Objectives Where do we want to get to?
- Strategy How are we going to get there? – The Big Picture
- Tactics How are we going to get there? – The Detail
- Actions Who is going to do what and when?
- Control How can we control, measure and develop the process?
Each element relates to a key step in the process. Simply work through the Pro-Forma on the following pages step by step and fill in the gaps to suit your business and your goals.
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Easy Steps for Decision Making
Posted by Sheraz Alvi in Managerial SkillsNov 27th, 2008 | No CommentsOne of the most frequently used and effective decision making techniques can be summarized in the following 7 steps.
Step 1: Identify the problem/situation for whicj you need to make a Decision. What exactly is the problem, for which you need a Decision to be made?Step 2: Collect information based on different parameters. This step can also be called as collecting the facts and impacts of the problem?
Step 3: Identify the various possiblities. Prepare a list of the possiblities the problem can be solved and rate each possiblities between 1 to 5 in terms of its consequences on your Decision.
Step 4: Evaluate each possiblities in terms of its consequences. Use your standards and judgement criteria to determine the cons and pros of each alternative.
Step 5: Determine the best Option/possiblities you enlisted in step 5. This is much easier after you go through the above preparation steps.
Step 6: Evaluate the outcome of your decision.
5 Presentation Secrets That Will Change Your Life
Posted by Sheraz Alvi in Presentation SkillsOct 27th, 2008 | No Commentsby Debbie Bailey
About the Author: Debbie Bailey is a well-regarded Presentation Skills Training Consultant and founder of Trainer2go Inc. For more information about Debbie go to http://trainer2go.com or email debbie at debbie@trainer2go.com
You’ve been asked to give an important presentation. A lot is riding on how well you can deliver. The problem is, you’re not sure where to begin. The last class you took on presentation skills told you to tie your hands behind your back and blend in with everyone else. Is that really a good approach?
The answer is a LOUD and RESONATING NO WAY.
If you want to WOW your audience, you have to STAND UP and STAND OUT!
Here are 5 Presentation Secrets designed to help you see an immediate and dramatic improvement in your presentation performance.
Secret #1 – Manage Your Anxiety So That It Doesn’t Manage YOU!
Most of the nervous symptoms you experience before a presentation are exactly the same as those you feel when excited. (more…)
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