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 "Payback time in brands for women")
 "Samsung diagnoses the need for speed in healthcare")
Battle for kitchen dominance
Brands have pulled out all the stops to woo the housewife. The winner will be the one that makes her feel in control
 "Battle for kitchen dominance")
 "Always listen to feedback that may appear initially disagreeable: Myra S White & Sanjay Jha")
Even start-ups today need a global strategy: Garth Saloner
Interview with Philip H Knight professor and dean, Stanford Graduate School of Business
 "Even start-ups today need a global strategy: Garth Saloner")
Instant gratification
If real-time marketing is emerging as the shiny new way to break clutter, social media is where all this action will unfold
Confidence is key
We must find ways to silence the little negative voices whispering to us
Pantaloon to wear a new look
Aditya Birla Nuvo will invest in sprucing up new and old stores of the chain but has to master the operations of multi-brand apparel retailing, having handled smaller, exclusive stores so far
 "Pantaloon to wear a new look")
 "Titan rebrands to reflect broader horizon")
India shows Hidesign how to bag buyers
The leather goods brand is going with standalone stores abroad even as it repositions in India
 "India shows Hidesign how to bag buyers")
ICAI expects 2,000-plus job offers for its annual campus placements
Average salary package to be offered by domestic companies this time expected to be around Rs 8 lakh
 "ICAI expects 2,000-plus job offers for its annual campus placements")
MonaVie looks to create heat-to-eat cereals space
MonaVie India is seeing higher demand for wheat meal and rice khichdi. Ragi meal is finding traction largely in the south as it is consumed more in and around Karnataka
 "MonaVie looks to create heat-to-eat cereals space")
NIIT, Autodesk partner to offer design education in India
NIIT University to launch Masters course in design
 "NIIT, Autodesk partner to offer design education in India")
Veiled implications
In a progressive, secular country women should be free to choose to wear whatever they feel most comfortable in wherever they are, just as men do
Hiring outlook resembles decline in business confidence: Survey
The survey by Naukri.com was based on more than 1,100 employers
 "Hiring outlook resembles decline in business confidence: Survey")
Institute to find jobs for 5,000 chartered accountant passouts
A course in chartered accountancy, it seems is the best bet during the slowdown
Pre-placement offers usher in hope for mid-rung B-schools
Mid-rung B-schools, however, accept that market conditions have been tough, with fears of recruitment freezing
 "Pre-placement offers usher in hope for mid-rung B-schools")