Thomas Cook India – Ideascape Communications

26 Sep 2019

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In India, Thomas Cook is alive and well

What happens when a global brand collapses but the same brand is alive and well in another country? In this case, India. This is a marketing manager’s worst nightmare. Read more

Rail is the new silk road
Rail journeys have a feel that few other modes of transport have. And countries are expanding their rail networks and linking them to create new trade and commercial opportunities. Interesting times aheadRead more
Why does Bill Gates read?
Libraries were seen as endangered when books moved online and people were seen to read less. However, a company saw the perfect opportunity to build a business in the changed environmentRead more
Keyboarding got a lot more interesting
Keyboards haven't changed for decades. Not much anyway. They've gone from wired to wireless and possibly incremental upgrades like bluetooth connectivity and do on. But this one opens up new possibilitiesRead more
India’s engine for women entrepreneurs
A happy confluence - the rapid expansion of India's telecom network, the explosion of cheaply available data and the price drop of smartphones led to a startup that could redefine women's emancipation in IndiaRead more
The Indian intelligence behind UBER’s AI
One of the giants of the sharing economy, Uber has upended the local taxi business worldwide. Apart from the legislative battles, scaling the technology to keep pace with demand has been a daunting task.Read more
Something’s Tookitaki about this!
Starting out as an adtech player and pivoting to a fast-growing sector, Tookitaki has made big strides in regtech, making anti money laundering detection and transaction monitoring the coreRead more
What does a social network for doctors look like?
Several attempts have been made to create a network of doctors. But it took a doctor to understand what would bring practitioners from multiple disciplines on a common platform and become their go-to place for discussionsRead more
Glance – the camel in the apps marketplace
Glance is a slick new player in the content marketplace. But what differentiates it is the pathway it has chosen to get to users - the mobile lock screen. Making it an interesting new playerRead more
Serving billions of images every day
Image management is like accounting. Most people are not even aware of the complexities involved. Even if you were to explain, they don't get it. And that is kind of cool!Read more
The library that brought great returns
Libraries were not seen as investment vehicles until Kwench, a company started out of Mumbai in 2008 targeted corporate clients to provide a wide range of books delivered straight to their desks at a low investmentRead more