We were recently conducting interviews for a role in a marketing startup. And unfortunately, saw a massive disconnect between what aspirants talk about and what the market needs. While I rarely give feedback on applications-individual or group-wise, but I realized this year must be extra tough for everybody. …

In our last Livestream, we were asked a question — “Suggest the best marketing tools and resources for freshers.” Now that’s a challenging one -given that the answer would vary depending on a person’s experience with marketing, their education level, what aspect of marketing they are interested in etc. However…

Do you remember that thing we were often told as kids -” don’t talk to strangers!”?While it may have made our lives safe as kids, it may not be that great as advice for adults. When meeting someone new, you get exposed to new perspectives, hear interesting stories or share…

At Candid Conversations, we believe in living the brand-not just it being a placeholder. And the growth of any ecosystem can happen with candidness and feedback. We recently hired a few interns from one of the top undergrad colleges in India & we had some major concerns which in our…

Your goal will be to create & market a podcast which has growth to 40,000 downloads/month within 3 months of launch Globally top 1% of podcasts have that number & far lesser in niche categories & very few within 3 months

Some of the cool stuff you will be doing: Produce & distribute a podcast on marketing & business strategy Co-Host the podcast Coordinate with guests who have showed interest in coming onto the podcast Review marketinf We have launched a podcast called Alt Strategy-where the goal is to provide insightful…

(Also open to candidates with 1-year experience) The Organization: Alt Strategy -An alternate perspective on Marketing & Business It’s an organization just starting out from someone who has run startups before. …

Face, accept, float, let time pass. Running away, not facing. Fighting, not accepting. Arresting and ‘listening in’, not floating past. Being impatient with time, not letting time pass. The nervously ill person usually notices each new symptom in alarm, listens-in in apprehension, and yet at the same time is afraid…

While most people have enjoyed coming to Candid Conversations, at least a few have debated the point of it. Beyond what I had written on the blog I just wanted to share 3 reasons which apply to most of us — whether or not you have ever come or have…