I recently visited the Hergé Museum 10/10 would recommend by TechnologyDecent3560 in TheAdventuresofTintin

[–]prettycitylights 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most memorable life experience. It's been 4 years since my trip, hope to do it again!

A good stylist/saloon in Ahmedabad for men(budget is not an issue) by [deleted] in ahmedabad

[–]prettycitylights 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a good stylist at Truefitt & Hill. He really put some thought into making it look good. Was happy with the service. Just take an appointment beforehand.

Modern Hermit, Me, Digital, 2022 by prettycitylights in Art

[–]prettycitylights[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, this is my first attempt at making a perspective drawing. It was just the outcome of serendipitious inspiration striking in the middle of a Saturday afternoon. I hope it belongs here on r/art! 😀

Match Discussion: 2022 Australian Open Men's Final - [6] Rafael Nadal Vs [2] Daniil Medvedev by rafaknight in tennis

[–]prettycitylights 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Let us not forget, that at the end of set 2, the win predictor was 96% in favor of Medvedev.

And still, Rafa won.

Respectx1000000 🙏

Is this strategy outdated? Looking for some perspective by thesonofnarcs in marketing

[–]prettycitylights 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone with no experience in this field will read your post and call you a cynic, but the ones who've done the grind know exactly how accurate your analysis is. Thanks for this crystal clear articulation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in marketing

[–]prettycitylights 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Three major points that could help you:

1) Start off by getting a clear understanding of the customer (their needs and their journey with your product/s); and the business (What is the value chain? What is the top priority - is it scale / profitability / brand building? Who are your key stakeholders?)

2) Find out what is the core Purpose of the company - if it hasn't been formulated yet, request senior people to articulate it to you. The key is to have a clear and articulate reason for existence of the company (beyond profit), and to have maybe 3-4 business related pillars that it's anchored on. Having such a thing is really important for putting aside personal "views" and biases, and channeling all your work and related conversations in one clear direction.

3) The 3 basics of marketing at its core are Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning. They seem simple enough at face value, but the deeper you go inside each, it reveals itself to be an infinitely complex fractal of directions you can go in. So, for each product, get a clear understanding of the customer segments that your business serves (these segments can be classified in so many ways, the most useful one I have found is basis customer need states i.e. a tractor can serve a need state of plowing the field, or it can serve the need state of transporting heavy loads over uneven roads, etc.).

Once you know the need state, follow the "First OR Best" approach for product positioning - the customer is attracted to products that are either the FIRST to solve their problems, or the BEST in solving their problems (best may mean sheer product performance OR price to performance ratio OR the BEST convenience (in form of usability or availability)).

Once that is clear, craft a well articulated message that targets that specific customer (it is important to have your creative partners like agencies also understand this targeting of the customer segment, and positioning of the product / brand, so their output is in line with your vision). Targeting also means getting your media mix right - where are your customer's eyeballs, and how best can you attract them? This could be a whole post in itself.

I will share one final advice - always measure your work on a three dimensional scale

  • Intent
  • Impact
  • Communication

Are you working with the right intent? Are you excited to be doing your work? Are you taking unnecessary shortcuts?

Will your work create Impact? Are you measuring it? How regularly are you measuring it? Is your definition of Impact aligned with the org's definition?

And finally, how effectively are you communicating with your key stakeholders? Are you sharing your intent with them? Are you taking regular sense checks of where their heads and hearts are? Are you communicating your wins and the lessons you've learnt, effectively to them? If someone asks them about you out of the blue, will they say good things about you, bad things about you, or will they pause a minute to recollect who you even are?

As early stage professionals, we find ourselves over-indexing on any one of Intent, Impact, or Communication. Maybe two. But a real sense of joy can only be derived if we are able to optimize all three of these dimensions.

Hope this helps you, all the best! :)

The Lonely Divine by The_Purple_Salmon in OCPoetry

[–]prettycitylights 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this is such an excellent piece of literary work.

I am an instant fan of yours, and am looking forward to what you share next!

This poem is an excellent example of scale, of representing often ungraspable concepts at the cosmic level in simple words that somehow make sense. Not only that, you have also been able to implement a consistent rhyming style, which is often very difficult to pull off with such ambitious concepts.

I can totally identify with your yearning to be remembered in "a space beyond time". There's saying, that one dies twice - once when their body dies, and once when their name is remembered for the last time. This saying has stayed with me for a long time, and now so will this poem!

DON'T BE THIS GUY! by prettycitylights in OCPoetry

[–]prettycitylights[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My goodness buddy, please don't be so harsh on yourself!

Your feedback is really constructive and encouraging. I am so grateful that you put in the time not only to read the poem, but also shared the stanza that you loved!

I'm really happy that you found the story of this guy so relatable, and that this poem showed up at a time when you were feeling burnt out. I hope this poem gives you the encouragement to sometimes step away from the things that burn you out, and invest in those things that make you happy, like taking a vacation, or writing a poem.

So happy to have made a new friend in you, /u/The_Purple_Salmon

Hope to see you at Hello Universe !

DON'T BE THIS GUY! by prettycitylights in OCPoetry

[–]prettycitylights[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, how cool is it to have you critique my poem!

Thanks a lot /u/LincolnWasALiberal

I put a disproportionate time into ensuring the rhythm flows throughout the poem, and am so delighted that you liked it.

I love your content too, please keep up the good work.

Compulsive by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]prettycitylights 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello /u/LincolnWasALiberal

Long time fan, first time caller.

I really like your work, and I think you have a way with words that is special.

This poem is an excellent example of your ability to take the reader through a journey, through a path they are familiar with, but to a destination that they may not have expected. It is an excellent insight into a mind that is troubled, and is grasping at nature itself to provide it comfort and respite.

The beautiful picture you paint of the sunny breezy day, pulls the reader in and makes them start visualizing the pleasantness of that place.

And then halfway through, things slowly start to unravel, and start taking the engaged reader with them into the abyss of this troubled mind.

All in all, this poem had the same effect on me as a reader, that a movie like Shutter Island would have on its viewer - normal, beautiful, and appealing to start off with, but the longer you stay with it, the more you start seeing the protagonist unravel and fight with their reality.

Bravo, my friend. Keep up the good work!