Re: Feb 1st, 7pm - SearchCamp Organizers Meeting @ Subway

[Sukumar tKF]

Hi all ,
Agenda for action :

1. Freeze the venue for the dates. Pay an advance
2. Static page for SeachCamp.IN
3. Most important : Format + Content + Speakers
4. Knowledge-In-The-Bag : We discussed this. We should give different but useful eBooks and FreeBooks in the regn. kit.
   
5. The regn has crossed 102 as of 10:35:22 am 31.1.09 Likely to cross 200 by 8 the next Sunday. Where do we stop ? Syed says we will mention on top of the regn wiki " Admittance on first come first served basis subject to availability. To ensure your seat please send a check / DD favouring the Knowledge Foundation and mail it to tKF ( address ).... at the earliest.
   
6. Caterer already booked.both at Tidel & Bar be cue
   
7. Wi Fi for the venue.
8. Sponsorship
9. Careers in Seach by Kapil Nakra
   

Any other point that I missed out please add to the list. We discuss this thread and freeze content & speakers so we can start PR next week. Please
Sukumar 0 98410 30506

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 3:32 AM, ezhi...@gmail.com <ezhi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Guys,

Lets meet this Sunday (1st February) evening at 7pm to plan further
about SearchCamp at Subway, Nungambakkam.

Thanks
Ezhil

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Suk...@SeachCamp.IN
0 98410 30506 / 044 2231 7200

[Sukumar tKF]

The meeting is rescheduled to 5 pm. Please do make it so we can take some important decisions.

[Kapil Nakra]

Hi All,

Last friday, we (Sukumar, Palani and I) had a call on "Job Clinic" in SeachCamp. At the end of the discussion we concluded that Job Clinic's objectives does not match well with SearchCamp's target audience perceived value. In fact it might hamper Online Marketing Companies' participation. Therefore, we decided not to go for the Job Clinc. 

As a side conversation, we also discussed a critical Problem - "People outside the online marketing domain are not fully aware of the opportunities  available here".  We decided to have a separate session focused on "Career Opportunities in Online Marketing".

Some thoughts for this session:

I just searched for "Online Marketing" on Naukari.com, it shows 9863 jobs and when I searched for "BPO" it shows 7105 jobs.  Btw, "Online Marketing" is just one of the keyword in this domain. Definitely, the opportunities available in online marketing domain are increasing day by day. Personally, I cannot think of any company that do not require Online Marketing services.   Moreover, the growth path in this domain is steep. In a very short period, an online marketing professional acquires significant understanding of customer's online behavior, which  gives him/her significant say in formulating the overall business strategy. I am sure that this domain will observe maximum number of entrepreneurial initiatives in recent time.  Still the number of freshers opting for online marketing are not significant.  If I go to a college and give an option to students to choose one of the following career options: "Java Professionals" , "BPO Executive" and  "SEO Executive". What do you think the students will opt for? My guess is, SEO will receive the least number of votes.

Why? Do people really know about the opportunities available in online marketing domain?  Lets have a session discussing the gaps and want can we do to take care of this problem. I think this session will also be valuable for college students and other industry professionals.

Let's share more about it and we will create this session accordingly.

Regards,

Kapil

Regards and best wishes,

Kapil Nakra
Co-founder and Director

www.omlogic.com
Cell: +91-9810202870

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[ezhi...@gmail.com]

Hi Kapil,

Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation. I'm sure this will have an
overall positive impact among freshers, and helps them to understand
more about Internet Marketing Jobs.

Thanks
Ezhil

[palani balasundaram]

True. Infact Kapil, i would also like to add few points that i share with the college students here in South India.... Few questions that i ask them : Are you willing to work anywhere in India? Are you not concerned about being associated with "Top 10" IT Companies? Are you interested in doing analysis? Are you interested in steady growth and like competing? Are you good in communication? Do you want to work in the normal working hours? Is Salary & Brand the only criteria for deciding your career? These questions form the basis for the answer. Till this year, campus interviews was one of the major reason why they didn't have the time to think of other option. Especially last year, from my personal experience, the students from some of the Tier II cities had very good offers...some had two offers in hand.... So for most of them, the above answers were "Negative"... Why should i work anywhere in India, when i can work mostly in my state or neighboring state. Most of them had offers from TCS, CTS, Satyam, HCL, Hexaware, MindTree, PCS, WIPRO. The reason why i am saying this....we would have to also present them that: Even if you are from Chennai...if you are prepared to work in "Delhi"....Yeah you would surely make a good progress in this career. From my earlier analysis, i feel NCR region ranks very well in freshers/trainees requirement. Bangalore was second in the list followed by Mumbai, Pune & Chennai. as always, itispals http://theRearView.blogspot.com --- On Sat, 1/31/09, ezhi...@gmail.com <ezhi...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Sukumar tKF]

Dear Kapil, Palani
Thanks for the insight. Most freshers may not even be aware of the oppetunities in search marketing. Much less that this is more exciting and has greater propects than being a " resource" in a team amoungst the Big 5 or now Big 4 ( Satyam excluded )
Working for Wipro you cant start a Wipro. But working for a search company can help you boot strap your own start up. This is could be a USP which will stick well with twenty somethings.
All thing condisdered the student event is sensisble and more than that polically correct. All colleges are indefinitely closed to avoid any student unrest due to the situation in Sri Lanka. Most private and engg colleges should be opened in the next week or two. We can get some posters ready and have them displayed on the campus.
Hope I am in sync with your thoughts.
Sukumar 0 98410 30506

[palani balasundaram]

You are right... Can i start working on the poster? Kapil, do you any ideas for the poster? If so please feel free to share.. Then how about the planned to visit to the "NSIC" park? Thanks,

as always, itispals http://theRearView.blogspot.com

--- On Mon, 2/2/09, Sukumar tKF <suk...@searchcamp.in> wrote:

[Sukumar tKF]

Yes Palani
Pl start the content work. We get some a designer to do the designing.Kapil can provide the points.
have a great day
Sukumar

[palani balasundaram]

Thanks.. How about the Visit to NSIC Park? Can we combine it while going to Kribs's residence? Thanks.

as always, itispals http://theRearView.blogspot.com

[Kapil Nakra]

Hi Guys,

Sorry, I was not able to respond to any of the mails  in SearchCamp in last week. I think we are on the same page regarding "Careers" session. If there is any further thinking happened regarding structure of the session, do let me know. We will structure the session further accordingly.

Couple of more SEO Professionals from my office want to be part of the conference. Are there any deadlines when will be structure of the program will be ready so as to book tickets accordingly.

Regards,

Kapil

[ezhi...@gmail.com]

Some colleges in Tamil Nadu have reopened and this is the right time
to contact them. Also, we don't have anything mentioned in the wiki
about this Careers section that targets students...

Any Volunteers?

Thanks
Ezhil

On Feb 6, 9:27 pm, Kapil Nakra <kapil.na...@omlogic.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Sorry, I was not able to respond to any of the mails  in SearchCamp  
> in last week. I think we are on the same page regarding "Careers"  
> session. If there is any further thinking happened regarding  
> structure of the session, do let me know. We will structure the  
> session further accordingly.
>
> Couple of more SEO Professionals from my office want to be part of  
> the conference. Are there any deadlines when will be structure of the  
> program will be ready so as to book tickets accordingly.
>
> Regards,
> Kapil
>
> On 03-Feb-09, at 9:52 AM, palani balasundaram wrote:
>
>
>
> > Thanks..
> > How about the Visit to NSIC Park?
> > Can we combine it while going to Kribs's residence?
> > Thanks.
> > as always,
> > itispals
> >http://theRearView.blogspot.com
>

> > --- On Tue, 2/3/09, Sukumar tKF <suku...@searchcamp.in> wrote:
> > From: Sukumar tKF <suku...@searchcamp.in>

> > Subject: Re: Career Opportunities in Online Marketing
> > To: searc...@googlegroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 9:14 AM
>
> > Yes Palani
> > Pl start the content work. We get some a designer to do the  
> > designing.Kapil can provide the points.
> > have a great day
> > Sukumar
>
> > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:05 PM, palani balasundaram  
> > <pala...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > You are right...
> > Can i start working on the poster?
> > Kapil, do you any ideas for the poster? If so please feel free to  
> > share..
> > Then how about the planned to visit to the "NSIC" park?
> > Thanks,
>
> > as always,
> > itispals
> >http://theRearView.blogspot.com
>

> > --- On Mon, 2/2/09, Sukumar tKF <suku...@searchcamp.in> wrote:
> > From: Sukumar tKF <suku...@searchcamp.in>

> > --- On Sat, 1/31/09, ezhilr...@gmail.com <ezhilr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > From: ezhilr...@gmail.com <ezhilr...@gmail.com>

> > Suku...@SeachCamp.IN

> > 0 98410 30506 / 044 2231 7200
>
> > --

> > Suku...@SeachCamp.IN

[palani balasundaram]

Hello Ezhil, Sorry about sunday meeting... I couldnt make it, as i was held up in hospital on saturday, sunday & monday. I m back today... I will start looking into this.... More volunteers most welcome...

as always, itispals http://theRearView.blogspot.com

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, ezhi...@gmail.com <ezhi...@gmail.com> wrote: