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< Back Boeing delivery snag delays Akasa and Air India’s expansion plans 7 Nov 2025 Akasa had planned to cross the 40 mark this year, but remains stuck at 30. Delays in seat certification by the US FAA are impacting the expansion plans of Akasa and Air India. Akasa uses Safran seats while Air India deploys Adient. FAA became cautious after the Boeing MAX crashes this year and the following scrutiny. Akasa overhired in the past two years, and now has 750 pilots, over half of whom are unable to fly due to the absence of aircraft. Its CEO mentioned all their pilots will begin flying in the next two months, Reuters reported. IndiGo sidestepped these delays by using Recaro seats and Airbus aircraft. Indian aviation regulations do not mandate the Head Injury Criterion (HIC), unlike the FAA and EASA (Europe). Akasa still hopes to have 40 aircraft in its fleet by March 2026 and around 54 by March 2027. It plans to go public through an IPO in the next 2-5 years and restart hiring pilots in 2026. Check out my new book, THE BLACK FLAMES , on Amazon Kindle. A gripping, high-stakes novel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6 stars on Amazon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Goodreads Previous Next

Book Review of Winning by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch. A must-read for everyone in love with Winning! Book Review Winning by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch We all love winning. As a Valentine's Day gift for my readers, I thought of doing something special. Review a book that talks about winning. Who should be reading this masterpiece? Anyone who is looking out to win in their professional lives. And maybe personal lives too. Jack Welch delves into his own experiences from his time at GE. He describes all sorts of challenges that can come up in our lives and carves the way out as well. Key Highlights Here are five reasons why every person working in the corporate, especially a Sales person, aka a Salestor , should read the book. Simplicity and Practicality Jack asks us to pay heed to the simplest things in life that we end up missing. The book gives most practical and simplest ways to ensure a win. He begins the book with Mission-and-Vision statements, candor and differentiation. He describes what difference do these make and why should they matter to each employee down the line. How many times have we paid heed to the thought: “Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the good stuff they’ve got. It’s a killer.” ? Real-life Anecdotes: Anecdotes from Jack’s own experience are a gold mine that each one of us can get a key takeaway from. He’s got an anecdote to guide us through every kind of situation one can encounter in a corporate life. Dealing with Difficulty A difficult boss, a difficult colleague, or simply a difficult-to-sell product, Jack covers it all. The Work-life Balance Conundrum Jack takes us through his own journey on realising what work-life balance really means for different people. But the bottom line remains “Most bosses are perfectly willing to accommodate work-life balance challenges if you have earned it with performance. The keyword here is: if” . The Biggest Takeaway The most effective solutions are surprisingly the most simple ones. More importantly, your values need to be strong. They will surprise you with the best workable solutions in the direst of circumstances. He opines “And frankly, integrity is just a ticket to the game. If you don’t have it in your bones, you shouldn’t be allowed on the field.” My take: the book is a must read . It flows smoothly like a mystery and keeps you hooked. Jack speaks to each reader citing his views and using his own experiences to back them. Every reader is bound to have multiple takeaways from the book. Have feedback on the book or the review? Share your comments below. Salestors on Other Writing Platforms

Read about an inspiring woman in sales, Garima Shah on her key learnings in BFSI industry sales and her thoughts on sales in the post-pandemic era. GARIMA SHAH A Leap to the Top A star in BFSI Sales, this young woman has made a mark against all odds in the Indian Insurance and Banking Industry. She started her journey with HDFC before joining Axis Bank and then IndusInd Bank. She boasts many feathers in her cap for her performance as a Salestor in both Insurance (HDFC Ergo and ICICI Lombard) and Banking sectors. She won many accolades everywhere she went, including the latest award for YTD Sales by IndusInd Bank. An inspiration to Women in Sales, we caught up with her in Women’s Week 2022 to ask her opinion on these two key questions. How has your relationship with Sales been? Can you share some key learnings that Sales has taught you that changed your outlook in personal life? “I learned the value of being on time and showing up at work from my personal life. These little, seemingly underestimated values are actually things that can help people decide to invest.” How do you think Sales has changed in the post-pandemic era? “In my professional opinion, I have become very output driven and have become a people person since I try to read their minds. Sales has changed hugely in the pandemic. Many physical closures have moved to the digital platform. But what has not changed is the trust factor which is the ultimate deciding factor.” Let's Get Social Home

Everything for the Salestors (= Sales Creators) out there! Articles, anecdotes and more. In the wake of the plane’s wreckage, a war begins. Life cannot get more aimless than this for 34-year-old Kiara Sharma. Reeling from her parents' divorce and her brother's sudden departure, she believes this is the lowest her life could spiral. But when a plane crashes right outside her window, Kiara is pulled into a world far stranger and unbelievably more dangerous. Normally, one would call the fire brigade, the police, or the ambulance? But the scene in front of her perplexes her. The plane is enveloped in flames that are unnaturally black . Among the wreckage, a secret survives, tying her to one of the victims, her estranged father. On her journey to uncovering darker truths, she begins to trust a stranger she met at the site of the crash, Ved. As bullets fly and allegiances shift, Kiara must decide: will she run from her legacy, or fight to finish a battle she did not begin? And, more importantly, will she accept her destiny before time runs out? THE BLACK FLAMES is a gripping, high-stakes debut novel that blends emotional depth, bio-thriller suspense, and a sudden twist of fate with romance in the undercurrent. International Sales Experts This Way! Submit Thanks for submitting! Check out the blog posts , interviews , or a book review , Salestor. Blogposts, International Expert Insights, & more for Sales Creators. Salestors. salestors @gmail.com

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Sales Talk with a Sales Person who has achieved great heights in a career spanning over a decade, across industries. Sales talk with Aditi Aggarwal Director - Education, Australian Trade and Investment Commission, South Asia With a Masters in Marketing from Manchester Business School, UK, Aditi has been a Salestor working across countries and industries for a decade and a half. She started her career with Manchester United and British clothing giant Primark, happened to be among the first recruits hired to conceptualise India’s first F1 Racing Track, working with American Express (AMEX) as Centurion Card Ambassador for almost 6 years and now working with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) for strengthening association between India and Australia in the Education sector, Aditi has had an impressive journey as a Salestor. For my next piece, I thought of connecting with her to map her journey and get some key takeaways as a fellow Salestor. Hi Aditi! Thanks for agreeing to be my first guest Salestor for the blog. The beginning of your career really stands out. You did Masters in Marketing from UK and have worked in both the countries, India and the UK. Why did you choose Sales over Marketing? I had a flair for promoting something I had confidence in. It was easy to get a sales job in the beginning and marketing seemed more like a desk job to me. Can you briefly share some similarities and differences in selling in the two countries? UK is very professional and systematic. Cultural differences in the sales process affect and create differences. India is more relationship oriented. You mostly make a network first and then sell in it. You then joined the Jaypee Group to build India’s first F1 Racing Circuit and were among the first recruits for the job. For Buddh Int’l Circuit, how easy was striking the first deal, or getting the first client on board as a Salestor? Very difficult as it was something new for the country. To make a sale, I had to make so many calls, hear a hundred no's before one yes . But perseverance helped. I kept at it and got my first client. You have switched many industries in your career as a Salestor, which many people find difficult. Which key traits helped you adjust to the different demands of Sales in different industries? Getting trained for the industry, understanding the role and passion to sell anything. You have worked in both B2C and B2B industries. What similarities and differences exist in sales in the two domains? What are the key pointers to keep in mind when transitioning between B2B and B2C industries? B2B is harder, has a longer sales cycle and is more relationship oriented than hard core sales. B2C, I found easier. It requires less planning and decision makers are fewer. Two years back, you joined Australian Government (Austrade). The profile here is different from sales as it involves more of government liaison. What was the transition like from a B2C Salestor to a Government official? Very tough. I had to do lot of unlearning and learning at the same time. Work is very different, is more protocol driven and the environment is very different from corporates too. Promotion and selling of a country happens very differently than that of a product or a service. What was that one deal or one client that really gave you sleepless nights for onboarding or closure? How long did it take and what was a key trait that helped you sail through the process? Can you share the key takeaways from the experience? It was for three Owners/Directors/Chairman of Muthoot Group when I was a Centurion Ambassador with AMEX and they made me really work hard for that deal because initially they were not convinced what Centurion could really add to their profile. There were a few challenges like connecting with the decision maker, which happened through their team so there was a time lag in reaching out to them. Then they were from a traditional background and Centurion is a luxury product, not very easy to understand and not a product which shows a money benefit at the first glance. It does come with monetary features but you got to compliment it with other features which are value for the buck. So you try to understand it and sometimes it is hard to put a price to those features. That deal was very hard but perseverance and developing a relationship with the juniors helped me get those clients on board. I remember I was in Australia with my husband on a holiday, but I was in touch with them all the time. I remember it was the New Year’s eve when they wanted to get on a call to finalise it and I was up for it because it was important to me. So I did it. Perseverance, great follow up and making sure I knew each and every detail of the account helped me. There was an incident wherein one of the directors had a sour experience so I ensured it did not repeat and the Relationship Manager kept me updated with entire detail on a regular basis. That is when I pitched again and kept my graceful follow up without intruding. Honestly speaking, did you prepare for every client meeting? Did you ever warm up before an important client meeting? So preparation is very important, even if being a great Salestor comes naturally to you. You really got to believe in the product and your product knowledge has to be thorough as the confidence to sell comes from it and nothing else. Some people say that they don’t prepare for a client meeting. Of course you prepare! If you don’t, you’re a fool. You can’t be sitting across the table without it. I converted about 1200 centurion clients across the country. I could not have sat across the table with the Ambani’s or Birla’s of the industries pretending I know it all without actually knowing about my product and their business. It is like spoiling a chance. Even if it is not necessarily for your product, but knowledge about the person, their business, what are they up to, their lives is important. It tells the person that you are worth their time. Closure comes in the end, but all that goes before is your preparation. So, I did thorough preparation before every client meeting and sometimes I also rehearsed. All my pitches were very different. Any tips or key traits of business you may like to share with our fellow Salestors, who are anxious or grappling with present tough times of a pandemic? Try to find a niche for yourself, like industry, sector, product which excites you and you are inquisitive to know about. Which will drive you out of bed every day. I was always curious to know what does a billionaire do in the morning and what could my company give him that would interest him. It kept me going, enquiring more. Pandemic is a very interesting time. While industries have suffered, but there are sectors like software, SaaS, social media who have come up with interesting opportunities for Salestors. Explore those, be in the direction of the wind. There are upcoming sectors which have evolved in the past 8-9 months. Keep an eye on them. You have worked with some market leaders of their respective industries while your better-half is a budding entrepreneur. What are your thoughts over working with established brands vs. start-ups ? Me and my husband are a duo and our careers are planned. The maths behind it is that one person is exploring and the other person has a fixed income, which in such a volatile environment comes from a settled job. I explored a lot of sectors, but I made sure that not even a day was wasted because my husband was exploring entrepreneurship. It is a very high road to take and very tough as initially you are not sure when the money would start flowing in. for the initial years, he didn’t take a single buck home. Even if he got any salary, he reinvested it in the company, people or better software products. The two environments are extremely different. A start-up gives you the kick, lets you explore since the processes are not defined and offers excitement of the room full of opportunities and possibilities. In a large company, processes and protocols are set. Established brands are driven by strategies and prior successes. The room for trying out something completely new is less when you are playing with a big load of money and brand value. It is a lot of responsibility. You decide what you want based on the opportunity in front of you. You did your Masters from an internationally accredited university and are now working closely with the Australian government in the education sector. Any advice to the budding students who are in the process of charting out their career paths? Education is a key pillar, but choosing your own domain, investing your time in one certain direction determines how well can you blend in. World is full of opportunities and they are closer in the virtual world. Try to be flexible in widening your horizon and then see how can you make a difference. Start working in that direction then, even though it may take time. Whatever helps you get up every morning and stay excited. And then there are myths like I love my job and everything about it. I don’t think something like that happens every day. Ultimately, it should inspire you and keep you going. *** Also read: Sales Disasters: Learnings from the Past 5 Habits that Help Salestors Sail Through the Lean Periods We would love to know what you thought of this interview. Please share your comments below!

< Back India's own AI, Ola’s Krutrim, to launch in Jan’24 18 Dec 2023 The company claims that Krutrim outperforms Chat GPT4 and Meta’s Llama 2 chat in Indian languages regarding computation and speed. On Friday, Ola Founder Bhavish Aggarwal announced the public launch of India’s own Large Language Model (LLM) Krutrim in January 2024. This model will offer generative support for 10 Indian languages and be able to take inputs for 22 languages. The company claims that Krutrim’s current model outperforms OpenAI’s GPT4 in terms of computation and speed, and Meta’s Llama 2 chat. Although it couldn’t beat Google’s Bard and Gemini. Krutrim can operate on voice and text commands. An advanced Krutrim Pro model will be launched in the next quarter of 2024. This Pro software will offer task, vision, and speech execution abilities. The developers used more than 2 trillion tokens of data to train Krutrim in Indian languages. A token is a basic data unit like a text or code an LLM uses to process and generate language. The company used an Indian-made tokenizer to build Krutrim. Previous Next

An engineer turned Saleswoman; Business World 40u40; Hospitality Tech (US) 2021 Top Women in Restaurant Tech; currently heading Sales for Posist Technologies, read Sakshi's thoughts on her journey Sales and her key lessons. Sakshi Tulsian Eureka, She Found Sales! Everyone is a salestor and Sakshi has proven this fact time and again. An engineer by education, she took the mantle of sales in her own hands when her venture, Posist Technologies needed it the most. And then there was no looking back. She has built a global sales team in five countries and has done business in fifty countries. She enjoys the tags of Business World 40 under 40, and Hospitality Technology (US) Top Women in Restaurant Technology 2021. Today she has taken Posist to greater heights through her perseverance and selling skills which she puts to use every day. We caught up with her to pick her mind on her relationship with Sales and what she expects in 2022 from the profession. How has your relationship with Sales been? Can you share some key learnings that Sales has taught you that changed your outlook in personal life? My relationship with Sales has been beautiful. Sales for me is a game where you keep challenging yourself & at the end of every challenge is a reward waiting for you. Therefore sales is the most balanced & meritocratic give & take relationship possible. What I have learnt in all these years is that sales is a science where you need the right mix of both EQ & IQ. You have to understand the need of your customer & sell him his want. To be a successful salesperson you should be a good listener and very punctual. How do you think Sales has changed post-pandemic? Post pandemic people have become more aware as a buyer. They know exactly what their problem is and what they are buying for. This has also reduced the no of meetings required to close. Also people are more open to digital sales. Enterprise sales still require physical meetings but then these are more impactful and certain. In 2022 as a salesperson you should be more empathetic as the world had gone through so much personally and professionally. Let's Get Social Home

La proposition de loi limite la vente et la production de PFAS (substances per-et polyfluoroalkylées). < Back La France adopte une proposition de loi contrôlant les « polluants éternels » La proposition de loi limite la vente et la production de PFAS (substances per-et polyfluoroalkylées). Jeudi, le Parlement français a voté en faveur d’un contrôle de la production et de la vente d’articles contenant des PFAS à partir de janvier 2026. La proposition de loi empêchera la fabrication et la vente de produits dont on sait qu’il existe une alternative aux PFAS. Il rend également obligatoire l’analyse régulière de l’eau potable pour détecter la présence de toute PFAS. Les PFAS sont utilisés depuis les années 1940 pour fabriquer des revêtements antiadhésifs, imperméables et résistants aux taches. Ils mettent très longtemps à se dégrader et sont donc appelés « polluants éternels ». Les Verts l’ont présenté à l’Assemblée nationale, ou il a été adopté par 231 voix contre 51. Le président Emmanuel Macron va maintenant le signer. Il interdisait initialement les ustensiles de cuisines antiadhésifs, mais cette disposition a été supprimée à la suite d’un lobbying important de la part du propriétaire du fabricant français Tefal. Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , et Instagram . Previous Next

A young and dynamic saleswoman with a diverse experience of almost a decade and a half across renowned MNCs. Read Suman Khetan's opinion on how Sales has carved her thinking and what she expects from Sales in 2022. Suman Khetan Diversity is Thy Policy Starting her career with Coca Cola, Suman achieved greater and greater milestones with Vodafone, Tata Teleservices, and IMA India. A sales superwoman who achieved 98% of her target while on maternity leave , Suman has had many milestones in the past one and a half decade of her career. Today she handles Projects Sales for Bennett Coleman. An inspiration to Women in Sales, we caught up with her in Women's Week 2022 to ask her opinion on these two key questions. How has your relationship with Sales been? Can you share some key learnings that Sales has taught you that changed your outlook in personal life? "So I would like to say that sales has made me what I am today. More than a give and take relationship, it has become an integral part of my life where my day just doesn't end before I think about numbers. I will say that sales is a passion and someone who follows a proper process will eventually just hit it right, and once you achieve your targets, it gives immense satisfaction. Also, it keeps you going. I have a personal habit that I like to be organised, so keeping a close track of my numbers and targets has helped me achieve them. One thing that I have adapted is, I have become more people-friendly, and now I don't shy away from stepping up to anybody and speaking." How do you think Sales has changed in the post-pandemic era? "Oh, a lot! I could never have imagined converting clients just by sitting in my personal study room over my screen. Virtual selling is possible, and 2021-22 has made it so. Also, the team now has become more dynamic, and various advanced tools that we use as CRM, which are constantly changing, has also added a lot of value and up-gradation in the sales process." Let's Get Social Home

< Back ₹16,300 crore National Critical Minerals Mission approved 5 Feb 2025 The mission was announced in the July 2024 budget. The expected investment by PSUs in the project is ₹18,000 crore. In August 2019, the National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), and Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) set up a joint venture called Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) to acquire mineral sources abroad. KABIL acquired 15,503-hectare land in Argentina to mine Lithium. It took four years to identify 30 strategic minerals that India needs. The National Critical Minerals Mission (NCMM) outlines the policy framework for securing long-term sustainable supply till 2030-31. NCMM aims to strengthen the entire mineral value chain, starting with acquiring, exploring, beneficiation, processing, and recovery from products that have reached their end-of-life, like used electronics and industrial equipment. It provides for setting up mineral processing parks and encourages PSUs and private enterprises to acquire critical minerals abroad to meet India’s domestic needs. These minerals are critical for sustainable energy, high-tech and defence industries. The Budget 2025 eliminated customs duties on most such minerals. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram. Previous Next

L’Italie l’a interdit en janvier et les États-Unis en février pour des raisons de sécurité. < Back La Corée du Sud, l’Inde, l’Australie, interdisent DeepSeek L’Italie l’a interdit en janvier et les États-Unis en février pour des raisons de sécurité. Le logiciel chinois DeepSeek, a été interdit par de nombreux pays cette année. L’Italie l’a interdit le mois dernier, invoquant des problèmes de sécurité des données et de potentielles fuites d'informations sensibles. Ce mois-ci, l’Inde, les États-Unis, la Corée du Sud, l’Australie et Taiwan ont interdit son téléchargement sur les appareils gouvernementaux et interdit aux fonctionnaires de l’utiliser. Le ministère taiwanais des affaires numériques (MODA) a classé DeepSeek parmi les produits chinois des technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) et l’a interdit contre les fuites potentielles de données. La Commission des informations personnelles de Corée du Sud a déclaré que DeepSeek n’avait pas sucées ses règles en matière de protection des données personnelles. Elle a suggéré a DeepSeek de suspendre temporairement les téléchargements du chatbot R1 tout en travaillant a l’amélioration de ses normes en matière de protection des données personnelles, ce que l’entreprise chinoise a accepté. Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , et Instagram . Previous Next