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Zimbabwe squad

E Chigumbura*, AM Blignaut, CJ Chibhabha, CK Coventry, AG Cremer, CR Ervine, GA Lamb, H Masakadza, CB Mpofu, RW Price, EC Rainsford, V Sibanda, T Taibu†, BRMTaylor, P Utseya

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India squad
SK Raina*, V Kohli, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, AB Dinda, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik†, A Mishra, NV Ojha, PP Ojha, Pankaj Singh, YK Pathan, RG Sharma, M Vijay, R Vinay Kumar, U Yadav

Match Facts
Saturday, June 12 and 13, 2010
Start time 1300 (1100 GMT)

The Big Picture
So far this tour has been a misadventure for India. The experiment with rotation went awry during the tri-series, with the selectors sending a squad unbalanced in both experience and skill. The manner in which they lost their games, especially against the hosts, has led to doubts over the quality of India’s next line of cricketers.

The visitors have two games to salvage the tour, and build some confidence for the players headed to Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup. Can their batsmen shrug away their inhibitions and hit out in IPL-like conditions that won’t test their vulnerability against the short ball? Can their inexperienced fast bowlers pull one back on the Zimbabwe top order that bullied them in the ODIs?

The hosts go into the series with fewer doubts. In the Twenty20 format, against this second-string India outfit, they will believe they are favourites. From the time they shocked Australia in the inaugural World Twenty20, Zimbabwe have been regarded with caution in the shortest format.

Their army of spinners has perfected the art of asphyxiation, and in recent times they have surprised West Indies, followed by victories in 2010 World Twenty20 warm-up games against Australia and Pakistan. Despite being thumped by Sri Lanka in the tri-series final, the hosts are on the ascendancy following their strong show in the league games. If they can trump India again, it will be a major boost to their ongoing quest to reclaim past glory.

The forecast promises clear skies on Saturday, which also plays into Zimbabwe’s hands: their batsmen struggled in overcast conditions during the tri-series, and their spinners are most effective when it is dry. Things could get interesting on Sunday though, with a 40% chance of showers.

Watch out for…
Rohit Sharma’s twin hundreds in the ODIs have silenced some of his critics, but doubts remain over his temperament, fitness and consistency. Runs in this series could go some way in addressing them and in sealing a spot in the starting XI for the Asia Cup.

Brendan Taylor was unstoppable in the tri-series, and will look to loot some more runs over the weekend. The protagonist of Zimbabwe’s finest moment in the Twenty20 format has taken a liking to India’s inexperienced fast bowlers, so the visitors may open with a spinner against him. R Ashwin was impeccable with the new ball in the IPL, and may well be India’s answer to Taylor.

Team news
Somehow, the selectors have managed to make India’s squad even more unbalanced, by including Piyush Chawla at the expense of a fast bowler. India now have four spinners to choose from, in addition to two spinning allrounders, of whom Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha will expect to make the cut. The seamers were uniformly unimpressive in the ODIs, and it could be a toss-up between Umesh Yadav, Ashok Dinda and Pankaj Singh for two spots. Lack of options could force the side to field Dinesh Karthik and Yusuf Pathan, both notable exclusions for the Asia Cup.

India (possible) 1 M Vijay, 2 Dinesh Karthik/Naman Ojha (wk), 3 Suresh Raina (capt), 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Rohit Sharma, 6 Yusuf Pathan, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Pragyan Ojha, 10 and 11 Two out of Ashok Dinda, Umesh Yadav and Pankaj Singh.

Zimbabwe may decide to bench Chris Mpofu and resort to their spin-heavy strategy. In that event, they will like to have Andy Blignaut’s back in the scheme of things.

Zimbabwe (possible) 1 Hamilton Masakadza, 2 Brendan Taylor, 3 Tatenda Taibu (wk) 4 Charles Coventry, 5 Andy Blignaut, 6 Craig Ervine, 7 Elton Chigumbura (capt), 8 Graeme Cremer, 9 Prosper Utseya, 10 Greg Lamb, 11 Ray Price.

Stats and trivia
* This will be the first clash between these two sides in the Twenty20 format. So far India have 12 wins and 11 defeats, while Zimbabwe have only played ten games, winning three of them.
* Suresh Raina is one of only four centurions in T20Is, the others being Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene. Of the four, only Raina’s did not come from the opening slot.

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Visions, Dream and Marketing Goals

Marketing activities are conducted with two main goals…. to get a paid sale or at the least establish a permission to continue communicating with a client. Depending on your product, one of other goal could be more important.

 A lingerie retailer tells me that she often have ladies that visit her website, makes a quick impulsive decision to buy and she never sees them again. Then there are those who visit it many times, interacts ask questions…breaks off the conversation then finally returns and lo behold becomes regular purchasers.

Knowing which goal is more important will help you to plan your service contacts and service touch points. This same principle applies whether you are operating an online or terrestrial shop.

Goals vs Dreams

Every business owner will have a long wish list of things they want to achieve. What differentiates between wishes, dreams and goals are that Goals are directional and measurable.

It is good to dream… to “blue-sky” which is the popular word today used to describe the creative activity of conjuring and brainstorming business and money making ideas.  “Blue-skying” can certainly result in breakthrough, perhaps new to the world ideas, or a really intelligent adaptation of what already exists… but at some point of time,  it must result in a set of activities that will result in some expected and measurable outcomes.

Until outcomes and the steps towards it become measurable, they remain dreams and wishes and not Goals.

Goals and Measurement

I have often in my corporate career been accused of being a “control freak” because of my insistence on  monitoring and measuring all direct and even indirect inputs and outputs to the sales systems. This is largely due to misperceptions about the systemic nature of the organizations and its environment.  In both my corporate and consulting career I have commissioned a great number of organizational performance surveys which in part measures the prevailing attitudes of the workforce.  These surveys often reveal that a large percentage of employees perceive the concept of SYSTEMS negatively.   They would rather not see the company operating as a system and are against any imposition of scientific management principles.

These attitudes have led to the rejection of the scientific principles of direct marketing which demands that marketing efforts and expenditures must be measured against their results. Just as recent as yesterday, a marketing manager of a fairly large multinational business proudly described to me a rather elaborate direct marketing campaign the company had just launched but lacked the ability to discuss the mathematics of the campaign.  She was somewhat insulted when I mentioned that what she did was not direct marketing as she did not bother with the measurement!. I probably lost a client, but it’s for the better, for I cannot possibly coach anyone if they do not put emphasis on measuring their own performance? 

Process/Output Measures     A coach for a Sprint Champion  does not only measure how fast the sprinter completes the 100 or 200m dash. In performance management language this is an Outcome measure. He would monitor how fast he gets off the block, his initial acceleration, and the speed at which he maintains his run over the different stretches of the distance.  These are process or output measures.

He would analyze these time measures against the actions and styles of the sprinter to diagnose the performance and suggest modified styles and actions that the sprinter could test for improvement.

There are certainly more processes in a direct marketing campaign than in a sprint which is completed in tens of seconds. There are both pre-launch and post launch processes, which are both equally important, though the latter seems to have attracted far more attention.

Pre-launch Metrics.   Pre-launch measures track the efficiency and productive rates of campaign launch effort.  Did it make schedule?  Were the hours put in more than budgeted?  Was there excessive rework, delays…wasted time and materials? Were the hours put in spent in the right proportions between conceptualization, planning and execution?  Unfortunately many advertising agencies and design houses tend to glamorize the deadline rush, the last minute work, the infinite last minute changes and adjustments to copies and artwork. To many in this industry these are the stuff that makes successful campaigns.

These attitudes have developed over the years when advertising campaigns were largely shallow activities created for a “blast”.  Typically in a blast  huge efforts go into creative activities to produce the messages…. integrated direct mail, email, SMS launch, TV and Newspaper launch that will happen on D DAY…. and repeated with some modifications over an established frequency pattern.  Everyone then waits and watch if the cash register ring and what “Mr Neilsen” says about the impact the campaign has created.   If it does not do well on one or both scores, the next campaign could likely be done by another agency team bringing in some fresh new ideas!

This type of short-termed blast mentality  glamorizes the last minute rush and is invariably long on execution activities and short on conceptualization and planning and is not suitable for today’s campaigns which must besides building instant sales, aim at  building long term relation, affinity and  “a contract” with customers.  Beyond a powerful creative concept that will turn heads and position the product, campaign managers and their agencies must conceptualize and plan how to best capture leads, responses and to create a series of messages aimed at both respondents and non-respondents over a period of time following the campaign.  

Those of us who have gone through the relatively simply task of setting up a follow-up auto-respondent system for our email campaigns would realize that to get things right, much time has to be invested in planning and coolly thinking through the various scenarios and possibilities. There’s certainly no rush work here!  

Post Launch Metrics.  Post launch metrics track the effectiveness in which messages reach the intended audience and its effectiveness in directing the audience towards a series of activities culminating in the desire ultimate response.  

The following paragraphs identify the steps the audience of different media would go through to interact with the messages and to respond to it.

Terrestrial TV

  • Switch on TV
  • Switch to Channel , View Program
  • Take note of advertisement and key content
  • Adopt suggested action..e.g. call. Visit shop

    Email

  • Download Email
  • Browse, selects mail, click open/trash/pend
  • Click to go to landing page for more details
  • Adopt suggested actions 

    Each step in the process may be viewed as a hurdle.  The effectiveness of the process may be measured as the percentage of the potential audience that undertook the step and crossed the hurdle.  The Measures for Process Step 1 in the above table may assume the following: 

    Terrestrial TV.  The percentage of people within a total targeted cohort who switched on their TVs as a percentage of the Total Targeted cohort that own a TV. Obviously if the TV is not switch on there is no chance for the message to be exposed. 

    Direct Mail.  The number of households that bother to collect mails regularly as a percentage of households that have a post box .  During summer holiday months, this percentage may go down as there is no one at home. 

    Email.  The number of people that bothers to download their emails as a percentage of those that have email boxes. E.g I have a yahoo email box which I seldom do access. If you are sending emails to me on this box, chances are it will not be received. 

    Terminology and Jargon.  The advertising and media industry have created commonly used nomenclatures for these processes and metrics.  The REACH RATE, for example generally defines the percentage of people out of the total cohort that were contactable for the delivery of the message.  This can mean different things when applied to different media. 

    For TV the term “exposure” is preferred and it usually an estimate  of the percentage of people out of the cohort that were exposed to the advertisement based on some sampling plans established by authoritative agencies like Nielsen.

    In Direct Mail it is the percentage of people to whose mail boxes were successfully stuffed discounted by the percentage that did not collect their mails. Like in TV there is no accurate measure of this.  Direct Marketers tend to use a location index based on an estimate of the efficiency of the postal service and the types of neighborhood to which the mails were sent. I would for example use a 95% reach rate for mails delivered in Singapore and a 90% for mails delivered in the Federal territory, Malaysia. 

    For Emails it would be the percentage of people out of the total cohort who had the particular message retained in the inboxes after surviving technical difficulties in email deliveries, blocks and spam controls establish both at Email Service provider and those established by individuals on their desktops and laptops. The preferred lingo is “delivery rate” Whilst we often read reports about email delivery rates going up or down, these are rough estimates.  Whilst it is possible to get a relatively accurate of the percentage of mails block by server gateways, it is difficult to measure those that were received but automatically redirected to trash bins. 

    Problems with Measures.  Measurement can be a vexatious problem. This is exacerbated when launching integrated campaigns deploying multiple media types. The differences in terminology and definitions between media though slight can pose vexing problems when consolidating performance reports. It is no wonder that there today many global and in-country initiatives to improve and standardize the criteria for measuring media and advertising performance. This is particularly so for the digital medium which has only attain widespread usage in recent years.

    Practical Solutions.  It is not the purpose of this essay to go into the technicalities of Media Metrics.  Direct marketers must be aware this area is fraught with debates, arguments and inconsistencies.  YET this must not discourage from developing for their business a set of metrics that will help guide their performance. In fact it is utterly essential that they do so not only for measuring campaigns but also strategic measures like the life time value of customer earlier discussed. 

    These performance measures do not have to be veracious and precise nor does it need to be academically or scientifically proven. They only need to fulfill the following requirements:

  • It able to give a good indication of whether a campaign has done better than another campaign or a similar campaign under different circumstances or at a different time.
  • Fairly reliable…must be supported by adequate observations. 
  • Easy and not time consuming to compute… automated monitoring is preferable.
  • Easily understood at all levels of the business and especially relevant to those it directly affects.
  • Must be actionable, ie it will suggest the need to take specific actions. Outcome measures (eg. the response rate) must be supported by Output measures (like click open rates, delivery rates etc, which tends to provide specific indication for actions.
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    Flux Capacitor 7 Inch Dual Zone Car DVD System

    An impressive 2-DIN complete in-car communication and multimedia system with steering wheel control and responsive touchscreen convenience on a large 7 inch screen.

    This attractive dual zone unit comes with DVD, CD, and multi-disk playback, analog TV and RDS enabled radio, a host of multimedia options including SD card, USB drive support, and iPod support for all your favorite video and audio, Bluetooth cell phone functionality, and much more for an unrivaled in car experience at a irresistible wholesale price!

    So why is this car navigation and entertainment solution called the Flux Capacitor? Because it’s a quality in-car system that is feature rich with all the functionality you’ll need to take you back to the future! Wherever you go, keep in mind that the journey is half the fun and oh what pleasures are in store for you. Pop in a DVD or CD and let the troubles of the road just melt away. Hook up your iPod to the Flux Capacitor and sample your entire music collection from Led Zeppelin to Tupac Shakur. Better yet, load some movies and TV shows on an SD card or USB thumb drive and the CVGX-C30 suddenly transforms into your own cinema on wheels! Did we mention you can listen to RDS enabled radio with 30 preset stations and watch analog TV too?

    Yes life is good when you own the CVGX-C30 because you’re in total control. Have complete system access from the convenience of your steering wheel, or input your commands by remote control or touchscreen. Whatever you choose, you’re the boss! In fact, call your boss right now and tell him you’re not feeling well and cruise on over to the nearest golf course. But you don’t need to pick up your cellphone. Did you forget? You already Bluetooth paired your mobile phone to the in-car system so you can talk through the built-in MIC or hear your caller through your car speakers.

    You’re going to love how this entertainment and communication wonder will transform your car into a rolling wonderland. Don’t delay. Hit the “Add to Cart” button right away and in a few days you’ll be living the good life with this awesome total in car solution. Brought to you by the leader in online direct from China wholesale electronics – Chinavasion.

    At a Glance…

    • Bluetooth Functionality
    • iPod Compatible
    • 2-DIN DVD Player
    • 7″ LCD Touchscreen
    • MP3 / MP4 / Multi disc format compatible

    China Manufacturer Specifications

    • Primary Function: 2-DIN 7 Inch Touch Screen Car Multimedia System
    • Discs: DVD, CD, VCD, CD-R/RW, CD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW
    • Formats Played:
      - Video Formats: AVI, DIVX, XVID, MPG, MP4, 3GP
      - Audio Formats: MP3, WMA
      - Picture Formats: JPEG
    • External Memory:
      USB Drive: YES (max 8 GB)
      TF/ MicroSD Card: YES (max 4 GB)
    • Operation: Touch screen or remote control
    • Display Information
      - Screen: 7 Inch TFT LCD
      - Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 4:3
      - Resolution: 480 x 234
      - Angle: 0 to 90 (motorized sliding display panel)
      - Video Systems: PAL, NTSC, AUTO
    • Audio Information:
      - Max Audio Output: 45W x 4
      - Signal-To-Noise Ratio (SNR): >85dB
      - User adjustable EQ, Bass, Treble, Fade and Balance
    • TV Tuner Information:
      -TV Type: Analog
      -Color Systems: NTSC MN, PAL I, PAL DK, PAL BG, PAL M, PAL N, SECAM BG, SECAM DK
    • Front Panel Controls:
      - Power ON/OFF
      - Mute
      - Eject / Angle
      - Reset
      - Volume Adjustment
      - MIC
      - Infrared Sensor
      - Mode
    • Media Inputs:
      - SD/MMC card slot (behind touchscreen)
      - DVD/CD disc slot (behind touchscreen)
      - Mini USB input (side)
    • Bluetooth Functions:
      - Pair with phone – then use touchscreen interface
      - Dial, Answer, Stop Call
      - Call history
      - Volume Control
      - Touchscreen Keypad
    • AM/FM Tuner:
      - AM Frequency Range: 522~1710KHz (worldwide)
      - FM Tuning Range: 87.5~108.0MHz (worldwide)
      - RDS System: YES
    • Primary AV Cables/Wires:
      - Rearview Camera IN
      - Aux-Video IN
      - Aux-R IN
      - Aux-L IN
      - Video OUT x2
      - Analog TV Antenna IN
      - RCA Audio OUT x2 (front L and R)
      - RCA Audio OUT x2 (rear L and R)
      - Left front speaker x2
      - Right front speaker x2
      - Left rear speaker x2
      - Right rear speaker x2
      - I-pod Connection
      - Subwoofer
    • Dimensions: L:162 x W:178 x H:100 (mm): Length with front panel = 185 (mm)
    • OSD Languages: English, Chinese
    • Certifications: CE, FCC
    • Manufacturer Ref: KVTQA6TBSP2C

    Product Notes

    • Though the icons are shown in the main menu, GPS and DVB-T functionality are not included for this model
    • The USB port is a great way to hook up your portable media player with your car entertainment center
    • The Bluetooth function on this unit supports playing your cellphone audio files.
    • Wonder if you can really do it yourself? Check this out – Information On Installing A Car DVD Player

    Package Contents

    • CVGX-C30 Dual DIN Dual Zone Car DVD System
    • Remote Control
    • USB Extension Cable
    • Pen / Stylus
    • iPod Cable
    • Mounting Hardware
    • User Manual – English

    FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

    • On some car DVD systems whenever I try to insert or remove an SD card, the screen goes back up too quickly. What can be done about this?
      The CVGX-C30 uses a slightly different approach to screen raising or lowering. If you press on the eject / angle button it will raise or lower depending on your previous instructions. If you press and hold, the screen will raise or lower fully, so you have full control of how you want the unit to respond.
    • You mentioned that this product is compatible with iPods. Will my iPod Nano work with it?
      We tested iPod compatibility using a 3rd generation iPod Nano 4GB.
    • When the DVD is playing I have trouble accessing the menu. What can be done?
      The secret to menu access is to remember that by touching the video playing portion of the screen you bring up the menu. If you tap outside of the video area you adjust the screen.
    • Your car DVD players are great, but the user manuals could use some improvement. Any solutions there?
      This is one of the best car DVD players we’ve tested, but more surprisingly the user manual is great too. We’re sure you’ll find it very helpful.
    • Does this cool in-car total solution support the Greek language?
      No, this unit does not support the Greek language.
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