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Guest Session on Sales and Distribution
M
r. Salil Dalal, President – Sales experiences at SRK Exports and the way of life
r.
and
Salil
Marketing,
Dalal, President
Fevicol Division
– Sales Mr.
where
Varun
he
Raina,
believes
Marketing
‘I am nothing
Head India,
but
Airbnb
I can do
at
and
Pidilite
Marketing
Industries
–
Limited
Fevicol
anything’. This motto is followed by their every
delivered a leadership session on
Mr.
employee.
Varun Mr. Raina, Govindbhai India Dholakia, Marketing SRK Head Exports , Airbnb
Division at Pidilite Industries
Sales and Distribution at SIBM Pune. Mr. Dalal
from the 2008 batch, interacted with the students of
Limited delivered a leadership
provided a deep dive into how retail works in
SIBM Pune Mr. as Govindbhai part of Dholakia, 'AlumSpeak' SRK Exports . Mr. Raina
session on Sales and Distribution
consumer marketing by providing real-life
structured his session around ‘Storytelling: the
at SIBM Pune.
examples of interaction he and his team has had
Airbnb way’. Mr. Raina also addressed the
Mr. Dalal provided a deep dive into how retail common misuse of the term ’start-up’ by
with retail partners to showcase the diversity in the
works in consumer marketing by providing reallife
thought that goes into a distribution channel. Mr.
mentioning examples to prove his point.
Dalal
examples
concluded
of
the
interaction
session with
he and
ways
his
to
team
succeed
has
had
at
with
the summer
retail partners
internships
to showcase
that
the diversity
students
in
undertake
the thought
and advised
that
them
goes
to
into
make
a
the
distribution
most out
According to him, if you don’t have a story to tell;
people don’t receive the right message, hence it’s
important to be a ‘Brand Builder’. In addition to
channel.
of the opportunities
Mr. Dalal
made
concluded
available
the
over
session
the course
with the terminologies, Mr. Raina also provided indepth
insights so that the students could look at the
ways to succeed at the summer internships that
of the internship.
students undertake and advised them to make most
out of the Mr. opportunities Salil Dalal, Pidilite made available over the
bigger picture, citing eight major rules that he
learnt
Shri.
over
Govindbhai
his career.
Dholakia also spoke about
course Mr. Salil of the Dalal, internship. Pidilite
factors that restrict an individual from achieving,
Mr.
some
Raina
of them
spoke
according
in depth about
to him
various
were
marketing
Ego and
Mr. Govind Bhai Dholakia’s Business Session
methods
Respect.
utilised by multiple companies trying to
establish themselves in India. He stated that
The students of SIBM Pune had the privilege of
Mr. Varun Raina, India Marketing Head , Airbnb
being addressed by Shri. Govindbhai Dholakia,
companies, including Airbnb, couldn’t ignore the
Founder and Chairman, Shree Ram Krishna (SRK)
Indian
from the
culture,
2008 batch,
a culture
interacted
widely
with
different
the students
from
of
Exports Pvt. Ltd. The session was arranged by
other
SIBM
countries.
Pune as part of 'AlumSpeak'. Mr. Raina
structured his session around ‘Storytelling: the
Prof. Vimal Babu in order to provide students with
an entrepreneurial perspective on ‘How businesses
Airbnb way’ , wherein he addressed the common
Guest misuse Lecture of the by term Mr. Abhay ’start-up’ Srivastava by mentioning
work’. Shri. Govindbhai Dholakia spoke about his
experiences
The students
at
of
SRK
SIBM
Exports
Pune had
and
the
the
privilege
way of life
of
where
being addressed
he believes
by
‘I
Shri.
am
Govindbhai
nothing but
Dholakia,
I can do
anything’.
Founder and
This
Chairman,
motto is
Shree
followed
Ram Krishna
by their
(SRK)
every
employee.Shri.
Exports Pvt. Ltd.
Govindbhai
The session
Dholakia
was arranged
also spoke
by
about
Prof. Vimal
factors
Babu
that
in order
restrict
to provide
an individual
students
from
with
achieving,
an entrepreneurial
some of
perspective
them according
on ‘How
to
businesses
him were
Ego
work’.
and
Shri.
Respect.
Govindbhai Dholakia spoke about his
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examples to prove his point. According to him, if
We hosted Mr. Abhay Srivastava, Senior Vice
you don’t have a story to tell; people don’t receive
President, HR, and Ms. Prakruti Kodali, People
the right message, hence it’s important to be a
Strategy, Office of the GCPO, both from Cipla
‘Brand Builder’.
Limited, for a guest lecture on ‘Leadership
competencies In addition to for the the terminologies, 2020s’. The Mr. session Raina mainly also
entailed provided in-depth insights insights into effective so that the leadership students
keeping could look in mind at the the bigger organisations picture, citing of tomorrow. eight major
He talked about how he realised that 'strategy' was