Comments for Pi-Consulting http://www.pi-consulting.com Pathways to Consumer Insight Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Pi-Believe It or — What?? #81: Burn the burger, not the bra by ways to make extra money http://www.pi-consulting.com/2008/08/15/pi-believe-it-or-%e2%80%94-what-81-burn-the-burger-not-the-bra/#comment-425 ways to make extra money Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:09:39 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2008/08/15/pi-believe-it-or-%e2%80%94-what-81-burn-the-burger-not-the-bra/#comment-425 <strong>ways to make extra money...</strong> In fact, hypnosis is more powerful than you might think. When practiced properly, hypnosis can literally change your life. Not only is hypnosis a road to self- empowerment, self- discovery, and self- improvement, using hypnosis on others has dramatic e... ways to make extra money…

In fact, hypnosis is more powerful than you might think. When practiced properly, hypnosis can literally change your life. Not only is hypnosis a road to self- empowerment, self- discovery, and self- improvement, using hypnosis on others has dramatic e…

]]> Comment on “Dub-titling” for Spanish Speakers by mediamovers http://www.pi-consulting.com/2008/09/01/%e2%80%9cdub-titling%e2%80%9d-for-spanish-speakers/#comment-424 mediamovers Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:55:42 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2008/09/01/%e2%80%9cdub-titling%e2%80%9d-for-spanish-speakers/#comment-424 Debate between dubbing & subtitling has been a very old debate & why a certain section prefers either of the localization method has multiple reasoning than just education of the region they belong to. Dubbing brings more life to characters & Subtitles are essentially disruptive to effective film viewing but if there is “narration” flow …it creats more involved viewing…every phrase/punctuation holds implication in the total viewing experience. Similar to traffic officers hand-signs which regulate drivers on road the translator has to regulate the viewes. Subtitles should be diegetic in nature else it would be similar to reading a book with sound/efx Debate between dubbing & subtitling has been a very old debate & why a certain section prefers either of the localization method has multiple reasoning than just education of the region they belong to.

Dubbing brings more life to characters & Subtitles are essentially disruptive to effective film viewing but if there is “narration” flow …it creats more involved viewing…every phrase/punctuation holds implication in the total viewing experience.

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Subtitles should be diegetic in nature else it would be similar to reading a book with sound/efx

]]> Comment on To push ‘The Plug’, or pull it? by electric car http://www.pi-consulting.com/2006/09/15/consumer-products-automotive-fuels/#comment-423 electric car Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:01:54 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2006/09/15/consumer-products-automotive-fuels/#comment-423 <strong>electric car...</strong> ZAP early on, introduced the fastest production electric car in the country, a three- wheeler called the Xebra that can hit 40 miles per hour. By the end of next year, ZAP will introduce the Obvio , a pint- size Brazilian import that will be the nation... electric car…

ZAP early on, introduced the fastest production electric car in the country, a three- wheeler called the Xebra that can hit 40 miles per hour. By the end of next year, ZAP will introduce the Obvio , a pint- size Brazilian import that will be the nation…

]]> Comment on Pi-Believe It or — What?? #65: The Anytime Vacation. by definition-of-innovation http://www.pi-consulting.com/2007/10/01/pi-believe-it-or-what-65-the-anytime-vacation/#comment-386 definition-of-innovation Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:10:36 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2007/10/01/pi-believe-it-or-what-65-the-anytime-vacation/#comment-386 <strong>Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Innovation Grants...</strong> chair of the multimedia system search nongovernmental organization at the Medill School of Journalism. 01 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Dec-13-2007 17:15:17 innovation biologie now Add to watch list. the conclusion is the relative atomic mass of three lu... Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Innovation Grants…

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]]> Comment on Pi-Believe It or — What?? #65: The Anytime Vacation. by technology-innovations http://www.pi-consulting.com/2007/10/01/pi-believe-it-or-what-65-the-anytime-vacation/#comment-385 technology-innovations Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:34:46 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2007/10/01/pi-believe-it-or-what-65-the-anytime-vacation/#comment-385 <strong>Innovation Technologique...</strong> The acceptation by both houses of Congress of civil law like H. This is a notice of a contract which has been awarded. wages in China are now ascent two or three times quicker than in other low-wage Asian economies. (Being latterly back from battle dut... Innovation Technologique…

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]]> Comment on Pi-Believe It or — What?? #68: But give! by definition-of-innovation http://www.pi-consulting.com/2007/11/22/pi-believe-it-or-%e2%80%94-what-68-but-give/#comment-384 definition-of-innovation Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:15:25 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2007/11/22/pi-believe-it-or-%e2%80%94-what-68-but-give/#comment-384 <strong>Access Broadband Center Innovation...</strong> was excruciation from 16 major civil or cross-border conflicts half a period of time ago but endures only a half dozen today. According to speaking points circulating on the Hill. Its not ever easy to talk to an existent human being at many companies. ... Access Broadband Center Innovation…

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]]> Comment on Getting Paid In Time by Pi-Consulting » Blog Archive » Vacation Time http://www.pi-consulting.com/2005/09/15/psychographics-the-work-ethic/#comment-6 Pi-Consulting » Blog Archive » Vacation Time Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:40:41 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2005/09/15/psychographics-the-work-ethic/#comment-6 [...] I’ll defer my readers to this post from last September. Since we are a Euro-centric company with offices in the USA and doing business globally, we are only taking 2 weeks instead of the Euro standard 4. :-)   [link] [...] […] I’ll defer my readers to this post from last September. Since we are a Euro-centric company with offices in the USA and doing business globally, we are only taking 2 weeks instead of the Euro standard 4. :-)   [link] […]

]]> Comment on Pi-Believe It or — What #17 by Chop On The Lake » Blog Archive » http://www.pi-consulting.com/2006/04/08/pi-believe-it-or-%e2%80%94-what-18/#comment-3 Chop On The Lake » Blog Archive » Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:47:44 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2006/04/08/pi-believe-it-or-%e2%80%94-what-18/#comment-3 [...] Consumers’ chances of finding their “double tall skinny vanilla latte”, (or any of Starbucks’ claimed 55,000 beverage varieties and combinations), are increasing as Starbucks continues its worldwide expansion. There are already 10,500 Starbucks locations spread across 37 countries, and each day sees another five being inaugurated. Despite the fact that “There’s an awful lot of coffee in Brazil”, the company has its sights set on major growth there, as well as in Russia and India. With 200 outlets already operating in China, Starbucks say the People’s Republic is on track to being its biggest market outside the USA. This would be impressive, considering that the plan is to double the number of American Starbucks locations to 15,000. Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ chairman and “chief global strategist” is determined that your local coffee house will be “a third place between home and work”. Just make sure you have at least $4 – probably more like $6 – to pay for your coffee before you park your parka on the Starbucks sofa. (Source: Pi-Consulting)$6.00 for a Coffee?????????? and we’re complaining cuz a gallon of gas that takes us 30 or so miles each is 3.00?? but are willing to shell out 4-6 per day for a cuppa coffee that only lasts 3 to 4 hours? Give me cornbread and buttermilk anyday. Total cost? ’bout 50 cents. [...] […] Consumers’ chances of finding their “double tall skinny vanilla latte”, (or any of Starbucks’ claimed 55,000 beverage varieties and combinations), are increasing as Starbucks continues its worldwide expansion. There are already 10,500 Starbucks locations spread across 37 countries, and each day sees another five being inaugurated. Despite the fact that “There’s an awful lot of coffee in Brazil”, the company has its sights set on major growth there, as well as in Russia and India. With 200 outlets already operating in China, Starbucks say the People’s Republic is on track to being its biggest market outside the USA. This would be impressive, considering that the plan is to double the number of American Starbucks locations to 15,000. Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ chairman and “chief global strategist” is determined that your local coffee house will be “a third place between home and work”. Just make sure you have at least $4 – probably more like $6 – to pay for your coffee before you park your parka on the Starbucks sofa. (Source: Pi-Consulting)$6.00 for a Coffee?????????? and we’re complaining cuz a gallon of gas that takes us 30 or so miles each is 3.00?? but are willing to shell out 4-6 per day for a cuppa coffee that only lasts 3 to 4 hours? Give me cornbread and buttermilk anyday. Total cost? ’bout 50 cents. […]

]]> Comment on Service with a smirk? by Pi-Consulting » Blog Archive » My CES? No, Dummy, it’s the Consumer’s http://www.pi-consulting.com/2005/11/15/consumer-electronics/#comment-2 Pi-Consulting » Blog Archive » My CES? No, Dummy, it’s the Consumer’s Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:29:57 +0000 http://www.pi-consulting.com/2005/11/15/consumer-electronics/#comment-2 [...] * Producing the universal integrated gizmo and service platform, then convincing the consumer to buy your version of it — and keeping them committed to your platform rather than the other guy’s. * Getting CE retailers to get it right. Even with increasing online sales and direct manufacturer-consumer contact, it’s still the box-movers that move the most boxes. The trouble is, manufacturers are increasingly saying, the retail trade’s “one-size-fits-all” sales patter is failing to cater to splintering niche groups of consumers. (See Pi-Consulting blog entry of Nov 15th 2005, titled “Service with a Smirk?”) * Tapping into consumer attitudes, really understanding WHAT PEOPLE WANT, not just what the SAY they want. (How will they know it until they see it?). The overriding message of CES 2006 was this: which CE products people buy in future will be driven not just by ‘must-have’ technology, expressed in ‘geek-speak’, but by WHAT they want to receive or send, (whether entertainment, messages or information), and HOW they want to receive or send it. [...] […] * Producing the universal integrated gizmo and service platform, then convincing the consumer to buy your version of it — and keeping them committed to your platform rather than the other guy’s. * Getting CE retailers to get it right. Even with increasing online sales and direct manufacturer-consumer contact, it’s still the box-movers that move the most boxes. The trouble is, manufacturers are increasingly saying, the retail trade’s “one-size-fits-all” sales patter is failing to cater to splintering niche groups of consumers. (See Pi-Consulting blog entry of Nov 15th 2005, titled “Service with a Smirk?”) * Tapping into consumer attitudes, really understanding WHAT PEOPLE WANT, not just what the SAY they want. (How will they know it until they see it?). The overriding message of CES 2006 was this: which CE products people buy in future will be driven not just by ‘must-have’ technology, expressed in ‘geek-speak’, but by WHAT they want to receive or send, (whether entertainment, messages or information), and HOW they want to receive or send it. […]

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