Marketing Research
Prof: Will the data regarding beer sales across 3 years be useful as secondary data for soft drink companies?
Student: Yes. As they can predict the sales of cold drinks that go with beer.
[Pause as the prof considers this insight]
Prof: Well, no one actually mixes Pepsi with beer.
[Class ROTFL .... discovery of a new market]
Marketing Workshop
Instructor is interrupted mid-sentence ...
Student: Are you going to upload this ppt on the blackboard or do I have to take notes?
[Yup .. the answer to all problems of humanity .. the central repository of all knowledge: The Blackboard]
Another Course
Prof: As per my back of the hand envelope calculations ...
[What a back hand ... ]
Study Trek
1. Venue: XYZ Oil company
Student: Do you have a tie-up with Madras Refinery Limited ??
** Official stumped **
2. Venue: Meeting with Ex-XYZ country PM
Student: Since legalizing Prostitution has tourism gone up?
[Next time to encourage more such people to come to XYZ, stupidity will have to be legalized]
3. Venue: XYZ Tourism Board - Official from XYZ Flier [giant wheel]
Student: Do you have any plans of setting up the same in India?
Official: No. Why would we? I am from "XYZ TOURISM BOARD" [Duh !!]
Student: There is huge market potential and you'll make money
4. Venue: XYZ Cements
Student: What openings do you have for Entry Level Chemical Engineer ?? [ A B-school has lots of them]
** Official stumped **
