Infibeam.com is one of the leading B2C ecommerce company in India. The company announced the joining of Mr.Bharat Vijay as a technical advisor to work on its fast growing cloud based ecommerce platform.

Commenting on joining Infibeam, Mr. Bharat Vijay said, "I am glad and honored to be a part of the Infibeam team. As a user, I love the site and the products and have great respect for the founding team. I consider myself an old timer, some may say a pioneer in the Internet space and I look forward to contribute the best of what I have to take Infibeam to a greater level."

A graduate from University of California with honors, Mr. Bharat Vijaykumar Subramanian was one of the early employees of Yahoo! Inc in California having built and participated in the technology and innovation that led to Yahoo! having millions of users per day. He built Yahoo's first ad server and their data analytics platform. Previously he was the founding CEO of Yahoo! and then Amazon India creating strong product development centers for both companies. Later, he became the CTO of UGenie which built the largest bookshelf application on Facebook with millions of users which was later acquired by Lulu.com.

Commenting on welcoming Mr. Bharat Vijay, Mr. Vijay Subramanian, CIO, Infibeam.com said, "We are honored to have Bharat Vijay onboard and look forward to having his skills and experience help us enhance our technology systems and take Infibeam to an entirely new level in the eCommerce industry."

Today, Infibeam.com offers its technology and supply chain infrastructure to some of the largest retailers and brands. Recently, the company opened up its ecommerce platform Buildabazaar (www.buildabazaar.com) for entrepreneurs to setup an online ecommerce store under their own brand name within a few minutes. Users can take any digital product catalog from Infibeam and also upload their own products. In less than ten weeks since the launch of Buildabazaar, the company announced a new store being created every ten minutes.

http://www.infibeam.com/

###

I'm reading: Infibeam Announces Joining of Bharat Vijay as Technical Advisor

After a huge success with IIMA organized "Kings of Advertisements" where students from B-schools across India create video advertisements and compete for top spot, Infibeam today announced the start of "The Ad-vent" contest, making participation open for all, and not restricting participants.

Aspiring artists may now make short advertisements using ideas & scripts provided by The Viral Fever, a young Creative Agency for Digital Marketing & Branded Entertainment. The participants may also come up with their own script. The winning entry will get telecast coverage on Television nationally and winning artist will receive cash prize.

Commenting on the event, Mr. Manu Midha, VP, Infibeam.com said, "We are very glad to see the amazing response of the entries received from artists and look forward to some wonderful piece of work from one and all".

"In the age of YouTube, when every consumer can act as a creator, there is nothing better than to open our eyes to, consumers' interpretation of our Brand Story. We are kicked to collaborate with infibeam, who like us, believe in such Creative Experiments. It doesn't get better than this. The viewer becomes the creator!!" said, Mr. Arunabh Kumar, who calls himself the Creative Experiment Officer (CEO) at The Viral Fever.

The thought behind reaching out to people for advertisements is to work with aspiring artists and provide a platform to have their creative work visible on national television. To date, the company has not done any mass media branding and this initiative is a huge bet to have work of aspiring artists showcase on mass media. Infibeam has always tried using such innovative ways of engaging with its customers and using technology for creating new opportunities. Recently, Infibeam was ranked amongst the top ecommerce sites in using social media to reach out to people. This sort of a 'Campaign for a Campaign' is a first by any Brand in any category in India.

Participants can view the rules of the contest here - www.infibeam.com/static/advent.html and are required to send their entries to advent@infibeam.com by 25th of November 2011. They may also upload the video on Youtube and send the corresponding link to us by email.

http://www.infibeam.com/static/advent.html

###

I'm reading: Go National in Mass Media with Your Creativity; Participate in Infibeam Ad-vent Contest

Infibeam, one of the major recruiters at IIM Ahmedabad in the past couple of years and is proud to associate itself with Confluence 2011, through the competition 'Kings of Advertisement', an advertising and marketing contest. The theme of Confluence this year is "Fostering Change, Championing Excellence."

Confluence is the largest B-school meet in India and draws participants from all over the world, providing a platform for budding managers of tomorrow to apply their skills in various competitions and case contests designed to challenge the brightest minds in the world.

'Kings of Advertisment' is a unique event where the participating students are required to submit short advertisements for Infibeam and follow up with submitting the complete Integrated Marketing and Communication plan for Infibeam in Round 2.

Commenting on the sponsorship, Mr. Manu Midha, IIM-A alumnus and VP Strategy and Planning, Infibeam.com said, "Infibeam today offers the biggest online retail selection, most attractive pricing and cash on delivery in India. We are excited to have the biggest
upcoming talents come up with advertisements and get this message across to the masses".

Excited of the upcoming event, Mohammad Salman Sunny, student coordinator said, "We are very eager to present 'Kings of Advertisement' to the student community and already have huge number of participants for this event. Furthermore, Infibeam may go live with student created advertisement on mass media channels which is a huge draw for the competition. We thank Infibeam to support us with such an amazing opportunity and platform".

Infibeam continues to attract the best talent and build its relationship with top colleges of the country. Recently, Infibeam opened up its technology platform for small retailers and individuals to create their own online store without any upfront investment and self service (www.buildabazar.com). The company already has more than 2200 stores live in less than six weeks of launch. With such large retail selection coming online, Infibeam is encouraging change by allowing buyers to discover and shop online.

http://www.infibeam.com/

###

I'm reading: Infibeam Partners with Confluence 2011; Sponsors Ad Event

Infibeam announced that it has developed and launched its own Transportation Management System platform to track and deliver products to Customers. For all packages delivered using Infibeam Logistics, customers can continue to expect an easy, timely and assured delivery of orders with detailed package tracking system along with the cash on delivery facility.

Since launching this service, Infibeam Logistics has already delivered thousands of packages to customers in Delhi and NCR region and the company continues to build up on the last mile delivery network by hiring more delivery agents and expanding to other cities across India.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Sachin Dalal, Office of the CEO said, "We have seen optimistic results since the launch of in-house logistics in Delhi and surrounding regions. We continue to build on our logistics platform and plan to extend this service to ten additional cities in the coming months including Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and more".

Infibeam Logistics provides delivery, payment collection and other value added services to customers ordering on Infibeam.com.

Infibeam Logistics Software platform is developed for its in-house logistics requirements. At a later date, Infibeam will selectively open up this logistics software platform as a service to small and medium courier companies to manage and track packages for their own clients.

http://www.infibeam.com/

###

I'm reading: Infibeam Announces The Launch of Infibeam Logistics; Its In-House Delivery Service

Infibeam powers the official store of VIP Bags, bringing in a wide range of suitcases, kits & bags, online, making it available to the customers within the country in 2 to 4 days of placing order.

Commenting on getting VIP onboard, Mr. Kartik Jain, Co-founder, Infibeam.com said, "After powering a list of prominent brands and retailers, VIP is a significant implementation on our platform. Their trust reinforces the power & primacy of the platform we have built".

VIP comments on a satisfactory remark of being powered by infibeam, "We chose Infibeam.com for their expertise and leadership position in e-Retailing. We look forward to exciting oppurtunities in the e-commerce space and hope to add other brands of VIP Industries Ltd in due course."

http://shop.vipbags.com/

###

I'm reading: Infibeam Pioneers VIP Bags Online Store

Open the door for one of the biggest festivals of Hindus, The Festival of Lights, Dipavali. Diwali is celebrated with lots of enthusiasm, happiness and laughter in the Land of Festivals, India. As always a beautiful conjunction of tradition and modernization can be seen with old values preserved and carried on.

One such tradition is of giving Gifts as Diwali Shagun to our treasured ones, friends and colleagues. The idea of receiving Gifts light up our eyes like a 1000 watt bulb and fervently wait for the day to arrive. Diwali Gift Ideas take the center stage and we put our minds together to zero in on the best, desired for and unique Gifts to share with grandeur.

Now choosing from the whole host of Gifts presents a dilemma: What should be bought and for whom? Among the never ending lists of Gift Ideas there are certain gifts that are intrinsic to the celebrations and some of the most popular ones are Diwali Coins, Diwali Idols and a host of Diwali Express gifts.

Diwali Coins
Diwali coins make great gifts for corporate and newly married couples. Diwali Coins may be gold or silver or may even be gold plated ones. Diwali being the festival of honouring Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi, the Patrons of Wealth & Prosperity, Gold/Silver coins make great gifts to give someone. They may be embossed with the images of Laxmi/Ganesha/Om or may be specially customized.

Diwali Idols
Prayers/Pooja is a central part of any festival, Goddess Laxmi & Lord Ganesha being the specially revered during Diwali. In India, as idol worship is tantamount to reverence gifting Diwali Idols with motifs of deities is amid the favourite Diwali Gift ideas. There is a wide range of idols available in market to select and gift from.

Diwali Chocolates & Cakes
Mithais/Sweets are integral part of Diwali. Recently the trend has been seen to shift from mithais to chocolates & cakes. Buying or receiving too many sweets eventually leads to waste while Chocolates & cakes add a touch of sophistication & distinction to your gifts. Cadbury Chocolates gift hampers are becoming increasingly popular as festival gifts in India.

Diwali Dry Fruits
Dry Fruits are nutritious food and at the time of Diwali, markets always flood with different kinds of Diwali Dry Fruits. There is a growing trend of sending Dry Fruits boxes & Gift Hampers as complimentary and return gifts, especially for Diwali Corporate Gifts. The Indian market has come up with plenty of options and different variety of dry fruits that include almonds, cashews, pistachio and raisins. These packs & gift hampers are readily available online and make gifting to India very easy.

Diwali Gift Hampers
Diwali Gift Hampers are the hottest new trend this Diwali, especially when you can customize and create them to suit different tastes. Also amazingly crafted readymade Gift Hampers are available online and combines various items like sweets, diyas, decorative stuffs, Idols, assorted dry fruits, chocolates and others.

Diwali Gifts carefully picked says loud and clear: You Care! This Diwali 2011 make your loved ones feel special with exclusive gifts that are so them. Enjoy with gusto and share the Shubh Kamanaye with one and all. Wishing You a Very Happy Dipavali!

I'm reading: Share the Warmth of Your Heart with Diwali Gifts

Diwali, known as The Festival of Light far and wide, gives the message of victory of good over evil. On the fifteenth night of the month of Karthika, i.e. Amavasya, a new moon night, zillions of Diyas are lit so that the darkness has to find a place to hide. When it comes to lightings on Diwali, Diyas occupy a singular place and Diwali without them is inconceivable.

Lighting Diwali Diyas has profound significance. They stand for enlightenment of physical and spiritual path, showing the right way and to prevent soul’s indulgence in evil leading to serenity of mind and soul.

In addition to symbolization, Diyas are also used to decorate houses and give them an illuminating look. So of course people try to design Diyas as one of their kinds and put their minds and heart in creating an exceptional image. You may colour the Diyas with paints, draw & paint designs to give them a traditional look, paste some small decorative glass pieces along their edge so that they reflect the flame when lighted. Materials and shapes of Diyas also vary giving different flavors as per need.

This Diwali ward off the evil and change your home into something of out of heaven experience with Designer Diyas and lavish the celebrations of The Festival of Light. Dipavali ki Shubh Kamnae!

I'm reading: Diwali Diyas - Enlightening Our Homes and Souls