First written on July 08, 2009 Revised on Saturday, February 13, 2010 Welcome to the free downloads page We are listing below the free downloads from MMG that are available as on date: Basics of Marketing - Document type: pps; Size: 201 Kb - This is a presentation made to non marketing people for easy understanding of the subject and its importance. Competency Mapping - Document type: pps; Size: 339 Kb - Not many people understand 'competencies' and its mapping. This is a simple presentation on the subject.  Direct Selling Skills - Document type: pps Size: 176 Kb - While the theoretical principles of Marketing are well developed, the theory of direct selling is not. Direct selling is a 8 step process. Direct selling is like climbing a hill. You have to take one step at a time. This presentation covers the Sales Octagon Cycle.  Opportunities and threats for budding entrepreneurs during the current market scenario - Document type: pps; Size: 267 Kb; This is a presentation made to MBA students of International Institute of Planning and Management at Chennai, TN, India on March 13, 2009.  Self Awareness, Self Realization and Self Development - Document type: pps; Size: 248 Kb; This is a presentation made to MBA students of Vivekananda Group of Institutions at Thiruchengode, Erode, TN, India on March 16, 2009.  Social Loafing in Teams - Document type: pps; Size: 169 Kb; If you are baffled as to why your apparently well structured teams are not delivering, the phenomenon of social loafing may be the answer.  Standardization and Adaptation debate - Document type: pps; Size: 195 Kb; The author takes classes on Cross Cultural & International Marketing for MBA students. Globalization has brought up this problem. Professor Theodore Levitt and Professor Susan Douglas and Professor Wind are the most well known for their views and writings on the subject. This presentation presents their views for a debate as a classroom exercise.  Introduction to Microfinance - Document type: pps; Size: 135 Kb - The author is a visiting professor on the subject for MBA students. He covers the subject from an entrepreneurial and managerial perspective. While he is neither a Banker nor a MF specialist, he has extensive experience in the industry as a management consultant in EAU. This presentation covers its relevance to India, which is the largest market for MFIs in the world. Challenges of Industrial Marketing - Document type: pps; Size: 507 Kb - The author is a visiting professor and an expert on the subject. He started his career in it. This is a condensed version of his inaugural address titled 'Nature and Scope of Industrial Marketing' to MBA students. Organizational buying behavior - Document type: pps; Size: 114 Kb - This is a very brief presentation on organizational behavior in outline form and the presenter needs to expand and explain the various points. Facing Interviews - Document type: pps; Size: 177 Kb - This is specifically prepared for final year Engineering, MBA and MCA students who will be facing interviews from potential employers for the first time. This is available free for educational institutions only, for in-house presentation to their students. The educational institutions should not charge any fees, either directly or indirectly, from students for this program. It is recommended that the presenter is well versed on the subject to answer doubts and queries. Group Discussions - Document type: pps; Size: 180Kb - This is specifically prepared for final year Engineering, MBA and MCA students who will be facing group discussion situations from potential employers for the first time. This is available free for educational institutions only, for in-house presentation to their students. It is recommended that t7he presenter is well versed on the subject to answer doubts and queries. Basic Communications skills, Facing Interviews and Group Discussions - Document type: pps; Size: 197 Kb - This is specifically prepared for final year Engineering, MBA and MCA students who will be facing interviews from potential employers for the first time. This is available free for educational institutions only, for in-house presentation to their students. The educational institutions should not charge any fees, either directly or indirectly, from students for this program. It is recommended that the presenter is well versed on the subject to answer doubts and queries. Market Research and its Project Management - Document type: pps; Size: 290 Kb - This explains what MR is, its purpose and management of its project.  Sample Company Handbook - Document type: pps; Document size: 124 Kb - Many of our SMB or SME clients have asked us as to what a company handbook should contain. This presentation contains the very basic aspects of company polices and rules that should be covered in a simple company handbook.  Course Content of MMG Training Module on Microfinance - Document type: pps; Size: 122 Kb - This program targets MF professionals and covers its broad spectrum. This is a practice oriented subject and no formal theory exists as such. However, the author has conceptualized the practices of the industry into a meaningful presentation of the subject. This is a 2 working days, in-house program and available for MFIs only. Health, Safety and Welfare Policy - Document type: pps; Size: 165 Kb - This is a small presentation on the basics of the subject to all employees, including workers of any SMB involved in manufacturing. This is in English and needs to be translated into local languages for the workers, if required. As this policy is to be done bottom - up, it needs to be understood by everyone in the organization. The above are meant for non commercial and in-house use and governed by End User License Agreement (EULA) and other terms and conditions of MMG. The links to both pages are available at MMG's home page. They are available to businesses and/or educational institutions only and not to individuals. They are not transferable to third parties. If you are interested in any particular free download, on behalf of your organization, please click here and send in all the details required and specifying the serial number of the required document and its brief headline. 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