Perfumes for the poor should save the world

Chanel Develops Durable, Low-Cost Perfume For Third World

"Smelling positively bewitching should be the right of everyone, not

just a privileged few," said Chanel CEO Maureen Chiquet at the gala

launch for the new scent, Chanel 3rd, in Paris' Centre Georges Pompidou

Monday. "It is our hope and belief that this new fragrance will bring

much-needed panache to the Third World."

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If you think the idea is outrageous, then you would be surprised to know that one of C K Prahalad's case-studies in his book was Unilever selling face-creams in India. Hey, when they can do face creams, then why not perfumes?

Big Black Bold

I was riding a Washington DC Metro train to work this morning. It is a train heading to downtown DC. At Clarendon, couple of stops before I get off, a lady entered the train. She was holding a fairly big white board in her hand. From the side I was looking, it was plain white.



She looked extremely sorrowful, immersed in her own thoughts. It was quite obvious that she was in grief. I wasn't sure why?



As I was getting off, I got a glimpse of what was on the other side of the board.



It was printed in big black bold letters, "No Escalation in Iraq"