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Big Boy Toyz Brings India’s first VR Technology Showroom Tour to India!

Well!

BBT has its own way of doing stuff and staying at the top of the game.

They’ve done something innovative this time, which is India’s first virtual reality showroom tour.

All of you pre-owned luxury car enthusiasts will be able to witness the entire showroom experience on your smartphones.

Big Boy Toyz has promised that you will be getting the same exceptional experience found at their store physically. They have recently launched their application for Android and iOS devices, by the name BBT, featuring online bookings, 360-degree view of cars via photos and videos, BBT merchandises, and a secured payment gateway.

“We’re elated to introduce advanced technology in the pre-owned luxury car space. With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, we wish to support our 4.5 million customers from across the world.”

Mr. Jatin Ahuja, MD and Founder at Big Boy Toyz

“Ever since the crisis has restricted our customers from visiting our store offline, they’ve been relying on the technology to get the latest updates, raise a query for prices, and even make purchases, and by bringing the virtual tour to India, we are giving them the very best of Big Boy Toyz when it is most required.” He added.

The BBT mobile application, launched this month, now has more than 10,000 active users and has received a generous amount of feedback from its loyal community of luxury car fanatics. The application is loaded with diverse features such as ‘sell you car in under 29 minutes’ and ‘video calling for contactless sales’. The application is the most convenient destination to shop for second-hand premium cars ranging from Aston Martin to Ferrari to Land Rover, and many more. You can discuss your top choices, receive expert opinion, and can also compare your pick against your feasibility.

“We are followed by more than 4 million users on social media and about 1 Lakh users visit our website on daily basis, while only a fraction of this number has seen or visited our grand showroom in person. We get so many messages where people wish to see our showroom but couldn’t due to the lockdown and social distancing norms. With this striking feature, we can virtually represent each car in our showroom and give them a 360-degree view of what they want to purchase. This helps in speeding the buying decision and customers feel confident”, added Jatin.

As COVID-19 puts an operation limitation on Big Boy Toyz, the 11-year-old pre-owned luxury car brand moves to the online channel to provide remote services with a plethora of features and offers to not miss.

You can download the app from this link: https://www.bigboytoyz.com/app

Shehrezade Shroff | Top 100 | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?

Shehrezade: I started out about 8- 9 years ago when there were very few creators in the country. Now, we’ve grown drastically and there’s content for everyone. Now it’s an actual career option for people which I think is amazing.

Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options)

Shehrezade: I think it would have to be law. I’ve studied law, I’m a B.A LLB.

Ex: If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?

Shehrezade: I would take my iPad, my vlog camera to document it all, and amazon echo for entertainment.

Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?

Shehrezade: Anything that’s Apple. I feel like I am a complete Apple geek!

Ex: What’s been your favorite encounter with a fan so far? (DMs included!)

Shehrezade: One which I will always remember and cherish is my relationship with Ruchi who is a subscriber that I met at my very first meet and greet at the first YouTube fanfest and she was a cancer survivor then. She told me that she watched my videos through chemo and a couple of years later she also won a makeover contest on my channel and I got to spend the day with her and give her a makeover which is amazing!

Ex: Social media trolling is seeing an upward rise. Do you think this only increases with the popularity of an Influencer? How does one tackle this situation?

Shehrezade: So I think that my approach with trolling is pretty similar. I usually respond to any kind of trolling. I never let it slide. I always tell them that this is not cool, that there’s always a polite way of putting a point forward.

Ex: What does success mean to you?

Shehrezade: I think success means to me being happy you of doing what I do and being good at my job.

Ex: What according to you will be the next big trend in the Lifestyle blogging industry?

Shehrezade: It’s hard to say, but I feel like after Covid you will be seeing a lot more in terms of content creation. I feel like there will definitely be a boon and a surge in the industry once things start to open up.

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Trakin Tech | Arun Prabhudesai | Top 100 | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?

Arun: This space is continuously evolving. I got into blogging around 2007 with Trak.in and then in 2016, I started my Youtube Channel. One of the main reasons to get into Youtube was the changing content consumption habits of consumers. As content creators, we need to offer consumers what they want and the current scenario too might change soon!

Ex: Can you give us an insight into social media platforms that only an Influencer can know?

Arun: One insight that I want to offer is – look at your analytics. It tells you what appeals to your audience and what does not. Data Analytics plays a pivotal role in giving you insights into what needs to be done next!

Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options)

Arun: Radio Jockey! I have been fascinated with RJs all my life.

Ex: If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?

Arun: My iPad Pro, the biggest Power bank possible and my smartwatch.

Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?

Arun: It’s yet to be invented.

Ex: Social Media is known to expose vulnerabilities, with influencers being at the epicenter. How do you deal with the dark side that comes with the medium?

Arun: Honesty and Transparency. It’s tough to be like that when you have millions of followers. But be honest to yourself and your followers.

Ex: Social media trolling is seeing an upward rise. Do you think this only increases with the popularity of an Influencer? How does one tackle this situation?

Arun: In my view, it is best to ignore because there will always be people who will troll you when you are an influence. Best thing is to develop a thick skin and not respond to trollers.

Ex: What does success mean to you?

Arun: When you change people’s lives positively! Be it inspiring them, saving their money through right guidance, or anything else. If you are able to touch someone’s life and bring about a positive change.

Ex: What are your three favorite photo/video editing tools?

Arun: Snapseed on Android, FCP on MacOS, and Adobe Premiere Pro on Windows

Ex: A machine/gadget that you’re obsessing over right now?

Arun: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

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Gagan Choudhary | Top 100 | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?

Gagan: I started in 2011, in comparison to that things have almost totally changed now. The biggest of then is the way content is being consumed.

Ex: Can you give us an insight into social media platforms that only an Influencer can know?

Gagan: Only an influencer knows how many of his/her followers are fake.

Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options)

Gagan: I think I would be teaching kids lessons of morality and life hacks.

Ex: If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?

Gagan: I will take a vintage car, a complete tool kit, and a smartphone.

Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?

Gagan: I feel so jealous when I see very smart and problem-solving innovations people did a century ago in the Automotive sector. I wish I could contribute to any of those innovations.

Ex: What’s been your favorite encounter with a fan so far? (DMs included!)

Gagan: I was driving in East UP during my Road Safety drive in Jan 2019. A kid with his younger brother and father waiting for me on the highway during the night with a big placard that read “Gagan Bhai Stop Please“. I, fortunately, saw that despite a lot of truck movement on the highway and stopped there. It was very overwhelming.

Ex: What does success mean to you?

Gagan: I don’t know. Maybe it is the state where people want to listen to whatever you are saying or they start following your footsteps. Or maybe it is the fact that you have won the trust of your viewers.

Ex: Do you think Influencer Marketing is a fad? Where do you see this space in years to come?

Gagan: Things keep changing, this current form of Influencer marketing will also change. But the fact that humans get influenced by others will keep this sector alive.

Ex: As the current pandemic has seriously impacted the automotive industry, what does the future hold for automobile bloggers?

Gagan: Not just automobiles but this pandemic has impacted almost everyone. And even to this date, we don’t know if there is any end of this. But the Automotive Industry will bounce back. Maybe the kind of content people like around Automobiles will see a shift but that is again something that we see every 5-6 years. Bloggers just need to adapt to the new situations and deliver their best, things will come on track sooner or later.

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Kia Motors reveals its electrification plans!

Kia Motors Corporation has shared a glimpse of its global electric vehicle (EV) business strategy today, revealing an early sketch of several of the brand’s future dedicated Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). Details of Kia’s future EV product strategy were announced by Kia President and CEO Ho Sung Song during an event at the brand’s Hwasung plant in Korea.

Kia will establish a leadership position in the global EV market by responding to fast-growing global consumer demand for EVs. The brand will launch a diverse range of dedicated BEVs and partner with EV charging companies worldwide to achieve this.

“Kia has sold more than 100,000 BEVs worldwide since the introduction of our first mass-produced BEV in 2011, the Kia Ray EV, ” said CEO Song. “Since then, we have started to introduce a range of new BEVs for global markets and announced plans to accelerate this process in the years ahead. By refocusing our business on electrification, we are aiming for BEVs to account for 25 percent of our total worldwide sales by 2029.”

Under Kia’s ‘Plan S’ strategy, announced at the start of 2020, the brand plans to expand its BEV line-up to 11 models by 2025. Over the same period, Kia is aiming for BEVs to account for 20 percent of the brand’s total vehicle sales in advanced markets, including Korea, North America, and Europe. Seven dedicated BEVs in the sketch revealed today will be launched by 2027.

The first of these BEVs, code-named CV, will be revealed in 2021 as the brand’s first dedicated BEV, destined for many regions globally. The new model will offer the same competitive product quality and eye-catching design as Kia’s other vehicles, with high-performance driving and recharging characteristics.

Kia Motors is undergoing a company-wide transformation in order to realize ‘Plan S’. The CV model, due to launch in 2021, will encapsulate the brand’s attitude towards innovation and change, presenting a new design direction that signifies Kia’s transition to an EV-focused business strategy. Kia’s new design philosophy embraces progress, diversity, and a rich composition of contrasting elements.

Kia is innovating its vehicle planning, development, and production to actively reflect diverse customer needs from the product planning stage. Kia is planning to respond to market demands by offering diversified product types, with a range of models suitable for urban centers, long-range journeys, and performance driving. Furthermore, by adapting its new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), Kia will be able to offer vehicles with best-in-class interior spaciousness.

Kia Motors is also seeking to innovate its sales practices for EVs. The brand is exploring the creation of subscription services to offer a diversified buying option for customers, as well as EV battery leasing and rental programs, and other ‘second-life’ battery-related businesses.

Travel buffs! Feast upon the new avatar of KOGO 2.0 with automated trip content creation & discovery!

Everyone loves travelling. As humans, we possess a natural tendency that makes us meet new people. We don’t realize it, but we all need it. While listening to an adventurous travel story, have you ever thought of telling one yourself?

Well, what if someone tells it on your behalf? In an arranged manner without missing out on the slightest detail that we often tend to forget. This is where things get serious. Meet the KOGO TripTracker, the most intelligent device that you’ll witness while travelling! KOGO is a device-app combo that allows you to track your road trips precisely and create stories that include every moment you capture. An app that tells you the nearest local stores, food-points, chai tapris, and even talk and meet with other travelers on the same route for a better experience.

Speaking on the development, Mr Raj K Gopalakrishnan said, “While Corona brought the world to a grinding halt, we worked overtime to add the maximum value to the product for our users. The result is 7 new features and 41 feature enhancements in KOGO 2.0, which I can confidently say is at par with the best platforms in the world today, in terms of performance, features, and architecture. But the big delight for users is AI trip videos. Creating Trip videos (amateur or vlogs) has plagued travelers globally. They never did it, because it required skill and time. We have completely automated the process with our proprietary AI Video Engine. Finish a trip and it’s like magic. A freshly minted video created automatically, with pictures, routes, stats, animation, graphics and music. I truly believe we have opened the floodgates to a boom of user-generated videos.”

KOGO includes two pieces of an intelligent system. The hardware piece being the KOGO TripTracker with a built-in GPS tracker that tracks one’s position and the software is the KOGO App which eventually puts things together for you to see them. Whether you’re riding, cycling, driving, or hiking, KOGO records everything. It’s like a personal storyteller.

LOOKS & FEATURES OF KOGO 2.0

The KOGO TripTracker is a little black box with a GPS tracker, a data SIM card, and its own battery. The device needs to be charged once every seven days. Additionally, don’t worry about travelling in no-network areas; the TripTracker stores up to 20 days of offline content. The device never interferes with your phone’s battery. The device can be mounted on to a motorcycle, a car’s dashboard, or can be put in your backpack. Once the app is enabled and synced with the KOGO TripTracker, it’s magic.

However, the KOGO 2.0 version of the App has brought new enhancements along with 7 new features. The app is designed to work LIVE, while you enjoy your journey. The features include Kogo Carousel, a part of the new UI that gives a unified view of stories, videos, maps, and live features simultaneously. The AI Video Engine creates completely automated trip videos. Along with all this, you can be a part of the rich global community of travelers by discussing, suggesting, or asking for recommendations. You can participate in KOGO Quests, or create your own, giving yourself another reason to travel.

KOGO 2.0 tracks every single detail of your trip capturing routes, halts, places of interest, weather, and more. You don’t even have to stop at times. The app does it automatically if you happen to miss an event or place of interest on the way. It finds an unlicensed photograph of the event for you to remember. Through the KOGO TripTracker, you’ll have automated sync of your photos, videos, and text with the route, stops and moments.

The magic doesn’t end here. KOGO 2.0 enables enhanced discovery of trips, people, and quests with different filters such as Nearby, Trip Duration, Distance, Tags and Recommended. It also enables you to ask for Live help from other travelers and the community while on a trip. It also comes with a direct messaging feature between users. The AI storytelling Engine of KOGO turns your trip timeline into amazing trip videos and rich travel stories with maps, images, videos, and text. You can revisit and share your experiences through your stories across social media. It even creates customized cards of your content while you share.

The KOGO App is free to download on Android and iOS and the device is available at an introductory price of INR 7,749. The one-year subscription cost for premium features of the app is INR 1,499. You can buy it on Amazon or across 125 points of sale in India.

Mehak Ghai | Top 100 | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?

The quality of the content has changed a lot! InflueMehak Ghai (Beauty Influencer)ncers think 10 times before they post a picture on social media. The edit on the picture needs to be perfect, the caption needs to be appropriate to the picture and the feed should be on point.

Ex: Can you give us an insight into social media platforms that only an Influencer can know?

It looks like a really easy and fun job to be an influencer. It is a lot of funnn but you don’t know and cannot even imagine the kind of effort you need to put in while creating content. There’s just so much competition now, you have to constantly brainstorm about how to standout!

Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options) If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?

I always wanted to be an actor and I am an actor now, so I guess I’d just be doing that full time!

3 gadgets – Mobile, Camera, Speakers

Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?

A feature or an app that can read your mind & can write what you think in seconds! That would be such a savior!

Ex: What’s been your favorite encounter with a fan so far? (DMs included!)

It is always sooooo good to meet people who follow my work! But my favorite has to be when at my first meet and greet, I met a girl and she cried hugging me and told me how much I inspire her. I’ll never forget her.♥️

Ex: Social Media is known to expose vulnerabilities, with influencers being at the epicenter. How do you deal with the dark side that comes with the medium?

I feel you just gotta be really careful with what you’re putting up and selling your audience. Honestly, I have been really lucky with the audience on my profile, they have been really loving and encouraging. Of course, there’ll always be one or two people who would spread hate but they’re negligible in a crowd of people that love you!

Ex: Social media trolling is seeing an upward rise. Do you think this only increases with the popularity of an Influencer? How does one tackle this situation?

They’re always going to people who will try to bring you down, no matter how good you’re doing. PLEASE, and I cannot stress on this enough, DO NOT let it get to you! Maybe 10% percent people are hating on you but the other 90% love you and appreciate you for inspiring them everyday! Do not get demotivated, you’re doing amazing!

Ex: What does success mean to you?

If you’re happy as a person and proud of your accomplishments, you’re successful!

Ex: Do you think Influencer Marketing is a fad? Where do you see this space in years to come?

A lot of people think that Influencer Marketing is only a trend and it’ll fade away after a point of time. Well, I have been in this market for over 5 years now and I’ve only seen it grow. This space will only grow bigger in years to come!

Ex: When was the first time you bought your dream makeup product and which one was it?

I was really excited about Huda beauty products before they were made available in India. So I went on a crazy shopping spree in Dubai and bought a lot of Huda Beauty makeup products from Sephora.

Ex: What would you tell young girls when it comes to ideals of beauty that our society has set up?

You do you, girl. Please don’t care about what others have to tell you about your fashion sense. You’re the only one who can define your style. You’re beautiful just the way you are, so keep it going!

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Shruti Sinha | Top 100 | Influncex’20

Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?

Shruti: I think the way people look at art and artists is different now. Much more respected.

Ex: Can you give us an insight into social media platforms that only an Influencer can know?

Shruti: We are aware of our niche/ target audience, so we create content for and around them

Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options)

Shruti: I’m also a professional dancer and I’d really like to be a councilor. Maybe a dance therapist.

Ex: If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?

Shruti:

My phone
Speaker
The Fridge

Ex: What’s been your favorite encounter with a fan so far? (DMs included!)

Shruti: of them honestly, I love meeting my fans. And I feel damn lucky to have them.

Ex: Social Media is known to expose vulnerabilities, with influencers being at the epicenter. How do you deal with the dark side that comes with the medium?

Shruti: There’s a dark side to everything, I focus on the bright. It doesn’t really affect me, I try and stay positive and true to myself.

Ex: Social media trolling is seeing an upward rise. Do you think this only increases with the popularity of an Influencer? How does one tackle this situation?

Shruti: Trolling is on the rise and I don’t know if it’s because of the popularity or talent or what. Trollers are faceless people who are just jealous of the people they troll.what they don’t understand is the impact it can have on the person and their family. I honestly feel sorry for the trollers. I’ve been trolled and I won’t lie, it did affect me a little initially but then I realised that these people need help and I hope they get it.

Ex: What does success mean to you?

Shruti: To me, it means working towards my dream. As long as I’m moving in the right direction I feel successful

Ex: Do you think Influencer Marketing is a fad? Where do you see this space in years to come?

Shruti: No, I don’t think it’s a fad, it’s actually the future as the world is going digital.

Ex: With the growing number of bloggers and Influencers today, how does your content stand out? Any tips for beginners in this field?

Shruti: As I said, each influencer has their niche, and the content we create is v specific and true to our art. What works for me is that I keep trying new and different things.

My advice for beginners in this field would be, don’t be shy to try new things, you never know what might work for you.

Ex: What’s the hardest part about being in this space?

Shruti: Consistency. As influencers, we have to be consistent. Even on our bad/hard days we have to create content. It looks and sounds easy but thinking and creating takes a lot of time and effort

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Samsung Note 20 Ultra Review: Flagship Business Phone?

Samsung Note 20 Ultra is not just a casual smartphone but a business smartphone. Is this flagship phone a suitable buy? We used the Samsung Note 20 Ultra for a month & here’s our final & honest review. Tell us in the comments below which is your favorite feature about this smartphone?

Realme 7 Pro | Unboxing & First Impressions

We just got our hands on the #Realme7pro and are excited much to explore more about this one! Realme 7 Pro is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor paired with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage with microSD card support. The series runs Realme UI based on Android 10. The Realme 7 Pro comes with a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display, 65W SuperDart fast charging support, 4500mAh battery setup, 64MP Sony IMX682 quad-camera system, 32MP in-display selfie camera, 3 card slots, and dual speaker support. The phone comes in two variants 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage.