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A Look at 2012 and a Thought for 2013

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As 2012 comes to a close and we welcome 2013, the Alumni Membership team at BITSAA International thought it would make sense to have a look at how membership numbers have changed over the year.  The team decided to publish some of the stats, and come with some insights on these numbers. If you have ideas on how we can improve these numbers and bring in more registrations, we are all ears – Shoot out an email to membership-team@bitsaa.org and we will be happy to learn from you.

We have grown a lot this year. In 2011, we got 1354 registrations; this year we got 2551. That is just more than an 88% increase in growth! As the awareness of BITSAA International keeps on increasing registrations steadily keep moving upwards as well.

Today I would like to share an interesting observation with you.  So, numbers are increasing and that is a very positive sign and it got us thinking.  What is it that actually makes the greatest difference to our numbers? Its word of mouth! The simplest yet most effective form of communication used over centuries.  We often underestimate this force in today’s world, with the power of technology at our hands, with our mobile phones in our pockets and our tablets in our hands (not to forget our laptop in our bags).  We feel that it does not have a place in our life anymore, we disregard its power and toss it away like spoilt milk or old clothes in our wardrobe.

With the New Year around the corner, it is time we change this. Each BITSian should take a small step, a resolution to help our Alma Mater in a simple effective way.

Tell every BITSian you meet this year to join BITSAA International!

I doubt that will take a lot of work :-), but I’m pretty sure it will make a huge difference. Let us make sure we make some noise, and have all our friends registered. Now, you know, what to ask, when you talk to them after a long time.

I would also like to formally hand over to the batch of 1984, next years Silver Jubilee batch the pressure of trying to reel in more registrations than 1983 this year. I wish them the very best for the new year now that the torch has been passed on!

PS: Yes, we are here – the world hasn’t come to an end just yet!

Making Sense from Numbers: Our Mario Bros

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The Alumni Membership team at BITSAA International have been looking at a lot of numbers in the past few months – numbers about registrations on the portal across demographics. The team decided to publish some of the stats, and come with some insights on these numbers. If you have ideas on how we can improve these numbers and bring in more registrations, we are all ears – Shoot out an email to membership-team@bitsaa.org and we will be happy to learn from you.

 

Analysis Period : June 22 – August 22 (2012)


Batch – Wise data

The batch-wise data looked much like the prior months, except for one batch which stood out. No points for guessing here, as to which batch it was. But we didn’t understand the reason initially, until we realized that this was a special year for the batch of 1983.  If you do some simple arithmetic, you would have realized that It is their Silver Jubilee year, 25th year post graduation. It is wonderful to see that they are making a step towards having their batch members register in BITSAA.org, and towards the goal having one repository for all BITSian.

 

A special congratulation to the ‘Batch of 1983’! Do share some pictures with us, once you are done with your Silver Jubilee Reunion (SJR). 

 

Campus- Wise data
 
Now from the campus-wise data. Looking at the trend of the prior months, things look quite healthy, and very similar to the prior months. Goa seem to have been gaining some steam more recently, increasing their month over month membership count. I am sure, that the other campuses aren’t going to sit and watch.  Are you? Let us make sure we make some noise, and have all our friends registered. Now, you know, what to ask, when you talk to them after a next time. 😉
Have fun people until we see you in a few weeks.

 

PS: Mario Bros arcade game was created in 1983. Now how can we forget them!