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TO STUDY THE CONSUMER PROFILE OF PEPOLE USING
DIFFERENT TYPES OF WATER PURIFIERS

Submitted in the partial fulfillment of the degree of

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Submitted By

Vishal Kumar Singh

PGDM 2nd Semester, 2010-12

INSTITUTE OF PRODUCTIVITY & MANAGEMENT,

MEERUT

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am very gratefully thanks to IPM Meerut that gave me the opportunity to do a
market survey to analyze about the market and to utilize the skill and
knowledge on this project.

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aesthetic report during winter training with the proper information and
knowledge of research methodology. Without his kind support it would have
been difficult for us to complete the projectO so meaningful and interesting in a
short period of time.

I would like to thank the respected faculty membersO library staffsO and seniors
of 
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valuable guidelinesO ideas and intellectual support in order to complete this
winter project.

I would also like to thank the people for their warm response and great support
in order to prepare the report aesthetic and meaningful.

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m EFACE

pvery research is to achieve certain solution to a research problem. If there is

no problem thenO the meaning of research is of no use. The research problem
that I was supposed to deal with was the profile of consumer using the different
types of water purifiers. The research is based upon certain objectives. The
sample unit taken was mainly the middle class households in Meerut regions.
Research is a feedback that any organization sought for the purpose of effective
policy and decision making. It is the systematic problem analysisO model
building & fact finding for the purpose of important decision-making & control in
the making of goods and services.

Winter project is a part of our curriculum so that we get exposed to the

practical side our theoretical know-how. This is basically designed to the real life
situation. In this training programO the students use their academic knowledge
practically which sharpens the decision making abilities of MBA graduates. For
developing managerial and administrative skills of potential managers it is
necessary that theoretical knowledge must be supplemented with exposure to
real life business environment.

In brief we can say that this project gives a chance to apply what we have
learnt till now and to apply this knowledge in real life situation.

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DECLA ATION

I hereby declare that the project titled ³ 
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Productivity & ManagementO Meerut approved by A.I.C.T.p.

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INTODUCTION TO CONSUMER PROFILE ................................ ................................ ............................. 6

WATER PURIFIERS COMPANY PROFILE ................................ ................................ .............................. 9
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 14
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 15
DATA COLLECTION................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 16
DATA ANALYSIS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 18
RESEARCH FINDINGS ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 38
RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTIONS ................................ ................................ .......................... 39
CONCLUSION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 40
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 41
BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 42
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE SURVEY ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 43
Annexure-1 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 43c
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INTODUCTION TO CONSUMER PROFILE

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Consumer profile is the description that includes demographicO geographicO and

psychographic characteristicsO buying patternO creditworthinessO purchase
history of consumer.

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Psychographic profiles are used in relation to marketing segmentation and

advertising. A psychographic profile of a group of people will reflect common
activitiesO interests and opinions (AIO) as well as attitudes and values of those
people. In this buyers are divided into different groups on the basis of
personality traitsO lifestyleO or values. This AIO includes:-

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Hobbies Home Social issues
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Marketing researchers typically have two objectives in this regard: first to

determine what segments or subgroups exist in the overall population; and
secondly to create a clear and complete picture of the characteristics of a
typical member of each of these segments. Once these profiles arecconstructedO
they can be used to develop a marketing strategy and marketing plan. The five
types of demographics in marketing are:-

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yc Age range
yc Gender
yc Race or ethnic identity
yc Income range
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The recent years have witnessed rapid transformation and vigorous profits in
Indian retail stores across various categories. This can be contemplated as a
result of the changing attitude of Indian consumers and their overwhelming
acceptance to modern retail formats. The Indian consumption patterns are
slowly converging with global norms. The Indian consumer is now spending
more on consumer durablesO apparelO entertainmentO vacations and lifestyle
related activities. pntertainmentO clothing and restaurant dining are categories
that have been witnessing a maximum rise in consumer spending since 2002.
The market is growing at a steady rate of 11-12 percent and accounts for
around 10 percent of the country's GDP.

One of the key reasons for the increased consumption is the impressive growth
of the middle class. Around 70 per cent of the total households in India reside in
the rural areas. The total number of rural household is expected to rise from
135 million in 2001-02 to 153 million in 2009-10. This presents the largest
potential market in the world. According to the study conducted by NCpARO the
number of `lower middle income' group in rural areas is almost double as
compared to the urban areasO having a large consuming class with 41% of the
Indian middle class and 58% of the total disposable income.

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Clean drinking water is a huge problem in India. The water that comes through
the tap is often salty and is contaminated. SoO selling water purifiers is a big
market in India. Companies are advertising heavily on television to grab the

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market share. People often don¶t comprise when it comes to the safety of their
family and so are willing to spend a month¶s wage on buying water purifiers.

There are different varieties of water purifiers of different companies like:-

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yc Aqua sure

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WATER PURIFIERS COMPANY PROFILE

Basically in this survey we focus on Aqua guardO Aqua sure and Pure it water
purifiers.

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Pure-it is the world¶s most advanced in-home water purifier. Pure-itO a

breakthrough offering of Hindustan Unilever since 2004O provides complete
protection from all water-borne diseasesO unmatched convenience and
affordability. Pure-it has been developed using the technology named Sustained
Chlorine Release TechnologyO by a team of hundred Indian and international
experts from Hindustan Unilever and Unilever Research Center.

Pure-it as a water purifier removes visible and invisible dirt¶sO and using chlorine
release technology kills all harmful viruses and bacteria and removes parasites
and pesticide impurities from water and gives as safe as boiled water. It
assures cent percent protection of a family from all water born diseases such as
jaundiceO diarrheaO typhoid and cholera. Pure-it not only renders water micro-
biologically safeO but also makes the water clearO odorless and good tasting.

Pure-it in-home purification system uses a four stage purification process to

deliver ³as safe as boiled water without the use of electricity and pressurized
tap water. The stages that pure-it uses are-

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yc Micro-fiber Mesh ± Removes visible dirt.

yc Compact Carbon Trap ± Removes remaining dirtO harmful parasites &
pesticide impurities.
yc Germ-kill Processor ± Using 'Chlorine release technology' kills¶ harmful
virus and bacteria.
yc Polisher ± Removes residual chlorine and all disinfectant by-productsO
giving clear odorless and great tasting water

It has some advanced features that make it as unique water purifier brand in
IndiaO these are ±

yc Battery gife Indicator- pnsures total safety because when the germ kill
power is exhaustedO the indicator turns redO warning to replace the
battery.
yc Advanced Auto-Switch off- In caseO the battery is not changed when it
turns fully redO as an additional assurance of safetyO the advanced Auto-
Switch off will automatically switch-off the flow of water.
yc No electricity± It doesn¶t need any electricity.
yc No maintenance± No day by day maintenance is required.
yc Hassles free± It is absolutely hassles free as well as saves both time and
money.

The output water from pure-it meets stringent criteria for micro-biologically safe
drinking waterO from one of the toughest regulatory agencies in the USAO
pnvironment Protection Agency (pPA). The performance of pure-it has also been
tested by leading scientific and medical institutions in India and abroad.

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Dedicated to the cause of providing healthier livingO today Aqua guard

successfully established themselves as a business super-brand and their
dedicated team works around the clock to make consumer lives healthier and
more secure. Aqua guard strive to provide the best after sales serviceO and to
achieve the same they have over 1500 service centers and as many as 4500
company trained technicians who visit over 20O000 Indian kitchens daily.

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yc Winner of 6 prestigious UNpSCO Water Digest Awards 2009-10.

yc Winner of the Frost & Sullivan Award for the Best Company from the domestic
point of useO Water treatment systems and Customer Service geadership Award.

yc We have been ranked amongst India's Most Admired Consumer Durable

Companies.

yc Awarded Best pmployers 4 times in a row.

yc Winner of 'Most Admired nowledge pnterprise' MAp- Asia Awards.

yc Holds the distinction of presenting a case study at the prestigious Harvard

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Aqua guard Classic ² Indian Rupee (INR) 7O190

Aqua guard Compact ² Indian Rupee (INR) 7O590
Aqua guard Total I-Nova ² Indian Rupee (INR) 8O850
Aqua guard Total Gold Nova ² Indian Rupee (INR) 9O590
Aqua guard Total SpNSA ² Indian Rupee (INR) 17O900

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Aqua Sure CRYSTAg-UV-Indian Rupee (INR) Rs.7650

Aqua Sure Aqua Care RO ² Indian Rupees (INR) 8O995

Aqua Sure AQUAFgO UV ² Indian Rupees (INR) 5O800

Aqua Sure DpSIGNA UV± Indian Rupees (INR) 6O750

Aqua Sure SPRINGFRpSH RO± Indian Rupees (INR) 13O990

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OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

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1.c To study the consumer psychographic and demographic profile using

water purifiers.
2.c To study the consumer awareness level regarding the water born
diseases.
3.c To study the perception of consumer towards water purifiers.
4.c To study the consumer awareness about different water purifiers brands
available in the market.
5.c To study the consumer buying behavior of different water purifiers.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research methodology is a way to systematically solve the research problems.

When we talk about the research methodology we don¶t talk about the research
method but also consider the logic behinds the method use in the context of
research results are capable of beings evaluated either by the researcher
himself or by others. Here I used descriptive research design. In this type of
research method researchers are supposed to describe the researchO it is done
for existing products.

It helps segment and target marketsO in some cases describing the situation
may provide information and descriptive information is all that is needed to
solve business problems. The major emphasis in such studies is on the
discovery of the ideas and insights. Research design for such studies must be
flexible enough to provide opportunity for considering different aspects of the
problem under study. I collected data from following primary sources. PRIMARY
DATA For the purpose of collecting data I used following two methods.

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To collect the data I have carried out a survey in Meerut region of Uttar
Pradesh. The tools used for data collection are:-

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The primary data are those dataO which are collected a fresh and for the first
time and happen to be original in character. The primary data to be collected
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Questionnaire is a formularized instrument for as kind information directly
from a respondent and concerning behavior demography characteristics
level of knowledge and attitude believes and feelings.

The term questionnaire is a list of obtaining specific information about a

defined problem so that the data analysis and interpretation result in
better appreciation of the problems. A questionnaire formO which has to
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person from whom the information is obtained. The pattern used is
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which have already passed through statically process.

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A sample design is a definite plan for obtaining a sample from a given

population. It refers to the technique or the procedure adopted in selecting
items for the sample. The main constituents of the sampling design below:-

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non- probability sampling technique is applied for the target market.

It is a purposive sampling which deliberately chooses the particulars units of the

universe of constituting a sample on the basis that the small mass that they so
select out of a huge one will be typical or representative of the whole.

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´c 92.59% of respondents having profession of business using water

purifiers.
´c 100% of respondents whose family income is more than 3O 00O000 are
using water purifiers.
´c 61.11% of respondents between age group 30- 40 yrs prefers quality as
the main factor for satisfaction.
´c 71.42% of female respondents think that water purifiers are necessary
because it removes Bacteria and virus from water. Whereas 28.58%
thinks it removes unnecessary minerals from water.
´c 41.9% of respondents with annual family income 1O50O000- 3O00O000
uses Aqua guard water purifiers and 38.70% uses Pure It. Whereas
remaining consumers prefers others brand.
´c 66.67% of Business menO 100% of Doctor and Teacher and 50% of Govt.
employee thinks that Income level influence the buying behavior of
consumer.
´c After carefully analyzing the data collected I found that:--
yc 53.33% of total respondents give more rating points than the
average rating point for design of water purifiers.
yc 60% of total respondents give more rating points than the average
rating point for operational features/ Technology of water purifiers.
yc 66.67% of total respondents give more rating points than the
average rating point for value of money of water purifiers.
yc 65% of total respondents give more rating points than the average
rating point for performance of purifiers.

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RESEARCH FINDINGS
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As it was 1st research Project of my lifeO so it gave me a lot of experience which

will be very helpful in my life as well as in my next coming summer trainingÔc

´c On the basis of that research we find that in case of water purifiers people
are much influenced by Advertisements and quality.
´c By this research we analyze that most of the consumers are aware of
different brands of water purifiers available in the market. And they also
understand the importance of water purifiers.c
´c Consumers are quite satisfied with their product because they are aware
of different water borne diseases. And their purifiers remove these
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water purifiers for their personnel touch rather than the price.c
´c Positioning of the water purifiers is good in the marketO but there is some
more expectation of consumers from these water purifiers companies.c
´c During researchO while talking to the consumers I come to know that most
of the consumers looks for more guarantee/ warranty good customer
service/ customer care centre and after sale services. SoO water purifiers
companies have also taken great care of these things in order to well
place them in the market.

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RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTIONS

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Through water purifiers have their presence in the market. Most of the
consumers are using these purifiers nowadays. Despite of that some customers
are hesitating to adopt these purifiers because of the problems they are facing
earlier while using some other brands. SoO after analyzing the overall summary
of this researchO I would like to give few recommendations to these purifiers
company. I hope this recommendation would certainly be a great help for them.

´c Companies should more focus on the after sale services and customer
care facility.
´c Companies should also focus more on the advertisement by using
celebrity as it boosts their brand image as well as the sales of water
purifiers.
´c Consumers are health consciousO so companies must have to improve the
purification quality of their purifiers.
´c Purifiers companies have to look after the operational featuresO designO
price and performance of their products.

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CONCLUSION
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After the completion of project I have seen the different aspects of this  
'( F #Also I have gained some new experience about the consumer
research. While surveying I have met a large number peopleO with different
perceptionsO with different natureO and as a result of this I have learnt a lot of
things like how to talk with the different people with different behavior. I am
benefited a lot and this will definitely help me a lot in my summer training as
well as in the future.

Also the outcome that came out from this research work is that in city Meerut
water purifiers are used on wide scale in most of the households. Aqua guard is
most admired brand then it is Pure It mostly preferred by the consumers.

Through this research I also come to know that there is potential market for
water purifiersO because health is the 1st preference to choosing the product.

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LIMITATION OF THE STUDY



1.c To study the consumer psychographic and demographic profile using

water purifiers.
2.c To study the consumer awareness level regarding the water born
diseases.
3.c To study the perception of consumer towards water purifiers.
4.c To study the consumer awareness about different water purifiers brands
available in the market.
5.c To study the consumer buying behavior of different water purifiers.

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´c www.scribd.com
´c www.google.com
´c www.pureit.com
´c www.businessdictionary.com
´c www.evancarmichael.com
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´c Marketing management-- PHIgIP OTgpR

´c Research methodology-- C. R. OTHARI
´c Magazines

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