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What is Rural?
Any habitation with a population density of less than 400
sq. km., where at least 75% of the male population is engaged in agriculture and where there exists no municipality or board (Census 2001).
The rural and semi urban area is defined as all other cities
Rural Marketing
A function that manages all activities involved in assessing, stimulating, and converting the purchasing power of rural consumers into an effective demand for specific products and services and moving these products and services to the people of rural areas (Kashyap and Raut, 2008).
Durables
Agri- Inputs 2/4 Wheelers Total
Rs.5000 crore
Rs.45000 crore Rs.8000 crore Rs.123000 crore
Companies like HUL, Colgate Palmolive, Coca Cola and LG have been able to address these challenges successfully.
Pricing Strategy
Internal Influences
- Cost - Pricing Objective * Profit Maximization in the long run * Minimum Return on Sales Turnover * Deeper Penetration of the Market * Increase Sales Volume and Market Share External Influences - Customers - Suppliers - Competitors - Legal Environment (in India companies need not worry)
Cont.
Optional Product Pricing Captive Product Pricing
Distribution Strategy
1. 2. 3.
ProblemsLarge number of small markets Poor connectivity Multiple tiers (intermediaries) leading to higher cost. 4. Low density of shops per village. 5. Poor stocking system 6. Poor visibility and display of products
Target the!
Wholesalers Retailers Haats NGOs having SHGs Mobile Vans Direct to Home Cooperatives
Communication Strategy
Problems - Heterogeneity and spread - Understanding the rural Audience Proper profiling of the target audience is required* Who uses the brand? * Who buys the brand and Why? * Who decides which brand is to be bought?
Rural Media
Conventional Mass Media Television Radio Press Non-conventional Media Haat and Mela Folk Media (Puppet Sows) Video Van Personalized Media Direct Mailer Demonstrations and leaflets Word of Mouth
Cinema
Outdoor: Wall Painting, Hoarding
Brand Building
In rural India the first mover brands have become generic
brands- detergent powder came to be identified with Surf, vegetable oil with Dalda. Issues to be considered* Brand Name Development * Creating a Brand Identity * Building a brand Image * Stickiness
References
Pradeep Kashyap and Siddhartha Raut, The
Rural Marketing Book, 2008. Sanal Kumar Velayudhan, Rural Marketing : Targeting the Non-urban Consumer,2002
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