Ravinder Final
Ravinder Final
Ravinder Final
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This study is oriented towards the behavior of the Retailers and analysis of market share.
Today, telecom sector has become a very essential aspect of each industry. Since Retailers
plays imp role in the sales of the prepaid kits, so it becomes imp for every organization to
study the preferences of retailers to promote a particular brand The study focuses on the
Pre Paid Service which is been offered by the company.
The Research Study represents the theoretical background initially which is followed by
the Research Design. The objective of the research is to find out the most promoted brand
by the retailers and why that brand? The research has also led to understand the current
market situation in terms of customer preferences, customer attitude, available
alternatives, price sensitivity, buying decisions, and product attributes etc.
The research was purely based on the survey conducted in District Ambala and has been
focused on Retailers. The sampling technique used
-------------------------------------------------. The data was collected through personal
interview and questionnaire. The research instrument used was a questionnaire, which
helped in knowing the pulse of the Retailers. The sample size taken was 210. The
questionnaire was then analyzed with help of table and charts. The analysis also helps us
to know more about the Retailer perception, Promotion behavior, etc.
The findings reflect that the tariffs plans, promotion of the company and influence of the
social circle had a huge impact over the subscribers.
A general industry profile has also been discussed followed by the company profile.
The SWOT analysis helps us to know more about the company’s Strengths, Weakness,
Opportunities, and Threats. The SWOT also helps in identifying the Challenges faced by
the company in this competitive world.
Lastly, the suggestions have been extracted from the analysis and the interpretations.
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CHAPTER 1
Retail Audit in telecom industry means to know and to check the behavior of the retailers
in promoting a particular brand.
Since costumers are very large and they require the retail outlets almost everywhere, so
retailers plays a very important role in the sales of products of telecom industry.
Most of the telecom prepaid kits are sold to the costumer on the lines of their wish but in
20% of cases retailers can convince the customers to go for a particular brand.
Market share means to know about the present share of a particular operator in the
market. By the analysis of market the exact number of costumers in the market and
the retailers present can be known.
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The Tata Group comprises 98 operating companies in seven business sectors: information
systems and communications; engineering; materials; services; energy; consumer
products; and chemicals. The Group was founded by Jamsetji Tata in the mid 19th century,
a period when India had just set out on the road to gaining independence from British
rule. Consequently, Jamsetji Tata and those who followed him aligned business
opportunities with the objective of nation building. This approach remains enshrined in
the Group's ethos to this day.
The Tata Group is one of India's largest and most respected business conglomerates, with
revenues in 2007-08 of $55 billion or Rs221,320 crore (not including Corus financials),
the equivalent of about 3.2 per cent of the country's GDP, and a market capitalization of
$64.88 billion as on May 15, 2008. Tata companies together employ some 289,500
people. The Group's 27 publicly listed enterprises — among them stand out names such
as Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors and Tata Tea — have a combined
market capitalization that is the highest among Indian business houses in the private
sector, and a shareholder base of over 2.9 million. The Tata Group has operations in
more than 80 countries across six continents, and its companies export products and
services to 85 countries.
The Tata family of companies shares a set of five core values: integrity, understanding,
excellence, unity and responsibility. These values, which have been part of the Group's
beliefs and convictions from its earliest days, continue to guide and drive the business
decisions of Tata companies. The Group and its enterprises have been steadfast and
distinctive in their adherence to business ethics and their commitment to corporate
sustainability. This is a legacy that has earned the Group the trust of many millions of
stakeholders in a measure few business houses anywhere in the world can match.
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Family pride
The Tata family of enterprises comprises 98 companies in seven business sectors. This
section lists all these companies under the sectors in which they operate, besides the two
promoter companies of the Group.
Designation: Chairman
Company: Tata Group
Heading the Tata Group since 1991, Ratan N Tata is the Chairman of Tata Sons, holding
company of the Tata Group, and major Group companies including, Tata Motors, Tata
Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Tea, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels,
Tata Teleservices and Tata Auto Comp. He is also Chairman of two of the largest private
sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. During his tenure, the Group has further
expanded its global reach, with its revenues growing over six fold to Rs 97,000 crore
($21.9 billion).
Mr. Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he
was appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National Radio & Electronics Company
Limited (Nelco) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the Group's
other holding company, where he was responsible for transforming it into the Group's
strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high-technology businesses.
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Mr. Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Cornell University in
1962. He worked briefly with Jones and Emmons in Los Angeles, California, before
returning to India in late 1962. He completed the Advanced Management Program at
Harvard Business School in 1975.
The government of India honoured Mr. Tata with one of its highest civilian awards, the
Padma Bhushan, on Republic Day, January 26, 2000. He has also been conferred an
honorary doctorate in business administration by the Ohio State University, an honorary
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Tata Teleservices
Tata Teleservices is part of the INR Rs. 119,000 Crore (US$ 29 billion) Tata Group, that
has over 98 companies, over 289,500 employees and more than 2.9 million shareholders.
With a committed investment of INR 36,000 Crore (US$ 7.5 billion) in Telecom (FY
2006), the Group has a formidable presence across the telecom value chain.
Tata Teleservices spearheads the Group’s presence in the telecom sector. Incorporated in
1996, Tata Teleservices was the first to launch CDMA mobile services in India with the
Andhra Pradesh circle.
Starting with the major acquisition of Hughes Tele.com (India) Limited [now renamed
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited] in December 2002 the company swung into an
expansion mode. With the total Investment of Rs. 19,924 Crore, Tata Teleservices has
created a Pan India presence spread across 19 circles that includes Andhra Pradesh,
Chennai, Gujarat, Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Orissa,
Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (E), Uttar
Pradesh (W), Kerala, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
Having pioneered the CDMA 2000 1x technology platform in India, Tata Teleservices has
established a robust and reliable 3G ready telecom infrastructure that ensures quality in
its services. It has partnered with Motorola, Ericsson, Lucent and ECI Telecom for the
deployment of a reliable, technologically advanced network.
The company, which heralded convergence technologies in the Indian telecom sector, is
today the market leader in the fixed wireless telephony market with a total customer base
of over 3.8 million.
Some of the other products launched by the company include prepaid wireless desktop
phones, public phone booths, new mobile handsets and new voice & data services such as
BREW games, Voice Portal, picture messaging, polyphonic ring tones, interactive
applications like news, cricket, astrology, etc.
Tata Indicom redefined the existing prepaid mobile market in India, by unveiling their
offering – Tata Indicom ‘Non Stop Mobile’ which allows customers to receive free
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incoming calls. Tata Teleservices today has India’s largest branded telecom retail chain
and is the first service provider in the country to offer an online channel www.i-choose.in
to offer postpaid mobile connections in the country.
Tata Teleservices has a strong workforce of 6000. In addition, TTSL has created more
than 20,000 jobs, which will include 10,000 indirect jobs through outsourcing of its
manpower needs. Today, Tata Teleservices Limited along with Tata Teleservices
(Maharashtra) Limited serves over 25 million customers in over 5000 towns. With an
ambitious rollout plan both within existing circles and across new circles, Tata
Teleservices offers world-class technology and user-friendly services in 19 circles.
Prior to taking over the reigns of TTSL, Mr. Sardana was the Executive
Director, Tata Power Company. An Electrical Engineer from Delhi
University’s College of Engineering and a Post Graduate in Cost
Accountancy (ICWAI), Mr. Sardana also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management
from Delhi apart from having attended the Top Management Programme from Indian
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Mr. Sardana began his career as an Engineer Trainee at the National Thermal Power
Corporation (NTPC), and undertook various responsibilities before leaving the
Corporation in 1994 as a Senior Manager, where he worked in areas of core engineering,
project management and operations divisions.
In 1994, he joined BSES and rose to become Vice President & Head of Corporate
Business Development and the EPC Business Group, till he joined Tata Power Company
in 2002 to lead the Distribution Business of the Company as CEO & later as MD. He
spearheaded the turnaround & change management of the state-owned power retail
distribution business. Under his leadership NDPL areas, witnessed significant Financial;
Technical, Commercial improvements and the most significant being the recognitions
that came from all quarters on benchmark & new initiatives in area of consumer care.
Mr. Sardana has also received numerous personal recognitions, significant among them
being the Best CEO Award in 2006 and 2007 from two key South Asian Energy Sector
Associations. He has also made significant contributions as Chairman of CII’s sub-
committee on Energy, as Chairman of Tata Group’s Northern Regional Forum and in the
area of Corporate Social Responsibility.
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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
Circle
COO
Human Devices
High Networth Individual Resource &Supply
Chain Mgt
Business Unit
Technology Finance
Consumer Market Business Unit
Business
Access Business Unit Legal Excellence
Marketing Regulatory
Branded Retail Business Unit Affairs
Communicati
on
Various types and features of the Tata Indicom in the sector of Mobile
phones and FWP
Tata Indicom hand sets suit each class of mobile phone user – first time user,
youth/ teenage segment user, price conscious user, tech savvy user and
executive/business user
Bright colour display or mono display (Orange, Yellow – green back light)
Polyphonic ring-tones
With International roaming now being available, you can enjoy Tata
Indicom’s quality cost effective services in Europe, Middle East,
Africa & some part of Asia
Tata Indicom CLI - when Tata customers make an outgoing call the
CLI displayed would be the Tata number
One bill- Track home and International calls in one single bill
VSNL Internet Data Center – for Tata Indicom PDSN facilities &
infrastructure management
Tata Indicom offered hand-sets are ready for high-end data services
like Internet Access, MMS, Audio/Video clipping, hand-set or mobile
network coverage upgrade
Tata Indicom has launched its national billing architecture since Nov.
2005. This is mainly aimed at providing a centralized payment and
collection facility for enterprise customers
“Multi location order entry” for both Tariff plans and Handsets
Through this service you can view live quotes of your chosen stocks and
analyze the performance of your portfolio and while being on the move &
tacking critical financial business decisions, the BSE portfolio tracker
from Tata Indicom would serve them just right
Wire line – Tata Indicom offers wire line, which is a analogue trunk
line from the main wire line exchange. When a customer has a wire
line connection, the telephone is connected to the Tata Indicom
exchange through a combination of Fiber optic wire and Cooper
cables. Subscriber’s telephones are connected by copper cables.
Call waiting
Call forward
3-way conferencing
Abbreviated dialing
Night services
Call intrusion
Call hunting
• Voice Mail
A leased line is a telephone line that has been leased for private use. It is
usually contrasted with a switched line or dial – up line. Typically, large
companies rent leased lines from the telephone message carriers to
interconnect different geographic locations in their company.
Reliability
Speed
Campus networks
Video conferencing
Offer Assumptions
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This post paid mobile service value proposal is based on the following
assumptions:-
Sales tax, Service tax and any other govt. levies shall be charged at actual as
applicable.
Purchase order to be made in the name of, Tata Teleservices Limited or Tata
Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd.
VSNL
33%
VSNL
TTSL
TTSL
67%
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weakness
Opportunity
• M-Commerce
Threats
• Political instability
• Regulatory interference.
GROWING CELLPHONES-
This year, June has been a bumper season for cell phone companies as there has been
the addition of 8.81 million new subscribers. Earlier, in January 8.74 million
customers subscribed for the service which also was the highest before the month of
June. According to data presented by TRAI at the end of June, including 286.86
million mobile users, there are a total of 325.78 million phone subscribers in the
country.
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10
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JANUARY FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE
The growth in wireless users in June has been 8.94 million; in May it was 8.62 million,
April 8.21 million, March 10.16 million, February 8.53 million, and January 8.77
million. On the other hand in the fixed-line category the subscribers’ base has decreased
from 39.05 million to 38.92 million in June month. Thanks to new offers and lower
prices of new connections teledensity has gone up from 24.63% to 28.33% in the
period.
Similarly, there has been more subscription in GSM connections than in CDMA
connections in same duration. All GSM players including of Airtel, Vodafone Essar,
Idea, Aircel and BSNL together were able to make 6.32 million new consumers in June.
On the other hand 2.62 million mobile subscribers were added by CDMA. The major
service providers in this segment are Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices
limited.
In the beginning, Telecom industry was not a major player in the market because
technology was not at its peak but as the time changes it became a major player in Indian
Economy and at present it is contributing a total of 7% in the GDP of India and in
upcoming years chances for its growth are much more
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30
25
TELEDENSITY(%)
20
15 Tele density
10
0
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2004 2007 2008
Years
AIRTEL- BHARTI
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VODAFONE ESSAR
EDGE.
BSNL Mobile
• Market Share: 20 %
RELIANCE COMMUNICATION
TATA INDICOM
Retail Audit
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&
Market Share
Analysis
CHAPTER 2
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The project study is limited to Shahbad markanda, Ladwa, Ambala Cantt. &
Ambala city. And hence generalization of findings cannot be done.
As per knowledge data was collected and analyzed, error may be there.
Scope defines the units to be covered and the practical implications of the study. To get
good results there must be a specific area and a respondent to which yours study is
concerned. There fore I covered following areas for our study-
Shahbad Markanda
Ladwa
Amballa Cantt.
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Amballa City
Babain
I visited near about each Retail outlet whether It is Telecom Dedicated or Non Telecom
Dedicated In the above given cities and towns because mobile is today a service which is
used by everyone for convenience of the study.
GSM
Airtel
BSNL
Vodafone
Idea
CDMA
Reliance infocom
Tata Indicom
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN
The marketing research problem calls for the descriptive types of research.
Descriptive studies are undertaken in many circumstances. When the researcher is
interested in knowing the characteristics of certain groups such as age, sex, education
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level etc or in cases where the researcher in is interested in knowing the proportion of
people in a given population who have behaved in a particular manner.
SOURCES OF DATA
Data, facts, figures, other relevant material of past and present and surveying are the basis
for study and analysis. Without an analysis of factual data no specific inferences can be
drawn on the questions under study. Inferences based on imagination or guesses cannot
provide correct answer to research questions. The relevance adequacy and reliability of
data determine the quality of the findings of a study.
For the purpose of the present study, data from two sources has been
collected namely primary and secondary data.
Primary Data
Primary data is source from which the researcher collects the data. It is a first hand data,
which is used directly for the analysis purposes. Primary data always gives the researcher
a fairer picture. In the present study primary data has been collected using questionnaires.
For the purpose of collecting the same, 210tailers were surveyed and questionnaire forms
were filled. In this study, primary data plays a vital role for analysis, interpretation,
conclusion and suggestions.
Secondary Data
Secondary data is data which is collected and compiled for other purposes. Secondary
data also plays a key factor in the in providing various other information which will
influence the analysis. Few of the main sources of secondary data include newspapers,
business journals, magazines, internet and company reports etc.
Research instrument-
RESEARCH PLAN-
Questionnaires are first designed in accordance, for the solution of the concerned
problem. Then the field work comes in to play and the survey is conducted by having a
personal interaction with 374 retailers. Personal interaction has been carried out and the
information sought as was required in the questionnaire for the purpose of data
processing and analyzing. The respondents have been directly contacted.
METHODOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS
For the purpose of the study the following assumptions have been made.
It has been assumed that the information given by the respondents are authentic,
Bona fide and genuine.
The sources of the data are the basis, from which the actual required information
can be extracted.
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The sampling procedure adopted will help in choosing an appropriate sample that
truly represents that actual population.
It has also been assumed that “interview-questionnaire” is more suitable for
collecting data for the present day.
SAMPLE DESIGN
A part of the population is known as sample. The process of drawing a sample from a
large population is called sampling. The type of sample design used is Simple Random
Sampling. Simple Random Sampling gives every unit of the population a known and
non-zero probability of being selected. Since random sampling implies equal probability
to every unit in the population, it is necessary that the selection of the sample must be
free from human judgment. The sample design is formulated at Karnal city only.
SAMPLE PLAN
SAMPLE SIZE
The sample size for the survey is 374 retailers of which 200 are telecom dedicated and
174 are non telecom dedicated
SAMPLE UNIT
One of the units into which an aggregate is divided or regarded as divided for the purpose
of sampling, each unit being regarded as individual and indivisible when the selection is
made. Hence, in the study the sample unit is “Retailers selling any Telecom related
product or service ”.
CHAPTER 3
140
120
100 85 telecom
80 dedicated
60 non telecom
40 dedicated
20
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telecom non telecom
dedicated dedicated
Handset+Rcv/kits+Rcv/Rcv 80 38.095
RCV/KITS+RCV/RCV 68 32.55
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INFERENCE-
By the analysis of the market I come to know that 80 retailers are Selling Handset +
RCV and near about 68 retailers are selling
Kits +RCV and the 62 retailers are selling only RCV’s.
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INTERPRETATION-
Non-handset selling retailers can be converted to sell the handset stock of
TTSL.
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
HANDSET+RCV RCV/KITS RCV
INFERENCE-
By the analysis of market I come to know that 70 Retailers are selling TTSl’s Handset +
RCV near about 50 retailers are selling TTSL’s Kits + RCV and the remaining 90 are
selling only RCV’s.
INTERPRETATION-
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180
160
140
120
Yes
100
No
80
60
40
20
0
Yes No
INFERENCE-
By the finding I would come to know about that near about 180 retailers now about the
TTSL’s two-month free scheme and the rest 30 are not aware of it.
INTERPRETATION-
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Since the scheme is for short period hence it should be popular in 100% population.
No Regular
12% 14%
TWICE In
Month
28%
ONCE In
Month
46%
INFERENCE-
The findings says that 14% of retailers get regular supply of POP’s and 28% says twice in
a month but the most % is of that retailers who says once in a month, 12% retailers get no
supply of POP’s.
INTERPRETATION-
Visit should get increased to gain the confidence of retailers so that they work more to
sell TATA
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NO 70 31.778
160
140
120
100
Yes
80
No
60
40
20
0
1
INFERENCE-
The survey says near about 140 retailers have TTSL’s EVD number and the rest of the 70
retailers do not have EVD number.
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INTERPRETATION-
Remaining 70 should be targeted.
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
TTSL Disty TVS Any Other
Series1 170 10 30
Series2
INFERENCE-
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The survey shows that near about 170 retailers get their stock from TTSL DISTY and the
10 retailers take it from the True Value Shops and the other 30 have any other source to
purchase TTSL’s stock.
Above
0 to 10 10 to 2020 to 3030 to 40 40
Idea 120 35 25 10 12
Reliance 105 45 15 5 2
TTSL 130 20 2 2 0
Vodafone 40 50 65 35 20
Airtel 45 25 30 60 30
BSNL 0 0 0 0 0
140
120
100
0 to 10
80 10 to 20
20 to 30
60 30 to 40
Above 40
40
20
0
Idea Reliance TTSL Vodafone Airtel BSNL
INFERENCE-
TATA has good backup from the retailers in the monthly activation range of 0-10
Vodafone & Airtel has good support in range of 20-30 and 30-40.
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Vodafone 70
Airtel 65
Idea 25
Reliance 20
Tata 15
All 15
All
Tata
Vodafone
Reliance
Idea
Airtel
The most permoted company is Vodafone and Airtel is just behind it then next most
permoted company is Idea than Reliance and Tata are equal and near about 12% retailers
permoted All.
INFERENCE-
The retailers promotes AIRTEL because –
• It has good customer base
• Network coverage is good
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70
60
50
Daily
40
Thrice a Week
30 Twice a Week
Once a week
20 Once in a fortnight
No visit
10
0
Daily Twice a Once in
Week a
fortnight
This graph shows the frequency of visits by the FOS of the DISTY’s to the retail outlets.
INFERENCE-
Suggestion-
TATA should instruct the distributor to give daily visit to every retailer
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Yes No No Answer
INFERENCE-
The survey Shows that TTsl clears their claim on time is 140 retailers and those who do
not get their claim on time are 25 and the retailers who don’t give answer are 45.
Interpretation-
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TATA Should build a unique position in market in regard of fast and timely claim
Airtel
Tata
Vodafone
VC
Idea
Reliance
INFERENCE-
The most attractive incentive scheme is of vodafone after that Airtel come and the third
most attractive incentive scheme is of Reliance after that Idea comes and the last is Tata.
INTERPRETATION-
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TTSL's 105-74STV,s
Yes 85
No 125
No
No
Yes
Yes
INFERENCE-
The survey shows that 85 retailers now about the STV’s and remaining 125 are unknown.
Interpretation-
80
70
60
Idea
50 Reliance
TTSL
40 Vodafone
30 Airtel
BSNL
20
10
0
100-500 500-1000 1000-15001500-20002000-3000Above3000
INFERENCE-
• AIRTEL and BSNL experience the big amount recharges from various retailers
• TATA experiences recharges in less amount
INTERPRETATION-
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• TATA should increase the customer base so that people use more RCV and
hence sales can be increased
• TATA should also focus on the good schemes for the customers
Airtel 80
Vodafone 30
BSNL 62
TATA 8
Reliance 10
Idea 20
Airtel
Vodafone
BSNL
TATA
Reliance
Idea
INFERENCE-
• AIRTEL and BSNL experience the big amount recharges from various retailers
• TATA experiences recharges in less amount.
INTERPRETATIONS-
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Large customer base probably may be the reason for large sales of the airtel and BSNL.
Rs. 50 55
Rs.100 130
Rs. 150 25
Rs. 50
Rs.100
Rs. 150
INFERENCE-
The retailers experience Rs. 100 RCV is most inquired by the costumers and Rs. 50 RCV
comes is the second most inquired.
INTERPRETATION-
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Rs. 149 89
Rs. 299 50
No Answer 71
Rs. 149
Rs. 299
No Answer
INFERENCE-
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89 retailers say that RS 149 RCV is the most inquired top up RCV & 50 retailers says RS
299 RCV is most inquired top up RCV.
Rs. 49 120
Rs. 59 50
Rs. 105 40
Rs. 105
19%
Rs. 49
Rs. 59 55%
26%
INFERENCE-
STV’S are the vouchers designed to reduce the call rates of existing TATA INDICOM
customers.
Tata 25
Airtel 45
Idea 40
Vodafone 57
Reliance 33
60
50
40 Tata
Airtel
30 Idea
Vodafone
20 Reliance
10
0
1
INFERENCE-
VISIBILITY is topped by the VODAFONE, as 28.33% outlets have the vodafone, as the
most visible brand AIRTEL is the 2nd most visible brand with its presence on 23% outlets
IDEA follows the above two.
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“Consumer is a king”
schemes. Firstly, they don’t get the information about new schemes of the products.
Secondly, the schemes material is not provided to them in time.
The most common problem about Tata tele Services ltd. is that they don’t have good
network in the other skirts of the cities and the other players have very good network
coverage in the small towns and villages.
The retailers complaint that the is very low marketing by the officials of Tata Tele
Services. They prefer that the dealing would be directly with the ASM of the company.
Recommendation
There is a large untapped market which is around 55% of the total Population
especially in rural market there fore the marketers should try to penetrate the rural
market. To cover the rural market marketers should educate the rural peoples
about the services, which are provided by the Service provider. And market
should realize the rural peoples the need and the benefits of the
telecommunication so that they attract toward their Services.
Most of the service user is prefer the best services and they shift to the Company,
which provide them better service than other. So it is the big Weapon for the
service provider that in order to increase their market Share they have to provide
the more as well as better services than the Other Competitors.
The other thing, which influences the service user more, is the cost of the
Service. Indian consumer is very cost concisions and like to prefer the Services
which are more economical for them so service provider should Try to provide
the services at the minimum cost.
I have also find that the GSM service in popular among peoples those
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Are using mobile for general purpose and the business class like to use the CDMA
mobile service. But the need of the hour is to launch the Gsm services.
SMS service is the most popular service among the mobile users and
Other services like Roaming service, Tariff plans, customer care and
GPRS services are also very popular in the mobile users. So the company should
focus on that.
Present service user of mobile are looking almost satisfied from the
Services, which they are getting from their service provider. So the
Company like Tata Indicom has to give extra services to costume and retailers to
attract them.
The dealing with retailers should be direct by the Area managers and the
management should be Zone wise which will help the retailers to deal with
distributors.
The costumer care services should be good and the complaints of costumers
would be solved as soon as possible.
The range of the handsets should be increased and the retailers are provided with
dummies so they can choose the handsets according to their tastes.
The hidden gifts and more incentives are there for the retailers so that they start
the promotion of the company.
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CONCLUSION
Now buying mobile is not a rich man’s possession any more. The mobile industry is on
whopping high. With various technologies creeping in every day you always are on a
back seat to keep your self updated. With a major chunk of the users being teenagers it
makes the situation more dynamic and helps to create a niche market in itself.
Looking at the industry trends in mobile segment, the growth is
tremendous. Various cellular providers try to be innovative in providing value added
services to the subscribers. If the demand is rising in same pace then it is for sure that the
subscriber base of the mobile users will definitely exceed the limit of the land line
subscribers.
This report tells about the preference of retailers to promote a
particular brand and what they want from the company to build the brand. With this
report the company can capture its loop holes or weaknesses and convert them in to their
strengths and opportunities.
From the above study we come to a conclusion that in case of
parameters of selection, customer or the subscriber will first look at the network
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coverage, tariffs and then other parameters. The Subscriber also expects the company to
give in detail information of the service they are availing.
An effective sales person has to be employed in order to influence the buyer decision.
The company should have exciting offers with the service they provide.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Principle of Marketing
By Philip Kotler
Research Methodology
By C.R. Kothari
Internet Websites
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BUSINESS JOURNALS
Business World
Business Today
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NEWSPAPERS
Times Of India.
Economic Times.
Business standard
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