Download or read book Rural Marketing Indian Context written by Dr. Vijay Uprikar and published by The Management Consortium . This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface In the vast and diverse landscape of India, where traditions and modernity coexist harmoniously, lies an often overlooked yet crucial aspect of marketing—rural marketing. The heartbeat of rural India resonates with the rhythms of tradition, culture, and close-knit communities, creating a unique ecosystem that requires a distinct approach to marketing. This book delves deep into the realm of rural marketing in the Indian context, unraveling its intricacies, challenges, and immense potential. It is a comprehensive exploration of how marketing strategies must adapt and evolve to cater to the diverse needs, aspirations, and dynamics of rural consumers and markets. Rural India constitutes a substantial portion of the country's population, and its significance in the overall economic landscape cannot be underestimated. However, the intricacies of rural markets often pose challenges that differ vastly from urban counterparts. Factors such as limited infrastructure, cultural diversity, varying consumer behavior, and the interplay of traditional and modern influences require a nuanced understanding that conventional marketing theories do not always address. Through a combination of empirical research, case studies, and expert insights, this book endeavors to bridge the gap in understanding rural marketing dynamics. It equips marketers, entrepreneurs, academics, and policymakers with the knowledge necessary to navigate the complex world of rural markets successfully. From understanding the rural consumer psyche to tailoring product offerings, distribution channels, and communication strategies, each chapter offers valuable insights that can shape effective marketing campaigns and strategies. As we embark on this journey through the pages of this book, we invite readers to explore the challenges and opportunities that rural marketing presents. We will navigate the dusty bylanes, vibrant markets, and quaint villages to uncover the hidden gems of knowledge that hold the key to tapping into the immense potential that rural India holds. Along the way, we will discover that rural marketing is not just a business endeavor; it is a testament to the rich tapestry of traditions and aspirations that define the Indian rural landscape. We extend our gratitude to the experts, practitioners, and researchers who have contributed their valuable insights to this endeavor. Their collective wisdom serves as a guiding light for anyone seeking to understand and excel in the realm of rural marketing. As the journey begins, let us embrace the challenges, learn from the experiences, and emerge with a deeper appreciation for the power of effective rural marketing in shaping the future of India's economic and social fabric. Welcome to the world of rural marketing in the Indian context. Dr. Vijay Uprikar Author

Download or read book FUNDAMENTALS OF RURAL MARKETING written by Dr. M. A. Soudatti and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rural Marketing written by Awadhesh Kumar Singh and published by New Age International. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural Marketing as a separate discipline in management teaching has emerged recently. The growing importance of the subject has been well realized by the marketers, policymakers and management interns. However, there is dearth of quality literature on the subject, comprehensive coverage of all the dimensions, aspects and managerial issues pertaining to rural marketing. In most of the management institutions, a half-baked knowledge of rural marketing is being imparted to the management interns while there is more emphasis on marketing perspective on harnessing the immense potential offered by rural areas through suitable marketing planning, product mix, pricing, distribution, promotional mix, branding and communication strategies. Present book is a serious attempt to bridge the need gap in the subject.

Download or read book Rural Marketing In India written by Kuchi Sayulu and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural Marketing In Indian Context Assumes Greater Importance As A Wind Of Change Is Blowing Form Three Angles Firstly, Changing Rural Scene Towards Development In Different Spheres Owing To Success Of Green Revolution, White Revolution And Grey Revolutions And Consequent Raise In The Rural Incomes; Secondly Changes In Market Conditions Resulted From The Transformation Of Sellers Market Into Buyers Market Consequent To New Innovations, Modern Technology, Increased Production, Increased Competition And Stagnated Urban Markets; And Lastly The Changing Government Policy Towards Liberalization And Globalisation Of The Indian Economy. This Book Is A Comprehensive Work On Rural Marketing Covering Almost All The Dimensions Of Rural Marketing The Rural Marketing Environment, Its Structure, Different Purchasing, Selling, Pricing, Sales Promotion, Financial And Accounting Practices Of Rural Marketers Dealing In Different Merchandise, Problems And Performance Of Rural Markets Are Critically Analysed. Marketing Starts With Consumer And Ends With The Consumer. Consumer Satisfaction Is The Key For The Successful Marketing. But The Key To Consumer Satisfaction Lies In Understanding The Consumer, His Likes, Dislikes, His Expectations, Shopping Behaviour Etc. Therefore, An Attempt Is Also Made In This Book To Study The Rural Consumer Profile, Their Shopping Behaviour, Buying Process And Their Level Of Satisfaction With Regard To Rural Marketing Practices. This Volume Provides And Insight Into The Rural Marketing Environment.This Book Is A Significant Addition To The Existing Rare Stock Of Knowledge On Rural Marketing. It Is Extremely Useful For Industrialists, Academics, Researches, Students Of Commerce And Business Management As Well As Practitioners In Marketing Management In Rural Areas.

Download or read book Advertising in Rural India written by Tej K. Bhatia and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rural Marketing Text And Cases 2 E written by Krishnamacharyulu C. S. G. and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rural Marketing Book Text Practice With Cd written by Pradeep Kashyap and published by Dreamtech Press. This book was released on 2005-07-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rural Marketing Book by Pradeep Kashyap & Siddhartha Raut is India's most comprehensive book on rural marketing theory and the rural mindset, with practical examples of products and cases that actually succeeded in the rural market place. Major AttractionsInside Out' practical approach to application of market theory in the rural context. Evolving the framework of rural marketing in the rural environment. Actual experiences and learning from grassroots development programmes. 100 practical caselets, 50 latest data tables. Using haats, melas and mandis for planning and developing the communication strategy. Project Shakti, e-Choupal, stores large format retailand more. Information technology, consumer finance & non conventional media in rural India. The application of conventional theory in practice; adaptation and innovations based on learning's and experience from the field.

Download or read book Rural Marketing Environment Problems written by T.P. Gopalaswamy and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural Marketing-Environment, Problems And Strategies, Attempts To Rectify The Lacunae Of A Near Total Absence Of Any Comprehensive Text On Rural Marketing. This Is Despite The Fact That Almost Three-Fourths Of India S Population Is Rural And One-Third Of Its National Income Is Generated By The Rural Areas. In The Present Context Of The Downturn In The Economy, Many Companies Producing Consumables And Durables Are Being Sustained By Rural Demand Which Has Brought A Sharp Focus On Rural Markets. This Third Edition Has Been Thoroughly Revised In View Of The Above. Rural Marketing Provides An In-Depth Analysis Of The Environment, The Problems Associated With Rural Marketing And Also The Strategies That Can Be Successfully Adopted. This Book Offers An Interesting Reading For Academicians, Students And A New Class Of Forced Entrepreneurs Which Is Emerging As A Consequence Of The Present Economic Upheaval. It Also Offers An Interesting Reading For General Readers Who Are Curious To Know About The Vibrant Dynamics Of Rural India.

Download or read book Rural Marketing written by C. S. G. Krishnamacharyulu and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Trends in Rural Marketing written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Indian context; contributed articles.

Download or read book Rural Marketing written by U C Mathur and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on 2008 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is a country where majority of the population lives in villages. Appreciating the size and business potential of rural sector, major companies, including Hindustan Unilever and P&G have made special strategies for targeting rural markets. The thrust on rural markets is getting stronger day by day and it needs complete knowledge base of rural marketing. The book is meant to create interest in business management students to get into the rural marketing mindset for bringing the desired organisational focus on the subject. Considering the importance of rural markets, most business schools have included Rural Marketing Management as a key knowledge area in their syllabus. The present book has endeavoured to cover the entire gamut of Rural Marketing with inputs from discussions with rural marketing practitioners, besides valuable studies conducted by the major companies and the author's own experience in the area. There are few books on rural marketing which mostly deal with the subject as extending the urban marketing process into the rural zones. The book contains a number of live-wire national and international case studies, meant to enthuse the students in probing the business opportunities and threats in the rural markets. The method of handling the case studies is also provided for the convenience of students. The book is written in simple, easy to understand and lu

Download or read book A Geographical Analysis of Rural Markets and Rurban Centres written by Ashok Kumar Sinha and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The society and the economy of India largely operates through rural marketing systems. Rural markets and urban centres represent the cross profile of rural India. India is a country of villages and its real soul lives in her villages with 71% of its total population. Roughly 70% of India's population still draws its succour from agricultural activity and some 45% of its national income still accrues from agricultural sector. Actually agriculture is the stage on which the drama of economic development is enacted and rural marketing thus is intimately bound up with the process of economic development. Rural periodic marketing system are common throughout the less developed countries including India. In the present book the author creditably outlines the cross-section of Indian farmer to reflect country's rural markets and urban centres. Hundreds or even thousands aggregate on a convenient sector for a fraction of a day to exchange their earning an wants to function as a miniature hub of collecting and distributing commodities. The book is an exhaustive study of rural markets and urban centres, whose importance cannot be over emphasised in the rural development and planning in our country. The present book embodies the merit of compliance with the recent trend of studies and research in the discipline of Geography. The spirit of the writing relates in its era and theme coverage the fundamental thrust on aspect s of spatial organisation; the extent and the intensity of interconnection and interdependence among elements of physical and cultural landscape. In this book, Dr Ashok Kumar Sinha presents his pains taking study on field work, original collection of data and assimilation of rural markets an urban centres of the Magadh administrative division of Central Bihar which has a background of ancient history and rich cultural heritage having 91% of its population as rural. His original and methodical interpretation makes it more worthy. An attempt has been made to unroll historical setting of Magadh Division from unknown past to the current century before projecting profile of the project. There are eight meaningful, logical and well balanced chapters, eighty two cartographically sound maps and diagrams, thirty five selected tables, valuable appendices and admirable bibliography which explain geo-economic landscape of the country, various bases of theory and review of hierarchy of rural markets and urban centres, spatio-temporal characteristics, functional and behavioural characteristics of market, analysis of urban centres, micro-geography of sample markets, marketing an rural development. At last in summary and conclusion the author is of the view that marketing and rural development are interlinked without which their projected profiles fail to trace similarity of evolution and development. The zone of research has to be carefully traversed to fathom traders performance. Rural markets not doubt, function as levers of growth. To portray rural markets in their poly-phase, it is essential to balance markets, traders, consumers, goods movement and complexities. Marketing is the biggest problem ever faced by advancing rural industrial sector. A creation of an effective marketing infrastructure is needed to produce products of rural industries. If agriculture function as the heart of economy, rural industries will act as its lungs to balance production of commodities. And their sale on fair price in markets. This book is useful for geographers, sociologists, planners, economists and students of geography and regional studies.

Download or read book Rural Market Unleashed written by Sarabjit Singh Puri and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-07-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural Market Unleashed discusses the importance of India’s rural market, its size, factors and opportunities. It highlights government policies and initiatives impacting the lives of those in rural areas. The second part of the book focuses on rural marketing strategies for products and services. With an emphasis on brand building, this part touches on studying prospect behaviour and cultural diversity of rural India. Aspects such as pricing, communication and effectiveness of the advertising campaign are also discussed. The book uncovers adaptation of new technologies, women empowerment and the rise of private schools in rural India. The part also focuses on High Net-worth Individuals (HNIs) of rural India, unconventional methods of advertising, rural call centres and importantly, the advent of Digital Marketing. The author’s view on maximising Return on Investment (ROI) with 360-degree sales and marketing, is explained in detail. The third part talks about the challenges, do’s and don’ts for rural marketing campaigns and specific techniques for campaign effectiveness. Taking a futuristic view, this part also comprises the role of artificial intelligence and the future of rural marketing. This futuristic perspective makes for an interesting read and is the key takeaway of this part. It is a useful resource for current and aspiring rural marketing professionals.

Download or read book Marketing Management Text and Cases Indian Context written by Tapan K. Panda and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on 2009 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rural Marketing Management written by Devendra Prasad Pandey and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Indian context.

Download or read book New Perspectives on Rural Marketing written by Ramkishen Y. and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the theory and practice of rural marketing. The theory deals with profiles of rural consumers, techniques of rural marketing research, product pricing and distribution in rural areas, sales force management and promotion. It also deals with the economics of agriculture, especially agricultural finance. Carefully selected case studies illustrate how this theory works in practice.

Download or read book Rural Marketing in India written by G. Srinivas Rao and published by Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Rural Market With Its Vast Size And Demand Potential Offers Great Opportunities To The Marketers. The Rural Market Provides Vast Potential As Many New Products Have Already Made Their Entry Into The Rural Consumer Basket. Thus, The Rural Market Has Been Growing In Magnitude For Both Traditional And Modern Consumer Goods And Services. In Spite Of Its Large Size And High Potential, Many Marketing Firms Are Not Able To Avail The Opportunities In Rural Market Because Of Problems In Selling The Goods In Rural Areas. In View Of This, There Is A Need For A Thorough Examination Of Rural Marketing Scenario. For This Purpose Efforts Should Be Made To Analyse The Rural Market Environment, The Problems In Rural Marketing And Measures Should Be Initiated To Develop The Rural Market. In This Direction, The Present Study Is An Attempt To Examine The Marketing Environment In Rural Areas, The Marketing Strategies For Consumer Goods. The Book Provides The Comprehensive Coverage Of Aspects Relating The Profile Of Indian Rural Market, Analyzing Consumer Behaviour, Product And Brand Penetration, Marketing Strategies, Etc. The Study Is Mainly Based On The Examination Of The Marketing Strategies For Durable And Non-Durable Consumer Products In Rural Areas Of Three Selected Districts In Andhra Pradesh. The Conclusions Drawn And Suggestions Made In This Study Are Useful For The Policy Makers For Improving The Market Potential In Rural India.