COMPETITIVE STRATEGY MICROMAX –THE INDIAN INNOVATOR Can Micromax make the leap from Indian to global brand? Faculty Guide: Naveen Coomar SUBMITTED BY: ANKUR MAKHIJA ROLL NO .55 IIFT PT 12-15 What is Competitive Strategy? Competitive Strategy is defined as the long term plan of a particular company in order to gain competitive advantage over its competitors in the industry. It is aimed at creating defensive position in an industry and generating a superior ROI (Return on Investment)
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Project Report – Marketing Management | MICROMAX | – A study of the India’s fastest growing domestic mobile handset-maker | TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Industry Overview 3 Company Overview 6 Key Strengths 8 Key Challenges (Weaknesses) 8 Key Opportunities 9 Key Threats 10 Key Strategies 10 Marketing Strategies of Micromax and Competitor Responses 11 Promotion 11 Product 12 After Sales Service 12 Distribution Network 13 Future Focus 14 The Road ahead 15 References
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Growth Of Micromax Introduction Micromax was incorporated as Micromax Informatics Ltd. on 29 March 2000. It started selling mobile telephones in 2008, focusing on low pricing to compete with international brands. Micromax's co-founder Rahul Sharma once saw a public call office being powered by a truck battery because of frequent power cuts in its locale. It prompted him to launch a feature telephone with an extended battery life. Micromax launched X1i, its first telephone with a month-long battery
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History of Micromax The history of Micromax (2011-12 revenue: Rs 1,978 crore or Rs 19.78 billion), which entered into the mobile phone market in 2008, is one of the most fascinating success stories in the Indian consumer electronics industry. In a very short span of 5 years, the company has taken up the third position (by volume) in the mobile handset market in India and is at No. 12 globally. It is a leader in the Indian tablet market with 18.4 per cent share, beating industry giants like Samsung
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largest mobile player in terms of volumes. Micromax, which entered the mobile space just four years ago in 2008, is doing all this, and more: the company on Tuesday forayed into the home entertainment space with LED televisions and home theatre systems. Also Read Related Stories News Now - Micromax forays into home entertainment market, launches LED TVs - Micromax leads the tablet race in India - Micromax leads the tablet race in India - Power packs
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2013 Tags: Indian handset makers | Handet marjet | Micromax STORY TOOLS Change font size Print this story E-Mail this story Comment RELATED Indian handset makers get squeezed by global brands Nidhi Francis, a former journalist who lives in a south Delhi locality, used Samsung mobile phones for years. But when her Samsung Galaxy series smartphone conked off last November, she decided to replace it with a Micromax Canvas 2. The handset was launched the month before
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which was to identify needs, desired attributes, relative importance of attributes and how different competitors are rated on the attributes. The consumers were chosen in the following manner: • 4 existing smart phone users (1 Nokia, 1 Samsung, 2 Micromax) • 1 intending buyer of smart phone • 3 switchers – 2 from Nokia to Samsung; 1 from HTC to Nokia 1.1 Consumer Insights Consumers, belonging to the age group of 21 – 25 years, who were students from an urban background, were chosen. The following
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VOLUME NO. 3 (2013), ISSUE N O. 12 (DECEMBER ) ISSN 2231-1009 A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed (Refereed/Juried) Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, ProQuest, U.S.A., EBSCO Publishing, U.S.A., Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A., Open J-Gage, India [link of the same is duly available at Inflibnet of University Grants Commission (U.G.C.)], Index Copernicus Publishers
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Phone | 7 | 4. | Indian Telecom Industry | 8 | 5. | SWOT Analysis of Mobile Industry | 12 | 6. | Low-Priced Segment of Mobile Phones | 13 | 7. | Market Structure & Segmentation | 15 | 8. | International Business | 20 | 9. | The Case of Micromax | 26 | 10. | The Case of Karbonn Mobiles | 30 | 11. | Recommendations | 33 | 12. | Conclusion | 34 | 13. | Bibliography | 35 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this paper is to focus on the low-priced segment of mobile phones. The mobile subscription
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Business Trip Report—India Market 2013 http://www.desay.com Desay Electronics (Huizhou) Co., Ltd International Marketing Dept. Steven Zhao Telecom Operators Overview GSM Network Analysis India Telecommunication Industry Overall Wireline & CDMA Circumstance Telecom Industry Analytic Overall Mobile Section In-depth Analysis Business Visiting Schedule Content Business Agenda Market Opportunity & Performance Product Composite Portfolio Integrated Marketing Proposal High-efficiency
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