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ON
ADVERTISING IN INDIAN TELECOM INDUSTRY
& ITS IMPACT ON CUSTOMERS
Submitted By :-
GOPAL KUMAR AGARWAL
AICTE NO. 08/OR/KBS/PGDM/FT/029
DECLARATION
Place : Bhubaneswar
Date : May 2010 GOPAL KUMAR AGARWAL
In the course of this project I got an insight into the telecom industry,
came to know a lot about that how the Advertising by Telecom Industry is putting
impact on customers.
The main area of the study is to study the Advertising in Indian Telecom
Industry and its Impact on Customers. The sources of data collection used in
the study are both primary and secondary in nature. We are going to conduct
a survey to know the impact of advertisements of telecom industry on
customers which is part of primary data. The real aim of the project is to study
the effectiveness and response towards advertisements provided by major
players.
In this project I have covered the Analysis of Telecom Industry of
India. In this analysis I have shown history and present scenario of the Telecom
industry in India. I have complemented this with the internal study of
companies. I have shown history, growth, market share and advertising
strategies adopted by Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance communication, BSNL and
Idea cellular.
The project is based on advertising so I have first explained about
advertising, its importance, managing advertising decisions and types of
advertising. I have analyzed the growth in ad volumes of telecom sector, share
of telecom sector advertising, segment wise growth in telecom sector, share of
key players in advertising, new brands advertised in telecom equipments and
service and share of sales promotion in telecom sector.
Primary data has been collected in which focus group study had
been conducted to design the customer survey questionnaire with a sample
size of 200 respondents. This survey has been conducted in BHUBANESWAR.
Secondary data was collected through websites, newspapers, magazines and
books.
1.4 Methodology 9
6. Findings 33
7. Suggestions 34
8. Annexure 34
8.1 Questionnaire 34
9. Bibliography 36
RESEARCH DESIGN:
The research design is Descriptive studies. Descriptive studies are well structured,
they tend to be rigid and its approach cannot be changed every now and then.
The objective of this kind of study is to answer the why, who, what, when and
how of the subject under consideration.
I have taken descriptive because my research includes the knowing the behavior
of customer towards advertisement. I have analyzed how people of various age
groups respond to different advertising or their perception towards
advertisement. Also my survey is related to companies like Vodafone, Airtel,
Reliance communications, BSNL and Idea cellular.
Types of Questions:
OPEN ENDED:
They give the respondents complete freedom to decide the form , length and
detail of the answer. Open questions are preferred when the researchers is
DICHOTOMOUS:
This type of questions have only two type of answer, yes or no. true or false etc.
PRIMARY RESEARCH:
This consisted questionnaire and interaction from various people. A focus group
study will be conducted to design the customer survey questionnaire with a
sample size of 200 respondents.
SECONDARY RESEARCH:
Sources of secondary data were primarily the Internet, journals, newspaper,
annual report, database available in the library, catalogues and presentations.
The other reason that has tremendously helped the telecom Industry is the
regulatory changes and reforms that have been pushed for last 10 years by
successive Indian governments. According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (TRAI) the rate of market expansion would increase with further regulatory
and structural reforms. Even though the fixed line market share has been
dropping consistently, the overall (fixed and mobile) subscribers have risen to
more than 200 million by first quarter of 2007. The telecom reforms have
allowed the foreign telecommunication companies to enter Indian market which
has still got huge potential. International telecom companies like Vodafone have
made entry into Indian market in a big way.
To summarize the SWOT analysis we can draw the following framework for
telecom industry:
The Top five companies, on the basis of ‘Market Share’ as on 31st January, 2010
are:
Key Findings:
2007
Bharti Airtel Ltd was the number one advertiser under Telecommunication
Services and Nokia Corporation led Telecommunication Equipments
advertising on TV during 2007.
2008
2009
Telecom sector has seen a decline of 16 per cent in its TV ad volumes
during Jan - Mar '09 compared to Jan - Mar '08.
'Sony Ericsson W595' and 'Sony Ericsson F305' were top two new brands
advertised under 'telecommunication equipments' on TV during Q1 '09.
2009
2009
2009
2009
'Bharti Airtel Ltd', 'Vodafone Essar Ltd' and 'Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd' the
top three key players of 'telecommunication services' together accounted
for 65 per cent share on TV during Q1 '09.
During Q1 '09, top three advertiser together contributed for 83 per cent of
overall 'telecommunication equipment' TV advertising share viz. 'Sony
Ericsson (India)', 'Nokia Corporation' and 'LG Electronics India Ltd'.
2009
'Sony Ericsson W595 ', 'Sony Ericsson F305' and 'Samsung Guru 1410' were
the top three new 'telecommunication equipments' advertised on TV
during Q1 '09.
2009
The main area of the study is the Advertising in Telecom Industry in India and its
Impact on Customers. For this purpose I conducted a survey of 200 people in
BHUBANESWAR city.
FEMALE 82 41%
GENDER
FEMALE
41%
MALE MALE
59%
FEMALE
15-25 64 32%
26-35 60 30%
36-45 56 28%
Above 45 20 10%
AGE
45 AND ABOVE
10%
26-35
30%
36-45
28% 45 AND ABOVE
36-45
15-25
15-25
32% 26-35
Out of 200 respondents, 64 were between the age of 15-25, 60 were between the
age of 26-35, 56 were between the age of 36-45 and 20 were above 45.
Postgraduate
MATRICULATE 28 14%
INTERMEDIATE 40 20%
GRADUATE 72 36%
POSTGRADUATE 60 30%
EDUCATION
Matriculate
Postgraduate 14%
30%
Intermediate
Matriculate
20%
Intermediate
Graduate
Graduate
36% Postgraduate
(a) Airtel (b) Vodafone (c) Reliance (d) BSNL (e) Idea (f) other
AIRTEL 50 25%
VODAFONE 34 17%
RELIANCE 36 18%
BSNL 26 13%
IDEA 22 11%
OTHER 32 16%
OTHER RELIANCE
16% 18%
IDEA RELIANCE
11% VODAFONE VODAFONE
17%
BSNL AIRTEL
13% BSNL
AIRTEL
25% IDEA
OTHER
6 TO 12 MONTHS 56 28%
Out of 200 respondents 22 were using the current connection for less than 6
months, 56 were using it from 6-12 months and 120 were using it from more than
1 year.
RETAILERS 24 12%
BRAND IMAGE 16 8%
ADVERTISEMENT 84 42%
BUYING FORCE
FRIENDS
RELATIVE
ADVERTISEMENT 38% FRIENDS RELATIVE
42%
RETAILERS
BRAND IMAGE
8%
NO 32 16%
NO
16%
YES
YES NO
84%
Out of 200 respondents 168 agreed that advertisements play a role in making
purchase decision and 32 did not agree on that.
(a) Television (b) Radio (c) Newspaper (d) Magazines (e) Other
RADIO 6 3%
NEWSPAPER 50 25%
MAGAZINE 14 7%
OTHER 20 10%
SOURCE OF ADVERTISEMENT
MAGAZINES
7% OTHERS
10%
TELEVISION
NEWSPAPERS TELEVISION RADIO
25% 55% NEWSPAPERS
MAGAZINES
OTHERS
RADIO
3%
(a) Airtel (b) Vodafone (c) Reliance (d) BSNL (e) Idea (f) other
AIRTEL 50 25%
VODAFONE 64 32%
RELIANCE 30 15%
BSNL 16 8%
IDEA 40 20%
OTHER 0 0%
OTHER
GOOD ADVERTISING
0%
BSNL RELIANCE
IDEA 8% 15%
20% RELIANCE
VODAFONE
VODAFONE AIRTEL
32%
AIRTEL IDEA
25% BSNL
OTHER
NO 48 24%
UNDECIDED 12 6%
UNDECIDED
INFORMATION IN ADVERTISEMENTS
6%
NO
24%
YES
YES NO
70% UNDECIDED
NO 44 22%
UNDECIDED 8 4%
NO
22%
YES
NO
YES
74% UNDECIDED
Out of 200 respondents 148 agreed that they would buy connection on the basis
of advertisement made by companies, 44 did not agree and 8 were not able to
decide.
74% of the people believes that advertisements play a role while making
purchase decision for new connection. So the companies should handle the
advertising properly and should try to deliver the information properly.
In telecom industry the most important factor which affects the purchase
decision of the customers is advertisement. Suggestions of friends and
relatives also plays major role in this. So the companies should take care of
the existing customers so that they can be recommended to others.
32% of the people like Vodafone advertisements more than others. After
that Airtel and Idea comes. So the other companies should try to make
advertisements which can connect to the customers.
Majority of the people wants to buy the connections for family and friends
on the basis of advertisements. So advertisements should be given more
focus and importance by the telecom companies.
ANNEXURE
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Name _________________________________________
8. While purchasing a connection advertising plays any role? (a) Yes (b) No
11. Do you think that advertisement made by company informs you about their
products?
(a) Yes (b) No (c) Undecided
12. Based on advertisements made by company , would you like to go for more
connections for you or your family in future?
(a) Yes. (b) No. (c) Undecided.
Websites:
www.vodafone.in
www.airtel.in
www.rcom.co.in
www.bsnl.co.in
www.ideacellular.com
www.google.com
Newspapers:
Dainik Bhaskar
Rajasthan Patrika
The Times Of India
Books: