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Smartphone Users
Edwin Lakra
Degree Thesis
Bachelor In Business Administration (BBA)
2013-16
DEGREE THESIS
Arcada
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Supervisor (Arcada):
S.K Prajapati
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Abstract:
The aim of the study is to know about the factors influencing consumer
behavior of Smartphone users. Under this study, the main focus is to
identify whether Smartphone users buy Smartphone because of their
need or wish, reasons to buy expensive smart phones, how social and
personal factors affect them to make purchasing decision, for what
purposes they use Smartphone, where and how long a day, change in
usage of com-puters due to Smartphone and how high is the phone bill
after using Smartphone.
The theoretical part is framed through the books, journals and articles
whereas the empir-ical part is concluded by conducting focus group
interviews. Two focus group interviews were done with the Smartphone
users under the age group of 20-30 from the Helsinki re-gion. There
were 6 voluntary participants in each focus group interview.
The main limitation of this research is that only social and personal
characteristics are included to check the influencing factors for
Smartphone users while purchasing Smartphone. Besides the research
is just analyzed just on the basis of focus group inter-viewees from the
age group of 20-30 from Helsinki region which may not valid to larger
population.
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42
English
Date of acceptance:
Certificate by
Guide
This is to certify that major research project work
done on CONSUMER PERCEPTION TOWARDS
CONSUMER DURABLE BRANDS
(SMARTPHONES) submitted to Gossner
college, Ranchi University by Edwin lakra, in
partial fulfilment of the requirement for the NonClass Participation - 2. This is a work carried out
by all of them under my supervision and
guidance. This work has not been submitted
anywhere else for any other degree/diploma. The
original work was carried at Krishna Infotech City
Centre.
SR NO.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
COMPANY PROFILE
LITERATURE REVIEW
USE OF SMARTPHONE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
LIMITATIONS
REFFERENCES
ANNEXURE
OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESIS OF
THE STUDY
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Core benefits
Basic Product
Excepted Product
Augmented Product
Potential Product
In case of Smartphone market the Core Value for the most buyers
could be the convenience and timeliness of communication,
including multi-media communication; at the second level, the
basic might be concrete, communicable, and multi-function
Smartphone product; at the third level, Smartphone user expect
that the Smartphone is useful and quality, for example
performance, camera, and screen pixels; at the fourth level, the
augmented product can be the pleasing design and diversity. At
the fifth level, the potential product is possibly the voice control
system.
According to our survey the major determinant of mobile phone
include branding, price, feature, appearance, & lifestyle.
Therefore in this study branding, price, feature, appearance,
lifestyle, & accessories are sub-assumed into the independent
variable.
Use of Smartphone
"People view their Smartphone as an extension
of themselves, taking them everywhere they go
-- even the most unorthodox places -- from the
shower to their commute, from the dinner table
to the bedroom," Marc Barach, Jumio's chief
marketing and strategy officer(Source:
CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/13/TEC
H/SMARTPHONE-USE-SURVEY/)"
People use Smartphone less for the phone calls
and more for internet browsing, social media,
emails, online shopping, navigation and so many
other things. Smartphone are replacing more of
our gadgets like digital cameras and alarm
clocks.
Smartphone are now being used like a digital
Swiss Army Knife, replacing posses-sions like
watches, cameras, books and even laptops.
David Johnson, general manager of devices for
Figure 8.
Activity by average time per day
(Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobilephones/9365085/Smartphones-hardly-used-for-calls.html)
discussion
In this modern era, a Smartphone is just not only the want but
also a need if you know how to make proper use of it. All the
participants of the focus group also mentioned Smartphone as
their need. Obviously, Smartphone have changed the ways that
we used to live, communicate and connect with people all over
the world. With it, you can surf the web with just a touch in the
palm of your hand whether to read the breaking news,
or compare the prices or features of a product while shopping,
book the travel tickets, keep track of your parcels delivered
wherever you are and so on. Its just like a techno-logical Swiss
Army knife from which you can do most of the things you need
and most important is it dont more space in your pocket.
All the focus group participants have expensive smart phones.
According to them, ex-pensive smart phones are more durable,
reliable, have higher processing ability, provide large selection of
applications, better hardware and multifunction ability. They also
pay huge money in smart phones for latest technology and for
brands too. As all the partici-pants of both focus groups are from
20-30 age groups are students who have their part-time job and
most of them are unmarried, this could be the reason that all of
them own expensive Smartphone.
As Smartphone have become somehow the need in the present
time, it seems that social factors especially for male participants
have no effect on their purchasing behavior. Ex-cept one male
participant, all male participants said that they made their own
independ-ent decision for purchasing Smartphone. Only one male
participant and two female par-ticipants out of 3 mentioned that
their decision were influenced by groups especially friends while
buying Smartphone. It seems that Smartphone is nowadays no
more taken as a fashion that people decision get affected by
other people. May be it has become a mere essential product that
population.
4: The time period of research was short.
5: Respondents behaviour may be casual.
6: Financial resources are not available.
BOOKS
Research Methodology :
C.S.R. Kothari
Principles of Marketing :
Fundamentals of Marketing
Hill, New Delhi
Websites:1) www.scribd.com
2) Asus.com/in/phone
3) Wikepedia.com
ANNEXURE - 1
Questionnaire
RESEARCH SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE ON LABOR WELFARE
FACILITIES
I am a student of GOSSNER COLLEGE, pursuing B.B.A. with
Marketing Specialization. I am currently doing a survey regarding
A STUDY OF CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR IN
SMARTPHONE COMPANY WITH THE HELP OF ASSUS INDIA
DISTRIBUTER OFFICE KRISHNA INFOTECH RANCHI.Please
spend your precious time by filling up this questionnaire. Your
feedback will be kept confidential. Your answers are valuable to
my research. Thank you for your kind cooperation.
N a m e:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Q1. Which mobile do you prefer?
i.
Nokia
ii.
Sony Ericson
iii.
Motorola
iv.
Samsung
v.
Vodafone
vi.
Micromax
Q2. Reference that you chose the brand?
i.
Friends
ii.
Brand
iii.
News
iv.
Budget
v.
Social Media
vi.
Other
Q3. What is your budget for new Smartphone?
i.
> 10,000
ii.
10,000 20,000
iii.
20,000 25,000
iv.
25,000 30,000
Q4.Which of the following Facilities/Services do you expect from
the dealer?
Quick Service
[]
1 year free Insurance
[]
Discount on Accessories
[]
Vehicle Registration Process [ ]
Installment Payment Facility
[]
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