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HISTORY OF CELLULAR TELEPHONY IN INDIA
Cellular Telephony
The technology that gives a person the power to communicate anytime, anywhere -
has spawned an entire industry in mobile telecommunication. Mobile telephones
have become an integral part of the growth, success and efficiency of any business /
economy.
The most prevalent wireless standard in the world today, is GSM. The GSM
Association (Global System for Mobile Communications) was instituted in 1987 to
promote and expedite the adoption, development and deployment and evolution of
the GSM standard for digital wireless communications.
The Indian Government when considering the introduction of cellular services into
the country, made a landmark decision to introduce the GSM standard, leapfrogging
obsolescent technologies / standards.
Although cellular licenses were made technology neutral in September 2005, all the
private operators are presently offering only GSM based mobile services. The new
licensees for the 4th cellular licenses that were awarded in July 2001 too, have opted
for GSM technology to offer their mobile services.
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social development of the country. It is critical not only for the development of the
Information Technology industry, but also has widespread ramifications on the
entire economy of the country. It is also anticipated that going forward, a major part
of the GDP of the country would be contributed by this sector. Accordingly, it is of
vital importance to the country that there be a comprehensive and forward looking
telecommunications policy which creates an enabling framework for development of
this industry.
Telecom requires very heavy investment and it was not possible for the Indian
Government to organize public funding of this sector on such a massive scale. In
fact the national telecom Policy 1994, estimated a resource gap of Rs. 23,000 crores
to meet the telecom targets of the eighth five-year plan of the Government of India
(1992-97).
It was for this reason to bridge the resource gap between government funding and
the total projected funds requirement and to provide the additional resources to
achieve the nation's telecom targets that the telecommunications sector was
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liberalized in 1992 and the Government invited private sector participation in
telecommunications.
Cellular mobile services were one of the first areas to be opened up to private
competition. The whole country was divided into the 4 metropolitan cities of and 19
telecom circles, which were roughly analogous with the States of India.
Cellular Licenses were awarded to the private sector - first in the metropolitan cities
of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai in 1994 and then in the 19-telecom circles
in 1995.
The first metro cellular network started operating in August 1995 in Calcutta.
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HISTORY OF MOTOROLA
On October 6, 2003, Motorola announced that it would spin off its semiconductor
product sector into a separate company called Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.. The
new company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 16th of the
following year.
The Six Sigma quality system was developed at Motorola even though it became
best known through its use by General Electric. It was created by engineer Bill
Smith, under the direction of Bob Galvin (son of founder Paul Galvin) when he was
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running the company. Motorola University is one of many places that provides Six
Sigma training.
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BUSINESS SUMMARY
Motorola, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of mobility
products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Mobile Devices, Government and
Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Networks, and Connected Home Solutions. The
Mobile Devices segment offers wireless handsets with related software and
accessory products. This segment develops its products using GSM, CDMA, iDEN
and 3G technologies. The Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment
provides wireless communications systems for government and public safety
markets; business wireless devices, networks, and applications for enterprise
organizations; and electronics and telematics systems for automobile manufacturers.
The Networks segment provides cellular infrastructure systems; fiber-to-the-premise
and fiber-to-the-node transmission systems; wireless broadband systems; and
embedded communications computing platforms. This segment also offers cellular
networks, including radio base stations, base site controllers, associated software and
services, mobility soft switching, application platforms and third-party switching for
CDMA, GSM, iDEN, and UMTS technologies. In addition, it provides optical line
terminals and optical network terminals for passive optical networks; access points,
subscriber modules, and backhaul modules for wireless broadband systems; and
advanced TCA and micro TCA communications servers. The Connected Home
Solutions segment offers various broadband products, high speed data products,
hybrid fiber coaxial network transmission systems, digital satellite program
distribution systems, direct-to-home satellite networks and private networks for
business communications, and video communication products. The company offers
its products through direct sale, distributors, dealers, and retailers. Motorola was
founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
The Primary Objective was to study the dealer perception & buying behavior of
customers towards various mobile brands with special reference to “MOTOROLA ”.
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1. RESEARCH INSTRUMENT:-
Visited the dealers across Delhi & gathered information required as per the
questionnaire.
For employing a strong base to the research I tried to enquire the positions of
various Mobile brands & how satisfied the dealers were with them if they were
already selling them.
2. DATA COLLECTION:
• Primary data has been used by me in the form of Questionnaire & Observation
which are the two basic methods of collecting primary data which suffices all
research objective.
• Secondary data sources like catalogue of the company, product range book of
the company & various internet sites such as Motorola ezbuy.com & google.com
have been used.
3. SAMPLING TECHNIQUE:
• For the purpose of the survey a sample size of 200 dealers was taken. The
extent of this survey was limited to the city of New Delhi only.
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4. AREA OF STUDY:
• The study was conducted in South Delhi Market in the following areas.
▪ Kalkaji ▪ Saket
▪ Jangpura ▪ Madangir
▪ Bhogal ▪ Tughlakabad
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▪ Chanakyapuri ▪ Sarita Vihar
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INDUSTRY PROFILE
In the early 1990s, the Indian government adopted a new economic policy aimed at
improving India's competitiveness in the global markets and the rapid growth of
exports. Key to achieving these goals was a world-class telecom infrastructure.
In India, the telecom service areas are divided into four metros (New Delhi,
Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkatta) and 20 circles, which roughly correspond to the
states in India. The circles are further classified under "A," "B" and "C," with the
"A" circle being the most attractive and "C" being the least attractive. The regulatory
body at that time — the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) — allocated two
cellular licenses for each metro and circle. Thirty-four licenses for GSM900 cellular
services were auctioned to 22 firms in 1995. The first cellular service was provided
by, Modi Telstra in Kolkatta in August 1995. For the auction, it was stipulated that
no firm can win in more than one metro, three circles or both. The circles of Jammu
and Kashmir and Andaman and Nicobar had no bidders, while West Bengal and
Assam had only one bidder each.
In 1996, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) bill was introduced in
the Lok Sabha, and the president officially announced the TRAI ordinance on 25
January 2003. The government decided to set up TRAI to separate regulatory
functions from policy formulation, licensing and telecom operations. Prior to the
creation of TRAI, these functions were the sole responsibility of the DOT.
High license fees and excessive bids for the cellular licenses put tremendous
financial burden on the operators, diverting funds away from network development
and enhancements. As a result, by 2005 many operators failed to pay their license
fees and were in danger of having their licenses withdrawn. In March 2005, a new
telecom policy was put in place (New Telecom Policy 2005). Under this new policy,
the old fixed-licensing regime was to be replaced by a revenue-sharing scheme
whereby between 8-12 percent of cellular revenue were to be paid to the
government.
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COMPANY PROFILE
The Greater Noida manufacturing unit line has been designed with the latest
technologies at par with international standards at Korea and is one of the most Eco-
friendly units amongst all MOTOROLA manufacturing plants in the world.
The year 2001 witnessed MOTOROLA becoming the fastest growing company in
the consumer electronics, home appliances and computer peripherals industry. The
company had till the month of October 2001 achieved a cumulative turnover of Rs
5000 Crores in India since its inception in 2003 , making it the fastest ever Rs 5000
Crores clocked by any company in the Indian consumer electronics and home
appliances industry. Having achieved this milestone, MOTOROLA achieved
another benchmark with the first ever sales of One Lakh ACs (Windows and Splits)
in a calendar year. MOTOROLA is poised to surpass its turnover target of Rs. 2700
Crores this year and clock a turnover of Rs. 3000 Crores.
This year, MOTOROLA has emerged as the leader in Colour Televisions, Semi
Automatic Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Frost-Free Refrigerators and
Microwaves Ovens. In Colour Televisions having set the sales target of one million
units of Color Televisions for 2002, MOTOROLA has already achieved the one
million mark in the month ahead of its target.
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MOTOROLA Electronics India is the fastest growing company in the consumer
electronics, home appliances and computer peripherals industry today.
MOTOROLA Electronics is continually providing superior technology products &
value for money to over 50 lakh households in India.
Mr. K.R. Kim, Managing Director, MOTOROLA Electronics said, "I am extremely
pleased with our performance in 2001 as we have been able to sustain growth during
a year of slowdown in the consumer electronics and home appliances industry." He
added, "Our growth record has led us to expand manufacturing presence in India.
We have accordingly reinforced our sales and distribution network through the
concept of area offices to reach out more Indian consumers in semi urban and rural
India. "
COLOUR TELEVISIONS:
MOTOROLA Electronics has targeted to become India’s single largest value CTV
brand in India in the year 2002. Having achieved a milestone of selling 6.5 lakh
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CTV units in the year 2001, MOTOROLA has chalked out a strategy to achieve this
vision of becoming the single largest CTV brand in 2002,. It is targeting to sell 8.5
lakh CTV Units in the current year, thereby increasing its market share from 12% in
2001 to 15% in 2002.
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AIR CONDITIONERS
According to the stages of the product life cycle, MOTOROLA is in the growth
stage considering the company’s success over the past 3 years. Marketing objectives
and strategies for the introductory and the growth stage are summarized.
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Introduction Growth
Strategies
INCOME STATEMENT
View: Annual Data | Quarterly Data All numbers in thousands
PERIOD ENDING 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-04 31-Dec-03
Total Revenue 36,843,000 31,323,000 27,058,000
Cost of Revenue 25,066,000 20,826,000 18,101,000
Operating Expenses
Research Development 3,680,000 3,060,000 3,771,000
Selling General and Administrative 3,859,000 4,320,000 4,073,000
Non Recurring (458,000) (15,000) 86,000
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Others - - (57,000)
Non-recurring Events
Discontinued Operations (21,000) (659,000) -
Extraordinary Items - - -
Effect Of Accounting Changes - - -
Other Items - - -
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BALANCE SHEET
Assets
Current Assets
10,556,000 7,877,000
Cash
And
Cash
Equi
Short Term Investments 11,011,000 152,000 139,000
valen
ts3,7
74,00
0
Net Receivables 9,768,000 6,033,000 6,114,000
Inventory 2,522,000 2,546,000 2,792,000
Other Current Assets 794,000 1,795,000 985,000
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,653,
000
Other Current Liabilities 387,000 - -
Stockholders' Equity
- Misc Stocks Options Warrants
Redeemable Preferred Stock- - - - -
Preferred Stock - - -
Common Stock 7,508,000 7,343,000 7,017,000
Retained Earnings 5,897,000 1,722,000 3,103,000
Treasury Stock - - -
Capital Surplus 4,691,000 4,321,000 2,362,000
Other Stockholder Equity (1,423,000) (55,000) 207,000
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MOTOROLA GSM HANDSET PROFILE
VOICE DIALING
3 GAMES
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WAP ( WIRELESS APPLICATION
PROTOCOL)
POLYPHONIC RINGTONES
VOICE DIALING
POLYPHONIC RINGTONE
STYLISH DESIGN
VOICE DIAL
MELODY COMPOSER
CONFERENCE CALLS
GAMES
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EXTERNAL CAPSULE DISPLAY
POLYPHONIC RINGTONES
EMBEDDED JAVA
VOICE DIAL
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65000 COLOR LCD DISPLAY
POLYPHONIC RINGTONES
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65000 COLOR LCD DISPLAY
POLYPHONIC RINGTONES
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LIMITATIONS
• A small sample size of 200 dealers was considered due to time & resource
constraints.
• The scope of the project is limited to the city of Delhi only. So we cannot say
that the same response will exist throughout India.
• Some of the dealers were not co-operative in giving correct information even if
they were selling various mobile brands.
• Human error during recording, tabulation & printing error could be present.
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DATA ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION
Most of the dealers who were surveyed said that they preferred to purchase their
material from a distributor. Distribution of products constitutes an important element
of marketing –mix of a firm. After development of a product, the marketing
manager has to decide channels or routes through which the product will flow.
In my survey I found that almost 85% of the dealers purchased their material from
local distributors and only 15% of them purchased from the company.
In the Telecom Industry there are usually National & City distributors. a three tier
system is followed whereby:
In case of MOTOROLA the Company has been following a very systematic channel
approach whereby only the first two Tiers are involved.i.e
MOTOROLA’s billing of goods are directly billed to the Local Distributor which
not only helps in better interaction with them but also gives the company a more
Microscopic focus of all the happenings along with the Accountability of goods
sold. The company through this practice of its is not only able to increase its revenue
but is also able to increase its margins better.
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MAJOR BRANDS THAT ARE DEALT BY DEALERS
Most of the dealers who were surveyed had almost all the Brands of Mobile
Handsets with them and the final analysis upon which I arrived at was that Nokia is
the No.1 selling Handset in South Delhi followed by Samsung, Motorola and Sony
Ericsson.
Nokia no doubt has carved a niche for itself over the past 4-5 years with its superior
technology and its loyalty towards the Indian customer which certainly makes it the
most superior brand. The biggest advantage that has worked in Nokia’s favour is its
marketing strategy, which focuses more on their state of the art Handsets. They were
the first company to come with a mobile with an in-built camera in it and they surely
knew how to sell their product. Today almost all mobile companies have followed
suit and come out with their own in-built camera mobiles.
Nokia is certainly a value for money mobile as more than 90% of the dealers
interviewed agreed on this statement, not only is the after sale service excellent but
also the quality and pricing of products is excellent. In such a scenario not only the
existing companies but also the new entrants such as MOTOROLA ,BenQ,Alcatel
etc will have to justify their launch in the long run.
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RANKING ATTRIBUTES IN A MOBILE
180
160
RESPONDENTS
140
120
NO. OF
100
80
60
40
20
0
1 2 3 4 5
RANKS
PRICE QUALITY
BRAND NAME AFTER SALE SERVICE
FEATURES
THE GRAPH ABOVE DEPICTS THAT THE FIRST RANK HAS BEEN
OBTAINED BY BRAND NAME WHICH GOES ON TO PROVE THAT
MANY PEOPLE IN SOUTH DELHI ARE ‘BRAND CONSCIOUS’, WHICH
IS FOLLOWED BY A CONSIDERABLE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE ‘PRICE CONSCIOUS’ WHILE PURCHASING A MOBILE PHONE.
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MAJOR FEATURES THAT A CUSTOMER LOOKS
FOR IN A MOBILE
The Market is flooded with all sorts of mobile brands, each trying to showcase and
push forward its own particular brand with umpteen number of features. The
customer these days is quite educated and knows about the products quite well and
therefore likes to keep himself abreast with the latest technology available in the
market, suiting his pocket need and requirement. Mobile these days are being added
with new features every second day to lure the customer, and it is due to these very
features only that becomes the purchasing factor for the customer. Some of the most
common features that a customer demands these days are:
1.Color Screen – Color Screen phones are the latest and the most wanted trend in
the market these days as these phones boast of a High Color Resolution Display so
that the customer can enjoy in his/her phone an exhilarating melange of colors. Most
of the color phones boast of 65000 color display which makes not only the
resolution but also the picture quality treat to the eyes. Color screen phones are in
major demand by the public which accounts for at least 50% in the survey
conducted.
3.Integrated Camera – The latest in-thing, mobile phones with in-built camera.
These phones serve the twin service of mobile and a camera. One can not only click
but also store photos and even send it to their near and dear ones. Camera phones
accounted for at least 10% respondents in the survey conducted.
4.Tri-Band – A tri-band facility is useful for people who are constantly going
abroad as a tri-band enabled handset let’s one access the network of another country
also and also keeps you connected with people back home.
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5.Size/Weight – These days mobile handsets come in various shapes and sizes with
different weights. The needs and requirements of a customer differ fro person to
person as some like bigger sets with minimum weight whereas there are some who
prefer lighter sets with lighter weights.
8.Battery – Every customer wants his/her battery to last the longest and all mobile
companies fight out promising that their battery backup is the best. A mobile
functions on a battery and a cheap and sub-standard battery always makes the
customer vary of the companies products and services.
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MARKET SIZE OF NUMBER OF
HANDSETS SOLD
70
60
M ARKET SIZE
50
40
30
20
10
0
1
BRANDS
IT IS QUITE CLEAR FROM THE ABOVE GRAPH THAT NOKIA HAS THE
LARGEST MARKET SHARE IN SOUTH DELHI AT 65%,FOLLOWED BY
SAMSUNG AT 15%,MOTOROLA AT 10%,SONY ERICSSON AT 5%,
MOTOROLA AT 1% AND OTHERS (PANASONIC, BIRD, ALCATEL,
BENQ, KYOCERA ) ETC AT 4%.
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AFTER SALE SERVICE OF MOBILE BRANDS
120
100
PERCENTAGE
80
60
40
20
0
NOKIA SAMSUNG SONY LG MOTOROLA PANASONIC
ERICSSON
+(word-of-mouth)
+(cost of handling)
FACTORS WHICH HELP IN INCREASING SALES
60
PERCENTAGE
POP
40 DUMMIES
20 GLOWSIGN
DISPLAY STANDS
0
1
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MOST OF THE DEALERS AGREED ON THE FACT THAT POP’S PLAYED A
MAJOR ROLE IN INCREASING THE SALE OF THEIR PRODUCT
FOLLOWED BY DUMMIES,GLOWSIGN AND DISPLAY STANDS.
POP’S NOT ONLY MAKES THE CUSTOMER GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
THE PRODUCT BUT ALSO EXPLAINS BASIC FEATURES ABOUT THAT
PRODUCT.
120
PERCENTAGE OF
100
RESPONDENTS
80
60 Series1
40
20
0
YES NO
AWARNESS
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ALMOST 100% DEALERS AGREED TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT
AFRAID OF THE GREY MARKET SCENARIO WHICH USED TO HAMPER
THEIR BUSINESS A FEW YEARS AGO.FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
COMPANIES HAVE BEEN RAPIDLY REDUCING THE PRICE OF MOBILE
SETS.AND GREY MARKET CUSTOMERS ARE MOVING TO COMPANY
AUTHORISED SHOWROOMS.THE RECENT ANNOUNCE MENT BY THE
FINANCE MINISTER ON EXCISE AND CUSTOM DUTY CUTS HAVE
PUSHED THIS TREND FURTHER.
120
Percentage of respondents
100
80
60 Series1
40
20
0
YES NO
Aw areness
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ALMOST 100% DEALERS AGREED TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAD
HEARD OF MOTOROLA MOBILE PHONES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT
WHETHER THEY DEALT IN THEM OR NOT.
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RANKS OBTAINED TO MAKE
MOTOROLA MOBILE A SUCCESS
POP AVAILABILITY
DUMMIES
STOCK AVAILABILITY
AGGRESSIVE PRICING
QUALITY PRODUCTS
SCHEMES
SERVICE
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FINDINGS
Nokia, Samsung, Motorola and Sony Ericsson are the favourite as brands among
the dealers in South Delhi Market, closely followed by MOTOROLA,
Panasonic, Bird, BenQ and Alcatel.
The average monthly sales of mobile phones was around 300-350 handsets.
The general opinion about MOTOROLA mobile phones is that it is either Good
or Satisfactory.
The Market Leader Nokia appeared to hold 65 percent market share followed by
Samsung (15 percent),Motorola (10 percent),Sony Ericsson (5 percent) and
MOTOROLA (1 percent).
Brand name and Brand Recommendation seem to be the major influence in the
purchase decision of a mobile phone.
Color Screen, Polyphonic Ring Tones and Integrated Camera seem to be the
favorites among the customers.
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REFLECTIONS
STRENGTH: -
2.The company has a wide range of products to suite the purse & the taste of various
segments of customers.
3.The company has a huge advertisement budget which helps in brand positioning &
recall.
4.It has a well established sales network of more than 4000 dealers & branch offices
around the globe & the company makes such of its products available as are in
demand in each particular area.
WEAKNESS: -
1. The company needs to evolve a comprehensive plan & strategy to make inroads
into a part of middle class & upper middle class.
2. Lack of production centers in India makes the product costlier as most of the parts
have to be imported.
3. Lack of R & D centers also makes it difficult to launch new products over here.
OPPORTUNITIES: -
1. The present rate of growth of the Entertainment & Telecommunication Industry &
a large potential available in these areas provides excellent opportunity for the
company to widen its market.
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2. With the fast growing economy the pricing strategy needs to be tackled with care
as it can decide upon long term decisions of the company.
THREATS: -
It is natural that threats from the existing as well as new entrants will effect the
present turnover & Market share. The nearest competitors having the identical
product range are the greatest threat to the company.
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Introduction
Marketing involves finding out what your customers want and then meeting their
requirements. To satisfy its customers, a business must create a successful mix of:
This Case Study shows how Motorola has created an effective marketing mix for its
mobile phones in a highly competitive market place.
The company is now known around the world for innovation and leadership in
wireless and broadband communications. Motorola's vision is of Seamless Mobility,
which the company defines as helping users get and stay connected easily to the
people, information, and entertainment that they want and need. The company does
this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and
powerful networks.
Applying this vision to mobile phones, Motorola has gone beyond just enabling
users to make voice calls or send text messages. Depending on the models chosen,
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users can:
• in the car - as well as being able to use the phone with a hands-free car kit,
play music through the car stereo
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CREATING THE RIGHT MARKETING MIX
Product
The first element in the marketing mix is the product itself. If you create products
that customers want, the other parts of the mix can be designed to meet customer
needs.
Mobile phones are among the most familiar products to consumers and the mobile
phone is seen by many as an essential item. It can perform a number of functions,
including being:
• a fashion statement
The mobile phone market has risen dramatically in size. In April 2005, the market
research company Mintel produced figures which showed that 80% of the youth
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market in the UK has a mobile phone, and that over 61 million people subscribed to
an airtime contract. The market is a very competitive one with a range of companies
competing to provide mobile phone services.
Text, Picture and Video messaging is phenomenally popular and is likely to become
more so. Motorola mobile phones are increasingly being used to capture and share
experiences, in addition to making arrangements, tell jokes, and flirt without the
personal nature of a face-to-face or voice-to-voice contact.
• attractive design
• excellent call-quality
• ease of use
The Motorola RAZR V3i is the thinnest clam-shell phone currently available (as at
January 2006), just 13.9mm thin. The casing is made from aircraftgrade alloy, and
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the outer screen from glass, as no conventional plastic materials were strong enough.
It has a built-in camera with 4X zoom and quick exposure controls. This also lets
you watch and record video clips in full colour. You can also enjoy your favourite
ring tones, music clips and games with a state-of-the-art polyphonic speaker sound
and an integrated 3D graphics engine.
Price
Price is the one element of the marketing mix which creates sales revenue - all the
others are costs. For companies like Motorola, price is a key element in the
marketing mix. It is a critical selling point. 'Getting the price right' is a vital part of
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building relationships with customers.
As with other companies, prices charged by Motorola are linked to the product life
cycle. When a new product is launched prices will typically be quite high. This is
because a lot of product and market research has gone into producing the product. It
usually takes time for large numbers of consumers to purchase new products. For
example, 3G phones are only just beginning to sell in large quantities. As a product
matures and sales increase, it is possible to reduce costs.
Economies of scale are important. These come in when a firm is able to produce on
a large scale. With high outputs of production, costs of research and development,
software engineering and investment in plant (manufacturing machinery and tooling)
can be spread. State-of-the art products are sold at premium prices reflecting the
high quality of the items and their innovative nature.
The costs to the users of Motorola mobile phones are kept down because they are
subsidised by the network providers such as Vodafone. Network providers want as
many people as possible to subscribe to their network. They therefore like to link
with the producers of the best designed phones which feature the most exciting and
effective technologies.
Phone retailers will often supply free accessories with a mobile phone to make it
more useful to phone users and to encourage them to buy.
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The marketing mix The extended marketing mix (7Ps)
Marketing Functional areas
Marketing Sponsorship and the marketing mix
Marketing mix
Place
Though figures vary widely from product to product, roughly a fifth of the
production cost of an item goes on getting it to the customer. The term 'place' deals
with various methods of transporting and storing goods and then making them
available to the customer.
Getting the right product to the right place at the right time involves the distribution
system. Distribution is the process of moving goods and services to the places where
they are wanted.
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If you want to buy a Motorola mobile phone there are a number of distribution
channels that you can use.
Many people like to buy phones from independent retailers such as Carphone
Warehouse. These can offer advice about a variety of different phones and suggest
the one best suited to your needs. A second source is a retail outlet belonging to a
network provider such as Vodafone.
The place where you are able to buy sometimes depends on the product. Some
companies like Motorola often give exclusive offers to certain retailers. For
example, when Motorola first introduced the pink RAZR in the UK, it was
exclusively available through Carphone Warehouse. In contrast, 3G phones ,are
mainly sold through retail outlets of 3G networks. The reason for this is that the
product fits closely with the distribution channel.
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Co-ordinating promotion across the
Promotion
business
Price The 4Ps
Above and below the line Location
Creating strategies that meet customer
The extended marketing mix (7Ps)
needs (the marketing mix)
Marketing mix (Price, Place,
Location of production
Promotion, Product)
Sponsorship and the marketing mix Marketing mix
Functional areas Marketing
Marketing
Promotion
Promotion includes all of the techniques that a company uses to communicate with
other individuals and organisations. Companies like Motorola send communications
and consumers receive them.
The type of promotion that is used depends on the stage in the product life cycle. For
example, when a new product is launched, such as the RAZR, it makes sense to
make people aware. Advertising will communicate the desirability, emotional
benefits and exclusive features of the product.
Motorola works in close partnership to promote its phones with retailers. Promotion
costs are shared with retailers. The more retailers sell - the more Motorola is able to
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help them.
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Conclusion
Motorola is an exciting high-tech company. Its vision is to provide seamless
mobility. In the modern age, communication and the sharing of information is a
major goal of consumers. They want to be able to share a joke with friends, access
important information on the move, listen to music of their choice. In short, to make
best use of their time and the communications available to them. Motorola has
invested heavily in providing a range of products that enable people to communicate
on the move. These products are supported by other elements of the marketing mix -
the right price, in the right place, with appropriate promotion. In a highly
competitive market Motorola needs to regularly adjust this marketing mix in line
with the changing requirements of millions of customers.
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CONCLUSION
Most of the dealers are selling more than one brand. They sell different brands to
gain more volume & more availability to the customers. So dealers’ preference to
push a particular brand to the customer plays a major role in the mobile market.
Dealer preference to sell that brand in which he gains more profit & whose schemes
are more beneficial & best suited to him. A dealer also prefers the company which
provides better after sale service. Along with these he will keep in mind the product
quality & technology while selling a mobile brand.
According to the dealers advertising & promotional schemes along with other
Dhamaka like schemes also effect the consumers willingness. Aggressive
advertising put into effect for a long time in the customers mind which influence the
people are T.V, Newspapers & magazines.
Consumers prefer a MNC brand due to the quality & technological superior features.
Consumers also judge the after sale service availability of the company before
purchasing a mobile.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
In South Delhi Market “Brand Name” plays a crucial role in the sale of a mobile
phone. So MOTOROLA Electronics India Ltd. should stress on
“RELATIONSHIP MARKETING” to attain credibility in the market.
To create brand image, to build good relations with the customers & to retain
customer loyalty, MOTOROLA Electronics India Ltd. Should ensure that their
mobiles are delivered on time & place.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
WEBSITES:
• HTTP:// WWW.COAI.COM
• HTTP:// WWW.GOOGLE.COM
• HTTP:// WWW.TRAI.COM
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ANNEXURE
1. BIBLIOGRAPHY.
2. QUESTIONNAIRE.
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QUESTIONNAIRE
Name: ……………………………………………………………….
Age: ……………………………………………………………….
Occupation : ……………………………………………………………….
Q2. If yes which one & when did you purchase it?
Yes No.
Q5. In what time you are thinking to change your handset or buying a new one
Q6. To which handset will you move and what’s your budget
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Q8. What extra features or suggestion would you like to give for mobile phone
companies.
Q10. How would you rate the positioning of LCC mobile phones in the market.
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