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The presentation is about frugal innovation. Its about how innovators can innovate their product to serve the volume markets. One challenge is how high value and high margin brands create products for volume markets and low margin markets. The presentation reduces the complexity of the concept and dwells on the discussion on brand innovation and brand translation in frugal markets. Typically firms operating in frugal markets end up positioning themselves as poor mans product, thus labeling an individual are poor. This strategy can backfire, on the other hand using unethical methods of marketing products to marginal markets can stigmatice the whole industry. Thus product developers have to be critical and thoughtful while innovating for low margin markets. One fine example for frugal innovation is Life-boy soap and Nirma washing powder.

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Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Frugal Innovation

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Contents• Frugal Innovation– Transportation– Microfinance– FMCG : fast moving consumer goods– Energy– Drinking Water

• Water Harvesting

– Sanitation– Telecommunication– Health Care

• Activity: Brand Management• Theoretical Perspective on Frugal Innovation• Criticisms

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYIwa3Y1KAo#t=157

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Frugal Innovation

• Design to extreme affordability• Strategic thinking towards volume markets• Creativity and innovation towards extreme

affordability• Design, engineer and produce for marginal markets• Translating and innovating a high margin brand for

low margin markets• Creating and innovating towards branded and

quality products for marginal markets

Frugal innovation blogpost, stanford.edu, uni. Santabarbara – frugal innovation centr

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Frugal Innovation Market Potential

Source : WRI 2008

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Transportation

120 billion dollars

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Electric Tricycle

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Micro-Finance

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Financial Services Pyramid

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

What Is Microfinance?• Microfinance is the offer of financial & non-financial services

to people excluded from the traditional banking system. The services are adapted to the needs of the target populations.

FINANCE MICRO

• Micro-entrepreneurs• Self-employed • Low income populations• Excluded populations

• Business & educational loans• Savings• Micro-insurances• Remittances

• Micro-entrepreneur training• Coaching & workshops on health, hygiene, etc.

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Microfinance Stories

• Grameen bank• SKS Microfinance

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Fast Moving Consumer Goods

• Sampoo• Bathing Soaps• Beauty Items• Utensils• Coolers and ACs• Refrigerators• TV sets• Washing Machine

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Washing machine

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Story of Nirma

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Story of Lifeboy

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Cooling in Summers

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Earthen Refrigerator

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Water Cooler

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Grameen Danone

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Estimated Frugal Market for Energy

Source: WRI 2008

500 billion dollars

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Frugal Market for Water

Source: WRI 2008

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Water Harvesting

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Grameen Veolia Business Model

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Sanitation: Story of Sulabh

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Pay as you use model for Sanitation

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Sanitation: Poop Truck

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Health Care

• GE Portable device• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB47wx-

b6sY

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Arvind Eye Care

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Aravind Eye Care Van

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Emergency Medical Services

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Life Spring Hospitals

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Estimated Frugal market of Housing

Source: florence rizzo and anirudh agrawal YT summer school

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Modular Housing

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Prefabricated Houses

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

ICT

Source: florence rizzo and anirudh agrawal YT summer school

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Examples

• Nokia Asha for developing Markets• 100 dollar laptop• 20 dollar tablet• Grameen Telenor Joint Venture

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Activity

• Discuss in group of 3-5, how will a high margin brand strategise its brand and manage frugal innovation.

• Example: Arla innovating high energy, high nutirient yogurt for poor countries

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSRwww.frugal-innovation.com

Theoretical Perspective

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Criticism and Caution

• Ethical Marketing• Quality Management• Labeling and Framing

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Ethical Marketing

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Ethical Marketing

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Labeling and Framing : Poor Mans’ car

Anirudh Agrawal, PhD Fellow, CBS CSR

Further readings

Source: florence rizzo and anirudh agrawal YT summer school

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