SWITCHING ON IN RURAL MARKET- LGRuchi Kapil Sahil Pankaj Mansi Shivani Dhiraj Saumya Ashish

LG- VisionRural pop is about 73% of the total pop Total turnover of Rs.4500 Crore & share of 55 % corporate houses perceived great opportunity Urban 4%, Rural 11% long thought luxury -become a household sight With 128 million households, the rural population is nearly three times the urban(MNC)

4 As of Rural Marketing Availability To tap these unexplored country markets, LG has set up 45 area offices and 59 rural/remote area offices. 230 service centres. Affordability Cineplus- Rs 4900 Sampoorna- Rs 3000 Acceptability LG Electronics in 1998 developed a customised TV Sampoorna for the rural market. It was a runway hit selling 100,000 sets in the very first year. AwarenessMobile Vans(Garam Garam Khana) Exhibitions , Road Shows

Reasons for growthinc in income growth in education enlarged media reach growing interaction with urban area marketers s effort to reach rural areas

Rural market becomes Attractive to corporateThe growing oppurtunity, one main driver Heat of competition in the urban market

Surprising FactsBihar - Horlick Punjab - Washing Machine

LG Company ProfileLG is a South Korean MNC Worlds 3rd largest appliance maker LG electronics India was established in January 1997 LG India deals in many productsAC Flat Panel Display Microwave Oven

ContdRefrigerator Television Vacuum Cleaner Washing Machine Mobile Phones

4 As of Rural Marketing

LGs RURAL FORAY

LG India- tripled the number of its retail & distributor outlets in rural areas from 2004 to 2008. The avg. price of its Sampoorna range of CTVs came down to about the price so competitive that, thereby bridging the gap between CTVs and other local B/W TVs. It also tapped local forms of entertainment like annual haats and fairs and made huge investments in infrastructure for distribution and marketing.

1000 In Store Demonstrators at Dealer counters in Rural Cities Mobile Van at Kasargod

Cookery Classes at different locations for Rural Housewives Promotion of Sampoorna TVs

Mobile phone market penetration strategiesLG-BSNL Reliance tie up for rural market. Handsets which are cheap and with offers are provided to the rural customers.

Marketing Key Success Factors Customization Positioning Innovative marketing Product localization - Product

localization is a key strategy used by LG. It came out with Hindi and regional language menus on its TV.

Regional distribution model - This has resulted in

quicker rotation of stocks and better penetration into the B, C and D class

Distribution of villages in IndiaPopulation Number of Villages Total Less than 200 114267 200-499 155123 500-999 159400 1000-1999 125758 2000-4999 69135 5000-9999 11618 10000 and above 3064 Total 638365 % of 18% 24.30% 25.00% 19.70% 10.80% 1.80% 0.50% 100%

FACTS CONTINUE..LGs turnover 2002 - 60% Today 40% (urban) Turnover of 10,750 crore (2008) 13,000 crore (2009) Sales contribution 35% (2008) Manufacturing capacity 30% by 2009 By 2009-10, urban 4% rural 11%

SUGGESTIONS

SuggestionsGiving Hindi names to the products How have they reduced cost without affecting the quality Videos Focus the Melas and focus them Play with their emotions with Ads

Introduction of finance schemes To roll out several new models in low-end segments Colour televisions and audio systems will have a big market due to their low pricing policy. Schemes like giving trial of products, and making them aware of usage of products The main challenge is electricity or power making that kind of products in which there is less usage of power

Launch more models in their Sampoorna television range. Rural market is less affected than urban market in slowdown. Then makes distribution network more strong.

Future Projects of LGInvest $ 40 million in 2009 Expecting Rs 13,000 crore turnover in 2009 15% plus growth rate in rural marketing Decided to double business by 2010 Launching 5 new Models in Flat Panel Display Form new kitchen appliance business group Focus on low-end products

ContdInvest Rs 400 crore on Marketing this year compared to Rs 350 crore in 2008 Launching 2 by 10 Blue Ocean Strategy