bottom of-the-pyramid marketing approach-b.v.raghunnandan
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Relevance of alleviating poverty through profits as advocated by C.K.PrahladTRANSCRIPT
Bottom-of-the-Pyramid Marketing Strategy
-B.V.Raghunandan,SVS College, Bantwal
MBA Department, St.Joseph’s Engineering College,
Vamanjoor, MangaloreOctober 8, 2010
The Concept
Selecting mass marketed product Targeting the segment with low
affordability Also targeting value-for-money segment Product of daily consumption Product having a permanent demand Keeping the costs low Minimum amount spent on R&D Minimum cost on packaging No product diversification
Advertisement
Word-of-mouth advertisement Constant product features for easy and
sustained recognition Unchanged packaging material No advertisement through any other
medium Theme for any moderate
advertisement highlights product utility
Production concept
Adoption of the Concept
Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad in 1959
Promoted by Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat and six other women
Started with ` 80 borrowed from a money-lender
No change in product profile, packaging, or marketing
No advertisement Turnover in 2002, ` 200 crore
Adoption in the Western Style
Shahnaz Husain Herbals started with ` 35000 through a single salon in Delhi Promoter, Shahnaz Husain had a totally different
educational background from that of Jaswantiben Western Education coupled with Islamic Religion,
Pakistani origin and Indian Upbringing Sought Ayurvedic Formulations for beauty care No money was spent on advertisement She believed in word-of-mouth advertisement Money was spent on R & D 640 salons are established in 104 countries with
600 franchisees
Superiority of the Concept
Logical consumers Wide market and hence stability Research can confine to cost cutting Helps in avoiding an image of Hubris Guides in taking every available
opportunity (IBM’s Follies) Attention to Rural Marketing Promotion of Inclusive Policy Employing the Rural Folks
MNCs: Change in the Attitude
Packaging Revolution brought in by Velvette International and Chick Shampoo
Sachet marketing extended to every type of FMCG products
Focused on affordability and consumer convenience including travelling consumers
Companies like Hindustan Unilever and P&G fought it, but had to adopt
Korean & Japanese manufacturers had to go to Rural Marketing in India
A Modern Awakening
C.K.Prahlad’s advocating the policy Mody’s Free Eye camps in
collaboration with Rotary's and Jaycees brought national level recognition to Dr.Mody
Prahlad collected a lot of case studies from all over the world and formed his theory
Prahlad called it, "Eradication of Poverty through Profits”
What it promotes………….
Segmenting the markets into two, the first one paying for the next
CSR is incorporated into the marketing strategy rather than to be pursued as a separate strategy
Priority and Profitability converge Volume driven business Reduces the role of government,
NGOs and other social organisations
A Cost-Conscious Production
Most of the industries like confectionary, coffee, tea, eatables and biscuits are extremely cost-conscious
Chinese production progressively reduces the prices so that every segment gets the affordability
In the process, income levels go up and employment is generated in rural areas
Requirement
“Four billion poor can be the engine of the next round of global trade and prosperity. Serving the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid consumers will demand innovations in technology, products and services, and business models. More important, it will require large firms to work collaboratively with civil society organisations and governments. Market development will also create millions of new entrepreneurs at the grass root level-from women working as distributors and entrepreneurs to village level microenterprise”-C.K.Prahlad
Mode of Implementation
Innovations in technology Delivery of product & services Collaborative competition Engagement of private sector with
social and government organisations Creation of millions of new
entrepreneurs at the grass roots levels
Creation of distributors at the village level
Experiments that are Made
Amway’s Network Marketing Hindustan Unilever’s Streeshakti ITC’s e’choupal EID Parry’s Agricultural Initiative Vasan Eye Care’s Marketing Model Mobile Service Provider’s Tower
Sharing Indian Companies setting up
manufacturing bases in China like Bajaj Auto, Mobile Set Manufacturers
Overall Impact
Rural masses served Rural savings are mobilised Companies will have stable models Companies will not act against their
own interest Companies will not act against the
interest of consumers Cost-conscious operations Avoiding wasteful advertisement
Overall Impact
Miniaturising the production units Entrepreneurs at village levels Women entrepreneurs Better services available in the rural
areas May reverse the process of migration
to urban areas Employment Generation in the rural
areas Better environment protection
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