Showing posts with label businessmen in kerala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label businessmen in kerala. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 October 2013

MARKET STRATEGY

How to Structure Your Market Strategy Report?

Type of Strategy: (mention the character of the strategy)
 For example strategy can be ‘Kiosk in the public’.

Why this Strategy: (explain the logical reasoning behind this strategy, like its objective and major benefits).
In this, we can mention our major objectives that we are aiming to achieve through this strategy. For example, if our strategy is to set ‘kiosk in a crowded place just before the inaugural day of the company’, the objective can be mentioned like ‘Give good awareness among local customers about our company’s products or services. Through this strategy we can easily grab the attention of our targeted customers.’

How it works: (Give every details of this particular strategy. Ask all possible questions that can arise and give answers to it).
If we are planning to set a kiosk, you have to give answers to the following questions. If we can brief this strategy with one or two sentences, that would be great. All the activity which is mentioned here should substantiate our objective. We can take the above example to brief this part.

1)   How should be the kiosk? The size and the design of the kiosk should be mentioned here.
2)  Where to set the kiosk? Mention the suitable places which are appropriate for placing the kiosk, like shopping malls or some public areas (Private bus stand, ground etc).
3)  When to set kiosk? Mention the appropriate time for setting the kiosk. For example, we can say that kiosk operation should be started just five days before the inauguration day and should be ended just before the inauguration day.
4)   How long should it operate? We can mention operating time of this kiosk, like kiosk should be operated for continuous five days and the timing would be 4 pm to 7.30 pm in everyday.
5)  What all should be done in the Kiosk? Mention the major activities which we are planning to conduct in the kiosk. Like
One game called ‘Throw and win’: From 4.30 to 5 PM - Mention why this event?
Brochure distribution: Mention how to do it. How much brochure we need to distribute? etc.
Member prize coupon filling: Explain the processes and procedures of the same

6)   Manpower needed: Specify the manpower which will be needed for operating this Kiosk
Output to be expected: (Mention the expected output after implementing this strategy)
In the above case, we can mention the output expected as, Brand awareness level will be increased and through this we will be achieving 10% of additional sales in the month of November and December.
Budget: (Find out the approximate amount of budget, if we are able to split the expense part that will be good)
Marketing Expense
Particulars
 Amount(Rs)
Electrical equipments rent
3,000
Coordinators wages
3,000
Space Rent
6,000
Stage/Kiosk
10,000
Expense for conducting games
5,000
Brochure expense
20,000
Total expense
47,000


Marketing calendar: After preparing the entire strategy we need to set a marketing calendar. It should give an overview of all the strategy which mentioned in the report and most importantly we need to set priorities for each strategy. For example, sometimes two strategies may not be suitable to implement simultaneously because of various reasons. So we need to set a priority based calendar, which will explain the appropriate time to implement a particular strategy.

Marketing calendar
Strategies
Period
Quick Over view
Expense (Approx)





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Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Top 10 mistakes by businessmen in Kerala

In Kerala  small business entrepreneurs face lots of challenges. These challenges make them stuck in mud and provide bigger hurdles in their way forward. Let's look into the major mistakes done by the businessmen in Kerala.

This particular segment is taken from the Cleveland blog and is definitely useful for our business circumstances too. Bramma-the best management consulting firm in Kerala brings you the best articles like this!

1. Lack of planning: Without a plan, there's no road map that bridges good times and bad. Too often, day-to-day distractions take away from a small-business owner's ability to access new opportunities.
2. Not seeking help: Business owners tend to not develop an advisory board or a relationship with a mentor or not invest in professional services.
3. Hiring family and friends: They're an obvious choice, but too often they become a drain on the business. Owners tend to take an entirely different approach with them than when addressing challenges involving a non-family member.
4. Lack of access to capital: Cash flow is king. Not incorporating a funding strategy in your overall plan -- whether it's traditional or nontraditional financing -- often creates a ripple effect of problems. Making decisions based on lack of capital tends to have adverse effects.
5. Being in business with partners with different values: It's not just about asking obvious questions like who is going to be the customer and how the business will be marketed. Business partners need to question leadership styles and have an understanding of what's expected of each other.
6. Relying too heavily on a few clients: Diversify your portfolio.
7. Lack of market research: Whether it's a corner restaurant, a new product release or a professional service, you have to know where your customers are. Depending on the outcome, a marketing plan could be a mix of networking, traditional media and social media -- or it could mean focusing primarily on one channel.
8. Trust: Business owners fall prey to both sides of this equation. They either trust too much or too little in employees, clients and vendors. Contracts are binding and failing to do your due diligence based on somebody's word often leads to despair.
9. Admitting that they're wrong: Pride won't tell you. Employees won't speak up, and confidants sometimes won't acknowledge it. But you have to own up to what you don't know and hire and respect employees for their expertise.
10. Not anticipating failure: Entrepreneurs are natural risk takers and optimists. Too often they don't spend enough time exploring the "what ifs."