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1. Micromax is an Indian mobile phone manufacturer that started as an embedded software firm and later expanded into distributing computer peripherals. 2. The document analyzes customer satisfaction towards Micromax mobiles through surveys of users. It finds that Micromax targets lower income users, especially in rural areas, with low cost yet innovative products. 3. While Micromax has strengths like low costs, effective promotion, and innovative features, it faces threats from competition and risks having its business model copied by others. The document provides suggestions like improving durability, advertising, and customer service.

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1 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION TOWARDS MICROMAX MOBILE Submitted to- Submitted by- Bharati Zadav mam Rajkumar Gupta-38 & Sumit Tiwari-54
2 Introduction The mobile phone market in India is worth 130 million handsets annually. While the big boys like Nokia, Samsung, L.G. Motorola and Sony Ericsson make up for 70% share, the market has of late seen a slew of domestic firms such as Micromax, Karbon and Intex making large inroads and new established brands like Videocon and Onida entering the field. Among the domestic firms, one of the most promising brand is Micromax. Micromax, started operations in 1991 as an embedded software design firm, but was incorporated as a company in 1998, when it branched out as a distributor of computer peripherals such as printers, monitors, scanners from manufacturers such as L.G., Sony Inc., Dell Corp. Today, Micromax is one of the leading Indian Telecom Companies with 23 domestic offices across the country and international offices in Hong Kong, USA, Dubai and now in Nepal. With a futuristic vision and an exhaustive R&D at its helm. Micromax has successfully generative innovative technologies that have revulutionised the telecom consumer space. Micromax has a lot of interesting and thoughtful products to its credit on their versatile product portfolio. It was the first to introduce: 1. Handsets with 30 days battery backup 2. Handsets with Dual SIM/Dual Standby 3. Handsets Switching Networks (GSM-CDMA) using gravity sensors 4. Aspirational Qwerty Keypad Handsets 5. Operator branded 3G handsets 6. OMH CDMA Handsets, etc. With a 360 degree advertising and marketing strategy sketched out, the company has an optimistic outlook for the telecom consumer space. Currently present in more than 40,000 stores across the country, the country plans to have an aggressive market incursion to reach out to its customers through 70,000 operational stores in this year. Micromax recently ventured into the telecommunication industry with an end-to-end solution of Fixed Wireless Services and Wireless Data Cards.
3 Situation Analysis Analyzing current situation through 2C framework: Customers Currently Micromax is dominating the rural market. Initially the marketing strategy of Micromax was to target rural market. They are basically catering to the need of the customers of the rural area. For example the first mobile Micromax introduced in rural area was having the battery backup of 30 days which was catering to the need of the rural market of inconsistent power availability. Competitors Micromax knows that there are many established brands in Mobile Phones’ industry like Nokia, Samsung, LG and several other local as well as Chinese manufacturers . Some major competitors and their strategy and strengths are identified as below: NOKIA – Nokia is the leader in the mobile phone industry in India (38% market share). It is dominating the Indian market from years. Recently it is facing problems to retain its growth and sales. But the pioneer is working hard to get out of this. For the same reason Nokia is going to use operating system of software biggie Microsoft. So it is expected that Nokia will try to regain its lost market share. SAMSUNG – Samsung has emerged as a very healthy and prominent competitor in the market. Samsung is backed with the high quality and professional team in the R&D area. Innovative products specially smart phones and Galaxy series from Samsung are ruling in the market. So it is expected that with the increasing demand of mobile phones Samsung will try to retain and increase its market share. APPLE – Apple is one of the most major competitors in this industry. Slick, stylish and innovative phones of Apple are driving crazy to its users. Apple is aggressively entering Indian market with its amazing iPhone series. Other domestic players – Other players like Karbon, Spice, Lava etc have more or less the same market strategy. Chinese manufacturers – Some of the Chinese manufacturers have already entered the Indian market. These manufacturers have priced their mobiles very low. So these manufacturers are expected to grow as with the demand.
4 Market opportunities and issues The Indian mobile handset market is expected to grow from a total of 151 million handsets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2009 to 402 million handsets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2014. The growth in the Indian mobile handset market is likely to be driven by the replacement handset market rather than new user additions. Within the replacement handset market, the medium ASP device market is likely to grow the fastest. (Source: Analysys Mason) Replacement cycle: The growth in the Indian mobile handset market is likely to be driven by the replacement handset market rather than new user additions. The replacement market is expected to grow from 118 million handsets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2010, constituting 62.77% of overall Indian mobile handset market, to 359 million handsets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2014, constituting 89.30% of overall Indian mobile handset market. 3G business: 3G service is an emerging technology in India. 3G technology provides growth opportunities through multiple avenues including up gradation to 3G compatible mobile handsets and mobile data cards. Value added services: Going forward, the demand for more sophisticated and innovative e-mail and multimedia based services, as well as gaming, music and video related offerings is likely to fuel growth in VAS. We believe the advent of 3G will also add impetus to the growth of the VAS market due to 3G's faster network capabilities. Indian Mobile Handset Growth Projection by Range of Budget(Handsets in millions) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 78 92 104 121 135 95 125 164 203 242 15 17 21 24 27 high budget medium budget low budget
5 SWOT Analysis Strengths: Innovative products and features- Marathon battery mobile phones with a 30-day battery life, phone which is programmable as a universal remote control, gravity phones are some of the features which have increased the popularity of the product. Low cost of production – With its plants located in China, Micromax bears a low cost in production due to availability of labour at cheaper rates. Effective promotion campaigns- Micromax has been promoting its products through famous celebrities and has also had tie ups with MTV. Weaknesses: Weak brand image in urban areas- Micromax has still not been able to establish itself well in the urban market as its main concentration had been on the rural population. Perception of low-quality Chinese brand- Micromax has a manufacturing unit set up in china which has strengthened this perception among people. Opportunities: Increase penetration in urban market- Since Micromax has not yet entered this market; it has a very huge opportunity to establish itself in this market. Entry into international markets- Micromax has the potential to make its presence felt on global scale eventually as it establishes itself in the domestic market. Threats: Increasing competition from local and international players- With well established players like Nokia, Samsung, etc Micromax faces a tough competition from these players. Replication of business model by competitors- Micromax’s business model has been replicated by many new players which again pose a threat to Micromax.
6 Objectives The following are the objectives of the study of consumer satisfaction towards Micromax Mobile: 1. To know the customer satisfaction regarding micromax mobile. 2. To identify customer interest in buying micromax mobile. 3. To know price impact on purchase of micromax mobile. 4. To find word of mouth impact on purchase of micromax mobile. Research Methodology The data was collected through both the primary as well as secondary sources. The primary source of the data is the users of various mobile handset users. The sources of secondary data are the websites and company catalogues Method of data collection Sources of data: a) Primary data: Primary data was collected through direct communication with the respondents. The survey was performed through a structured questionnaire with the help of micromax mobile’s users. b) Secondary data: The sources of secondary data were the websites of micromax and various mobile providers, catalouges of various mobiles, newspapers, magazines etc.
7 Findings and Analysis Age group of Respondents: The survey which was conducted through a structured questionnaire and from the result of the survey we found that the respondents were basically more from the young age group (15- 25 years) and the working professionals (26-35 years). 15-25 38% 26-35 27% 36-45 19% 46-Above 16% Age
8 Income Group of Respondents: Another finding from the survey was that the users of Micromax were basically having lower income (Say less than Rs.50000 annually). So this showed that the brand has impact because of its low price strategy along with new features and idea. When we asked people what they think before buying a new phone? The findings from the result of survey were that most of them are looking for good features along with low price. Good reputation 31% Features 25% Brand quality 15% Low price 29% Reasons 50000-100000 42% 100000-150000 27% 150000-200000 20% 200000-250000 11% Income
9 Suggestions The survey which was conducted through a structured questionnaire and from the result of the survey we can give some suggestions of the company towards the customer satisfaction as follows: The manufacturer of the Micromax phone should to make durable micromax phone as Nokia and Samsung. The company should to advertise of the brand Micromax phone to know the users easily. They should have to provide more Service Centre as per the region and provide better services to the users. The Qualities & Designs of the Micromax phone have to improved. Conclusion The mostly micromax phone users are young age (15 year-25 year) and they go for micromax phone because of cheaper price. So the company should to produce phone at cheaper price but they should to provide better quality and better services so that the mobile phone users will attract more.
10 Questionnaire on Micromax Phone 1. Age: 10-20 21-30 31-40 41 and above Income(Rs‘000)PA: Below 50 51-100 101-150 151 and above 2. How is this mobile? Good Better Best Bad 3. How do you rate the feature of micromax mobile phone? Poor Fair Good Excellent 4. Will you tell your friends to purchase Micromax Phone? Yes No 5. You like this Mobile Phone For.... Features Low Price Battery Backup Any Other pls. Specify 6. Do you think Micromax Phone is Innovative? Yes No 7. Rate the Following Parameters on a Scale of 1-5 according to your opinion. Where, 1= Excellent, 5=Poor Price User friendly Service Variety Quality Value for money Micromax phone 8. What are the disadvantages of this phone from which you are not satisfied. …….…............................................................................................................................................................. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. How do you know about Micromax Phone? Advertise Friends Others 10. What is your suggestion for Micromax Phone?
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  • 1. 1 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION TOWARDS MICROMAX MOBILE Submitted to- Submitted by- Bharati Zadav mam Rajkumar Gupta-38 & Sumit Tiwari-54
  • 2. 2 Introduction The mobile phone market in India is worth 130 million handsets annually. While the big boys like Nokia, Samsung, L.G. Motorola and Sony Ericsson make up for 70% share, the market has of late seen a slew of domestic firms such as Micromax, Karbon and Intex making large inroads and new established brands like Videocon and Onida entering the field. Among the domestic firms, one of the most promising brand is Micromax. Micromax, started operations in 1991 as an embedded software design firm, but was incorporated as a company in 1998, when it branched out as a distributor of computer peripherals such as printers, monitors, scanners from manufacturers such as L.G., Sony Inc., Dell Corp. Today, Micromax is one of the leading Indian Telecom Companies with 23 domestic offices across the country and international offices in Hong Kong, USA, Dubai and now in Nepal. With a futuristic vision and an exhaustive R&D at its helm. Micromax has successfully generative innovative technologies that have revulutionised the telecom consumer space. Micromax has a lot of interesting and thoughtful products to its credit on their versatile product portfolio. It was the first to introduce: 1. Handsets with 30 days battery backup 2. Handsets with Dual SIM/Dual Standby 3. Handsets Switching Networks (GSM-CDMA) using gravity sensors 4. Aspirational Qwerty Keypad Handsets 5. Operator branded 3G handsets 6. OMH CDMA Handsets, etc. With a 360 degree advertising and marketing strategy sketched out, the company has an optimistic outlook for the telecom consumer space. Currently present in more than 40,000 stores across the country, the country plans to have an aggressive market incursion to reach out to its customers through 70,000 operational stores in this year. Micromax recently ventured into the telecommunication industry with an end-to-end solution of Fixed Wireless Services and Wireless Data Cards.
  • 3. 3 Situation Analysis Analyzing current situation through 2C framework: Customers Currently Micromax is dominating the rural market. Initially the marketing strategy of Micromax was to target rural market. They are basically catering to the need of the customers of the rural area. For example the first mobile Micromax introduced in rural area was having the battery backup of 30 days which was catering to the need of the rural market of inconsistent power availability. Competitors Micromax knows that there are many established brands in Mobile Phones’ industry like Nokia, Samsung, LG and several other local as well as Chinese manufacturers . Some major competitors and their strategy and strengths are identified as below: NOKIA – Nokia is the leader in the mobile phone industry in India (38% market share). It is dominating the Indian market from years. Recently it is facing problems to retain its growth and sales. But the pioneer is working hard to get out of this. For the same reason Nokia is going to use operating system of software biggie Microsoft. So it is expected that Nokia will try to regain its lost market share. SAMSUNG – Samsung has emerged as a very healthy and prominent competitor in the market. Samsung is backed with the high quality and professional team in the R&D area. Innovative products specially smart phones and Galaxy series from Samsung are ruling in the market. So it is expected that with the increasing demand of mobile phones Samsung will try to retain and increase its market share. APPLE – Apple is one of the most major competitors in this industry. Slick, stylish and innovative phones of Apple are driving crazy to its users. Apple is aggressively entering Indian market with its amazing iPhone series. Other domestic players – Other players like Karbon, Spice, Lava etc have more or less the same market strategy. Chinese manufacturers – Some of the Chinese manufacturers have already entered the Indian market. These manufacturers have priced their mobiles very low. So these manufacturers are expected to grow as with the demand.
  • 4. 4 Market opportunities and issues The Indian mobile handset market is expected to grow from a total of 151 million handsets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2009 to 402 million handsets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2014. The growth in the Indian mobile handset market is likely to be driven by the replacement handset market rather than new user additions. Within the replacement handset market, the medium ASP device market is likely to grow the fastest. (Source: Analysys Mason) Replacement cycle: The growth in the Indian mobile handset market is likely to be driven by the replacement handset market rather than new user additions. The replacement market is expected to grow from 118 million handsets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2010, constituting 62.77% of overall Indian mobile handset market, to 359 million handsets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2014, constituting 89.30% of overall Indian mobile handset market. 3G business: 3G service is an emerging technology in India. 3G technology provides growth opportunities through multiple avenues including up gradation to 3G compatible mobile handsets and mobile data cards. Value added services: Going forward, the demand for more sophisticated and innovative e-mail and multimedia based services, as well as gaming, music and video related offerings is likely to fuel growth in VAS. We believe the advent of 3G will also add impetus to the growth of the VAS market due to 3G's faster network capabilities. Indian Mobile Handset Growth Projection by Range of Budget(Handsets in millions) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 78 92 104 121 135 95 125 164 203 242 15 17 21 24 27 high budget medium budget low budget
  • 5. 5 SWOT Analysis Strengths: Innovative products and features- Marathon battery mobile phones with a 30-day battery life, phone which is programmable as a universal remote control, gravity phones are some of the features which have increased the popularity of the product. Low cost of production – With its plants located in China, Micromax bears a low cost in production due to availability of labour at cheaper rates. Effective promotion campaigns- Micromax has been promoting its products through famous celebrities and has also had tie ups with MTV. Weaknesses: Weak brand image in urban areas- Micromax has still not been able to establish itself well in the urban market as its main concentration had been on the rural population. Perception of low-quality Chinese brand- Micromax has a manufacturing unit set up in china which has strengthened this perception among people. Opportunities: Increase penetration in urban market- Since Micromax has not yet entered this market; it has a very huge opportunity to establish itself in this market. Entry into international markets- Micromax has the potential to make its presence felt on global scale eventually as it establishes itself in the domestic market. Threats: Increasing competition from local and international players- With well established players like Nokia, Samsung, etc Micromax faces a tough competition from these players. Replication of business model by competitors- Micromax’s business model has been replicated by many new players which again pose a threat to Micromax.
  • 6. 6 Objectives The following are the objectives of the study of consumer satisfaction towards Micromax Mobile: 1. To know the customer satisfaction regarding micromax mobile. 2. To identify customer interest in buying micromax mobile. 3. To know price impact on purchase of micromax mobile. 4. To find word of mouth impact on purchase of micromax mobile. Research Methodology The data was collected through both the primary as well as secondary sources. The primary source of the data is the users of various mobile handset users. The sources of secondary data are the websites and company catalogues Method of data collection Sources of data: a) Primary data: Primary data was collected through direct communication with the respondents. The survey was performed through a structured questionnaire with the help of micromax mobile’s users. b) Secondary data: The sources of secondary data were the websites of micromax and various mobile providers, catalouges of various mobiles, newspapers, magazines etc.
  • 7. 7 Findings and Analysis Age group of Respondents: The survey which was conducted through a structured questionnaire and from the result of the survey we found that the respondents were basically more from the young age group (15- 25 years) and the working professionals (26-35 years). 15-25 38% 26-35 27% 36-45 19% 46-Above 16% Age
  • 8. 8 Income Group of Respondents: Another finding from the survey was that the users of Micromax were basically having lower income (Say less than Rs.50000 annually). So this showed that the brand has impact because of its low price strategy along with new features and idea. When we asked people what they think before buying a new phone? The findings from the result of survey were that most of them are looking for good features along with low price. Good reputation 31% Features 25% Brand quality 15% Low price 29% Reasons 50000-100000 42% 100000-150000 27% 150000-200000 20% 200000-250000 11% Income
  • 9. 9 Suggestions The survey which was conducted through a structured questionnaire and from the result of the survey we can give some suggestions of the company towards the customer satisfaction as follows: The manufacturer of the Micromax phone should to make durable micromax phone as Nokia and Samsung. The company should to advertise of the brand Micromax phone to know the users easily. They should have to provide more Service Centre as per the region and provide better services to the users. The Qualities & Designs of the Micromax phone have to improved. Conclusion The mostly micromax phone users are young age (15 year-25 year) and they go for micromax phone because of cheaper price. So the company should to produce phone at cheaper price but they should to provide better quality and better services so that the mobile phone users will attract more.
  • 10. 10 Questionnaire on Micromax Phone 1. Age: 10-20 21-30 31-40 41 and above Income(Rs‘000)PA: Below 50 51-100 101-150 151 and above 2. How is this mobile? Good Better Best Bad 3. How do you rate the feature of micromax mobile phone? Poor Fair Good Excellent 4. Will you tell your friends to purchase Micromax Phone? Yes No 5. You like this Mobile Phone For.... Features Low Price Battery Backup Any Other pls. Specify 6. Do you think Micromax Phone is Innovative? Yes No 7. Rate the Following Parameters on a Scale of 1-5 according to your opinion. Where, 1= Excellent, 5=Poor Price User friendly Service Variety Quality Value for money Micromax phone 8. What are the disadvantages of this phone from which you are not satisfied. …….…............................................................................................................................................................. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. How do you know about Micromax Phone? Advertise Friends Others 10. What is your suggestion for Micromax Phone?
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