It was my absolute please to attend Dainik
Bhaskar UnMetro Conference on 13th Dec. A platform where I got to
hear some inspiring UnMetro Case Studies from Marketers, incredible panel
discussing the future of India being the UnMetros.
Some take away & quotes from the event:
People nowadays are migrating from smaller
towns to cities like Pune, Lucknow and Ahmedabad to earn their livelihood,
whereas the rate of people migrating to the so-called metros has fallen sharply.
The non-metro customer today, demands the
same luxury packages such as spas, five stars & international vacations
that any of his affluent metro counterparts demand.
Trust is the key to success in the unMetros
markets and people are open to talk and learn about new things.
The trend of e-commerce players partnering
with retail brands is yet to evolve in unMetros
Consumer in future will reject a user inappropriate
product. Affordability is no longer an issue for unMetros
5 reasons for the change in nonMetros –
increasing awareness for education, health & wellness, growing need for
personal grooming, improving hygiene & increasingly eating out &
experimenting with food.
60% of my brands revenue comes from non-metro
India
Women & Children in UnMetros India have
become powerful as far as purchase decisions go.
The advantage in a small town is that the
news spreads very fast, brands need to spend money in cultivating loyalty
Products must be hackable & customizable.
Customers are getting smarter. They will not buy products just because their favorite celebrity is endorsing it.
Puma – “We have closed 7 stores due to unprofitably, all from Metros”
DHFL – “We target lower middle income group.
We have differentiated Business Model to cater to different segments in Market”
CCD- “We are not in the coffee business; we
are in the Time pass business. CCD is a place where people want to spend time
with their loved ones, beverages accidentally surround them”
Toyota – “By the year 2015, non-metros will
account for more than 60% of our sales!”
Puma – “e-Commerce allows us to reach 800
towns that we would have never had reached. It serves a long tail of towns”
Titan – “In the coming 5 years, e-Commerce will
be big, Localization will be critical & technology will help us identifying customers with their name & purchase history”.
We at Huawei have always believed that making
a common man a brand ambassador & word of mouth is the best marketing strategy. Thus Huawei Club where we are building an eco-system, engaging with Students, Developers, Designers to enrich our customers experiences.
A brand essence doesn't and will not change, from market the way the message is communicated at times need to be tweaked accordingly to be effective. After the
end of the conference, for it’s really difficult to distinguish metros &
unMetros into separate categories.
In fact India outside the metros seems to be
the emerging India.
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