"Over the years, marketers and researchers have realised that urban markets in India are fast reaching saturation levels and consequently rural markets in India have a huge untapped potential. The book presents specific reasons for growing importance of rural markets and defines some key relevant concepts. Moreover, the geo-demographic, economic and cultural environment along with the status of rural infrastructure has also been discussed in detail. It also describes various aspects related to product and pricing and examines various decisions that the companies would have to make with regard to these two elements of the rural marketing-mix. The book holds various strategic and managerial implications for marketers and researchers engaged/interested in Indiaís vast rural market. "

The Indian Rural Market With Its Vast Size And Demand Potential Offers Great Opportunities To The Marketers. The Rural Market Provides Vast Potential As Many New Products Have Already Made Their Entry Into The Rural Consumer Basket. Thus, The Rural Market Has Been Growing In Magnitude For Both Traditional And Modern Consumer Goods And Services. In Spite Of Its Large Size And High Potential, Many Marketing Firms Are Not Able To Avail The Opportunities In Rural Market Because Of Problems In Selling The Goods In Rural Areas. In View Of This, There Is A Need For A Thorough Examination Of Rural Marketing Scenario. For This Purpose Efforts Should Be Made To Analyse The Rural Market Environment, The Problems In Rural Marketing And Measures Should Be Initiated To Develop The Rural Market. In This Direction, The Present Study Is An Attempt To Examine The Marketing Environment In Rural Areas, The Marketing Strategies For Consumer Goods. The Book Provides The Comprehensive Coverage Of Aspects Relating The Profile Of Indian Rural Market, Analyzing Consumer Behaviour, Product And Brand Penetration, Marketing Strategies, Etc. The Study Is Mainly Based On The Examination Of The Marketing Strategies For Durable And Non-Durable Consumer Products In Rural Areas Of Three Selected Districts In Andhra Pradesh. The Conclusions Drawn And Suggestions Made In This Study Are Useful For The Policy Makers For Improving The Market Potential In Rural India.

With 700 million prospective consumers including about 40 per cent of the country middle-income group, the sheer size of India rural market itself speaks of its huge This new textbook discusses how the application of traditional marketing theories transforms when the ‘fourth sector’, or the emergence of social business, comes into play. Drawing from latest research, Rural Marketing: Challenges and Opportunities closely analyses two crucial components of the rural market—marketing to rural areas and empowering the ‘bottom-of-pyramid’ (BoP) markets to create successful business ventures. Written as per the prescribed curriculum of rural management and rural marketing courses offered by the major universities in India, this book goes beyond discussing just the strategies to sell products to village economies. Infused with numerous real-life case studies of companies that have ventured into the field, this book will prove to be an extremely useful resource in understanding the uniqueness, dynamics and challenges of marketing in rural areas. Key Features: · Rich pedagogy including opening and closing case studies, mini case studies, engaging chapter-end exercises and project assignments · Inclusion of references to recent research data, important journal articles and videos for classroom teaching · Comprehensive overview of the future of rural marketing through BoP approach, social enterprises and use of big data

Rural markets offer a sizable and resilient pool of consumers to organizations and marketers. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of rural marketing that influence consumer behaviour within the framework of a rapidly changing economy. The book: - includes in-depth discussions on critical issues in rural markets as well as case-studies that examine their socio-cultural nuances, peculiarities, and their economic and technological environments; - looks at concepts that are unique to rural markets from the perspective of the buyer and the marketer and analyses buying behaviour and its influences as well as the pricing, value, and positioning of products by brands; - analyses emerging trends and the future of these markets and the introduction of digitization and ecommerce in rural areas; - offers marketing tools and a detailed understanding of rural markets for professionals working in small or low-income markets. The cutting-edge learning tools presented in this book will make it of interest to professionals, students, and researchers working in rural marketing and management, business and economics, management studies, business planning, and marketing.

Rural Marketing as a separate discipline in management teaching has emerged recently. The growing importance of the subject has been well realized by the marketers, policymakers and management interns. However, there is dearth of quality literature on the subject, comprehensive coverage of all the dimensions, aspects and managerial issues pertaining to rural marketing. In most of the management institutions, a half-baked knowledge of rural marketing is being imparted to the management interns while there is more emphasis on marketing perspective on harnessing the immense potential offered by rural areas through suitable marketing planning, product mix, pricing, distribution, promotional mix, branding and communication strategies. Present book is a serious attempt to bridge the need gap in the subject.

The Rural Marketing Book by Pradeep Kashyap & Siddhartha Raut is India's most comprehensive book on rural marketing theory and the rural mindset, with practical examples of products and cases that actually succeeded in the rural market place. Major AttractionsInside Out' practical approach to application of market theory in the rural context. Evolving the framework of rural marketing in the rural environment. Actual experiences and learning from grassroots development programmes. 100 practical caselets, 50 latest data tables. Using haats, melas and mandis for planning and developing the communication strategy. Project Shakti, e-Choupal, stores large format retailand more. Information technology, consumer finance & non conventional media in rural India. The application of conventional theory in practice; adaptation and innovations based on learning's and experience from the field.