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Consider a hypothetical company who is considering itex expansion in India (soft drink company)
Need the below information
TOPIC :Media
A)Availability of Media
B)Costs
C)Agency assistance
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A soft drink company is considering
an expansion in Indian market. The Indian economy represents
different types of media available to the company to reach out to
the target audience. there is a robust framework or offline and
online media that can be effectively utilized. The offline media
includes print media with circulations at the national level,
digital media using mass media channels to reach out to the
domestic as well as nearby market. To complement and reach out to
the audience on 24X7 basis, there is a presence of online media in
different forms. The technological environment in India, supports
the wide scale uses of email marketing, social media platforms and
search engine marketing using Google Adwords, Bing Ads and Colombia
ads to facilitate the application of online media to communicate
the message. So, a judicious combination of different forms of
media, brings an attractive opportunity to the company wiling to
expand in India.
Regarding the cost, offline media is more costly than the online
media with relatively less scope of effective measurement &
control in offline media. Though, the importance of the offline
media cannot be ignored if the company wants to tap the rural
market in India. The presence of online media and channels should
be used to create balance in cost with proper media management.
Besides, the effective control, measurement and ability to use the
online media with lesser investment, can help the company to
achieve its objective as per the budget.
There are different international and domestic agencies present in
the country that can offer business consulting & marketing
solutions to the company. Firms of international repute such as
KPMG & E&Y can assist the company in marketing, consulting
and strategy formulations. There are plethora of domestic marketing
agencies that can offer marketing solutions to the company.