Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
ON
AIRCEL
SUBJECT
“SWOT ANALYSIS”
AND
MARKETING AUDIT ON
AIRCEL SERVICE”
Submitted By:
MENAZ KHAN
3 semester, S.Y.BMS
rd
ROLL NO:10
TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION OF
THE TOPIC
INDUSTRY PROFILE
COMPANY PROFILE
OBJECTIVE OF THE
STUDY
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
ANALYSIS &
INTERPRETATION
FINDINGS
CONCLUSIONS
Introduction
Of
The
Topic
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS ADVERTISEMENT?
Another characteristic that may change as advertising evolves is the view that advertising
does not stimulate immediate demand for the product advertised. That is, customers
cannot quickly purchase a product they see advertised. But as more media outlets allow
customers to interact with the messages being delivered the ability of advertising to
quickly stimulate demand will improve.
IMPORTANCE OF ADVERTISING:
Spending on advertising is huge. One often quoted statistic by market research firm
Zenith Optimedia estimates that worldwide spending on advertising exceeds (US) $400
billion. This level of spending supports thousands of companies and millions of jobs. In
fact, in many countries most media outlets, such as television, radio and newspapers,
would not be in business without revenue generated through the sale of advertising.
But most organizations, large and small, that rely on marketing to create customer interest
are engaged in consistent use of advertising to help meet marketing objectives. This
includes regularly developing advertising campaigns, which involve a series of decisions
for planning, creating, delivering and evaluating an advertising effort. We will cover
advertising campaigns in greater detail in our next tutorial.
For larger campaigns the skills needed to make sound advertising decisions can be quite
varied and may not be easily handled by a single person. While larger companies manage
some advertising activities within the company, they are more likely to rely on the
assistance of advertising professionals, such as those found at advertising agencies, to
help bring their advertising campaign to market.
TYPES OF ADVERTISING:
If you ask most people what is meant by “type” of advertising, invariably they will
respond by defining it in terms of how it is delivered (e.g., television ad, radio ad, etc.).
But in marketing, type of advertising refers to the primary “focus” of the message being
PRODUCT-ORIENTED ADVERTISING:
However, sometimes marketers intentionally produce product advertising where the target
audience cannot readily see a connection to a specific product. Marketers of new
products may follow this “teaser” approach in advance of a new product introduction to
prepare the market for the product. For instance, one week before the launch of a new
product a marketer may air a television advertisement proclaiming “After next week the
world will never be the same” but do so without any mention of a product or even the
company behind the ad. The goal is to create curiosity in the market and interest when
the product is launched.
IMAGE ADVERTISING:
Image advertising is undertaken primarily to enhance an organization’s perceived
importance to a target market. Image advertising does not focus on specific products as
much as it presents what an organization has to offer. In these types of ads, if products
are mentioned it is within the context of “what we do” rather than a message touting the
benefits of a specific product. Image advertising is often used in situations where an
organization needs to educate the targeted audience on some issue. For instance, image
advertising may be used in situations where a merger has occurred between two
companies and the newly formed company has taken on a new name, or if a company has
received recent negative publicity and the company wants to let the market know that
they are about much more than this one issue.
Consumer satisfaction :
“Consumer Behavior is the study of how individuals, groups and
organization select, buy, use and dispose of goods, services
ideas or experience
to satisfy their needs and wants.” By Philip Kotler
capacity of 17.9 lakh lines was added in the network in 1998-99 as against 35.2 lakh lines
in 1997-98 resulting in an increase of 22.5 per cent in the switching capacity in 1998-99
over the preceding year. The number of new connections provided in 1998-99 (was 37.9
lakh as against 32.6 lakh in 1997-98. Similarly, microwave and optical fiber network was
enhanced. 2,06,500 lines of Trunk Automatic Exchange (TAX) capacity, 14,009 Route
Kilometers (RKMs) of microwave and 31,771 Route Kilometers of optical fiber were
added in 1998-99 over the total TAX capacity of 12,61,500 lines. 72,592 Route
March 31, 1998. Efforts to expand the network have been continued in 1999-2000.
INVESTMENT
Six companies have so far signed the license agreement with the Government for
providing basic telephone services in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharastra,
transmission has been permitted as per the recommendations of the National Task Force
customer service package for commercial, directory enquiry and telephone billing and
accounting has been implemented in 14 Telecom Districts its first phase in the current,
year. The fault repair service has also been included in the software. This will help in
delivery of customer service on single window concept with a single integrated database.
Licenses to 187 Internet Services Providers (ISP) has been issued. An Inter-Ministerial
Committee has finalized the guideline for setting up the International Gateway by ISPs.
Accordingly, applications have been invited from ISPs for setting up of International
Gateway and the response for this has shown a remarkable trend as more companies go
for the investment in Interent Segment. The opening up of Ku-band for V-SAT operation
is being finalized and the recommendations of the TRAI are awaited on this matter. DOT
has also provided access to the nearest Internet node on local call basis, throughout India
except for Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Leh due to problem of technical feasibility. It
has been decided to set up Internet access node at every secondary switching area by end
Technology and Software Development. A number of other value added services, viz.
Voice-mail/Audio-Text, E-mail, V-SAT, and Radio Paging etc. have also been franchised
the objective of one public call office (PCO) for every 500 persons in the urban areas. As
on September 30, 1999, 5.70 lakh PCOs were working all over the country. The present
PCO-Population ratio at the national level is 1:453 for urban areas on all-India average
basis. Further, as per the National Telecom Policy (NTP), every village is to be provided
with one public telephone. This target has now been rescheduled and expected to be
completed by the end of 9th Five-Year Plan. As per the terms of the license agreement,
private operators have to provide a minimum of 10 per cent Direct Exchange Lines
(DELs) as village public telephones (VPTs). Out of 6.07 lakh villages in the country, 3.43
lakh villages have been provided with public telephones by the end of September 1999.
During 1998-99, a total of 37,058 villages were provided with telephone facility and
cities. Further 34 licenses to 14 companies for 18 telecom circles were issued since
December, 1995. The service has since been started in all the 4 metro cities and selected
cities in 18 Telecom Circles. There were about 13.5 lakh cellular mobile telephone
New Policy Framework In order to effect separation of service providing functions from
policy and licensing functions etc., a separate Department of Telecom Services (DTS) has
concerned with the functions relating to the implementation of treaties and agreements
with other countries; policy matters, licensing, coordination, research and development,
private investment, administration of laws (Acts), Enquiries and Statistics etc. relating to
Telephone Industries (ITI) and Hindustan Teleprinters Ltd. (HTL). DTS will look after
the execution of land. all matters other than policy and licensing relating to services of
telephones, wireless, data, facsimile and telematics, MTNL, C-DOT etc. The Telecom
Commission will handle matters relating to the coordination between the DOT and DTS.
This will include corporatisation of DTS as India Telecom. In terms of National Telecom
Policy (NTP) 1999 and subsequent Government approval in 1999, a Package for
Migration from fixed license fee to revenue sharing under New Telecom Policy was
offered to the Telephone Instruments Service Providers, which has been accepted by most
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the DOT as a service provider (now DTS),
adopted the tariff with some modifications. The tariff in respect of rural subscribers and
low calling urban subscribers was retained at the level prevailing prior to the notification.
In addition, the subscribers got the benefit of reduction in STD/ISD rates as announced by
TRAI. It was estimated that the combined effect of these revisions would entail
significant net reduction in DOT'S revenue in the current year. TRAI was, therefore,
requested to rework the tariffs for the next two years, keeping in view the negative impact
INTRODUCTION:
Cellular Telephony - the technology that gives a person the power to communicate
Mobile telephones have become an integral part of the growth, success and efficiency of
any business / economy .The most prevalent wireless technology in the world today, is
GSM. The GSM MoU (Global System for Mobile Communications) was instituted in
1987 to promote and expedite the adoption, development and deployment and evolution
of the GSM standard for digital wireless communications. The Association was formed as
suitable for cross border European mobile communications. Starting off primarily as a
European standard, the Groupe Speciale Mobile as it was then called, soon came to
represent the Global System for Mobile Communications as it achieved the status of a
world-wide standard. The GSM MoU Association addresses issues of concern facing the
operator, the administrator, the regulator around the globe. The GSM membership has
grown exponentially since 1992. The membership now extends to 323 members from
over 125 countries. (See graph) The GSM network now services over 125 million
customers world-wide. The world's satellite operators have also joined the GSM
community, which further adds to its strength and impact on world markets. GSM is
today, the world's leading digital standard accounting for 64% of the global digital
wireless market.
The cellular Mobile Service Providers (CMSP) shall be permitted to provide mobile
telephony services including permission to carry its own long distance traffic within their
their area of operation including sharing of infrastructure with any other type of service
provider shall be permitted. Licenses would be awarded for an initial period of twenty
The Fixed Service Providers (FSP) shall be freely permitted to establish `last mile'
linkages to provide fixed services and carry long distance traffic within their service area
without seeking an additional license. Direct interconnectivity between FSPs and any
other type of service provider (including another FSP) in their area of operation and
sharing of infrastructure with any other type of service provider shall be permitted. The
FSP allowed to directly interconnect with the VSNL after the opening up of national long
distance from January 1, 2000. The FSP may also utilize last mile linkages or
transmission links within its service area made available by other service providers. The
FSP licenses would be required to pay a one time entry fee. All FSP licensees shall pay
license fee in the form of a revenue share. It is proposed that the appropriate level of entry
fee and percentage of revenue share and basis for selection of new operators for different
keeping in view the objectives of the New Telecom Policy. As in the case for cellular,
for WLL also, availability of appropriate frequency spectrum as required is essential not
only for providing optimal bandwidth to every operator but also for entry of additional
operators.
CABLE SERVICE PROVIDERS
Under the provisions of the Cable Regulation Act, 1995, Cable Service Providers (CSP)
shall continue to be freely permitted to provide 'last mile' linkages and switched services
within their service areas of operation and operate media services, which are essentially
INTERNET TELEPHONY
Internet telephony shall not be permitted at this stage. However, Government will
paging services within their service area of operation, Direct interconnectivity between
licensed RPSPs and any other type of service provider in their area of operation including
in different service areas shall be reviewed in consultation with TRAI. The radio paging
licenses shall pay a one time entry fee. The basis for determining the entry fee and basis
for selection of additional operators will be recommended by the TRAI. All radio paging
• The Union Cabinet approved the migration package for private telecom operators.
Subsequent to the adoption of New Telecom Policy (1999) by the government, the
existing licensees of Cellular Mobile Telephone Services and Basic Telephones
Services were offered to migrate to NTP 1999. As per this package, the licensees
were offered migrations to NTP-1999.
• Although the telecom segment is liberalized and this important segment does not
come free from controversies and contentious issues. Issues like implementation
of the CPP regime as recommended by the TRAI, the role of TRAI in issuing
licenses, the cancellation of licenses, the percentage of revenue share between
private operators and the government and lastly the differences between TRAI and
MTNL over the launch of the latest cellular services are some among the issues to
be solved.
• The DoT has drawn an ambitions plan to provide over one million telephone
connections based on wireless in local loop (WLL) system during 2000-01.
• The government initiated the process of separating the policy making functions of
the Department of Telecom from its functions as a service provider.
Company origin
The Aircel Group is a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia
and Apollo Hospital Enterprise Ltd of India, with Maxis Communications holding a
majority stake of 74%. Aircel commenced operations in 1999 and became the leading
mobile operator in Tamil Nadu within 18 months. In December 2003, it launched
commercially in Chennai and quickly established itself as a market leader– a position it
has held since. Aircel began its outward expansion in 2005 and met with unprecedented
success in the Eastern frontier circles. It emerged a market leader in Assam and in the
North Eastern provinces within 18 months of operations .During this period, the company
gained a foothold in 9 circles.
The Company has currently gained a momentum in the space of telecom in India post the
allocation of additional spectrum by the Department of Telecom, Govt. of India for 13
new circles across India. These include Delhi (Metro), Mumbai (Metro), Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Goa, Rajasthan,
Punjab, UP (West) and UP (East).Aircel has won many awards and recognitions. Voice
and Data gave Aircel the highest rating for overall customer satisfaction and network
quality in 2006. Aircel emerged as the top mid-size utility company in Businessworld’s
‘List of Best Mid-Size Companies’ in 2007. Additionally, Tele.net recognised Aircel as
the best regional operator in 2008.With over 15 million customers in the country, Aircel,
the fastest growing telecom company in India, has revved up plans to become a full-
fledged national operator
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launches other products but they can bedepend on either the competition or customer
preference
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Aircel’s contribution to Maxis overall revenue in the first quarter has gone up sharply to
15% as against 10% in the previous quarters, while the contribution to EBITDA went up
to 9% as against 7% a few quarters ago, Maxis said in a communication to investors
recently. In value, Aircel contributed RM 320 million (close to Rs 390 crore) to the
group’s turnover of RM 2,157 million (Rs 2,600 crore) in the quarter as against RM 29
million (Rs 38 crore) ie more than 10 times over the previous quarter.
Similarly, Aircel’s contribution on EBITDA was around RM102 million (close to Rs 122
crore) as against group’s EBITDA of RM 1,082 million (Rs 1,300 crore), Maxis pointed
out. The Indian arm was key to this increase in the group’s both revenue and EBITDA,
the company said further.
Company Strategy
• Aircel entered the mobile market in 1999 and became the
leading mobile company in TamilNadu.
India.
• Aircel provides 2G services (3G services about to start) using digital GSM
technology. We offer GSM voice and data services in all of the regions in which
we currently operate.
• In addition to basic mobile voice telephony services, we offer a wide range of
value-added and data services. These include voicemail, dual SIM card
capabilities, missed-call alerts, SMS, GPRS services and e-mail services. Aircel
has roaming arrangements with some 250 international and 46 domestic operators
• Aircel currently offers GSM services across 22 circles including the nine circle in
India.
• It offers pre- and post-paid voice, MMS and internet access services.
• August 1999: Aircel commenced its own market from TamilNadu and all of its
2G businesses and by the end of 2005, it captures most of the market of India.
• July 2004: The operator launched EDGE services and began talks with TV
channels over content streaming
• March 2007 : It has been named the 'Most Respected Telecom Company', the
'Best Mobile Service in the country', and the 'Most Creative and Most Effective
Advertiser of the Year'.
It now has operations in 22 circles accounting for 70% of India's mobile customer
base.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The following are the objectives of the study.
To study upon sales, promotion and advertisement of Aircel.
service.
service.
way. Methodology comprises the sources of data, selection of data, various designs
1. Collection of data
The primary data are collected through survey method. Survey method is
undertaken to find the customers and retailers satisfaction and opinion. A survey was
conducted among the people of Ranchi city by the aid of well structured questionnaire.
The population for the study consists of people who are using cell phones in Ranchi city.
The sampling unit for the study is 100, which includes
the cell phone users in Ranchi city. The sampling size includes male and female users
from different occupation, age. The sampling size was restricted to 100 for want of time.
Here, convenient sampling technique has been adopted for collecting the primary data.
2. Statistical tools
For analyzing the data, statistical tables, percentages and test were used.
3. Limitations
The samples are selected from population having multi-service features.
24% 20-25
50%
11% 25-35
8%
35-45
7%
OCCUPATION RESPONDENTS(100)-
5%
18% Students
46%
Busines s
31% Gov t. Servic es
32%
Male
Female
68%
50 46
45
40
35 32
30
25
18
20
15
10
4
5
0
Excellent Fine Good Need some
c hange
Number of Respondents
FUTURE PLANE RESPONDENTS(100)-
Opinion on Features
Net Others
3% 7%
GPRS GPRS
48% Games
Net
Games Others
42%
OPINION ON ADVERTISEMENTS(100)-
Opinion on Advertisements
Need some
change
Good 5%
21% Excellent
Excellent Fine
48% Good
Fine Need some change
26%
FINDINGS
POSITIVES:
• Captured almost more than 45% of the market
• Aircel is the leader in introducing its trade scheme
• Sim Activation is regarded as the best trade scheme
of Aircel
• Regular sms’s for the retailers awareness.
• 75% retailers are highly aware of these trade
schemes.
• Highly agreed with Aircel than that of Bsnl, and
that of Vodafone
NEGATIVES:
• some dissatisfaction among retailers causes due to
distributer
• Distributors are not promissory to the retailers and
sometimes, they hide the related information
• FOS behaviour is not seen good
• Decrease the network range upto 1.5kms along the
border regions of the rural market
• Small inspection done by the company
• Less security for the customers and the retailers
also.
• Customer care response is not so good.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
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