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Expanding to Rural Markets using Smart Phones & Social Media Presented by Supriya Kurpad Marketing Manager & Trainer Scion Social

Expanding to Rural Markets using Smart Phones and Social Media

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Expanding to Rural Markets using Smart Phones & Social Media

Presented by Supriya KurpadMarketing Manager & TrainerScion Social

What is the rural market?

• Home to – 833 million people– 68.8% of India’s population

• Tier II and Tier III cities – Regions with a population of a million or less.– About 40% of India’s middle class income group

Source: IAMAI

Characteristics

1. Population with growing spending power2. High access to immediate information3. Higher education rates – informed decisions4. Growing aspirations – want everything the

urban population has

Why are they important?

• 58% growth YoY in rural internet users• Use of internet on mobile phones:–70% of active rural internet users –32% of users access only on mobile

Source: IAMAI

What we can expect

• More Indians Online• Bharath Broadbrand Scheme– 3 internet connections and 1 Wi-Fi hotspot in each

of 2.5 lk gram panchayats• Digital India– INR 500cr budget

• Project Loon • Internet.org• Online Banking

Who can benefit

• FMCG industry• Travel & Tourism• Agriculture Products• Education• Job Portals• Matrimonial sites• Government Initiatives

Source: IAMAI

How to Capture the Market?

• SMS Marketing• Whatsapp Marketing• Email Marketing• Social Media

What Campaigns to Run

• Facebook• Google Search• Google Display• Regional Networks• Emails• Whatsapp

Facebook Campaigns

• Use simple graphics• Incorporate local language• Use easily readable fonts• Regional Celebrities / Influencers• Emotional Content• Regional Experiences

Go Vernacular

• Mindshift Interactive Survey: – 64% internet users use vernacular languages– Vernacular sites grow 56% YoY– English Sites grow 11% in rural markets

• Reduced CPC• Coca-Cola Hindi Tweet

Running a Campaign

• Specific is Terrific• Know your Customer Avatar• Target based on– Region– Language– Interests– Home Town

What are these?

• Sonico• Vkontakte

Case Study

• ITC with e-Chaupal in U.P. and M.P. • Web portal-all in Hindi.

• e-Chaupals offer all the information, products and services they need to enhance farm productivity, improve farm-gate price realisation and cut transaction costs.

Regional Platforms

• Bharath Student• You Flix• India Forums• Big Adda• Viduppu• Flix Street

Case Study

• Hindustan Lever

• Well designed campaigns addressing– Affordability– Availability– Emotional Connect

The Trend

• Cost of Ads on Facebook is increasing• Lower Organic Reach• Regional is Relevant

Hello there :)We are Scion Social!

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About Scion Social

Scion Social is a digital agency, focused on Social Media Marketing.

We love managing brands and creating digital campaigns on Social Media, to achieve your brand objectives.

We believe that with clarity comes confidence. The goal of this document is to help you with making a confident decision towards investing in Social Media Marketing.

We look forward to an opportunity to work with your brand.

What can Scion Social do?

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LINKEDIN

We are a Social Media Agency. We can help you -

• Identify and create your Brand Image– Based on your Marketing Objectives, of course :)

• Work with your team to help you design a website which is social media supportive– We have a kickass website development team

too, you know ;) Just saying!

• Design, develop, and execute a social media marketing campaign– We come up with the ideas, create the graphics,

write the copy, schedule the posting to make it viral, and manage the pages! Are we not awesome?! :)

– Also, you’ll receive regular reports from us. So you’ll always know what we are up to.

Thank you for your time!

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