Summer Training Project Report
Summer Training Project Report
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Submitted to :
Mr .Managobinda Mishra
Promotion Manager
OPPO, Odisha
Submitted by :
Arpita Mohanty
15IMBA024
Department of business Administration
Utkal University
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The internship opportunity I had with OPPO was a great chance for learning
and professional development. Therefore, I consider myself as a very lucky
individual as I was provided with an opportunity to be a part of it. I am also
grateful for having a chance to meet so many wonderful people and
professionals who led me though this internship period.
Arpita Mohanty
Place: Bhubaneswar
Date:
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CERTIFICATE
I have the pleasure in certifying that Ms. Arpita Mohanty is a bonafide student
of 4th semester of the Bachelor degreein Business Administration (Batch 2015-
18) in Department of Business Administration, Utkal University ,Bhubaneswar.
She has completed her project work titled “PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITY IS
IMPORTANT FOR – ‘PRODUCT’ OR ‘BRAND’!”
I certify that this is his/her original effort & has not been copied from any other
source .This project has also not been submitted to any other institution.
This project fulfils the requirement of the curriculum prescribed by this institute
for the said course.I recommend this project work for evaluation&
consideration.
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PREFACE
In the present scenario, marketing and sales is a major challenge for the
seasoned professional. And it is no surprise that Marketing is a tough concept to
understand .Marketing is the activity, set of institutions , and process for
creating communicating , delivery and exchanging offerings that have value for
customers , clients ,partners and society at large.
The project report consists of detailed study on the topic “PROMOTIONAL
ACTIVITIES IS IMPORTANT FOR – ‘PRODUCT’ OR ‘BRAND’!”
The report further provides information regarding OPPO , its position
,infrastructure with its product and services offered by them ,which facilitate the
buyer effectively.it is very important that trained marketing professionals who
are able to communicate specific features of the services should sell the
products.In the millennium, all these activities would play a crucial role in the
overall development of organisation.
I hope that the research work made by me will be of great help to get the
comprehensive knowledge of the organisation.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The present business scenario is totally customer oriented. Each company faces
stiff competition from its competitors, each provides the best services at
competitive rates.As a result customer has lot of choices to get the best with the
least cost .To face this competition, it is very important to know customer’s
behaviour towards different products and services.This project is aimed at
understanding the marketing strategies adopted by OPPO and its impact on the
perception of OPPO customers.Research has showed that it is far more costly to
win a new customer than it is to maintain an existing one,and there is no better
way to retain a customer than to exceed his expectations.The focus of my
research was the analyse the point that the promotional activities by the
organistion improves the product value or the brand value.My job was to
interact with the promotional team and sales persons and analyse the level of
customer satisfaction also.There can be no better opportunity to interact with the
internal as well as external management people of the organisation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.Mobile market in India
India is expected to overtake the US as the second-largest smartphone market
next year with robust annual growth, says a Morgan Stanley research report.
According to the report on global technology and telecom, the country’s
smartphone market will grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of
23 percent through 2018 and would account for 30 percent of the global growth
during the period.
“We expect India to overtake the US next year as the second-largest smartphone
market by units. India will grow nearly five times faster than the world’s largest
smartphone market China, where growth has decelerated,” the report said.
It added, “We estimate a 23 per cent CAGR in units in India, compared with 5
percent over the same period in China. By 2018, we estimate 192 million
smartphones will be shipped to India or 11 percent of global units.”
Morgan Stanley said there are only 225 million smartphone subscribers in the
country, accounting for 18 percent of the total population.
“The improvement in demographics, as measured by declining age dependency,
has been one of the most important factors supporting higher potential growth in
India… We expect consumption to maintain a relatively high growth rate,
driven by an increase in per-capita income growth and an emerging middle
class,” it noted.
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On consumption of data, the report said the country is on the cusp of significant
growth in data traffic driven by rising data users as well as growing data usage
per user.
“We expect India’s internet penetration to reach 50 per cent by 2018, up from
26 percent last year, driven by rising smartphone availability and affordability,
online content and changing user behaviour,” it said.
The global consultancy estimates 4G smartphones will account for 75 percent of
170 million shipments by the next year, which currently has less than 1 per cent
subscriber penetration in the country.
The report, which is based on 2,600 urban smartphone buyers, said the
respondents paid an average of Rs 8,500 for their smartphones and plan to
spend 40 percent more on their next phone.
2.Company Profile
OPPO is a global electronics and technology service provider that delivers the
latest and most exquisite mobile electronic devices in over 20 countries,
including the United States, China, Australia and many countries throughout
Europe, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. OPPO is
dedicated to delivering customers with the most extraordinary mobile
experience through meticulous designs and smart technology.
The History of OPPO :-
2001
OPPO is Globally Registered
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2004
OPPO Launched in China
2005
OPPO's First MP3 Player
2006
First MP4 Player
Feature Phone
2008
OPPO Enters Mobile Phone Market
Smartphone
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2011
First Smartphone: Find Me
2012
Finder, Find 3
2013
Find 5, N1, Color OS
2014
R1, Find 7, N1mini
Full Transition to 4G
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2014
N3, R5
Still Pushing Forward
OPPO is relentless in the pursuit of the latest technology, the highest hardware
quality standards and in delivering the best user experience possible. We design,
manufacture, and promote our own products to assure customers of reliable and
the highest end products possible from beginning to end.
Since its founding in 2004, OPPO has consistently strived to deliver users this
ideology across the globe. Having successfully entered into the mobile phone
market in 2008, OPPO began looking at expansion into international markets in
2010 and opened its first overseas business in April of 2010 in Thailand.Today,
OPPO is present in 21 markets worldwide.
From the start, OPPO’s products have pushed boundaries. As OPPO continues
to expand into new markets, the goal of making our products more accessible
around the globe without compromising product service and quality has never
been clearer.
OPPO is continually striving to impress and capture young hearts with elegant
trendsetting design, excellent user experience, customer-centered product
development, quality service, and most importantly an attitude of the relentless
pursuit for perfection.
A key part of OPPO’s strategy is to establish long term alliances with the most
influential and wide reaching international partners, such as Qualcomm to
ensure that OPPO has the latest and best hardware available.
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The History of OPPO innovation
Oppo find5 world first Smartphone with a 1080p IPS screen and
a staggerina 441
OPPO N1
Camera:
World’s first rotating camera with
flash light o-touch panel, world’s
first Smartphone with rear touch
back panel o-click, a Bluetooth
remote camera
trigger and a device locator
OPPO FIND 7
Remarkable 5.5”quad HD
screen
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World’s first Smartphone that can take 50 megapixel photos
Vooc rapid charge:
The world’s fastest and safest mobile device charging technology
Live Weather
Gesture panel
Off-screen
gesture
Awards and
Achievements
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Surface, a rotatable 13-megapixel Smartphone maker, its oppo
Camera and a 5.9-inch full-HD finder is so thin .it’s thinner
Display ,the oppo N1 is clearly than the iphone5
One of the most innovative
Smartphone’s released this year
3.Promotional Strategy
OPPO has strived to promote its products with help of an aggressive marketing
policy. It has launched several ad campaigns that highlight its innovative
features and are shown via television, newspapers and billboards and in social
media via Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Instagram and YouTube. Brand realises the
impact of star power and has roped in Indian actors Sonam Kapoor and Hrithik
Roshan as brand ambassadors and cricketer Yuvraj Singh to act in its
commercials.
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During the promotional period, from 17th November 2016 till 31st January 2017, customers who
purchased F1 Plus and F1s by using AEON Easy Payment or Hong Leong Credit Card will be
entitled for complimentary gifts worth RM128. On top of this, a 4-days promotion (from
17th November 2016 till 20th November 2016) will be available only in send Digital Stations.
Customers who purchased OPPO F1s and F1 Plus will be eligible for additional complimentary,
OPPO Care which worth RM98.
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4.Market situation
Chinese handset maker Oppo grew 1578% on year in the fourth quarter of 2016
to reach third spot, grabbing 9% of the India’s overall smartphone market,
according to data shared by Singapore-based research firm Canalys.
“Oppo was the best-performing vendor in the top five, shipping 2.6 million
units, up from 150,000 a year ago, and a 150% increase from the previous
quarter,” the agency said.
In August, Oppo had 8% of India market sales by value as opposed to Apple’s
6.3 per cent, according to Gfk data. Reliance’s Lyf and Micromax trailed with
6.1 per cent and 5.4 per cent shares, respectively, while Samsung led with 46.9
per cent value market share during the month. However, data from Counterpoint
Research suggested that Apple had a 5.6 per cent market share by value in
August, coming in at the sixth spot, while Oppo maintained its third spot with 7
per cent valueshare.
5.Competitive situation
Oppo saw 29.9 per cent sequential growth in the quarter, and has a strong retail
presence coupled with aggressive marketing
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6.Objectives
Objective of the Study:
Study on “PROMOTIONAL
ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT FOR
– ‘PRODUCT’ OR ‘BRAND’!”
Project on the above mentioned topic was carried out by me through thorough
observation and interacting with various customers as well as sales persons. The
objectives for studying were -
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6.Researchmethodology
Primary sources:
Primary data have been collected by direct interviews and conversations with
the Smartphone users in the Bhubaneswar(Shahid- nagar, Bapuji Nagar,
Indradhanu market) region of OPPO INDIA Co. Ltd. (Odisha) and the sales
persons.
Secondary sources:
I collected the secondary data from following sources:
OPPO Sales Manual.
The website of OPPO (www.oppo.com.bd).
Brochure of OPPO.
Different journals and publications related with Smartphone branding
strategy.
Other relative research papers.
Sampling:
The method I have used to collect data is random sampling method. For this I
had choosen 150 people.
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As the desired result of this report was to be able to recommend solutions that
will raise the popularity for OPPO Smartphones as a brand in the local market,
the primary sample population were the competing brands to assess OPPO’s
market position regarding certain in-focus products at the moment.The
secondary population in this instance was representatives of these brand
organizations in the local/regional market. In order to decide which brands are
these key competitors, local retailers and consumers along with local OPPO
supervisors were taken as another set of sample population. This done, the
expertise of company employees and partners were sought to build the overview
of the current market possibilities in lieu of the current situation of the local
telecommunications industry.
Analysis and Findings
The sample size was of 150 people in Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
Male 60% 90
Female 40% 60
Male Female
40%
60%
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Interpretation
From the above table it can be observed that 60% males and 40% females have
been taken in the survey
2.Age?
10% 7%
17%
37%
30%
Interpretation
From the above table it can be observed that the age respondent which is Less
than 18(7%), 18-22(36%), 22-26(30%), 26-30(17%), More than 30(10%)
3.Occupation
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College Student Busines Man Service Others
17%
47%
20%
17%
Interpretation
From the above table, it can be observed that the occupation of the respondent
are college students (46%), Businessman (17%), Service (20%), others (17%)
4.How long do you use your mobile phone?
20%
70%
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Interpretation
From the above table it can be observed that the respondents are using mobile
phone. Less than one year (70%), 1-2years (20%), 2-4years (7%), above 4 years
(3%)
5.What is the image of Oppo in your mind?
13%
7%
80%
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Less than From 30 From 1 to 2 hours From 2 to 3 More than 3
30 minutes to 1 hours hours
minutes hour
A
verage spending time on mobile phone
Calling function is the main basic function of the mobile phone. From the above
chart it shows that maximum no. of respondents spend 1 to 2 hours only for
communicating from mobile phone. After that 2 to 3 hours then 30 minutes to 1
hour is heights time to talk over the phone.
7.Do you use any other features of your mobile phone? If so, how much
time do you spend on this feature?
From the figure given below its shows that the most popular feature of the
Smartphone is internet browsing and application using. Then most popular
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features are gaming and camera. Most of the respondents are using these
features for a long time in a day.
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From the above chart it again shows that the most popular Smartphone
application is internet browsing and application using and which is 60%, after
that gaming is 20%, camera is 13% and text messaging is 7%
Camera Internet Gaming Text messaging
/application
13% 60% 20% 7%
19 90 30 11
Yes No
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Sole reason for buying an oppo phone
brand product
People these days are more attracted towards the product features rather
than the brand value of the product.The extensive campaigns and heavy
marketing strategies of oppo have attracted many potentials finds to come and
join themselves with oppo.
Observation and findings:
From my observation and practical survey on the promotions of OPPO
Odisha ,I come up with some findings and some key challenges, which are
given below:
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7.Limitation of the report:
In every study there have some limitations and in my report there are some
limitations. I did customers and visitors survey for my internship report, but I
also need to take a survey from the channel partner of OPPO. Some
information gaps and limitation which is given below:
In my report I can’t discuss some organizational data and information for
organizational policy.
It was hard to find out branding strategy used by OPPO India
Co. Ltd. because they are not sharing information much and some
information I have to find my practical observation.
8.Swot analysis
Strengths
Oppo is financially strong and stable company. The production process and
process of inventory management are consistent with industrial standards.
The brand value increased by 80% in last two years
The Company enjoys wide range of product portfolio which includes
Mobiles,mp3 players ,mp4 players ,tv,bluereplayers
oppo took advantage of growing economy of Asian market by setting up
manufacturing plant in India there by reducing logistics and supply chain
Weakness
oppo needs improvement in defining the vision, mission and strategic
corporate objective. Marketing management needs improvement in all the
facts of marketing
HRM also needs improvement in all the facts of human resource
management
Opportunity
oppo is reasonable equipped to take care of technological changes
oppo is maintaining good international relationship with countries and local
The population is growing so as the demand for mobile phone demand is
also growing.
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The financial position is strong and there is a scope of entering into
unrelated diversification
Threats
Regulatory issues and safeguarding of property rights was main threats in
legislation
9.Conclusion
With heavy effort on increasing sales of the product, oppo has come of
with many advertisements that touch the mind and soul of the customers.
With heavy amount of advertising and promotional activiiies oppo could
reflect its position in the eyes of the non-users who now think to be
connected with Oppo. The tagline that oppo creats OPPO- CAMERA
PHONE is very eye-catching and smooth. The endorsements it offers and
also the sponserships it grant at high levels increases its brand value .
And because of this brand value, customers accepts its products.
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With that being said, to be on top, OPPO must perform three critical tasks:
design a great product and build up a communication plan for it and most
importantly increase the brand value.. Design of the product would come
straight from the need or expectation of the market. Consumers no longer want
to buy what marketers sell to them; instead they want to buy things to solve
their need. Therefore OPPO must base on the need in the market to come up
with an idea or solution those consumers or customers would buy. Next would
be to build up a strategy, marketing strategy, communication strategy, and so
on. At the heart of all those activities is the brand positioning. Thus “
promotional strategies are based on and to develop product features
more ,rather than the brand.”
10.Suggestions
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the products, to build up relationship with the consumers and it would be
challenging for OPPO to apply for the company.
Brand judgment: Since the brand reputation is built up by the perception
about quality of OPPO Smartphone, OPPO mainly focus on those two
things. The main problem is that consumer is getting more option to choose
their brand. Therefore their judgments are mostly related about the product
quality, product performance which can be linked directly to consumer’s
mind satisfaction. Since the organization not only responsible for this, but
also the performance of the product, OPPO has not done a good job in
building a strong and appropriate communication channel for its products,
which largely affects the total OPPO brand reputation.
Brand feeling: As mentioned above, if the product quality is not satisfactory
and the product will not go with the image of the consumer then their feeling
toward OPPO is that this is not the right product to choose and also not a
safe place to set up a long term relationship. However, if OPPO able to fix
that through designing andintegrating market research and consulting with
end users about the market trend then a huge competitive advantage would
be made which could set OPPO above all others.
Brand resonance: In short, OPPO India Co. Ltd. is having some problems
with its brand in term of product performance and effective communication.
First of all the high tech Smartphone’s performance is better but the low
range product performance is not satisfactory that’s why OPPO must have to
be careful about this and next the lack of communication makes OPPO less
known to consumer, especially in term of other functions and features that it
provides. In addition to that, the confusing brand name and lack of clear
point of differentiation hinder OPPO’s ability to make its brand stand out of
the crowd. Lastly, without an effective communication channel, OPPO has
not been able to project its image as a branded Smartphone.
11.Biblography
www.google.com
www.slideshare.com
Oppo manual
Google images
12.Questionnaire
Note : The questions with the asterick (*)sign are required and cannot be waived.
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*1.Please select your gender group .
MALE
FEMALE
2.Please select your marital status.
SINGLE
MARRIED
*3.Please select an age group.
Less than 18
18-22
22-26
26-30
More than 30
*4.What is your occupation?
College Student
Businessman
Service
Others,please specify
5.What type of phone would you like to have?
Flip phone
Slide phone
Tough phone
Luxury fashionable phone
Smart phone
*6.How long do you use your mobile phone ?
Less than 1 year
1-2 years
2-4 years
More than 4 years
7.What size of screen would you prefer?
Small (1.0 – 2.4 )inches
Medium(2.5-3.5)inches
Large (3.6-4.4) inches
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8.How much are you willing to spend on a mobile phone ?
Below Rs 2,000
Rs 2,000 – 6,000
Rs 6,000-12,000
Rs 12,000 – 25,000
Rs 25,000- 40,000
More than Rs 40,000
*9. What functionality would you prefer to have on your mobile phone.How
much time do you use these feaures.
Camera
Internet applications
Gaming
Text messaging
Other utilities
10.What do you consider important when choosing a mobile phone ? Rate from
1(lowest) to 5(highest).
Functionality
Name of Brand
Look & Feel
Applications store
Connectivity
Pricing
Advert
11.Which Brand are you using?
Samsung
Gionee
Oppo
MI
Micromax
Others, Please specify
12. What is the best feature of your Mobile?
Camera
Battery life
Internet speed
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Design & Style
Storage
13.Which is the Alternate Brand that you would like to use in future ?
Samsung
Gionee
Oppo
MI
Micromax
Others, Please specify
14.Have you ever used Oppo Phones?
Yes
No
*15.What is the image of oppo in your mind?
Economical
Durable
Safe product
16.If Yes, Which Model of Oppo have you used Before ?
Oppo F3 Plus
Oppo F1s
Oppo F1 Plus
Oppo A57
Oppo A31
Any Other , Please Specify
17.If No , Why don’t you use Oppo?
I use another Brand
Oppo phones are costlier
I am not techno-savy
Any others, please specify
*18. How much time do you spend on your mobile phone on average in a day
(calls only)?
Less than 30 minutes
30 minutes – 1 hour
1 hour -2 hours
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2 hours- 3 hours
More than 3 hours
*19.Which is your favourite feature ?
Camera
Gaming
Text messaging
Internet browsing applications
*20.Do you face battery charging backup problem ?
Yes
no
*21.What will be the sole reason to buy an OPPO phone ?
Product
Brand
21. Any suggestions..
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