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Topic : The Rise Of The New Consumer
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Created by : Meena Deshmukh, Product/Brand Manager, Videocon Inds  | 05 14 2010 13:47:24 +0000
Industry : FMCG/Foods/BeverageFunctional Area : Value Addition(Others)
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Earlier it was all about who can be more flashy, who can add more value into a product for a better experience so that consumers showed more loyalty towards them, but somewhat lately people who have products which are simpler and which is somewhat basic and have good customer service track record are ruling the roost interms of market share.

People today don't want too much of flashy and out of the box value addition, a clear example is Micromax which has kept things simple and is catering the largest chunk of market even consumers who went for value add are now opting for things which are simple, reliable and cheap for that matter...

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So, what do you think guys is value-add a thing of passe for consumers today??

Share your views on this..

 
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In my opinion the old concept of value addition is no longer applicable for the customers of this  fast changing markets. Today companies have identified that if they follow old trends then of value addition then they will lose the game.

Customer expectation has also changed & companies need to identify is precisely & quickly. If they delay then other cats will snatch the rat away....


By Meena Deshmukh, Product/Brand Manager, Videocon Inds  05 14 2010 14:00:18 +0000
 
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Thanks for invite Meena,

Old or New companies focusing on long term commitment are forever alert to using such opportunities sincerely. Asides customer retention this allows bettering the base spread and can save advertising costs.


By Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India  05 19 2010 06:23:48 +0000
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Yes, @ some extent.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 12 18 2010 13:30:16 +0000
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Value added is very important interm of retainment of old customers. These are part of the benefit the actual consumers derived in using the productCustomers are the king, they keep us in business. we do any thing to make our customers happy and come for more.One actual consumers is better than 50 p[otential customers.
By ojerumu ernest, Head, Client Service/Production, Michael Burnet Services  | 07 01 2010 11:56:04 +0000
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In my opinion, present customer more interested in price reduction of product, there are some special class of customers who had time to think in detail about product & value addition facility on it. overall, they come with a mindset of proper brand & size.
By rakesh kumar, Finance/Budgeting Manager, navyug motors  | 07 01 2010 10:52:20 +0000
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Value-Add is never been a thing of passe, as long consumer know about the value.
By Navjot Singh, Freelancer, FMCG/Foods/Beverage  | 05 23 2010 09:12:13 +0000
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a target audience duly segmented and when the product positioning matchesthe segment and the appropriate strategy will hold good for that segment and it goes well with that value system that segment will appreciate. we can't have a universal prescription by and large. But we have to define what is value? and ofcourse there are universal values which need not be breached irrespective of the audience or segment. P.M.N.Krishnan
By p.m.n.krishnan , ADMINISTRATION, NGO TRUST  | 05 22 2010 04:56:00 +0000
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''VALUE-ADD REALLY MEANS A LOT ,IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE NEED OF CUSTOMER AND HIS SATISFACTION, AT THE END OF THE DAY BUSINESS MATTERS, ITS ALL WIN-WIN RELATION. VALUE-ADD HELPS IN DEVELOPING RELATIONS
By sujit kumar khond, Medical Rep., Novaritis vaccines  | 05 21 2010 15:18:23 +0000
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It depends on what type of value add and how well it is received and perceived by the customer. If the value add is important to the customer or if it is meeting his need and expectations and if it delights him then the value add will grab the customer and will gain more market share.

If the value add is not meeting customers expectations and needs, it is not worth of giving that type of value add, which will be only an expense to the organisation


By Girish , Marketing Associate, Aircel Ltd  | 05 21 2010 10:50:18 +0000
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value addittion still holds its ground today also as it has been holding for a long time.The only thing which is going to change is adding new perspective to it. the communication has to be in the newer accent of todays
By mrutunjay yadav, MBA/PGDM student, Thakur institute of management studies  | 05 21 2010 10:21:45 +0000
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u r right Meena all trends r going to change so fast.
By canny jain, Assistant Manager of Inventory Dept., Affordeble It sollution  | 05 21 2010 09:52:56 +0000
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value add ons will work only for short run. but in long run it is not advicable for a company to do so.
By Rahul Nambiar, MBA/PGDM student, Chanakya Institute of Management Studies  | 05 21 2010 05:37:15 +0000
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Value-added services does not generate higher margins,It also does not make  profitable business as it is only a source of revenue diversification
I don't think more than 25% of customers even care for the 'vas'


By Adarsh V Peter, Head/Creative Visualisers, Vyga Animation System Pvt Ltd  | 05 21 2010 04:49:48 +0000
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todays market scenario is so dynamic and fast, that people dont bother for value-adds, whoever provides them the best deal at competitive price wins the battle...
By Richa gupta, Meerchandising and buying, Harnn India  | 05 20 2010 16:16:23 +0000
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actualy consumer have chang there manatalty for goods/product.they preffer for quality as well as brand.becouse present senario they are aware from goods/product and also they are ableto purchase a quality product
By vineet shukla, senior seles exicutive, IDBI Bank  | 05 20 2010 16:07:57 +0000
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Definetly we have to change with the consumer attitude
By MAJETY CHANDRA SHEKHAR, Construction-Residential, SINDHU INFRATECH  | 05 20 2010 15:23:45 +0000
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we have to keep changing the marketing tech depending upon the consumer attitude
By B.V.giri , Admin/Facilities Manager, Pratham enterprises  | 05 20 2010 14:28:02 +0000
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value-add dosen't have any passe if the consumer is satisfied to his thoughts
By BHARAT KUMAR ANYAW, Construction-Construction Management, SARVODAYA GROUP  | 05 18 2010 11:53:18 +0000
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The way i understand the question is that "are people becoming blasse about value additions?"

The answer is a YES.

Unfortunately, we come to know first about value adds only from marketing techniques. Cars that give more milage, 20% extra toothpaste for the same money, reduced emissions and so on. The question is that how many of us abctually verify these claims. Not long ago, a major indian car manufacturer advertised a small car at 17 kmpl. I and my wife actually bought the car. It is now 3 years down the line and no matter what we have done, the car has never given anything other than 13 to 14 kmpl. The manufacturer responded that the numbers used in marketing are under test conditions. Then why announce an unrealistic, irrelevant data and draw customer's attention to a non-existant value addition. 

What I am trying to point out is that most people have become blasse not because they get the value add but mostly because they know deep within themselves that they are not going to get it.


By RAMESH KANDADAI, Principal Consultant, ARM Consultants  | 05 18 2010 03:24:39 +0000
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yes off course people need fast change rather than value addition .


By puneet , Manager Admin  | 05 17 2010 17:31:14 +0000
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With customer expetation changing more and more products needs value addition in them. The consumer preferes a product which is more flixible, easy to use and is priced low rather than fancy goods with heafty price tag.

 


By shriram chaudhari, Dy Manager Projects, CEPL  | 05 17 2010 14:32:24 +0000
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Value add to a product is still there but to some extent than compared to past times. More focus as on date is on looks, cost and prestige issue. Technological superiority still matters which argues well with the status enhancements.


By Vishal Jindal, Head - Operations, Globe Automobiles Pvt Ltd  | 05 16 2010 14:49:51 +0000
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Customer expectation has also changed & companies need to identify  precisely & quickly. If they delay then others will be in forerun


By MAJETY CHANDRA SHEKHAR, Construction-Residential, SINDHU INFRATECH  | 05 15 2010 14:47:28 +0000
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if it is too see the maximum then it does, as ourkalaimoorthy says with a example of china and japan please look for production level and sales level.
By BHARAT KUMAR ANYAW, Construction-Construction Management, SARVODAYA GROUP  | 05 15 2010 14:32:17 +0000
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Value-add plays very little thing to Consumers. At the time of buy, the primary & most important parameter one consider is" the Need & the Cost". Explicitely, we can observe it from China's business. Still, Consumers buying Japan-make are there. But, they are a few. Many yield to buy the China- make which is easy for the purchase as far as Consumers are concerned.OBVIOUSLY, ONE CAN INFER THAT CONSUMER DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR A VALUE-ADD PHENAMENON.


By KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed  | 05 15 2010 14:02:34 +0000
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Any modus operandi goes a sea change periodically.For FMCG/Foods/Beverage,it is very fast and pre-empt.i therefore agree with Meena,that companies need to gauge the mood of the consumers.


By Mohammad Bakhsh, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer  | 05 15 2010 10:22:16 +0000
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Value Addition for any product should be looked in terms of retaining our existing consumer base..To gain new consumer, value addition might not be a right thing to concentrate.

To gain profit you need to increase your customer base (existing + new addition) for which you require value addition.  So Value Addition will become a thing of passe in the business world. 

Lets take the example you have given - Micromaxx mobiles are offering good value for money with additional features which were not there in lower priced handsets.  Nokia with its brand name offers user-friendly & simple to use mobiles with a high price compared to Micromaxx or other players in the market.  So people who are loyal to or conscious about brand will always stick with Nokia.  Because they are least considering Value addition as tool to stimulate demand. 

But for those who have bought Micromaxx and using it for a while, might feel that it offers value addition and spread it through word of mouth to create awarness.

 

 


By VIJAYAN M, Project Lead, Millward Brown  | 07 01 2010 10:00:05 +0000
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To keep the brand in a sustained levels to satisfy the loyal customers value adding is most important,if it is fads category i agree for your statement but for FMCG with out doing any value added or upgrade for a long time actually it's a suicide deceion for ever,on the other hand you are killing your brand purposely

Raman Saseenthren   


By R.Saseenthren , Freelancer, FMCG/Foods/Beverage  | 05 29 2010 16:42:35 +0000
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I still belive that still loyalty can be gained through value addition. Ofcourse for action for first purchase that temptation should be there in the product . 


By SANKET MALAIYA, BUSINESS HEAD, WANBURY LTD  | 05 23 2010 10:43:59 +0000
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Hai, the example was too good, but value added comes under after sales only. How Miromax is benifited to the customer at the time of  issue arises. Customer service is comes under this category. Providing added benifit is not a big thing to consider,  satisfiing the customer in every aspects is value added. thanks.


By SURESH SRINIVASAN, BD Manager, GRT Jewellery  | 05 23 2010 04:01:31 +0000
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THANK YOU MEENA.CONSUMER MENTALITY,ATTITUDE,PREFERENCE KEEP ON CHANGING.IN THE EXAMPLE YOU HAVE GIVEN ,A LOWER PRICED PRODUCT WITH FEATURES IS  THE USP AND IS THE VALUE ADDITION.WHEN WANTS BECOME NEEDS PURCHASE DECISION IS TAKEN BASED ON UTILITY,PRICING,QUALITY,AFFORDABILITY ETC.


By s.baalu , Consultant, XYZ LTD  | 05 19 2010 14:21:32 +0000
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According to 'Marketing Science'; customers do not buy product or services, they buy benefits. Thus, to make a product successful in a market, it should have a clear value attached to it. If the value attached to a product is equal to benefits expected by a customer, this will act as a trigger for the purchase. Value added services act like the delicious desert which comes along with that perfect dinner. 

In the current market, these fundamentals hold good but the value proposition of products has changed w.r.t to the change in the consumer behavior. The consumer has become knowledgeable and is careful assessing the list products being offered in the market. Therefore, the best suitable product to the consumer has the best chance to survive in the market. 

Lets take the example of Micromax; Micromax is offering all the high end features at a price which can cater a large segment of customers. If a customer expects high end features in his/her phone at a low price, then Micromax is one of the good options available to them. Thus, in my opinion Micromax has very clear value proposition attached to it. As for the 'value added', in this short span of time, they have established a vast service network.   


By Rochit Rajvanshi, MBA/PGDM student, Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur  | 05 19 2010 07:40:27 +0000
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Before getting into discussion, we got to define value. As per Kotler " Value is et of benefits that product offers to customer". Perceived Value is value which customer perceives from product. SOme segement of customer see value in cost effectiveness whereas for some others value is increase in features. So essentially, it boils down to knowing the value customer cherishes.It leads to total customer satisfaction.Value will always remain important
By Pankaj Aswal, MBA/PGDM student, Automation  | 05 18 2010 12:33:34 +0000
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in economic theory the demand theory is  the most important theory. it clearly depicts consumer behavior. And more over value addition has got nothing to do with the product and every thing is based on consumer reaction at the time of making the purchase. As u r aware, and it holds good even to-day that customers are rational thinkers. The so called value addition will have only little impact and is inversionly proportional when it comes to buying pattern.   


By sudhakar , BUSINESS CONSULTANT  | 05 15 2010 07:54:45 +0000
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Remember customer never demand more only his demand get deviate by little by feature. still people look their pocket and then the utility of the product. and little deviation in positive direction of product prompt them for by the products.
By HEMANT VERMA, Marketing and Branding, NAVNEET PUBLICATION INDIA LTD.  | 05 14 2010 15:47:22 +0000
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I don't think so.

Value addition is nothing but giving the consumer more than he expects ; this can be by way of service , quality , features , anything that gives him more value for money.

This will last forever. Nothing is going to take the consumer away from quality. Even in a disposable product the consumer expects quality.

When you are spending money , unless it is someone else's money , you will always want more for the same price. Anyone who can do that will get your attention , and money.


By K. NARAYAN, None, None  | 05 14 2010 15:42:47 +0000
 
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