robi ppt
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Presentation on the Case Study of Robi Axiata
Limited
SUBMITTED BY:
Md. Mos iudd in H isham
Company Profile
• Brand Name: Robi• Brand Type: Telecom• Brand Type: Joint venture between “Axiata
Group Berhad, Malaysia” (92%), “NIT Docomo Inc, Japan” (8%)• Inception: 1997• Consumer Base: 23 million+• Market Position: 3rd
Rebranding to Robi from Aktel
28th March 2010
Reasons Behind Rebranding
•Aktel had 10.35 million subscribers as of February, 2010 •Aktel was in second position but its call tariff could not attract people •Meantime another Brand, named Banglalink came out and tried to attract people•Aktel started loosing customer base to Grameenphone and Banglalink
Reasons Behind Rebranding
• By changing the name to a Bengali word ROBI, the company aimed to align its services with local culture and tradition.• Robi intends those sun and in addition it
resembles with the popular artist Rabindranath Tagore. • Purpose of rebranding was to focus on
rural penetration and bring products like m-commerce, m-marketing and m-remittance.
Market Scenario
• 6 operators in the sector operating
Product Portfolio
• Pre-Paid Vs Post-Paid Service
• Robi 2G Data Plan• Robi 3.5G Airtime Package
Pre Paid Post Paid
Joy 21Tarunno 26Aunonna 27Muhurto 31
Hoot Hut 32, etc
Postpaid pack 01Postpaid pack 02
Marketing Activities
• Conducts Market Research every 3 months• Advertising
– TVC– Radio– Newspaper– Magazines– Flyers– Brochures
• Public Relation– Popular Media Celebrities
Marketing Activities
• Sales Promotion– Packages– Offering– Gifts and Rewards
• Personal Selling• Internet activities
– Social Media– Website
Inspirational Campaigns
• Robi is the leading mobile operator to enlighten the society through their marketing campaigns Such as
– Ebar Hobei–Ami Deshpremic
Inspirational Campaigns
• “Ebar Hobei” campaign inspired the people to see beyond the traditional use of mobile technology and help unleash the power within the individuals to bring about a change
• “Ami Deshpremik” portrays the patriotic spirit in the hearts of millions of Bangladeshis by resisting the wrongdoings occurring in their surroundings by providing correct information to the media and relevant authorities
Marketing Campaign of Robi Network
• Robi's remarkable advertisements was “Robi Nachorbanda Network” which actually directed when its Geographical coverage was increased to 89% and population coverage increased to 98.7% in 2011
Product Specific Marketing Communication
• Substantial amount of budget is invested to promote Robi 3.5G internet service • Coverage is set to grow to more than 60%
of customer base within the first quarter of 2014 • The company is using every MC tool to
highlight Robi 3.5G as symbol of speed and omnipresence
Effect of Marketing Campaign of Robi
• Initially many of Robi customers were not satisfied with the new name of their network• But at the end Robi is successful by
ensuring the steady growth of their subscribers through rigorous comprehensive campaigns• However there is no drastic change in the
trend of number of subscribers• The company incurred much marketing
expenditure on marketing programs that are not specific to Robi’s product and services
Effect of Marketing Campaign of Robi
• The chart shows the effect of campaigning of Robi
• 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Reference• www.robi.com.bd • www.axiata.com