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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828931703321

Autore

Velayudhan Sanal Kumar <1955->

Titolo

Rural marketing [[electronic resource] ] : targeting the non-urban consumer / / Sanal Kumar Velayudhan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles ; ; London, : Response, 2007

ISBN

93-5150-001-2

1-281-96541-3

9786611965419

81-7829-975-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Disciplina

658.800954/091734

658.8700954091734

Soggetti

Marketing - India

Consumer behavior - India

India Rural conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-249).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Rural Marketing; Profile of the Rural Market; Rural Consumer; Researching Rural Markets; Value Offering; Communicating in the Rural Market Landscape; Communication; Operationalising Communication Strategy; Retailer as a Route to the Rural Market; Haats, Melas and Mobile Traders; Access the Rural Consumer; A Competitive Strategy for Rural Markets; Appendix; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This highly practical and informative book provides unique insights into the essential. features of rural markets in India as well as challenges posed by the rural consumer. Retaining the managerial perspective of the first edition, this second edition. has been thoroughly revised and expanded, and examines in greater detail the concept. of rural markets and rural marketing. It also contains numerous short cases to. illustrate how social and cultural habits influence rural consumer behaviour. The book contains comprehensive insights into:. - The nature and patterns of rural behaviour. - A deta