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SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT REPORT

Corporate Selling & Feedback for HCL Infosystem


SUBMITTED TO:
CH institute of management & communication
(In the partial fulfillment of the requirements of Post Graduate Diploma in
Management)



SUBMITTED BY

Jyoti shahi
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF


Mr. ram ajmera Mr.Kripa Shankar gautam
mentor
CHIMC INDORE COMPANY GUIDE
HCL infosis









TABLE OF CONTENTS:


S.N. Title
2 Executive Summary
3 Literature Review
4 Scope Of The Study
5 Objective Of The Study
6 Research Methodology
7 Data Analysis & Graphical Interpretation
8 Major Players In The Market
9 Competitors Of HCL
10 Role Of Advertisement
11 Marketing Strategies
12 Future Scope
13 Management Hierarchy
14 Key Partnership
15 Market Share
16 Marketing & Selling Strategies
17 Changing Trends
18 Decision Making Process
19 CRM
20 SWOT Analysis
21 Findings & Limitations
22 Suggestions & Recommendation
23 Conclusion
24 Bibliography
25 Annexure Questionnaire




DECLARATION

I, herby declared to the best of my knowledge and belief that
the summer training report entitled as Corporate Selling &
Feedback for HCL Infosystem being submitted to the partial
fulfillment of CH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNICATION, has not substantially the same one, which has
already been submitted for Post Graduate Diploma in
Management of any other academic qualification at any other
university or examination in India.
I, Jyoti shahi hereby declare that all this work purely done by
myself on a primary data and it is totally free from any
biasness to any individual or any group of people.


(JYOTI SHAHI)










ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Industrial training is an integral part of any post graduate diploma
program and for that purpose I had joined a company what else can be
as good as HCL Infosystems Ltd, Indias premier information enabling
company .
I take the opportunity to express my gratitude to all of them who in
some or other way helped me to accomplish this challenging project in
HCL Infosystems Ltd . No amount of written expression is sufficient to
show this my deepest sense of gratitude to them.
I thank my Institute who has given me an opportunity to show my skills. I
also thank all my nearer and dearer ones without whose support this
project would not been possible.

I would like to thank Mr. kripa Shankar gautam, who allow me to do this project
in HCL.
I would like to thank Mr. Sumeet Maru CEO, CHIMC ,Indore , for providing
me the opportunity to have such a good experience of an internship program and
of course my faculty guide Prof. Ram ajmera the guiding source of light in this
vast journey of learning experience while doing the project that really made me
learn the real application and management principles of the project. His continuous
advice has really transformed me into a much mature personality. their everlasting
support and guidance on the ground of which I have acquired a new field of
knowledge. The course structure created for this curriculum has benefited with the
inclusion of recent development in the organizational and managerial aspects.





PREFACE


Modern organizations are highly complex and dynamic systems. They operate under
very turbulent social economic and political environment. They are required to reconcile
several incompatible goals. Conflicting roles and divergent interest they are also fraught
with the use risk and uncertainties, hence tactful management of such organization to
plan to execute guide, coordination and control the performance of people to achieve
predetermined goals. Management has to keep the organization vibrant moving and in
equilibrium. It has to achieve goal which themselves are changing it is therefore a problem
highly complex and ticklish.

The marketing research is the process which links to manufacture, dealers and
individuals through information in important part of curriculum of Post Graduate
Diploma in Management, programme is project taken by the students in any business
organization, after completion of third trimester of the programme.The objective of this
project is to enable the students to understand the application of the academics in the
real business life. I am fully confident that this project will be extremely useful to the
management.










CEOs certificate

This is to certify that Ms. Jyoti shahi is a bonafide student of
CHIMC Indore and is presently pursuing a Post Graduate
Program in Management.
Under my guidance, he has submitted his project report titled
Corporate Selling & Feedback for HCL infosis in partial fulfillment
of the requirement for the summer internship project during
the Post Graduate Program in Management.
This report has not been previously submitted as part of any
other degree or diploma of another Business School or
University.


MR.SUMEET MARU
CEO, CHIMC INDORE





COMPANY PROFILE

The HCL Family
At HCL, people are not just employees but family. So, like an important
member of the family should, you get endless freedom to experiment, unlimited
empowerment to execute your dreams and the rare opportunity to be an
entrepreneur.
HCL Infosystems is the progenitor of the HCL Group and is known as the
Entrepreneurial Incubator in the Indian IT industry. We believe in empowering
people to help achieve their goals - goals that are achieved by the coming together of
talent and innovation, powered by ownership and freedom to experiment, leading
to tremendous growth and gains for the individual and the organization. We pride
ourselves in being a pioneer in creating the Indian IT Industry, by pioneering the
creation of the people for the industry.
Our HR philosophy is beyond HR Practices and Systems, where we are
ceaselessly creating the HCL Family, whose DNA is Pride, Passion, Performance and
People, with an inexhaustible Spirit of Entrepreneurship.
Who do we look for?
Our objective has always been to acquire quality people and groom them to become
entrepreneurial Leaders. HCLites are people who take pride in continually doing better
than their best; people with a passion to succeed; people who have a fire within to
perform and realize results.People who want to WIN (W -Work hard, I- innovate
and N-never giver up).

Why HCL?
-
Employer in IDC-DQ Survey 2005 .

We are one of the few IT companies in India that provide a lifetime
comprehensive career plan. At HCL, we look at the strengths of a person and
accordingly assign future job roles to match those. People can chart their own
career options of Entrepreneur or Manager or Technocrat. HCL provides an open
canvas of opportunities for each individual, which is how 90% of our top
management is from campus (people who joined us as trainees straight from
campus).
- An organization with a large number of recruitments
from campuses all across India, creating entrepreneurs from and for HCL.

where your team mates and manager become your best friends.
ons, languages and cultures
blend seamlessly into a challenging work ethos of the HCL Culture that
fosters excellence, recognizing and rewarding performance.

the freedom to create, articulate new ideas, collaborate with the sharpest
minds and truly realize your potential.


Learn
Hyderabad is spread over a sprawling 16 acres
with
165 employees at the same time in training.
Equipped with class rooms, labs, canteen, a recreation centre and dedicated faculty
with vast experience in the IT industry, we conduct over 25000 man days of internal
classroom training every year.
Enrichment
and Development - which provides a comprehensive automated learning tool to
each employee through various online learning options.
holistic quality improvement and individual
development plans.
inventions and innovations.
Grow
Management System tracks
result achieved through daily to weekly to monthly to quarterly review system
for Career Planning and Position planning.
-track career growth programme identifies and
groom young engineers for leadership positions in a short period of 18 months.
diverse areas, through he much acclaimed HCL Concert Series - a
tribute to excellence in human endeavor.
from campus


Own
Pioneer in IT industry for ESOP started in 80s.
Profit Sharing Scheme since 1997 for all employees.
HCL One Quarterly Awards Night is a gala celebration every quarter when the
HCL family gets together to celebrate achievements of individual and team
performances.
Bottom up communication channels providing opportunities for employee opinion.
HCL Towers - Houses for our employees.


Culture at HCL
With our open and entrepreneurial environment, every HCLite is
synonymous with passion for performance, high need for achievement
and commitment to job. Our core value of high integrity with a Never-
Say-Die approach is ingrained and visible in all our people, practices and
processes.

(A)Diversity and Inclusion
HCL strives to attract and retain the best talent and provide an
environment where each individual is given the opportunity to build a
rewarding career. With offices in more than 300+ locations, we employ a
diverse group of people from different backgrounds, yet all connected by
a common sense of the HCL culture. We value the uniqueness of each
individual, relying on the diversity to drive our innovation, growth and
performance.

(B) HCLs Community Involvement
Recognizing the important role of business in society, HCL supports and
encourages the active involvement of its people in community
volunteer initiatives. Employee volunteering programmes at HCL enable
you to do much more than routine work through active participation in
various causes.





Job Openings

HCL Infosystems - An ocean of possibilities! Want to explore the possibilities? Check
out the following profiles:


Job oriented Trainings
Customized to the industry requirements our educational services are focused
towards technologies related to IT Infrastructure and IT Sales. The two offerings of
HCL Education are as follows:
1. HCLs Job Oriented Training Program in IT Infrastructure Technologies

This one year programme for bright Engineering Graduates, provides hi-tech
training in the stream of Computer Networks, Network Operating Systems,
Security and other IT Infrastructure Services. The programme involves a classroom
training followed by On Job Training (with stipend as applicable) at various offices of
HCL. On successfully completion of the programme, candidate would receive
a certificate by HCL Training recognizing the candidate as a HCL Certified IT
Infrastructure Engineer- a rare breed of individuals who are accepted by the Indian IT
industry as trained professionals in their field of IT work.
2. HCLs Sales & Marketing Training Program
A unique Program for fresh Engineering and Science Graduates who have a
passion to achieve. This is a year long program with 3-4 weeks of exhaustive
instructor led training conducted by experienced HCL professionals, followed by 11
months of Sales Experience (With Stipend as applicable) at any of HCL offices. The
focus is to groom candidates into a new breed of technocrats who are smart business
developers who have the right blend of technical know-how. Candidates also have the
advantage of being nominated for a company sponsored Executive Management
Programme with a reputed Management Institute




Meet our people
Take a look at some HCLites and read their experiences to get an "insider's view" of
your potential colleagues.

APS BEDI
A vivacious Punjabi at heart, Amanpreet Singh Bedi has spent 22 years in HCL
and now is fondly known by all as APS. He remembers well the morning of 07 July
1986 when he began his journey with HCL as Customer Engineer trainee.
Today he feels satisfied that his efforts have been recognized and rewarded.
He feels content to be part of HCL and cherishes every moment he has spent here.
HCL has given me the freedom to work, be creative and develop my
entrepreneurial skills.


MILIND DESHPANDE
A very cool and calm person, Milind has handled diversified jobs with utmost
ease, in the last 23years with HCL. Comedy movies are his craze; he watches
any movie that can make him laugh and enjoys every moment. No wonder he is
considered jovial and approachable by his colleagues. His feel this 23years
old journey with HCL has changed his whole personality.
The empowerment and independence to take decisions given by this company,
has instilled in me confidence and pride in calling myself an HCLite






History

HCL Infosystems Ltd is one of the pioneers in the Indian IT market , with its origins
in 1976. For over quarter of a century, we have developed and implemented
solutions for multiple market segments, across a range of technologies in India. We
have been in the forefront in introducing new technologies and solutions. The
highlights of the HCL saga are summarized below:


Year
Highlights
1976

-based programmable calculators
with wide acceptance in the scientific / education community
1977
-based computer with a
ROM.

result in
HCL developing bespoke applications for their customers.

1978

as textiles, sugar ,paper, cement, transport.


1980
Ltd. a pioneer in the
Singapore IT market, for SI(System Integration) solution.

1981
bespoke application development needs of Singapore.
1983
aggressive advertisement campaign with the
theme `even a typist can operate` to make the usage of
computers popular in the SME (Small & Medium
Enterprises) segment. This proposition involved
menu-based application for the first time, to increase
ease of operations. The response to the advertisement
was phenomenal.

development of application.

1985

a
computer can only run one application such as
Saving Bank, Current account, loans etc
-
ALPM(Advanced Ledger Posting Machines). The team uses
reusable code to reduce development efforts and
produce more reliable code.
-based computers and IBM
PC dons.
rd
party PC application nationally.


1986



computerization.

products on the supplied (Unify,Orade).HCL arranges
for such products to be ported to its platform.
customers to migrate from flat-file based systems
to RDBMS.



1991

services:Systems Integration ,IT consulting,
packaged support services (basisline, teamline)
products, which is connected to the HP Response
Centre in Singapore.
,Manufacturing and Financial Services.

1994

the first offshore project from IBM
Thailand

methodolagies.


1995


services.

1996

execute software projects for international customers.


1997

Certification
1998



1999


as an integration partner.

2000

4
certification.

st
IT Compnny to be recommended for latest
version of ISO 9001:2000.



2001

of
2001.

2002

Enterprise
Distribution Agreement.

2003

quarter.

market.



ISO 9001:2000 certification.


platform.

2004
st
to announce PC price cut in India ,post duty reduction
,offers
Ezeebee at Rs.17,990.
-DQ Customer Satisfaction Audit rates HCL as No.1
Brand in Desktop PCs.

2003.

security& VPN solution in India.
Microsoft & Intel to launch Beanstalk Neo PC.
st
companyn to cross 1 lac unit milestone in the
India Desktop PC market.

users.
esktop
PC
company for year 2004.


2005

Rs.9,990.
-
Dataquest.
Empolye 2005 with five star rating by IDC India -
Dataquest..
-awata Global
Connect.
th
IETE -Corporate Award 2005 for performance excellence
in the field of Company &Telecommunication Systems by
IETE.

1. In the PC category.
2. In the LCD Moitor categary.



2006

in partnership with Toshiba its retail
presence
in India by unveiling shop Toshiba.

strategy.

infrastructure rollout
showcases computer Solution for the Rural
market in india.
Sales &Services Support for IPods in India.

leadership for the fifth consecutive year.
by
IDC, Sixth year successively.

BPO -IteS segment.
Performance Enterprise
Server
Platforms Powered by dual core Intel inanium.


HCL Concert Series to Chennai City.



2007
-efficient Notebook PCs Company with
RoHS directive.

professionala- launcges HCL career development centers.
in
india.

STAR-tsp700, Designed exclusively for thye needs of rural
retailers.
-efficient desktop PCs, with
RoHS
directive.
suite of networking products and
solutions expands its portfolion for emergine enterprises.

MCAD and DCC professionala.

2008
next
generating, ultra portable, sub 14000/laptop Milled series for the
first time in India.
-
Acquires a niche banging Software Product Company.



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


HCL Infosystems, Indias premier information enabling and integration has
received the ISO 9001:2000 certified specifies requirement for a quality management
system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability provide
product and service that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements.
ISO 9001:2000 also aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective
application of the system, including process for continual improvement of the
systems and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory
requirements.

The menu of HCL Infosys global services broadly covers IT consulting and professional
services in the area of vertical applications, technology, ERP implementation and
software development. This also includes a complete portfolio of systems and network
service for development. This also includes a compete portfolio of systems and network
service for facilities management, helpdesks, systems supports and network and internet
implementation.


HCL insys global customer include Samsung, Government of Singapore and AMAL
insurance Jurong port Singapore an d Malaysians BSN commercial bank, SIA, DBS bank,
May bank life assurance charted semiconductors.

HCL Insys chosen platform of total technology integration lends itself to some very
significant alliances with the global leaders. Among its partner are HP for high end
AISCE/UNIX services and workstation and HP open view network management solution;
Intel for PC and PC server building block Microsoft novell and SCOag SOLUTION. Red
hat, Linux, Samsung, Pivota for CRM solution and ORACLE Sys. base and Information for
RDBMS platform.
Today the company has aligned its operation into five entities that offer seamless linkage
for the customers seeking entry into the wired world through total the Integration solution and
services.
HCL Infosystems focuses on the ever-growing segment in imaging, Telecom and
Communication products solution and services. Now it has an exclusive sale and support
partnership with Toshiba Corporation, Japan for sales and services of its imaging and
photocopier products. HCL Infosystems products portfolio covers a range of other office
automation and communication products through alliances with world leaders. The
Management network service offering for corporate include VPNs, ASP
offering, CO Location hosting, CDNs, security corporate internet telephony
solution, technical and consumer help desks, 24/7 network operating centre monitoring
and a host of value added networking services. Consumer services include dialup
PSTN/ISDN Internet access, Valufon calling cards and Voip telephony devices.

LITRATURE REVIEW
Doing training was really an opportunity before me when I could convert my
theoretical knowledge into practical and of real world type. Fortunately, the
company I got is a true follower of the various principle of management and also
one of the leading companies in its segment of the industry. The working
environment that I was being provided was extraordinary and helped me a lot in
delivering my work properly and with of mine. HCL Infosystems Ltd. Is one of the
renowned names in the Software and Hardware sector of computer industry?

The graph of sales of these respective product lines is the best in the industry as compared
to their competitors. I did my summer training project at HCL Infosystems Ltd.
Noida where I found all the professionals are very much commited to their work as
well as they were all professionals enough. This helped me a lot in getting a good deal of
exposure. As I had to consult the channel partners, I felt in the beginning in a bit
problem. But the cooperation of my superiors at the work induced confidence in me
to deal with my problems whenever they came.

Born in1976,HCL has a 3 decade rich history of inventions and innovation. In 1978, HCL
developed the first indigenous micro-computer at the same time as Apple and 3 years before
IBMs PC. During this period India was a black box to the Indian computer industry. The
80s saw HCL developing know how in many other technologies. HCLs in depth
knowledge of UNIX led to the development of a fine grained-processor UNIX in 1988, three
years ahead of Sun and HP.
HCLs R&D was spun off as HCL Technologies in 1997 to mark their advent into the
software services arena. During the last eight years HCL has strengthened its processes
and applied its know how developed over 28 years into multiple practices- semi-conductor,
operating systems, automobile, avionics, biomedical engineering, wireless, telecom
technologies and many more.
Today, HCL sells more PCs in India than any other brand runs Northern Irelands largest
BPO operation and manages the network for Asias stock exchange network apart
from designing zero visibility landing systems to the worlds most popular airplane.
Today, HCL sells more PCs in India than any other brand runs Northern Irelands largest
BPO operation, and manages the network for Asias largest stock exchange network apart
from designing zero visibility landing systems to land the worlds most popular airplane.
HCL Infosystems Ltd. Is one of the pioneers in the Indian IT market, with its origin in 1976.
For over quarter of a century, we have developed and implemented solutions for multiple
markets, across a range of technologies in India. We have been in the forefront in
introducing new technologies and solutions.
In the early 70s a group of young and ambitious technocrats embarked upon a venture that
would make their vision of IT revolution in India a reality. Shiv nadir and five of his
colleagues got together and 1875 set up a new company MICROCOMP to start with
they started to capitalize on their marketing skills. MICROCOMP marketed calculators and
with in a few month of starting operation the company was out selling its major competitors.

On11
th
August 1976 HINDUSTAN COMPUTERS LIMITED was incorporated as
joint venture between the entrepreneurs and UPOSCE, with an initial equity of Rs.1.83
lacks.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY


Vision Statement
It is the most preferred employer and principal taking leading edge IT product and service
to the masses through sustained excellence.
Mission Statement

We shall increase the shareholder value by improving the PAT through free cash flow,
reducing the BR cycle, inventory levels, wastage.

Quality Policy Statement

We shall deliver defect- free products, services and solution to meet the
requirements of our external and internal customers the first time, every time
Objective of The Study
Management Objective
To fuel initiative and foster activity by allowing individuals of action and innovation in
attaining defined objectives.
People Objective
To help HCL Infosystems people share in the companys success, which they make
possible; to provide job security based on their performance; to recognize their individual
achievements and to help them gain of satisfaction and accomplishment from their work.

Core Values
It is uphold the dignity of individual It is
honor all commitments
It is committed to quality, innovation and growth in every endeavor It is
responsible corporate citizens


Research methodology
RESEARCH PROBLEM
HCL Corporate selling and feedback and market share of HCL and compared to other IT
companies.
The business of HCL and the company through its researchers wants to know the potential in
order to expand and retain its market share


RESEARCH DESIGN
Determined the Information Sources: The researcher gathered data through secondary
sources
PRIMARY DATA is collected through questionnaire, search and research through place
where today's computer has been mostly used
SECONDARY DATA is being search sites like magazines, newspapers,
journals,websites and the data has been collected through other approaches


DATA COLLECTION
The researcher collected information through the official websites, magazines and
journals.
DEVELOPED THE RESEARCH FRAME:
This included deciding upon various aspects for the project on which the entire research is
based. The research frame included:

NATURE OF STUDY
The project on which the researcher worked is descriptive and inferential in nature.


DATA SOURCE:
The researcher took the help of both primary as well as secondary sources. Secondary
sources being interaction with various IT people of the selected and has been chosen for the
research by the researcher. Secondary sources being the internet as the medium and the
official sites of the companies of IT sectors and corporate selling and feedback of HCL.

INSTRUMENT USED
The researcher for the research used a Questionnaire cum Schedule for market research
for both the segments horizontal and vertical. The Questionnaire was prepared by the
researcher and Schedule was provided by the company in which the researcher did its
research report.

SAMPLE SIZE

Sample size for the research is fixed. It counts to55. That is the HCL companies and
corporate selling and feed of HCL in comparison between other IT sectors.








DATA AN ALYSIS & GRAPHICAL DATA
INTERPRETATIOIN
SAMPLE SIZE: 55
1. Whicht type of computers do you use?
a) Branded
b) Assembled

Branded 37
Assembled 18



It was observed that almost 67% of the people use branded computers or other gadgets for
their business purpose. Hence can be concluded that more people want branded products as
they are not ready to compromise with the quality and services being provided.

2. Which brand computers do you use?
a) HP
b) HCL
c) ACER
d) Others


24
31
Interested in demo
Not interested in
demo
Brand used Total Nos.
HP 7
HCL 14
Acer 13
Others 21




This observation showed that HCL is among the top used brands. Major part under the
pie-chart goes to HCL. So HCL should continue making efforts to attract new market and
sustain the existing market.

3. What is the number of installed desktops?
a)<15
b) 15-50
c)50-75
d) 75-200
e)200-500



19
21
11 3
< 15
15-50
50-75
75-200
Installed desktops Total Nos.
< 15 19
15-50 21
50-75 11
75-200 3
200-500 1



Most of the surveyed and found the use of computers within the 15-55 range.
So it can be inferred that the main target market is which lies in the middle
range. Thus we targeted mainly on SME (small and medium enterprise).


4. What is the number of used servers?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3-5
d. >5



19
21
11
3
1
< 15
15-50
50-75
75-200
200-500
Servers used Total Nos.
1 10
2 11
3-5 21
>5 13




From this observation, it was concluded that numbers of servers were directly
proportional to the number of desktops used.



5. What is the number of installed laptops?
a.) 1-5
b.) 5-15
c.) 15-30
d.) >30

10
11
21
13
1
2
03-May
>5

Number of laptops Total Nos.
1-5 20
5-15 22
15-30 8
>30 5



It was observed that maximum computers and laptop users ranging between 5-25. This
area can be focused.



6. What is the brand used for laptops?
e.) HCL
f.) Toshiba
g.) Lenovo
h.) Others

24
31
Interested in demo
Not interested in demo
Laptops brand Total Nos.
HCL 11
Toshiba 19
Lenovo 13
Others 12


Observation showed that Toshiba was the major brand used in laptops. Various other
brands like HP and Samsung etc. are also used. HCL has also a good market share.

7. Do you have AMC?
i.) Yes
j.) No








11
19
13
12
HCL
Toshiba
Lenovo
Others


Total Nos.
Company place having AMC 30
Company place not having
AMC
25


According to above graphical data interpretation, that is the most important places where
computer has been used and it has been observation and showed that less than 60%
hospitals have their AMCs. This area can also be considered.

11. How do you find the HCL products?
a.) OK
b.) Good
c.) Satisfactory
d.) Outstanding
e.) Not tried yet








24
31
Interested in demo
Not interested in demo
Reaction about HCL products Total Nos.
OK 3
Good 12
Satisfactory 19
Outstanding 7
Not tried yet 10



According to above graph shows that the maximum of HCL user are satisfied with the
products and services provided. Very few have not tried yet HCL on a business scale, but most
of them have an experience about HCL.
12. Do you want to know more about HCL products?
a.)Yes
b.)No








3
12
19
7
10
OK
Good
Satisfactory
Outstanding
Not tried yet

Wanted knowledge about HCL Total Nos.
Yes 42
No 13


That the above graph shows that the observation and the most of the people are interested
in knowing more about the brand and have the urge to buy.
13. Do you require demo for any product?
a.)Yes
b.)No

















42
13
Yes
No
Total Nos.
Interested in demo 24
Not interested in demo 31


This observation showed that almost 42% of the sample was interested in demo

Major players in the market
Hcl
Accer
Lenovo
Sony
Dell
Tosiba
Hp-compaq




24
31
Interested in demo
Not interested in demo
ROLE OF ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisement plays an important impact on consumers to purchase destop pcs of brands.
Now a day we see that each and every company endorsing brand ambassadors so that to
attract customers and make their customer base more & more. IBM has signed Saif Ali
Khan to endorse his products Shahrukh khan was endorsed by compaq so that more & more
computes can be sold out.
Indian PC Market to Show Double Growth than the World
PC market in India will likely grow at 20%, almost double of global PC market this year,
as per Gartner, the research firm. However, the growth in Indian PC market will be five
percentage-points lower in comparison to what it was last year (2006).
Gartner forecasts that PC makers will ship 255.7 million units worldwide
this year, a 10.5% increase from 2006. Revenue, on the other hand, is projected to
increase only 4.6% to US$213.7 billion, as average selling prices continue to drop.
In 2007, worldwide shipments of PCs are expected to increase 10.5% from
last year to reach 255.7 Million units. On the other hand, the revenues are
anticipated to grow just 4.6% and reach US$ 213.7 Billion with continuous decline in
average selling prices. Emerging markets will play a key role in this growth.



Emerging markets and mobile PCs will continue to provide growth.
However, falling average selling prices (ASPs), slowing replacement activity, and
further declines in mature market desk-based PC shipments will keep PC vendors
under pressure to rationalize their operations or exit the market, as per George
Shiffler, research director with Client Platforms Markets Group of Gartner
Dataquest. The statement appeared in IndiaTimes Infotech on March 21, 2007.
As said by IDC, PC shipments in India increased 25% in 2006. The consumer and
the SMB segments will be the major drivers of the Indian market. High demand for
mobile PCs bolstered the growth, overtaking sales in the deskbased segment. In addition,
with a greater focus given to e-governance, the government spend is expected to propel
the market further, said Gartner Indias principal analyst, Diptarup Chakraborti while
commenting on Indian market. IndiaTimes Infotech published this statement on March 21,
2007.
As per the RNCOS report Portable Electronics Market Worldwide (2006) , a
fundamental move toward mobile computing going on in the market is Making significant
contribution to the top line growth.
Marketing Strategies of Each company to attract Customers
Now a day every companies playing strategies so as to attract customers and increase
revenues and also customer base.Pent-up demand, attractive price points and economic
stability propelled PC growth. PCs are acting as entertainment centers with TV
functionality, supported by the digital sound experience and large screen displays
Some of the Strategies They Are Playing
Vista and Office 2007 hit the market Microsoft has opened the doors for consumers to
Purchase its latest Operating System, Windows Vista and Office 2007 with a grand launch
across 70 countries. Microsoft released the latest version of its operating system Windows
Vista and Office 2007 for corporate customers in November 2006. Now it has
launched the software for the masses, i.e. non corporate consumers. The consumer
launch took place on 30th January across 70 countries. Windows Vista is the first major
Windows launch by Microsoft since the launch of Windows XP in 2001.
These products are launched to wow customers with features like enhanced
security, better search, improved parental control and an all new interface.
According to Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India, This is the launch of
the decade for Microsoft and the biggest for us in India, with the design of this
product we have dealt with the security issues. In India, OEMs including HCL,
HP, Lenovo, Sahara, Wipro and Zenith are launching Vista compatible PCs.


Windows Vista and Office 2007 will be made available to the public in several editions.
The consumer editions are Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Premium,
Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows Vista Starter. Vista is being shipped in 18
languages including Hindi. Extending the Indian language support, Microsoft will have
13 more Indian languages including Telugu and Marathi and support for these is expected by
early 2008. Office 2007 comes in two consumer editions-Office Home & Student 2007 and
Office Basic 2007.







Marketing & selling strategy
REVISITING THE LOW-COST PC MARKET
A computer at nearly one-third of current prices is a dream for most Indians. And yet,
buyers are not holding their breath for these devices. For experience has proved that
expectations are seldom met. However, this time around, those propagating low-cost
computing solutions have taken a different route. Chris Ann Fichardo elaborates on the
difference.
The buzz is in the air again. PC manufacturers are excited. Users are expectant.
Even institutions like the IITs are enthusiastic. The reason: Indias dream of an
affordable PC (priced below Rs 10,000) is ready to hit the market. For nearly a decade this
dream has struggled to become a reality. India Inc. has made many noteworthy attempts in
the past to introduce low-cost computing solutions, but in vain. Be it Wipros Janata
PC, iNabling Technologies e-mail device, iStation, or the much-talked about handheld
device, the Simputerall brilliant concepts that have not quite made it commercially yet.
The company netcore is doing groundbreaking work to make possible the Rs 5,000 PC
(5KPC), says that if the price point of a PC comes down between Rs 5,000 to 10,000 per
user, India has the ability to absorb 10-20 million PCs a year for the next several years.
This potential gains further significance when one realizes that the present market size
is just two million PCs a year! In the last 20 years the installed base has barely crossed six
million PCs in India.
According to Richard Brown, director for International Marketing at VIA attributes this
sudden interest by vendors to the "real growth potential" of the lowcost PC market."I
remember five to seven years ago when the first $1,000 PC appeared (introduced by
Compaq), people wondered if the price point was for real. And since then there has been a
continuous push down in the price points for PCs, which is a sign of commoditization of
the industry. For a long time the industry has resisted moving to lower price points, and
now they are actually seeing that there is demand in that space and they are buying into it,"
he says.






CHANGING TRENDS IN PC MARKET


With prices of PCs being slashed, the education sector is expected to see a
high demand for personal computers.

Consumers are shifting their focus of PC computing from an average system to
one that is closer to a high-end system and upwards.
The need for the most powerful multimedia computers is increasing.
Linux might gain ground in the government and defence sectors.
Customers, both in the consumer as well as in the commercial space will
demand better service levels from vendors.

Service and support is going to be a critical aspect of vendor strategy.

Depreciation period of IT products should be reduced to further boost
growth.

The desktop space will see more and more entertainment-oriented features
getting integrated into the normal PC.

The enterprise space will witness more stress on security,TCO,
manageability and multiple levels of redundancy, among others

Companies, which will offer affordable innovation will gain market share.

Unicode will drive PC penetration into rural markets
SME will continue to be a major segment.
The industry has standardized on 80 GB HDDs.







Trends Expected In 2009


In the future, with more duty cuts expected, analysts believe branded PC players
gain further against assembled players. Retail may get a renewed thrust.
Observes Raj Saraf, Chairman and Managing Director, Zenith Computers, We
have1300 retail outlets today, which we hope to grow to 15000 by the end of 2009.
While vendors are bundling in Linux to bring down costs, analysts see desktop
Linux confined to the government and education sector. Linux on the desktop is
unlikely to make inroads in the enterprise. Prices of computers have been falling
rapidly, but vendors do not think prices of PCs will fall significantly in 2009.
While 2007 saw strong demand emerging from select sectors such as the
government and BPO outfits, 2008 could be relatively flat as most BPO firms are in
the process of consolidation and not growth.

PC MARKET: TOP TRENDS
PC market revival may happen in second half of this year. Post-Budget PC
prices will remain constant or rise marginally. Indian brands will survive, but they
need to decide on an unambiguous competitive pitch. Thrust into the B & C class
towns will be aggressive, by Indian and MNC players alike. The notebook market
will show significant gains in 2002-03. If you want to know what the future holds
for the Indian PC industry, the one fact you cannot afford to ignore is the current
slowdown not just falling growth, or a gentle trough, but the horrible spectre of
negative growth.

WHAT IS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM)?
CRM is a term that is often referred to in marketing. However, there is no
complete agreement upon a single definition. This is because CRM can be
considered from a number of perspectives. In summary, the three perspectives are:
1. CRM from the Information Technology Perspective.
From the technology perspective, companies often buy into software that will help to
achieve their business goals. For many, CRM is far more than a new software package,
the renaming of traditional customer services, or an IT-based customer management
system to support sales people. However, IT is vital since it underpins CRM, and has the
payoffs associated with modern technology, such as speed, ease of use, power and memory,
and so on.
2. CRM from the Customer Life Cycle (CLC) Perspective.
The Customer Life Cycle (CLC) has obvious similarities with the Product Life Cycle
(PLC). However, CLC focuses upon the creation of and delivery of lifetime value to
the customer i.e. looks at the products of services that customers need throughout their
lives. It is marketing orientated rather than product orientated. Essentially, CLC is
a summary of the key stages in a customer's relationship with an organization.
3. CRM from the Business Strategy Perspective.
The Business Strategy perspective has most in common with many of the lessons and
topics contained on this website, and indeed within the field of marketing itself. The
diagram below shows the Marketing Teacher Model of CRM and Business Strategy. Our
model contains three key phases - customer acquisition, customer retention and
customer extension, and three contextual factors - marketing orientation, value creation
and innovative IT.






































Swot analysis of hcl

STRENGTHS:
HCLs strengths are many, to mention a few:


a)Global Presence:
such as Perot
System, and partnership with world leaders like Ericsson, Toshiba, Nokia, Oracle
and Microsoft, enable it to bring the best technology available world wide to its
consumers.

b) Fast paced and flexible work culture which provides its employees autonomy to
accomplish the task without much pressure from the higher authorities. Thus,
employees are motivated to give their best to the organization.
c) The core strength of HCL is the talent and innovativeness of its people which enables it to
provide the right solution at the right time.
d) The mass markets handled through a chain of dealers, resellers and retailers which
helps bring technology usage closer to the individual. It has very strong distribution
network.
e) Its pool of competencies : Hardware, Software, Training, Networking, Telecom and
System Integration.
f) Ability to understand customer's business and offer right technology.
g) Long standing relationship with customers.
h) Pan India support & service infrastructure.
i) Best-value-for-money offerings.

WEAKNESSES:
a) After sales service.
b) Less promotional campaigns.
OPPORTUNITIES:
a) IT industry booming at a rate of 45% every year.
b) Increasing consumer awareness about IT and its use.
c) Tremendous untapped potential of IT products in India.
d) Increasing competition.
e) Tie ups with various MNCs enable to extract their core competencies.




THREATS:
a) Local assemblers are biggest menace for the company.
B) Entry of MNCs i.e. IBM, Compaq giving direct competition.
c) Govt. instability has a long term repercussions affecting companys policies & it growth.
d) Technological shift as a result of research & development. Daily new technologies
are emerging.

Concluding the S.W.O.T. analysis in words that prosperity lies ahead for HCL. In order
to retain its position as Indias No. 1 IT conglomerate, it has to come out with the state of
art as well as futuristic technologies to its consumers well before time



















FINDINGS & LIMITATIONS

Every project has some limitations even the researcher came across some limitations
while working on the project which made the analysis a little inappropriate at times.
Some of the basic limitations faced during the research are listed below:
Only limited number of authorized, companies and other areas where it has
been found 55 players was covered in the study.
Most of the research was based on cold calls, so then visited many places i.e. authorized
and local areas and where it had not responded much.
There was a bias on the part of the respondents.
Companies that were contacted through telephone at times did not give
correct information to the researcher.
The IT manager or the person heading the IT Department did not have the rights to
give the authorized official information to people other then the members of the
official itself and the high officials.
At times there was a problem of non response from the hospitals, companies and other
authorized and unauthorized areas which affected the result of the project being done by
the researcher.









Suggestion and recommendation
HCL is having large number of channel partners but it is not supporting &
taking care all of them equally which results in increasing discontentment
among new channel partners because its not possible for company to support all
of them equally. Company should take some positive action against it.
Company executive should visit dealers on regular basis.
They should pay proper attention towards checking of various components of
PC before end user delivery. Otherwise it tends towards defame of brand name in
comparison to rivals.
Need to expend customer care center as the consumer base of HCL Infosystem is
increasing with tremendously fast pace.
Proper attention should be paid for advertisement planning otherwise it may
lead to problem for dealer as well as for company.
Company should tie up with some event management company to organize
various promotional activities like canopy, Carnival.
Company should make policy for fixed end user price for all dealers so that fair
game will be played & dealer would not to compromise on their margin.












Conclusion

Marketing is a very crucial activity in every business organization. Every product
produced within an industry has to be marketed other wise it will remain as unsold stock,
which will be of no value. I have realized this fact after completion of my summer
training project. Despite of various difficulties and limitations faced during my summer
training project on the topic Corporate Selling and Feedback . I have tried my level
best to find out the most relevant information for the organization to complete the assignment
that was given to me. After completion of my summer training project I have gained several
experiences in the field or sales marketing. I have got the opportunity to meet various
people, which fluctuate in different situation and time. This summer training project has
given me the opportunity to have first experience in the corporate world.
Theoretical knowledge of a person remains dormant until it is used and tested in the
practical life. The training has given to me the chance to apply my theoretical knowledge that
I have acquired in my classroom to the real business world. I have completed my summer
training project in which are involved in its successful completion. In spite of few
limitations and hindrance in the summer training project I found that the work was a
challenge and fruitful. It gives enough knowledge about the computers market and the
distribution process undertaken by an organization. This summer training project has enabled
my capability in order to manage business effectively and in my career in future.

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