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INTRODUCTION
Marketing is the process of satisfying the needs and wants of the consumers.
Management of marketing activities is Marketing Management. Management Guru Philip
Kotler defines marketing as “Marketing Management is the analysis, planning,
implementation and control of programs designed to bring about the desired exchanges
with target audiences for the purpose of personal and mutual gain. It relies heavily on
adoption and coordination of the product, price, promotion and place for achieving
response”: In other words, a business discipline, which is focused on the practical
application of marketing techniques and the management of a firm’s marketing resources
and activities, is Marketing Management. Marketing Management focuses upon the
psychological and physical factors of Marketing. The Marketing managers are responsible
for influencing the level, timing, and composition of customer demand accepted definition
of the term. While the psychological factors focus upon discovering the needs and wants of
the consumer and the changing patterns of buying behavior, habit etc. the physical factors
focus upon fulfilling those needs and demands buy better product design, channel of
distribution and other functions. In summary, Marketing in action is marketing
Management. Marketing Management has the responsibility of to perform many functions
in the field of marketing such as planning, organizing, directing, motivating, coordinating
and controlling. All these function aim to archive the marketing goals. .
An actual or nominal place where forces of demand and supply operate, and where buyers
and sellers interact (directly or through intermediaries) to trade goods, services, or contracts
or instruments, for money or barter.
Markets include mechanisms or means for
(1) Determining price of the traded item,
(2) Communicating the price information,
(3) Facilitating deals and transactions,
(4) Effecting distribution.
The market for a particular item is made up of existing and potential customers who need it
and have the ability and willingness to pay for it.
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MARKETING
The management process through which goods and services move from concept to the
customer. It includes the coordination of four elements called the 4 P's of marketing:
(1) Identification, selection and development of a product,
(2) Determination of its price,
(3) Selection of a distribution channel to reach the customer's place, and
(4) Development and implementation of a promotional strategy.
For example, new Apple products are developed to include improved applications and
systems, are set at different prices depending on how much capability the customer desires,
and are sold in places where other Apple products are sold.
In order to promote the device, the company featured its debut at tech events and is highly
advertised on the web and on television.
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Modern age is full of competition. Today only way of success is your continuous efforts towards
the growing market needs and in satisfying them. It is the marketer job to know what the markets peaks
i.e . the ever changing needs of the customer through market research & adopt them fruitfully . It is
must for all the companies to make policies according to the customers and the govt . Today to succeed
for any organization has to target its customer needs, to create a culture in the organization i.e. market
conscious & responsive to customer needs. Soft drinks industry has become big business in India in
recent years. The soft drink business underwent major change with the entry of PEPSI and re- entry of
COCA - COLA in India in the late 80s when Parley with brands like Thumsup, Limca & Gold spot was a
clear leader. Coca - Cola took up the product line of parley in 1993 - 94; today both brands are the
Indians favorite soft drinks
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NEED FOR THE STUDY
The Indian soft drink industry has been growing at a healthy average 12% per annum. The
industry sells millions of crates every year giving sales revenue of cores the per capita consumption of
soft drink is certain to expand. Hence, the manufacturers are making innovations in production & the
distribution process as well as in advertising & creating new kind of attractive packaging to accelerate
their growth. Soft drink market is very vast like an ocean as the demand is enormous, day-to-day changes
in tasters, fashions, trends, etc., lead to tap the unexplored markets. However it is a pity that to have our
own indigenous soft drink brand name of Indian origin through the length and breadth of the country.
Consumers adjust purchasing behavior based on their individual needs and interpersonal factors.
In order to understand these influences, researchers try to ascertain what happens inside consumer’s
minds and to identify physical and social exterior influences on purchase decisions. On some levels,
consumer choice can appear to be quite random. However, each decision that made has some meaning
behind it, even if that choice does not always appear to be rational. Purchase decisions depend on
personal emotions, social situations, goals, and values.
In modern days, market plays a vital role in rapidly changing industrial scenario. The marketing
decline is undergoing reappraisal in the light of vast goals, technological, economic and social changes
being faced by the today companies. The order to known the changes in the field of marketing it are
necessary to conduct market survey.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1. To know the various promotional, selling and distribution strategies adopted by PEARL
BOTTLING PVT LTD
2. To analyze the reasons of selling Pepsi at retailers level.
3. To study the dealers satisfaction.
4. To find out the ways to enhance the sale of Pepsi.
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SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The Sample Size is limited.
The scope is very limited, because attitude & expectations of the people change according to the
time & situation.
The study is conducted only for 45 days.
The study is restricted to the certain area, so it could not give whole picture about Andhra Pradesh
or India.
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METHODOLOGY
The requisite data been gathered through two important sources:
1. Primary Data
2. Secondary Data
Primary Data:
Information, which has been gathering for the first time, called as primary data.
PRIMARY DATA is data that has not been previously published, i.e. the data is derived
from a new or original research study and collected at the source, e.g., in marketing, it is
information that is obtained directly from first-hand sources by means of surveys,
observation or experimentation.
Secondary Data:
Secondary data is the data collected by others, for the purpose other than the
solution at hand. As for the study of secondary data was collected from company reports,
reference books, magazines, newspapers, trade and Govt. publications and various books
and records from the marketing departments. As the study aims at finding out the
customer satisfaction, it needed to conduct a survey. The required collected with help of a
questionnaire schedule.
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LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
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Industry profile
Soft Drink:
A soft drink is a drink that does not contain alcohol, as opposed to hard drinks, that do. In general,
the term has used only for cold beverages. Hot chocolate, tea, and coffee have not considered as soft
drinks. The term originally referred exclusively to carbonated drinks (soda), and still commonly used in
this manner.
Marketing:
Soft drinks have commonly sold in stores in bottles and cans. Sales earn a significant amount of
money for the producers and distributors. Most famous name-brand soft drinks have produced and bottled
by local or regional independent bottling companies. These companies license the name, and they usually
sold the main ingredients, with syrup made by the main manufacturing plants of the trademark holders. In
the past, most cola flavor and other soft drink ha sweetened with ordinary sugar (sucrose), but to save on
production costs, most companies in the USA have turned to the more economical HFCS (High-Fructose
Corn Syrup) as a sweetener, because of the high price of sugar in the USA due to sugar quotas. In some
countries outside the United States, sugar is still used. Competition in the industry among soft drink
producers is widely referred to as the “Cola Wars”.
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This finding is controversial, because children in much of the Third World also consume large
number of soft drinks with even more sugar, and do not share the same obesity rates as American children,
suggesting that other factors are involved aside from sugar consumption in soft drinks. Suggested factors
include physical activity, and the fact that American soft drinks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup
instead of cane sugar. Monosodium glutamate (MSG), which used to enhance the sweetness of some soft
drink beverages, could also play a role by stimulating appetite.
Availability:
Some argue that soft drinks are too widely available, from every restaurant, Movie Theater,
vending machine, and similar locations. The wide availability has said to cause young people to somewhat
mistake soft drinks for a major food group. Other believe that the high price of soft drinks should offer a
significant disincentive to impulse buy such beverages and prevents sale to children without parental
approval. They also believe that a small amount of will power on the part of the individual is all that is
required to reduce consumption and that one should take personal responsibility for their own purchasing
decisions.
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Soft Drinks in Indian Market
Introduction
Soft drink market size for FY00 was around 270 m.n. cases (6480 mn bottles). The market
witnessed 5-6% growth in the early ‘90s. Presently the market growth has growth rate of 7-8% per annum
compared to 22% growth rate in the previous year. The market size for FY01 expected to be 7000 mn
bottles.
Soft Drink Production Area
The market presentence is regional based. While cola drinks have main markets in metro cities and
northern states of UP, Punjab, Haryana, etc., Orange flavored drinks are popular in southern states. Sodas
too have sold largely in southern states besides sales through bars. Western markets have preference
towards mango-flavored drinks. Diet coke presently constitutes just 0.7% of the total carbonated beverage
market.
Growth promotional activities:
The government has adopted liberalized policies for the soft drink trade to give the industry a boast
and promote the Indian brands internationality. Although the import and manufacture of international
brands like Pepsi and Coke have enhanced in India, the local brands are being stabilized by advertisements
good quality and low cost.
Types:
Soft drinks are available in glass bottles, aluminum cans and PET bottles for home consumption.
Fountains also dispense them in disposable containers Non-alcoholic soft drink beverage market has
divided into fruit drinks and soft drinks. Soft drinks have further divided into carbonated and non-
carbonated drinks. Cola, Lemon and Oranges are carbonated drinks while mango drinks come under non-
carbonated category.
The market can also segment based on types of products into Cola products and non-cola products.
Cola products account for nearly 61-62% of the total soft drinks market. The brands that fall in this
category are Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Thumps Up, Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi etc., Non-Cola segment which
constituents 36% can divided into 4 categories based on the types of flavors available, namely: Orange,
Cloudy Lime, Clear Lime, and Mango.
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Company PROFILE
Pepsi-Cola North America, Headquartered in Purchase, N.Y., is the refreshment beverage unit of
PepsiCo Beverage and Foods North America, a division of PepsiCo, Inc. PepsiCo Beverage and Foods
North America also comprises PepsiCo’s Tropicana, Gatorade and Quaker Foods business in the United
States and Canada.
Pepsi-Cola North America has carbonated soft drinks, including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Twist,
Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Code Red, Sierra Mist, and Mug Root Beer account for nearly one-third of
total soft drink sales in the United States.
Pepsi-Cola North America’s non-carbonated beverage portfolio includes; Aquafina, which is the
number one brand of bottled water in the United States, Dole single-serve juices, and So Be, which offers
a wide range of drinks with herbal ingredients. The company also makes and markets North America’s
bestselling, ready-to-drink iced teas and coffees via joint ventures with Lipton and Starbucks, respectively.
PepsiCo, Inc. is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies.
The company’s principal businesses include:
Frito-Lay snacks
Pepsi-Cola beverages
Gatorade sports drinks
Tropicana juices
Quaker foods
PepsiCo, Inc. founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi Cola and Frito-Lay. Tropicana has
acquired in 1998. In 2001, PepsiCo merged with the Quaker Oats Company, creating the world’s fifth-
largest food and beverage company, with 15 brands – each generating more than $ 1 billion in annual
retail sales. PepsiCo’s success is the result of superior products, high standards of performance, distinctive
competitive strategies and the high level of integrity of our people.
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PLANT CAPACITY
The company installed latest up to date automatic plant confirming to plant layout. The capacity
of the plant is 24000 bottles per hour i.e., at the speed of 400 bottles per minute. The months from March
to June, the plant is used to its full capacity by running three shifts every day. Each shift consists of eight
hrs. of so, during the summer season, the plant runs round the clock. This is because the demand reaches
its peak in these summer months hence the company has to produce enough bottles of soft drinks at a
speed to keep in pace with the disappearance of soft drinks from the shelves of the retailers.
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
The production schedule has fixed by taking into consideration the present or current market
demand. It also caters to the availability of empty bottles and the inventory position of filled up bottles of
varying flavors. The production schedule for each brand fixed daily i.e., filling up of the bottles of each
brand and flavor. This has an advantage wherein the banded products can manufactured one at a time. The
glass bottles used for filling the soft drink are of the volumes capable of containing 300 ml of soft drink.
There are also bottle of 200ml, 500ml 1 liter, 1.5 liter and 2 liter capacities to fill by soft drinks.
QUALITY CONTROL
PBPL takes great care to maintain the quality by controlling the products in their factory. The
bottles have usually examined for impurities continuously as the bottles move out. Samples have checked
after every 10 minutes of the production time by the chemist for its quality and hygienic condition. The
chemical analysis has made for flavors and the gas content checked. If any defects have noticed, the
production is suspended and the corrective and the corrective measures have taken to set right the bottling,
process irregularities. Samples have taken from each week for quality checkup. Moreover, the agency of
the company also lifts samples from the market at random for quality check up at anytime to make sure
that the quality has maintained to the exact standard of the parent company.
At the end of the production schedule, daily all the equipment plant floor and we patches cleared
with bleaching powder or some other solution. The standard of hygiene maintained inside the production
steps is commendable.
SYRUP MAKING
In this process the syrup of a particular type is prepared by heating sugar with activated carbon
powder and filter aid (by flousuper cell’) in the treatment tank for a specified time and up to a particular
temperature. During the treatment, most of the color, odor, and some organic impurities have removed
from the sugar syrup. This treated syrup then passes through the filter press, fitted with; filter papers and
heat exchanges, and then the clear syrup has collected in the syrup-making tank. The essence of particular
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products will be added for which a required amount of sugar is taken treatment Sugar syrup and essence
are then mixed in the tank with the help of a mechanical stirrer and eventually the favor syrup is ready to
be used in the end use of the product.
WATER TREATMENT
This is the second stage. In the process of soft, drink manufacture. Water is the basic ingredient in
the soft drink, which comprised up to 90% of the quantity. Hence, the quality of water is of great
significance to the soft drinks manufacturer. Here, when water has brought to the treatment tank, it has
treated with a few chemicals such as hydrated lime, bleaching power and ferrous sulphate, which have
mixed thoroughly with the help of a mechanical stirrer.
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CRATING
The bottles collected from conveyor belts have placed manually into plastic crates. Each plastic
case has a capacity of 24 bottles only. These crates protect the bottles form breakage as well as it ensures
easy handling of the bottle. These crates put on specially designed vans for carrying the bottles to their
various consumption points.
PERCENTAGE OF FLAVOR MOVEMENT IN THE MARKET
PEPSI 46.65%
THUMS UP 19.45%
LIMCA 12.44%
7 UP 12.22%
MANGO 9.22%
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The second process is water treatment. As an added ingredient, water can compromise up to 90%
of a soft drink. The quality of water is thus of a particular importance to the soft drinks manufacturers. In
this process, water has brought to the treatment tank and then water treatment chemicals such as hydrated
lime, bleaching power and ferrous sulphate has added to the tank and moved thoroughly by the help of
mechanical stirrer. The treated water-is then passed through the specially designed filtration plant
containing chemicals such as activated carbon (granular) and finally the manufactured will get the
standard water i.e., suitable for soft and then bottles are moved towards crowner where the sealing is done
w3ith the help of crowns. The crowns used in order to retain the carbonation flavors as well as to protect
the products from outside contamination and spoilage. The bottles have checked for maintaining the
required standard. Finally, the filled bottles have checked for maintaining the required standard. Finally,
the filed bottles have collected in plastic crates from the conveyor. The marketable le lot is only comprised
of a crate and filled with 24 bottles in each plastic crate. This crate is mainly useful to protect the bottles
and keep them in good condition and eliminates breakage and collected back in the same crates. Then the
finished products have transferred to the shipping department of shipment.
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THEORITICAL FRAME WORK
4P’s of marketing
Product:
A business needs to consider the products that it produces and the stage of the product
life cycle that a product is at . Marketing strategies will vary according to the type of
product and its stage in the life cycle. In case of Pepsi, in the rural markets, the
300mlbottle and now days the new small or commonly known as the “chota Pepsi” is
very much popular. The Pepsi Co. is even thinking of introducing their new Pepsi -Aha,
but presently they are concentrating more on the normal Pepsi , as the rural market is an
market . Pepsi is even successful in introducing the big 1-1.5liter PET bottles in the rural
markets. These big bottles
Are very popular during big festivals and marriages.
Price:
PRICING POLICIES
The company first has to decide what it wants to accomplish with its particular product
offer. If the company has selected its target market and market positioning carefully, then
its marketing mix strategy-including price – will be straight DETERMINING
DEMAND
Each price that the company might charge will lead to a different level of demand and
will therefore have a different impact on its marketing objectives. The relation between
alternative prices that might be charged in the current time. In the normal case, demand
and price are inversely related. That is, the higher the price, the lower the demand, and
the lower the price, the higher the demand. Demands set a selling on the price that the
company can charge for its product. In addition, company costs set the floor. The
company wants to charge a price that covers its cost of producing, distributing, and
selling the product, including affair return of its effort and risk.
SELECTING A PRICING METHOD]
Given the three C’s the customer’s demand schedules, the cost function and
competitors the company is now ready to select a price. Within the range of possible
determined by market demand and costs, competitors costs, prices, and possible price
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reaction help the firm establish where to set its price. The PepsiCoPvt. Ltd needs to
benchmark its costs against its competitor’s costs to learn whether it is a operating at a
cost advantage or disadvantage. The company also needs to learn the price and quality of
competitor’s offers. The firm sends out comparison shoppers to price and assess
competitor’s offers, acquire competitor’s price lists, buy competitor’s equipments and
take it apart, and ask buyers how they perceive the price and quality of each competitor’s
offer. Once the company is aware of competitor’s prices and offers, it uses them as an
orienting point for its own pricing. If the firm’s offer is similar major competitors offer,
then the firm will have to price close to the competitor has or lose sales. If the firm’s is
inferior, the firm will not be able to charge more than the competitors will. If the firms
offer is superior, the firm can charge more than the competitors can.
Promotion
SALES PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITY
Sales promotion a very ingredients in the marketing companies consists of a collection of
incentive tools, mostly short term, designed to stimulate quicker or grater purchase of
particular product or services by customers. Promotional activities play a key role in the
entire marketing effort being carried out by LUMBINI BEVERAGA, which is
coordinated with those of PEPSI CO.INDIA. These promotional activities generate more
sales as well as create a good image of the Product in the mind of customers. .Promotion
tools used by PEPSI company of its marketing activities are:
1. Point of sale display
2. Incentive to Retailers
3. Sales promotion through sponsoring special events.
4. Sales promotion through various schemes.
5. Advertising.
6. Scratch coupon card
7. Free gift items.
Point of sale display:
As it is mentioned that soft drink are kept in FMCG category so it is very
necessary to make a proper display of its product. General consumer demands the thing,
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which he looks first. Because in FMCG product consumer is not too much concern about
product. So outlet owners are suggested to keep bottles in stand and keep it out of the
shop. So that customers have an eye contact with product as he enters the shop. This is
particularly true for those brands which have very low customer loyalty soft drink is one
such product in which most of the time buying decision is made at the spur rand which is
readily available and catches the customer. For this reason PepsiCo invest heavily in this
categories by supplying the shop owners with stands so that they can keep the bottles
outside on those stands so that customer have an eye contact with themes he/she is
entering the shop. Also PEPSI supply the shop with coolers with a glass front so that
cooled bottles can be seen by the customers for making the decision on the flavor that
person is going to buy. Apart from these, PepsiCo takes keen in the other type strategies
like painting the walls of the shops with the PEPSI logo and the shop name. This
increases the visibility of the brand among the customer when he/she enter the shop.
Incentive to Retailers:-
Another method of sales promotion is to give incentive scheme to retailer, under this
promotional method retailers are given a target regarding the minimum no. of crates that
they have to sale in that period, on achieving the target the dealer is given attractive
prizes which ranges from free bottles, gift items
SPONSORING SPECIAL EVENT:-
PEPSI is sponsoring various events, which include cricket matches, local events like quiz
competitors, Parties, local sports, Orchestra, cultural programmed etc.
Advertising Policy:-
Advertising is considered the most important tool to increase sales. PEPSI uses various
methods to advertise its product; advertising is made through TV channels, Radio,
magazines, Newspaper, Banners etc.
Scratch Coupon Card:-
Scratch card is another type of tool, which helps to increase sales. In scratch card the
name of the gift item is printed and a layer is covered that prize name. Outlet owner are
given that card and after scratching whatever they get company distribute it among them.
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Data interpretation and analysis
The below data was taken and analyzed from 50 samples
TABLE.1
Does the soft drink company provide you with refrigeration facilities ?
Options Number of respondents percentage
Yes 28 56
No 12 24
Mixed 8 16
Own 2 4
Total 50 100
REFRIDGERATION FACILITIES
30 Yes, 28
25
no of respondents
20
15
No, 12
10 Mixed, 8
5
Own, 2
INTERPRETATION:
56 percent dealers are having refrigeration facilities provided by the company .company has to increase
refrigeration facilities to tap untapped market.
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TABLE 2
Q2) Does the company provide you with mechanics for the repair and maintenance of fridges?
60 56
50
40
30
24
20 16
10
4
0
Yes No Mixed Own
Series1
INTERPRETATION: only 56 percent dealers are getting mechanics for repairs so company have to
focus making availability of more technical persons.
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TABLE 3
Q3) what are the conditions of bottles provided by the company?
35 32
30
25 22
20 18
16
15 12
10
0
Excellent Good Neutral bad Worse
Series1
INTERPRETATION:
About 32percent dealers are happy with conditions of bottles .companyhas to take care
of conditions of bottle to increase acceptance
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TABLE 4
Q4) If the bottles are broken in transit or in the shop due to natural causes or calamities then does the
company bear the loss for you?
100
90
80
70
60
50
Series1
40
30
20
10
0
Yes NO
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TABLE.5
Q5) If the products have crossed their expiry dates then dose the company replace the products for
you?
Chart Title
90
80
70
60
50
40 Series1
30
20
10
0
Yes No
INTERPRETATION: About 78 percent dealers are satisfied with replacement of expiryproducts even
some dealers having problems with stock left with them so company have to take necessary steps to
reduce inventory levels at dealers.
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TABLE 6
Q6) how many dealers of the company are there in your area?
NO OF DEALERS
80
70
60
50
40
Series1
30
20
10
0
0-2 02-Apr 04-Jun More than 6
INTERPRETATION: ABOUT 72 percent dealers were satisfied with completion from other dealers so
company should retain its position.
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TABLE 7
Q8) when do you replenish your stock?
RELENISH PERIOD
90
80
70
60
50
40 Series1
30
20
10
0
Weekly Fort night Monthly Quarterly
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TABLE 8
Q8) Are you satisfied with your replenishment you get?
REPLENISH PERIOD
45
40
35
30
25
20 Series1
15
10
5
0
Very Satisfied Neutral dis satisfied Very
satisfied dissatisfied
INTERPRETATION: About 52 percent are happy with replacement of stocks. Company has toincrease
sales force to make dealer more satisfied
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TABLE 9
Q9) How much time does it take to process an order? (Days)
80
70
60
50
40
Series1
30
20
10
0
0-2 02-Apr 04-Jun More than 6
INTERPRETATION: Dealers of about 72 percent are satisfied with order processing period.
company has to retain its position.
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TABLE 10
Q10) what are the payment conditions of the company.
Options Number of respondents Percentage
Paid advance 5 10
Pay on arrival of the product 18 36
Pay to the sales men later 27 54
Total 50 100
60
50
40
30
Series1
20
10
0
Paid advance Pay on arrival of the Pay to the sales men
product later
INTERPRETATION: About 54 percent dealers are willing to pay sales clerk later so the company
should give some time for dealers for payment
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TABLE 11
Q11) Are you satisfied with the payment conditions?
50
45
40
35
30
25
20 Series1
15
10
5
0
Very Satisfied Neutral dis satisfied Very
satisfied dissatisfied
INTERPRETATION: About 80 percent dealers were satisfied with payment conditions.company has to
retain its image in dealers prospective.
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TABLE 12
Q12) Are you satisfied with the margins given to you by the company?
60
50
40
30
Series1
20
10
0
Very Satisfied Neutral dis satisfied Very
satisfied dissatisfied
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TABLE 13
Q13) According to you who factor plays a major role in achieving sales for Pepsi. (Rank 1-7)
35
30
25
20
Series1
15
10
0
Brand name Price Availability Loyalty Quality
INTERPRETATION: About 30 percent and 24 percent dealers feel availability of product inevery
region and brand name played a key role in achieving sales
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TABLE 14
Q14) what kind of promotional activities will affect sales mostly?
40
35
30
25
20
Series1
15
10
0
Free bottle Discount rates Prices Coupons
scheme
INTERPRETATION: About 36 percent of dealers prefer free bottle scheme rather than prizesso
company focus on this incentive to increase sales
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TABLE 15
Q15) You will always buy carbonated drinks as your first choice and fruits drinks as next. ?
80
70
60
50
40
Series1
30
20
10
0
Yes No
INTERPRETATION: About 68 percent dealers prefer carbonated Pepsi drinks over fruit based drinks
so company should retain image in carbonated segment and should introduce more products to tap fruit
based segment.
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FINDINGS
1. The numbers of PEPSI outlets is more than the numbers of competitor’s outlets at rajahmundry
that results in increase in sale of PEPSI products.
2. In the city like rajahmundry, PEPSI products are reaching to every corner where not a single bottle
of PEPSI can be seen.
3. All the areas in rajahmundry, almost the retailers are satisfied with the distribution network of the
PEPSI product.
4. Most of the retailers want glow sign and chilling equipments, which they are asking from long
time.
5. In cola segment COCA-COLA is main competitor of PEPSI, in orange segment MIRINDA is the
main competitor of FANTA, in lime segment7UP and MOUNTAIN DEW is the main competitor
of SPRITE, in juice (mango) segment SLICE is main competitor of MAAZA.
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SUGGESTIONS
An inspection officer should be recruited who perform surprise inspection of the market and find
out the problems.
The vehicles of the agency should be inspected so the delivery should be maintained.
After sales service has to be improved.
Incentives should provide based on sale.
Check the whole sellers who are selling lower price than agency.
Agency should be more honest in providing benefits to retailers.
Salary of sales force should increase so they may not do fraud with retailers to earn more.
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CONCLUSION
Proper approach to the retailers at the time of tie-ups is required. The retailer’s satisfaction is
medium.No provision for regular replacement of damage of bottles. Many complaints of retailers
does not listen by the company. Many retailers want monopoly but company does not provide.
Dealers are happy with Pepsi products. They got the products by the company at the time due to
good distribution channel
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QUESTIONNAIRE
Questionnaire on Dealer’s satisfaction
Address /location:
Type of outlet:
Supermarket Restaurant
Retail/Grocery store
Q2) Does the company provide you with mechanics for the repair and maintenance of
fridges?
Yes No own mixed
Q3) what are the conditions of bottles provided by the company?
Excellent Good Neutral Bad Worse
Q4) If the bottles are broken in transit or in the shop due to natural causes or calamities then
does the company bear the loss for you?
Yes No
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Q5) if the products have crossed their expiry dates then dose the company replace the
products for you?
Yes No
Replace at your own cost Buy Back Replace products free of charge
Q7) how many dealers of the company are there in your area?
Q10) Dose the company give you products you require or they follow their own rules and
regulations.
Yes No
Q11) How much time does it take to process an order? (Days)
0-2 2-4 4-6 more than 6
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Q14) Are you satisfied with the payment conditions?
Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
Q15)Are you satisfied with the margins given to you by the company
Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
Q16) Are you satisfied with the margins given to you by the company?
Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied
Q17) According to you who factor plays a major role in achieving sales for Pepsi? (Rank 1-7)
Brand Name
Price
Availability
Loyalty
Quality
Packaging
Q18) you will always buy carbonated drinks as your first choice and fruits drinks as next.
Yes No
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Reference Books:
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Web References
http://www.pepsi.com
http://www.tropicana.com
http://www.pepsicoindia.com
www.google.com
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