Overview
Syllabus
Sl. No.
Type of assessment (Quiz, Subjective, Activity, etc., Provide details
Topic covered
No. of Weeks
1
Rural Marketing and Market Evolution (Quiz and/or Subjective Assessment)
Rural Marketing: Meaning, Nature, Challenges and Opportunities Rural Products and its Promotion in Rural Market, Unique Selling Proposition
3 weeks
Market Evolution, Market Scenario in India, Agriculture Scenario
Rural Population and Rural Marketing Model
Features of Indian Rural Market; Profile of Rural Consumers
Understanding Rural Market; Factors Influencing Rural Market
Steps in Rural Marketing Model; Significance of Rural Market
What Makes Rural Market Attractive? Problems related to Rural Marketing
2
Rural Consumer Behaviour and Rural Product (Quiz and/or Subjective Assessment)
Emerging Trends in Rural Markets; Need Based Production
3 weeks
Rural Consumer Behaviour; Buying Process
Rural Market Segmentation Rural Marketing: Targeting and Positioning
Rural Marketing Research
Rural Product: Levels, Product Life Cycle
Rural Product Classification; Product Decisions and Strategies
New Product Development
3
Product Branding and Pricing Strategies (Quiz and/or Subjective Assessment)
Product Branding in Rural Markets Fake Brands: The Fakes Market Packaging for Rural Markets Pricing Elements
1.5 weeks
Pricing Strategies; Finalization of Price
Distribution Patterns for Consumer and Industrial Goods
Multiple Product Manufacturers; Retail Business
4
Communication Strategies(Quiz and/or Subjective Assessment)
Developing An Effective Rural Communication Message
1.5 weeks
Promotion Strategy: Advertising, Sales Promotion
Promotion Strategy: Public Relations, Publicity and Personal Selling Challenges of Rural Communication Innovations in Rural Market
Role of Government and NGOs in Rural Marketing
Rural and Urban Markets: A Comparative Analysis
From 4 P’s to 4 A’s
The Rural Scenario: Low Penetration, Ways to Increase Rural Reach
5
Role of Government and Future of Rural Marketing (Quiz and/or Subjective Assessment)
Marketing of Agricultural Produce Rural Industry Service Centre Marketing in Small Towns
3 weeks
Role of Microfinance in Rural India Rural Culture
Role of Government in Rural India Rural Infrastructure
The Future of Rural Marketing
Taught by
Dr. Pushkar Dubey, Dr. Sumit Prasad