LG’S War Cry to Apple

Tablet wars, which was initiated and pioneered by Apple with its launch of i-Pad, have once more been ignited by the original makers of i-phone’s Retina feature. LG plans to rival Apple’s i-Pad by the end of the fourth quarter this year with its upcoming tablet that apparently will have the latest features and all new benefits. The ‘LG slate’, which still awaits a formal brand name will focus on creating content rather than consumption with a mixed support of document writing, video editing and even elements of coding which are presently missing in Apple’s tablet. LG has already declared its initiatives on releasing smart-phones based on NVIDIA’s Tegra -2 chipset along with nine more handsets by the end of this year and plans to capture a 5 million units’ share in the US market alone. Although LG completely failed to make its presence count in the smart phone segment in the past, the current claims can at least boost the confidence of the management which is all set to challenge the temple of innovation (Apple) and the biggest invention of the recent era.

For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.

Source : IIPM Editorial, 2011.

An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.

IIPM ranked No 1 B-School in India
domain-b.com : IIPM ranked ahead of IIMs
IIPM: Management Education India
Prof. Rajita Chaudhuri's Website

IIPM B-School
Arindam Chaudhuri
Rajita Chaudhuri
Planman Consulting

IIPM in sync with the best of the business world.......
IIPM Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri on Internet Hooliganism
Arindam Chaudhuri: We need Hazare's leadership
Professor Arindam Chaudhuri - A Man For The Society....
IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management

THE UNSHAKEABLE CHARISMA LIVES ON!

Despite tough competition, brand hero honda continues to be India’s top two-wheeler brand for the high recall that it enjoys among domestic consumers

Post partition when the Munjal family shifted to Ludhiana and started making bicycles who would have thought that it was a giant in the making? But once the government allowed foreign companies to enter the Indian market through minority joint ventures, Hero Group joined hands with Japan’s Honda Motor Co. to manufacture motor bikes. And today, the joint venture – Hero Honda – is not only the world’s largest producer of two-wheelers, but also one of the dearest brands for most people in India. Certainly, the path was not rosy enough. But with a strong determination and by deploying right strategies at the right time, the brand has managed to climb the ladder faster than any other auto maker in the country.

Year 2006 was a true taste of character for Hero Honda. This was the year when its arch rival Bajaj Auto was close to topple it as the market leader. The whole Indian media was doing rounds of speculations about when Bajaj would be able to overtake Hero Honda. But the bike maker was busy finalising its strategy to come out of the tight situation. Recalls Anil Dua, Senior VP – Marketing & Sales, Hero Honda, “We then decided to change our focus to the top-line of the company to which the bottom-line will follow and the rest, as they say, is history.” Undoubtedly, with the tag of a leader in terms of mileage and a focus on entry-level, the company deals with great volumes and there by touches the lives of millions of the Indian consumers ensuring greater brand value for the company. Moreover, going by industry watchers this is one of the biggest reasons which has provided Hero Honda such a cushy position in the domestic market. In fact, the company’s timely foray into the rural parts of the country has empowered its brand equity to grow by leaps and bounds. Avers Pankaj Dubey, National Business Head, India Yamaha Motor, “The Hero Honda brand is very strong in the rural parts of the country and it is very difficult to challenge the leadership position of the company in those areas.” For the uninitiated, Hero Honda banks more than 40% of its total sales from rural areas currently.

However, it is not only about the rural expansion and entry-level segment, the company has also built upon its premium segment portfolio and hence, has been able to cater to a wide range audiences. Offering products like Achiever, Hunk, CBZ Xtreme, Karizma and Karizma ZMR, the company proudly labels its premium products portfolio as its diamond strategy. Explains Pawan Munjal, MD, Hero Honda to 4Ps B&M, “We have decided in the last couple of years that we have to have leadership across segments. We should not be seen as a company for rural masses only. So, we have refreshed our portfolio and have been growing at almost 40% in premium segments.”

For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.

Source : IIPM Editorial, 2011.

An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.

IIPM ranked No 1 B-School in India
domain-b.com : IIPM ranked ahead of IIMs
IIPM: Management Education India
Prof. Rajita Chaudhuri's Website

IIPM B-School
Arindam Chaudhuri
Rajita Chaudhuri
Planman Consulting

IIPM in sync with the best of the business world.......
IIPM Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri on Internet Hooliganism
Arindam Chaudhuri: We need Hazare's leadership
Professor Arindam Chaudhuri - A Man For The Society....
IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management

Life is at a standstill in Telangana Region

Life remained paralysed across Telangana Region of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, the second day of the 48-hour shutdown called by Telangana Joint Action Committe(JAC) to demand a separate state of Telangana.

Public transport remained crippled in Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region as over 10,000 buses of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) continued to remain off the roads.

Shops, business establishments, hotels, petrol bunks and educational institutions were shut on the second consecutive day.

Commuters in Hyderabad, especially those arriving at railway stations had a harrowing time as APSRTC city services remained suspended while a few autorickshaws and cabs charged exorbitant fares.

The local train or multi-modal transport system services were also cancelled for the second day.

With APSRTC employees too joining the strike, not a single bus can come out of bus depots.

The shutdown forced APSRTC to suspend all services between Hyderabad and other cities like Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool and Tirupati. The corporation, which suffered a loss of Rs.9 crore on the first day, plans to resume services in the evening.

The coal production in Singareni Collieries Company Limited was affected for the second day as a majority of nearly 100,000 employees in the mines, spread over four Telangana districts, refused to work. The company is likely to suffer loss of another Rs.20 crore on the second day.

The usually busy roads in Nampallay, Basheerbagh, Khairatabad, Himayatnagar, Koti, Mehdipatnam, Secunderabad and other areas in the state capital here wore a deserted look.

The shutdown badly affected the work in government offices as a majority of about 300,000 employees in the region stayed away from work.

However, the functioning of IT companies in Hyderabad is normal as the companies made alternate arrangements for the employees to reach their work place. The cabs carrying the techies left early in the day, avoiding routes where trouble is feared.

An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.

IIPM ranked No 1 B-School in India
domain-b.com : IIPM ranked ahead of IIMs
IIPM: Management Education India
Prof. Rajita Chaudhuri's Website

IIPM B-School
Arindam Chaudhuri
Rajita Chaudhuri
Planman Consulting

IIPM in sync with the best of the business world.......
IIPM Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri on Internet Hooliganism
Arindam Chaudhuri: We need Hazare's leadership
Professor Arindam Chaudhuri - A Man For The Society....
IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management