were reserved for women, and considered more of a passing fad than a serious timepiece. In fact, they were held in such disdain that many a gentlemen were actually quoted to say they “would sooner wear a skirt as wear a wristwatch”. The established watch making community looked down on them as well. Because of their size, few believed wristlets could not be made to achieve any level of accuracy, nor could they withstand the basic rigors of human activity. Therefore, very few companies produced them
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Nangia, in March 2000. The Unsuccessful Launch In 1995, Titan Industries, India's leading manufacturer of watches, launched the Tanishq range of gold watches and jewellery. Till then, the Indian jewellery market was to a large extent unorganized, with a few recognized names such as Tribhovandas Bhimji Jhaveri and Mehrason's. Tanishq, an entirely new concept in the Indian market, thus had to struggle hard to be accepted by the customers. Industry watchers were extremely skeptical of Tanishq and
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TITAN INDUSTRIES Promoted in the mid-Eighties by the Tata Group and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO), Titan Industries is a unique instance of how ideas can be taken from scratch and transformed into winning brands that generate value, create entire market spaces and then consistently dominate these spaces Business divisions- Time product division Jewellery divison Eyewear Precision engineering Even as the Indian economy encountered a challenging
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Titan Industries Titan Industries is the organization that brought about a paradigm shift in the Indian watch market when it introduced its futuristic quartz technology, complemented by international styling. With India's two most recognized and loved brands Titan and Tanishq to its credit, Titan Industries is the fifth largest integrated watch manufacturer in the world. The success story began in 1984 with a joint venture between the Tata Group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation
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quality of the gold, to win the trust of the customer. Introduction The Tanishq saga began in the early 1990's, primarily fuelled by the fabled Tata entrepreneurial spirit and partly forced by circumstance. The splendid Titan watches success story was already up and running, and happened to need more foreign exchange to purchase the imported components and machines required to keep up with the burgeoning watch production. But with India going through
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Senior Advisor, Titan Industries reflected on his 28 years in the watch industry, both in India and abroad, and contemplated about Xylys, Titan’s premium watch brand, and its foray into the Indian market. He had formulated several aspects of marketing mix strategies in the past to face diverse kinds of challenges. For Chakravarti, any challenge in the watch industry, especially in an emerging market such as India, was something he looked forward to, as it gave him immense satisfaction when he was
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know-how of the prospective consumer, and most of all an effective and rational research methodology. MARKET RESEARCH Market research is the process of systematically gathering, recording and analyzing data and information about customers, competitors and the market. Its uses include to help create a business plan, launch a new product or service,
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AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH AMITY BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA (M&S) and (Retail Management), Class of 2014 Pre Joining Assignments Why Pre Joining Assignments? MBA at Amity is a cohesive blend of students from diverse backgrounds. Therefore pre joining assignments are a tool to bring such diversities into a common launch pad. Consider this as an attitudinal/academics warm-up and a sneak peak into a life developing journey which awaits you. Assignment 1 Read any 2 out of 3 below mentioned
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Swatch Group 1 Professor: Rolf Butz 10/28/2008 International Business BADM 455 Section 2 Swatch Group 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ......................................................
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A PROJECT REPORT ON “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE TOWARDS BRANDED JEWELLERY OVER NON BRANDED JEWELLERY IN MUMBAI.” SUBMITTED BY CHETAN N NAKTE (MARKETING) ROLL NO – B-07 Batch 2011 - 2013 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR. AMIT AGGRAWAL CORE FACULTY - MARKETING UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI KOHINOOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, KURLA, MUMBAI. DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project report entitled “A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CONSUMER’S PREFERENCE TOWARDS BRANDED JEWELLERY
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