Cadence PlayerThe one stop destination for all your music needs
ARE YOU TIRED OF KEEPING SO MANY APPS FOR YOUR MUSIC NEEDS??
Cadence
DON’T YOU WORRY
HERE IS SOMETHING FOR YOU!!
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SITUATION OVERVIEW
WHY CADENCE PLAYER?
It is the one stop destination for
all your music needs.
No need to download any other
app ever for your music needs.
‘Me-Time’ FEATURES
‘Me-Time’ accounts for 46% of all
the interactions with the mobile.
Cadence Player aims to grab a
chunk of this ‘Me-Time’ and make
it hassle free.
• Best in Class Music Player
• Audio Recognition
• Streaming and Radio
• Top Charts
• News
• Lyrics search
• Mood Player
• Event Booking
GOAL
To make listening to
music a hassle free
experience
COURSE OF ACTION
Create one of the strongest brands in the digital music industry
Continuously evolve through a strong feedback network
Create a killer product which will disrupt the whole digital music industry
SITUATION ANALYSIS
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Our mission is to solve the problem of having so many apps for
our music needs.
We want to create one of the biggest brands in the digital music
industry.
With our product, we aim to capture a chunk of ‘Me-Time’ which
accounts for 46% of all the interactions on mobile
MARKET OVERVIEW
• Customers- Almost everyone in the middle, high income bracket
• Competitors- PowerAmp Music Player, Musixmatch, Player Pro
• Collaborators(tentative)- A company with license to stream music
• Context- Suitable
TARGET CUSTOMERS
Geographic- All over India
Demographic- All ages above 12, belonging to upper
middle and high income families
Psychographic- High resources groups(VALS
segmentation), music enthusiasts
Behavorial- Unaware users
GOALS
WHERE SHOULD WE STAND AFTER 1 YEAR OF LAUNCH?
• One of the top 5 players in Music Player category
• Stay Profitable
• Evolve to become a best in class music player
through a strong feedback network
BENCHMARKS
• 1 million downloads within 1 year of launch
• A conversion rate of more than 2%
STRATEGY
TARGET MARKET-CUSTOMERS
Geographic- All over India
Demographic- All ages above 12, belonging to upper
middle and high income families
Psychographic- High resources groups(VALS
segmentation), music enthusiasts
Behavorial- Unaware users
TARGET MARKET- COLLABORATORS
• Any one of the many companies which
hold license to stream digital music
• Agencies and cafés which hold music
related events
TARGET MARKET-COMPANY
WHO ARE WE?
We are a highly
motivated group of
music and tech
enthusiasts
bootstrapping their
way to disrupt the
digital music industry.
MISSION & VISION
Our mission is to solvethe problem of having so
many apps for our music
needs.
We will create one of the
biggest brands in the
digital music industry.
TARGET MARKET- COMPETITORS
Core Competitors Other Competitors
TARGET MARKET-CONTEXT
India is one of the strongest developing economy of the
world. The support to entrepreneurs is huge.
Hence the economic conditions are suitable.
The government is working hard to modify the existing
regulations to make it easy for new startups to grow.
Our product will encounter regulations only in the streaming
segment.
India has more than 50% of population below the age of 25.
Most of these are regular smartphone users and music
listeners.
The technological environment is pretty favorable in India.
Political/RegulatoryEconomical
Socio-cultural Technological
Cadence
VALUE PROPOSITION
FEATURES
• Best in Class Music Player
• Audio Recognition
• Streaming and Radio
• Top Charts
• News
• Lyrics search
• Mood Player
• Event Booking
POPS & PODS
The app is positioned as a one stop destination for all of one's music needs. Thus, we
have multiple frames of reference.
Music Player
POPsa quality music player with features like
equalizer, lyrics etc.
PODscharts, event booking, mood player, news,
streaming and radio.
Streaming and Radio
POPs streaming and radio services
PODsevent booking, mood player, news and a
powerful music player.
Music Charts and News
POPs charts and news
PODsmusic player, event booking, mood player,
streaming and radio
Event BookingPOPs event booking
PODs music player, news, charts, streaming and radio.
TACTICS
PRODUCT AND SERVICES
Cadence Music Player is positioned as ‘One stop destination for all your
music needs’. One needs a plethora of different apps for all his music needs.
One for playing music, another for searching music, another one for lyrics and so
on. This app takes care of all.
A best in
class music
player with
features like
lyrics sync,
equalizer etc.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Audio Recognition
PRODUCT AND SERVICES
News and Charts
PRODUCT AND SERVICES
Event Booking
PRODUCT AND SERVICES
Mood Player
PRODUCT AND SERVICES
Music Streaming and Radio
BRAND
Cadence
PRICE
Objective- Market Skimming
Demand Determination- Surveys
Pricing Method- A combination of
perceived value and going rate pricing
PRICE
The free app will include-
• Music Player
• Lyrics search
• Music search
The premium features include-
• Music News
• Top Charts
• Mood Player
• Radio and Streaming
The users will be given 30-day trial for the premium features.
The premium version will be priced at $3.99 initially.
INCENTIVES
Discounts on special occasions
Free upgrade on winning weekly
contests
COMMUNICATION
Social Networks Forums Blogging Affiliate Marketing
Bartering screen
space on websites and
apps
DISTRIBUTION
IMPLEMENTATION
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
CEO/Director
He will be ultimately responsible for all day-to-day management decisions and for implementing the company's long and short
term plans.
Technical Team
This team will be responsible for development of the application and subsequent modifications
according to customer feedback
Marketing Team
This team will be responsible for all the marketing tasks involved from increasing penetration to
getting consumer feedback.
PROCESSES
Reaching consumers
Feedback
App development
TIMELINE/SCHEDULE
Process ETA to completion
Market Research 1st February, 2016
App Development 1st August, 2016
Pre Launch Promotions 1st September, 2016
Trials 1st December, 2016
Launch 1st January, 2017
Monitoring and Feedback Till Infinity
* Starting from 1st January, 2016
DISCLAIMER
Created by:
Vibhor Kumar
During an internship with:
Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow