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"eleisions$ %ine 'ellars$ and Microae *ens etc+ "he segments , had to do research on ere
re#rigerators and ashing machine+ &s being a competitie analysis$ , had to go through all the companiescompeting Haier i+e+ -.$ Samsung$ .odre/$ %hirlpool and 0ideocon in re#rigerators segment and -.$
Samsung$ %hirlpool$ .odre/$ 0ideocon$ , and *nida in ashing machines segment+
"he #irst and most important thing hich Haier needs to do is to$ it as #ound in customer surey that still
63 o# people sureyed ere not aare o# Haier$ een dealers ho are in consumer durable business
#rom more than past 24 years are not aare o# Haier$ #or the brand hich is only haing capability to
compete against the Korean giants -. and Samsung needs to push the products be#ore a customer enters
inside a store+
Haier needs to increase the number o# "- (belo the line) actiities to generate common aareness and
isibility at grassroots leel$ because it can be understood #rom the #igures o# their competitors "-
actiities that Haier "- actiities is not up to the that mar5 in comparison to other competitors+
,n &hmadabad mar5et dealers dont ant to put direct push e##ort on brands thats hy unli5e other cities
mar5et here i# a dealer deals in -. they pre#er not to deals ith its direct competitor Samsung$ but in
.u/arat eery dealer is haing collection o# brands$ they ant to be ready #or eerything li5e hateer
customer demands they can easily #ind out in their store+ 'urrently Haier is aailable ith most o# the
ma/or dealers in &hmadabad$ Haier needs to #ocus on those dealers also here it ill not #ace directcompetition ith -. and Samsung $ a small and dedicated brand dealer ill or5 not only #or margins
but they also can see the #uture opportunities in #orm o# Haier+
.ood thing about Haier is that they got someho success in positioning themseles as a 7uality brand the
customer surey and the dealers surey tells the story about it+ 8eople perceied Haier as a good product
7uality brand+ ,# this can be associated ith better pricing also there ill be immense possibilities #or
Haier+ Need to create a alue #or money brand image hich can gie good product 7uality at a##ordable
"he continuous in#lo o# disposable income and the adancement o# technology$ the need #or the aried
consumer durable goods are increasing+ "his in turn is leading to a strong competition among the di##erent
consumer durable brands aailable in the nation as ell as the price gap beteen the same consumer
goods o# di##erent companies are narroing don+ 9ay by day these goods are becoming cheaper+ "he
rural and urban mar5et o# consumer durables has been groing at a rate o# around 1: 3 on an aerage+
Growth prospects:-
,ndia is li5ely to emerge as the orlds largest middle class consumer mar5et ith an aggregated
consumer spend o# nearly ;S< 1= trillion by 24=4$ as per a report by 9eloitte titled >,ndia matters?%inning in groth mar5ets>+ uelled by rising incomes and groing a##ordability$ the consumer durables
mar5et is e@pected to e@pand at a compound annual groth rate ('&.R) o# 1+A per cent to ;S< 12+:
billion in B 241: #rom ;S< !+= billion in B 2412+ ;rban mar5ets account #or the ma/or share (6: per
cent) o# total reenues in the ,ndian consumer durables sector+ ,n rural mar5ets$ durables$ such as
re#rigerators$ and consumer electronic goods are li5ely to itness groing demand in the coming years+
Haier &ppliances (,ndia) 8riate -imited is a hollyIoned subsidiary o# Haier .roup+ Haier ,ndia as
launched in ,ndia in 9ecember 244= and by &ugust 244 had an allI,ndia promotion launched ith oer
:: products across si@ product categories II re#rigerators$ color teleision909s$ ashing machines$microae oens and dishashers+ Haier ,ndia has also launched its brand o# mobile phones in ,ndia+
"he ,ndia launch as started ith innoatie products hich ere designed 5eeping the day to day
customer needs in mind II products that ill trans#orm the customer>s eeryday liing into inspired liing+
>8roducts that ill ma5e your today better than yesterday+> Haier ,ndia launched MR technology #or the
#irst time in ,ndia+ Een the 9ouble 9rie is a nely patented technology+
"he ,ndia operations already has an established dealer netor5 o# appro@imately 1644 dealers all oer the
country$ hich is bac5ed by a strong serice and a#ter sales serice netor5+
*AI&# I!DIA +ISIO!
"o be the Most admired brand in ,ndia proiding innoatie$ state o# the art$ user #riendly products o#
lasting alue to our customers$ to ma5e their today better than yesterday+
• *er 444 Retail outlets selling Haier products
• 21 8lanet H&,ER (plus some e@clusie stores)
• 8resence in all ma/or cities
• rand recall J better than other ne brands+
• 1A ranch *##ices 2: arehouses+
• 6 9irect Serice 'enters 1=: Haier customer care centers (coering all ,ndia)
• 2@! 'all 'entre
• 8resent status o# Haier considering the time span$ is appreciated by the ,ndustry+
1+ "he #irst and most important thing hich Haier needs to do is to$ it as #ound in 'ustomersurey that still 63 o# people sureyed ere not aare o# Haier$ een 9ealers ho are inconsumer durable business #rom more than past 24 years are not &are o# Haier+
2+ Haier needs to increase the number o# "- (belo the line) actiities to generate 'ommon aarenessand isibility at grassroots leel+
=+ ,n &hmadabad mar5et dealers dont ant to put direct push e##ort on brands thats hy unli5e othercities mar5et here i# a dealer deals in -. they pre#er not to deals ith its direct competitor Samsung$ butin .u/arat eery dealer is haing collection o# brands$ they ant to be ready #or eerything li5e hateercustomer demands they can easily #ind out in their store+ 'urrently Haier is aailable ith most o# thema/or dealers in &hmadabad$ Haier needs to #ocus on those dealers also here it ill not #ace directcompetition ith -. and Samsung $ a small and dedicated brand dealer ill or5 not only #or margins but they also can see the #uture opportunities in #orm o# Haier+
+ .ood thing about Haier is that they got someho success in positioning themseles as a 7uality brandthe customer surey and the dealers surey tells the story about it+
:+ Haier should adopt aggressie mar5eting strategies to cut don competition and isibility at mar5et place+
6+ &ppropriate product 5noledge should be gien by the company to dealers and to dealers to createaareness toards 7uality+
!+ *erall there is much scope #or Haier in .u/arat mar5et+ ut rand isibility should be increased so itcan conince dealers and customers li5e -. and Samsung are more customers drien$ here companydemand is initiated by the customers$ these company products pulls demand #rom the mar5et+
A+ 'ompany must hae to #ocus on print ads$ because here in the "0 ads$ a person can see only i# hesheopen the "0 and i# the ads is getting broadcast that time$ hereas print ads any person can see goingthrough the nes paper throughout the day+
F+ 8roducts should be more attractie re#rigerators loo5s ery simple and ordinary especially direct cool
re#rigerators Entry leel Re#rigerators can do better because o# price and 1F4 capacities+
14+ Haier presence in .u/arat mar5et is less compared to their competitors li5e -.$ hirlpool$ Samsung$.odre/ it is greater than only Electrolu@$ one thing is also eident that Haier is present in ma/or countersith -. and Samsung$ Haier also need to #ocus on those dealers ere it ill not #ace direct competitionith -. and Samsung+ 'ompetitie strategy should be li5e this here #irst Haier should ipe outsmaller brands compare to -. and Samsung because this brand also hae mar5et share larger than Haier$and Haier is not in competition o# -. and Samsung it should target on brands li5e Electrolu@ .odre/ $"'- #irst$ so it can compete the bigger brand later on+