2. Lets play a game….What comes to your
mind
• Mobile app
• Tablet
• Cold drink
• Consulting
• Mcommerce
• SetTopBox
• Used Car
• Search
• School
• Cloud
• Lagaan
3. Can you relate to this
• Think Different • Apple Mcintosh
• Play the game • BusinessWorld
• Born tough
• CEAT
• Thanda matlab
• The power of dreams
• Coca-cola
• We make things that make • Honda
india proud • L&T
• Life’s good • LG
• Emotionally yours
• Sahara
14. Answer this
• What did you eat for dinner on July 4th 2011
• Who were the sponsors of “Rakhi ka
swayamvar”
• What was so special on – Feb 2nd 2012
• Which is the best restaurant in Bangalore
15. How to get through the crowded and
confused mind ?
16. What is Marketing
• The goal of marketing – to find a customer
who is willing to buy
• Marketing is the language that makes a
customer understand about the
product/offering so that he can then decide to
buy
17. Some of my opinions about start-ups
• Marketing is the most ignored discipline in a start-up –
especially in India
• Most start-ups outsource this work
• Majority of entrepreneurs are left-brained and hence
think marketing requires a creative right-brained
person
• Ask a start-up about what they do – and they will tell
you a Ramayana in a language you don’t understand
• After all – start-ups love their product and believe that
the product will attract customers and will sell like hot
cakes all by itself
18. The Marketing Mix
• Product - Customer solution
• Price - Customer cost
• Place - Convenience
• Promotion – Communication
• A customer asks the following
– What is it
– How much is it
– Where can I get it
20. 1. What is the need of your product
• Make a very simple “1 liner” about what your
product does. Even your grandmother should
be able to understand it
• Put yourself in the shoes of the customer
when you say it – does it help him
• Use plain words. Avoid jargon
• Be passionate. It should raise your hair every
time you hear it
22. 3. Identify your customer and market
• Visualize what he looks like
• How he thinks
• How he lives, eats
• How he decides to buy something
• What is his background
• What language he speaks
• What are his likes/dislikes
• Where are they clustered
• How they move/behave etc
23. 4.Identify a language to communicate
• Brochure
• Website
• Collaterals
• PPTs
• Literature
• Case study
• Video
• Testimonials
25. 6. Don’t be shy
• Drum your company/product as much as you
can – even when you are having dinners
• Avoid the usual mistakes - invest a lot on
brand creation before product is ready etc.
• Visit as many colleges and speak. If you are
not invited, that means noone knows you
• Write (not blog) in those publications that
people read
• But do it in style – don’t slobber people