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IILM ACADEMY OF HIGHER LEARNING

JAIPUR

RURAL MARKETING

COURSE MANUAL

PGDM (2010-12)

Course Leader: Dhwani Mishra


Email:dhwani.mishras@iilm.ac.in

© IILM Academy of Higher Learning, Jaipur


Course Title: RURAL MARKETING

Course Leader: Dhwani Mishra


Course Objective
1. To develop comprehend of rural marketing and to enable students to the
practical nuances.
2. To focus on research, strategy and application specific for decision making in
the highly competitive and rapidly emergent rural sector.

Teaching Strategy: cases, group projects and small group exercises would be the
primary vehicles for learning.
Class Hours: 40 hours Credits: 3

CourseOutline

Rural Marketing - Concept and Scope - Nature of rural markets - attractiveness of


rural markets
• Rural Vs Urban Marketing
• Rural Marketing Information System - Potential and size of the Rural Markets
Product Strategy - Product mix Decisions
• New product development process
• Competitive product strategies for rural market,
Pricing strategy - for rural markets
• Promotion strategy - appropriate media - Designing right promotion mix -
promotional campaigns.
• Rural market and brand management -
Distribution -' Logistics Management - Problems encountered - selection of
appropriate channels - New approaches to reach out rural markets.
• New paradigm in rural market
REFERENCES
1. Philip Kotler - Marketing Management, Prentice - Hall India Ltd.
2. Agarwal A.N -Indian Economy-Vikas Publication
3. Ruddar Dutt Sundaram - Indian Economy- Tata McGraw Hill. Publishers
4. CSG Krishnamacharylu & Laitha Ramakrishna - Rural Marketing Pearson Edu Asia.

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