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Justdial in India employs a 4000 strong work force and has more than 1,35,000
paid advertisers.
While year on year, the number of users for this kind of services are on the rise,
JustDial has managed to keep pole position right from the start, and still
commands a leading share of the market.
Market Share
11%
JustDial.com
Others
89%
JustDial.com commands over 89% of the total localized search market in India, a
125Crore Market
Armed with this phenomenal success, JustDial is expanding into other countries as
well, replicating its very successful model there. Even though Yellow pages
services are much more widespread outside, JustDial is confident of its success.
Justdial has launched its local search service in North America, and has plans to
expand into Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong.
As for the Current Scenario, the total number of Unique Daily Hits to JustDial.com
have generally been on the rise. The trend in daily hits varies as the number of
hits is somewhat seasonal, although the numbers seem to have stagnated a bit
over the last year or so, and are even falling.
Let us try and understand the way JustDial operates with the help of some
analysis tools.
The Revenue Model of JustDial.com
JustDial.com basically earns from clients which invest in their listings to make
them sponsored listings, and from the percentage of sales that happen through
JustDial.com.
SME's are offered prime services, sponsored results for added fee
Besides this, there is very little interference or regulation on a call and assist type
of service in India
Also, economic development has fueled the pockets of the Indian middle class as
well as brought the world to their door. The promise held in this huge market is
immense.
Problem Recognition:
Need to buy goods and services like groceries, cab service, house rentals,
telephone connections, movie bookings etc.
Information Search:
Search for this information is mostly through promotional campaigns on
most frequently visited websites, as well as popular magazines and
newspapers across the country. The largest proponent for growth has been
word of mouth advertising.
Evaluation of Alternatives:
Most people start out with using Yahoo or Google for their serach
requirements and then slowly learn the use of localized search portals.
Even then, there is competition in the form of asklaila.com and guruji.com
sulekha.com which offer very similar services and are only held back by a
smaller market share, while JustDial.com enjoys a first movers advantage.
Purchase Decision:
Once awareness spreads, there is no reason why customers would not use
this service as it is a very convenient way for them to search for data.
Post Purchase Evaluation:
JustDial.com needs to have a strong filtering process in place, which insures
that no fraudulent or sub standard promotion is being done through their
website, as it takes very little to take a customer away from a service.
Threat of Substitutes: Low, for the type of service being offered here is
pretty all encompassing, and there is little to no scope for an alternative.
Inter Firm Rivalry: High, as several players are in the market and are
competing fiercely among each other for the growing market, some with the
backing of large group companies.
Benefits Provided:
Services benefit: Better visibility, Convinience
Value benefit: Provides better value to client/customer
Personnel Benefits: Friendly and helpful search assistance
Costs to Customer:
Strengths of JustDial.com:
Threats to JustDial.com
Advertising
Public
Website
Relations
Web 2.0 /
Email
3G
Voice
SMS
Query
Need: Casual/Moderate/Strong
Ocassion: Regular/Special
Benifits: Service/Speed/Value
User status: Non-user/potential user/First time
user/regular user
Usage rate: Light/medium/High
Readiness: Unaware/informed/intending to buy/aware
Demographic Segmentation Location based segmentation isn’t applicable
here, since this service is available and equally accessible to everywhere there is a
presence of the underlying telecomm technology.
Occupation: Student/HouseWife/Businessman/Self
Employed/Serviceman
Education:
Students/Graduates/UnderGraduates/PostGraduates
Income: MIG/HIG (LIG are being included because they
wouldn’t have access to the underlying technology which
is needed to avail of this service.)
Measuring Segments would prove to be very difficult as most users that
visit the website or call in with queries are not required to furnish any details
about themselves. But according to the type of service being consumed, it is
possible to find out how many people of what composition are using the
service ( for example, how many people booked air tickets or hotel
reservations would indicate how many of the HIG composition is there)
Public
Website
Relations
Web 2.0 /
Email
3G
Voice
SMS
Query
Product: Product The product is the physical product or service offered to the
consumer. In the case of physical products, it also refers to any services or
conveniences that are part of the offering. Product decisions include aspects such
as function, appearance, packaging, service, warranty, etc. In case of Just Dial, the
product can be referred to as a link or a bridge between the
manufacturers/retailers/sellers and the potential consumers. Just Dial Offers a
variety of services and information related to : Entertainment, Institutes,
Consumer Durables, Travel Assistance, Facilities, Workmen, Assistance etc
Price: Pricing decisions should take into account profit margins and the
probable pricing response of competitors. Pricing includes not only the list price,
but also discounts, financing, and other options such as leasing. For a company to
prosper, the pricing should be suitable taking into consideration the company’s
objectives and also importantly the worth of the product/service offered in
return. To generate revenue, Just Dial charges retailers/suppliers/companies a
specific amount on a contractual basis for customer references. This helps them
to offer the best service to the customers and also attain company goals
effectively and also helps companies to sell their products and increase their
customer base. Eg- Just Dial Free Service.
Place: Just Dial gets 2 Million calls a day in India, from all over the Place (or
placement) decisions are those associated with channels of distribution that serve
as the means for getting the product to the target customers. The distribution
system performs transactional, logistical, and facilitating functions. Just Dial
currently has its own offices in 11 cities which are in major metros and Tier II
cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune,
Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Vadodara & Jaipur.
A service blueprint is basically a visual map, a way to represent the various steps
involved in the service delivery.
Process Delivery
Role of Customers and Employees
Visible Elements of the Service
What it does is, it breaks down a service into logical components and easily
definable steps.
Gauging Service Quality
With the help of the Gap model of Service Quality, we can identify the following
gaps:-