A Project Report On Promotion Strategy of Cadila Ltd. (Ahmedabad)
A Project Report On Promotion Strategy of Cadila Ltd. (Ahmedabad)
A Project Report On Promotion Strategy of Cadila Ltd. (Ahmedabad)
Project Report
On
Promotion Strategy
Of
Cadila Ltd.
(Ahmedabad)
We would also like to thank to our classmates those who have directly or indirectly
help us extended their kind support in completing this project.
At the time of making this report we express our sincere gratitude to all of them.
We must first express our gratitude to Mr. N.M.Rao who has worked as a Marketing
Manager and also to Medical Representative, Distributor and Chemists.
LIST OF CHAPTERS
2. COMPANY PROFILE 17
It is often the first exposure to corporate culture that a student receives, particularly
true for students without prior work experience.
The one year course in a management programme entails the teaching of fundamental
concepts. The objective is to give the students a firm grounding in the theories of
management and expose them to a wide array of subjects. Marketing Project serves as
icebreakers, and helps the students to internalize some concepts that they have learnt
during the common module of one year programme.
The project report gives a background of company profile and its present position in
the global industry. It also includes the strategies and planning which are to be
implemented in the near future.
There are 20000 Pharma Industries in India. But there are 15000 are non organized
and 4000 are organized and 800 are well organized they have manufactured plant and
they have all department markting.
The company which is most famous are the Ranbaxy , Glaxo Pharma , Cipla and
Cadila .
The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry today is in the front rank of India’s science-
based industries with wide ranging capabilities in the complex field of drug
manufacture and technology. It ranks very high in the third world, in terms of
technology, quality and range of medicines manufactured.
In this industry there are about 24,000 companies - big, medium and small
Out of which top 250 pharmaceutical companies have 70% of the market share
with market leader holding nearly 7% of the market share.
The total Indian production constitutes about 1.3% of the world market in
value terms and, 8% in volume terms.
DOMESTIC PRODUCERS :
• Ranbaxy
• Gloxo Pharma
• Cipla
• Cadila
• Cr. Reddy’s Laboratories
• Lupin
• Nicholas Piramal India
• Orchid
• Sun Pharma
• Torrent Pharmaceuticals
• Wockhardt
• Zydus Cadila
The Indian Pharmaceuticals sector has come a long way, being almost non-
existing during 1970, to a prominent provider of health care products, meeting almost
95% of country’s pharmaceutical needs. The domestic pharmaceutical output has
increased at a compound growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7% per annum. Currently the
Indian pharma industry is valued at approximately $ 8.0 billion. Globally, the Indian
industry ranks 4th in terms of volume and 13th in terms of value. Indian
pharmaceuticals industry has over 20,000 units. Around 260 constitute the organized
sector, while others exist in the small-scale sector.
Marketing mix is a set of controllable marketing variables that the firm plans to
produce the response it wants in the target market.”
“Marketing mix is a set of marketing tools that the firm uses to achieve its marketing
objectives in the target market.”
“Marketing mix is the blending of 4 inputs or sub-mixes, which form the core of
marketing system. They are:
• Product
• Price
• Promotion &
• Place.
PRODUCT MIX.
1. CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS
2. GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS
3. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY / ANALGESIC DRUGS
4. ANTIBIOTICS / ANTI-INFECTIVE
5. VACCINES / IMMUNOMODULATORS
6. ANTI-DIABETIC DRUGS
7. VITAMINS / HAEMANTINICS
8. HAEMOSTATICS
Product Packaging
The finished Product that is different medicines are packed in very attractive
packages. Cadila Pharmaceuticals concentrate mores on packaging as in the market
full of competition packaging is used as a tool of product differentiation. It has
attractive packages for different kind of therapeutic areas. The packs are normally
packed as per the order and the requirement of the various customers, the company
also offers customized packaging for its customers especially for different big
hospitals.
PRICING DECISION
Drugs and formulations have been subjected to price control for more than three
decades now. The economic reforms initiated by the Government of India in July
1991, trickled down to the Pharmaceutical Industry only in 1994 and that too
partially.
The main objectives of the Drug Policy 1986 are to ensure availability, at
reasonable prices of essential and life saving and prophylactic medicines of good
quality; strengthening the system of quality control over drug production and
promoting the rational use of drugs in the country; creating an environment
conducive to channel zing new investment into the pharmaceutical industry to
encourage cost-effective production with economic sizes and introducing new
technologies and new drugs; and strengthening the indigenous capability for
production of drugs.
The Drugs Price Control Order (DPCO), 1995 is an order issued by the
Government of India under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to
regulate the prices of drugs. The Order inter alia provides the list of price
controlled drugs, procedures for fixation of prices of drugs, method of
implementation of prices fixed by Government and penalties for contravention of
provisions among other things. For the purpose of implementing provisions of
DPCO, powers of the Government have been vested in the National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). Drugs are essential for health of the
society. Drugs have been declared as essential and accordingly put under the
Essential Commodities Act. Only 74 out of 500 commonly used bulk drugs are
kept under statutory price control. All formulations containing these bulk drugs
either in a single or combination form fall under the price control category.
However, the prices of other drugs can be regulated, if warranted in public
interest.
PLACE
Pursuant to its corporate philosophy of striving for continuous improvement and
betterment, the Company has re-located its manufacturing operations at the state-of-
the-art plant at Dholka, located 50 km from Ahmedabad, the commercial capital of
Gujarat. Spread over 44 acres of verdant, picturesque surroundings, amidst lush green
lawns and thick foliage, the new locale is the most envied pharmaceutical installation
Truly unique in every sense of the term, the Plant’s standards and facilities can match
any other, worldwide. Seven ‘zones of cleanliness’ have been defined and adhered to,
as per the 1997 GMP guidelines of the European Union. Some of the salient features
of the design concepts:
The complex also houses its own full-fledged R&D center, set up at a cost of Rs.200
million.
The Plant is equipped with modern high-speed machines and integrated packaging
lines to be cost efficient. Extensive use of non-fill devices, collators, Brevetti visual
inspection machines, multi-station tablet presses, FFS machines, high speed
vial/ampoule filler/sealers are some of the examples.
The plant—with high capacities and scope for future expansion—is capable of
manufacturing all dosage forms viz. Tablets, Capsules, Liquid Orals, Dry Syrups,
Aseptic Liquid and Solid preparations, Sachets etc.
DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT
CPL having well distribution department here the distribution department is related
with marketing, purchase department, supply chain department and production
department. Here the monthly planning is going on for the dispatching the materials.
Distribution department is using FIFO (first in first out) method for managing the
inventory. Works of distribution department is invoice and dispatch the raw materials
and finished goods.
Marketing forecast is doing then find out the raw material requirement to purchase
department, production schedule is to be made by supply chain with the meeting of
two-department purchase and production department. Collect the finished goods from
the production department and send it to distribution department. Supply chain is
maintaining the flow of raw materials and finished goods and keep process continue.
These whole processes are going on by preparing sales budget of all the products.
Production unit
Distribution/Dispatch unit
Market/End users
Planning
Planning &
& forecasting
forecasting is
is done
done by
by three
three department
department production
production
department,
department, supply
supply chain,
chain, &
& purchase
purchase department
department
Supply chain also supplies the finished goods from production department to dispatch
department and from dispatch department to the required place means in to the
market.
DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
MANUFACTURERS
DISTRIBUTORS
STOCKISTS
RETAILERS DOCTORS
CONSUMERS
Strength
• Cost Competitiveness
• Well Developed Industry with Strong Manufacturing Base
• Access to pool of highly trained scientists, both in India and abroad.
• Strong marketing and distribution network
• Rich Biodiversity
• Competencies in Chemistry and process development.
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Product patent regime poses serious challenge to domestic industry unless it Invests
in research and development
DIVERSIFICATIONS
• Hospital Disposables including Fiberglass Casting Tape for the first time in
India
• Diagnostics
• Laboratory Chemicals
• Travel Business
MAIN PRODUCTS
MISSION
“ We are responsible to the society. We shall be good corporate citizens and will
be driven by high ethical standards in our practices “.
The study also gives a view to the company as to which promotional tool should be
used by the company to make awareness of the product.
YES
NO
Findings: From the above chart, it could be analyzed, that out of 10 responses
majority of them, i.e. about 70% of the respondents said that promotional activity
is must for Expanding/Increasing sales and 30% said, promotional activity does
not have any influence on increasing the sales of the product.
YES
5 NO
DEPENDS
Findings: From the above chart it could be analyzed, that out of 10 responses,
50% of them say that Medical Representative have an impact on sales whereas
3. What are the types of promotional schemes that companies are giving since 2
years?
1
GIFTS
2 4
CONFERENCES
TOUR PAKCAGES
COMISSION
3
4. Which is the other thing besides MR that impacts the sales of the product most?
1 PRICE
4
BRAND NAME
3
COMMISSION
2 FROM CHEMIST
Slice 6
Findings: From the above chart it could be analyzed that besides MR the factor
that impact the sales of the products most is quality of the product according to 10
respondents, while 3 of them believe that brand name is the next factor
influencing sales, while 2 of them say that price and 1 of them of responses say
that commission from chemists impact the sales of the product.
Are any companies giving any kind of gifts? If yes, than what does it mainly consist?
Watches
• Diaries
• Household Items
• Doctor’s Desktop Items
• Laptops
• Various Decorative Items
YES
NO
Findings: From above analysis, it could be visualized that 2 responses disagree to the
commission concepts rather they say that indirect way of monitoring compensation
should be suitable.
6. What is the main thing in the product that it affects your prescription?
QUALITY
1
1
GOOD REALTIONSHIPS
5 EASY AVAILABILITY
3
FINANCIAL STATUS OF
PATIENTS
Findings: From the above chart, it could be visualized that 5 respondents are in a
view that quality affects their prescription the most. Whereas 3 of the respondents say
that good relations with medical representatives affect their prescriptions while 1
respondents say that easy availability and 1 respondents say that financial status of the
person affect their prescription.
7. What is the most important ways used by various other companies for their
product promotion?
CONCLUSION
• Websites :
• www.google.co.in
• www.cadilapharma.com
• www.drugmanufacturers.com
4) Which kind of promotional strategy used by Cadila for prescribed drugs and
general drugs?
3) Is any target given to you? If you achieved the target, how you get the
incentives?
3) Is there company provide you any training? Or the other consultancy service
provides you training?