PROJECT REPORT ON:

A STUDY ON MARKETING STRATERGY OF ONE PLUS AND ITS EFFECTS ON

CONSUMERS OF MUMBAI REGION

SUBMITTED BY:
DIVYA PUJARI

T.Y. ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (SEMESTER 6)

SUBMITTED TO:

PROJECT GUIDE:
DR. NISHIKANT JHA
ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020

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 DECLARATION
I DIVYA PUJARI FROM THAKUR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE
STUDENT OF T.Y.BAF (ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE) SEM 6 HEREBY SUBMIT
MY PROJECT ON
“A STUDY ON MARKETING STRATEGIES OF ONE PLUS AND ITS EFFECTS ON
CONSUMERS IN MUMBAI REGION”
I ALSO DECLARE THAT THIS PROJECT WHICH IS PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT FOR
THE DEGREE T.Y. BCOM (ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE) OFFERED BY
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI IS THE RESULT OF MY OWN EFFORTS WITH THE
HELP OF EXPERTS

DIVYA PUJARI

DATE:
PLACE:

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 CERTIFICATE
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DIVYA PUJARI DURING THE THIRD YEAR SIXTH SEMESTER FROM THAKUR
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PROJECT REPORT ON: A STUDY ON MARKETING STRATEGIES OF ONE PLUS

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

To list who all have helped me is difficult because they are so numerous and the
depth is so enormous.

I would like to acknowledge the following as being idealistic channels and fresh
dimensions in the completion of this project.
I take this opportunity to thank the University of Mumbai for giving me chance
to do this project.
I would like to thank my Principal, Dr. C.T.Chakroborty for providing the
necessary facilities required for completion of this project.
I take this opportunity to thank our Coordinator, Dr. Nishikant Jha for his moral
support and guidance.
I would also like to express my sincere gratitude towards my project guide, Dr.
Nishikant Jha whose guidance and care made the project successful.
I would like to thank my College Library, for having provided various reference
books and magazines related to my project.

Lastly, I would like to thank each and every person who directly or indirectly
helped me in the completion of the project especially my Parents and Peers who
supported.

DIVYA PUJARI

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 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This project is about the Electronic Appliance maker, One Plus. In

this project, I analyze the company and its strategies from a variety of
perspectives. The company’s strategy, its competitors and its entry strategy into
foreign markets is also analyzed. The focus throughout the project would be on
understanding the company from various perspectives and suggested possible
courses of action that the company might follow and the global market share of
the company and that of its competitors in the various product categories that
they operate in.
One plus is an ideal company for analysis because of its unique and
innovative approach to business. The business model of the company is indeed
one of a kind in the consumer appliances segment and this project analyzes the
company in detail using the frameworks described above. The project is divided
into separate parts with the first two parts concerned with the introduction to the
company and the next two parts concerned with the conclusion about the future
outlook as well as data about the company.

DIVYA PUJARI

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 INDEX

Sr. Chp. Topics Page

No No No

1. 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Definition
1.2 Marketing Proportions
1.3 Developing a market strategy
1.4 Types of strategies
1.5 Strategic model
1.6 Real-life marketing

2. 2 OBJECTIVES TO STUDY

3. 3 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

4. 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
4.1 Marketing research
4.2 Sources of data
5. 5 COMPANY PROFILE
5.1 The One plus philosophy
5.2 Mission of company
5.3Values
5.4 Vision 2020
5.5 Key products
5.6Competitors of One plus
6. 6 ABOUT ONE PLUS
6.1 One plus in India
6.2 One plus the future
6.3 Effective advertisement
6.4 SWOT analysis
6.5 Marketing strategy of One plus
6.6 After sales services

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 6.7 Future prospects

7. 7 AFTER SALES SERVICE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

7.1 After sales service
7.2 Promotion
7.3 Advertising
7.4 Sales promotion
7.5 Sponsorship
7.6 Direct mail
7.7 Distribution channels
7.8 Pricing
8. 8 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

9. 9 FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS

10. 10. CONCLUSION

11. 11. BIBLOGRAPHY

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 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

1.1 Definition
1.2Marketing proportions
1.3 Developing Marketing Strategy
1.4 Types of strategies
1.5 Strategic Model
1.6 Real-Life Marketing

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 INTRODUCTION

➢ 1.1 Definition
Marketing strategy is a process that can allow an organization to concentrate its limited
resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable
competitive advantage.

➢ 1.2 Marketing Proportions

CUMULATIVE

REPRESENTING
AMOUNT SPENT
BY COMPANIES

Webstrategiesinc.com

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 CUMULATIVE

Ideatovalue.com

MARKET SPENDING IS 7.9% OF

COMPANY REVENUE (CMO
SURVEY)

➢ 1.3 Developing a marketing strategy

Marketing strategies serve as the fundamental underpinning of marketing plans

designed to fill market needs and reach marketing objectives. Plans and objectives are
generally tested for measurable results. Commonly, marketing strategies are developed as

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multi-year plans, with a tactical plan detailing specific actions to be accomplished in the
current year. Time horizons covered by the marketing plan vary by company, by industry,
and by nation, however, time horizons are becoming shorter as the speed of change in the

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environment increases. Marketing strategies are dynamic and interactive. They are
partially planned and partially unplanned.

Marketing strategy involves careful scanning of the internal and external

environments. Internal environmental factors include the marketing mix, plus performance
analysis and strategic constraints. External environmental factors include customer
analysis, competitor analysis, target market analysis, as well as evaluation of any elements
of the technological, economic, cultural or political/legal environment likely to impact
success. A key component of marketing strategy is often to keep marketing in line with a
company's overarching mission statement. Besides SWOT analysis, portfolio analyses
such as the GE/McKinsey matrix or COPE analysis can be performed to determine the
strategic focus.

Once a thorough environmental scan is complete, a strategic plan can be

constructed to identify business alternatives, establish challenging goals, determine the
optimal marketing mix to attain these goals, and detail implementation. A final step in
developing a marketing strategy is to create a plan to monitor progress and a set of
contingencies if problems arise in the implementation of the plan.

➢ 1.4 Types of strategies

Marketing strategies may differ depending on the unique situation of the individual
business. However there are a number of ways of categorizing some generic strategies. A
brief description of the most common categorizing schemes is presented below:

 Strategies based on market dominance - In this scheme, firms are classified

based on their market share or dominance of an industry. Typically there are four
types of market dominance strategies:
o Market Leader
o Market Challenger
o Market Follower
o Market Nicher

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  Porter generic strategies - strategy on the dimensions of strategic scope and
strategic strength. Strategic scope refers to the market penetration while strategic
strength refers to the firm’s sustainable competitive advantage. The generic
strategy framework (porter 1984) comprises two alternatives each with two
alternative scopes. These are Differentiation and low-cost leadership each with a
dimension of Focus-broad or narrow.
o Product differentiation (broad)
o Cost leadership (broad)
o Market segmentation (narrow)
 Innovation strategies - this deals with the firm's rate of the new product
development and business model innovation. It asks whether the company is on
the cutting edge of technology and business innovation. There are three types:
o Pioneers
o Close followers
o Late followers
 Growth strategies — in this scheme we ask the question, “How should the firm
grow?” There are a number of different ways of answering that question, but the
most common gives four answers:
 Horizontal integration
 Vertical integration
 Diversification
 Intensification

A more detailed scheme uses the categories

 Prospector
 Analyzer
 Defender
 Reactor
 Marketing warfare strategies - This scheme draws parallels between marketing
strategies and military strategies.

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➢ 1.5 Strategic models

Marketing participants often employ strategic models and tools to analyze marketing
decisions. When beginning a strategic analysis, the 3Cs can be employed to get a broad
understanding of the strategic environment. An Ansoff Matrix is also often used to convey
an organization's strategic positioning of their marketing mix. The 4Ps can then be utilized
to form a marketing plan to pursue a defined strategy.

There are many companies especially those in the Consumer Package Goods (CPG)
market that adopt the theory of running their business centered on Consumer, Shopper &
Retailer needs. Their Marketing departments spend quality time looking for "Growth
Opportunities" in their categories by identifying relevant insights (both mindsets and
behaviors) on their target Consumers, Shoppers and retail partners. These Growth
Opportunities emerge from changes in market trends, segment dynamics changing and
also internal brand or operational business challenges. The Marketing team can then
prioritize these Growth Opportunities and begin to develop strategies to exploit the
opportunities that could include new or adapted products, services as well as changes to
the 7Ps.

1.6 Real-life marketing

Real-life marketing primarily revolves around the application of a great deal of common-
sense; dealing with a limited number of factors, in an environment of imperfect
information and limited resources complicated by uncertainty and tight timescales. Use
of classical marketing techniques, in these circumstances, is inevitably partial and
uneven.

Thus, for example, many new products will emerge from irrational processes and the
rational development process may be used (if at all) to screen out the worst non-runners.
The design of the advertising, and the packaging, will be the output of the creative minds

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employed; which management will then screen, often by 'gut-reaction', to ensure that it is
reasonable.

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For most of their time, marketing managers use intuition and experience to analyze and
handle the complex, and unique, situations being faced; without easy reference to theory.
This will often be 'flying by the seat of the pants', or 'gut-reaction'; where the overall
strategy, coupled with the knowledge of the customer which has been absorbed almost by
a process of osmosis, will determine the quality of the marketing employed. This, almost
instinctive management, is what is sometimes called 'coarse marketing'; to distinguish it
from the refined, aesthetically pleasing, form favored by the theorists.

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 CHAPTER 2

OBJECTIVES TO STUDY

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 OBJECTIVES TO STUDY

Marketing objectives are goals set by a business when promoting its products or services to
potential consumers that should be achieved within a given time frame. In other words,
marketing objectives are the marketing strategy set in order to achieve the overall
organizational objectives. A company's marketing objectives for a particular product might
include increasing product awareness among targeted consumers, providing information about
product features and reducing consumer resistance to buying the product.
SMART Approach to Marketing Objectives
When setting objectives, it is very important to ensure that they are specific, measurable,
achievable, realistic and time-specific - or SMART for short. The SMART approach allows a
supervisor to effectively manage the marketing activities and be able to determine how
successful new objectives will be.
The SMART approach can help achieve your marketing objectives by asking the following
questions:
 Specific
Are the objectives stated in a way that is precise about what you are hoping to achieve?
 Measurable
Can you quantify each objective, i.e. can you use a unit of measure, such as a market share in
percentage or dollars, to provide a way to check your level of success?
 Achievable
Are your objectives reasonable in terms of what you can actually achieve, or are you setting
your sights too high?
 Realistic
Do you have sufficient employees and resources to achieve the objectives you have set? If
you don't, are they likely to be unrealistic?
 Time-specific
When are you hoping to achieve these objectives? You need to define a timing plan by using
target timing for each specific objective.

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The project enables us to find out certain specific objectives like:
 How many consumers use One plus products?
 How many consumers are aware about the One plus ad?
 Which advertisement feature plays an important role in influencing consumers?
 Is the marketing strategy undertaken effective?
 Does the product reflect brand value?
 Are there enough service centres across the country to cater to consumer needs?
 Are consumers satisfied with the after sales services?
 Is the One plus ad effective leaving a mark in consumer minds?
 Are One plus merchandises a part of the marketing strategy?
 Does the ad represent actual product profile?

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 CHAPTER 3

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

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 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

 Androulidakis ; G. Kandus (2011) correlated the brand of mobile phone users’

security practices. Users show different behavior in an array of characteristics,
according to the brand of the mobile phone they are using. As such, there is
categorization of arrears, different for each brand, where users are clearly lacking
security mind, possibly due to lack of awareness. Such a categorization can help
phone manufacturers enhance their mobile phones in regards to security, preferably
transparently for the user.

 Tajzadeh Namin Aidin (2012) analysed that the process of deciding over
(choosing) a brand may be influenced by situation and content. The findings
suggest a significant relationship between the variables “brand attitude” , and
“prodect (cell phone) choice”. In addition, no significant relationship was found
between individual decision making processes (independent or mediated) and
product choice.

 Nasr Azad ; Maryam Safaei (2012)states that there are many evidences to believe
that customers select their products based on brand name. Products also maintain
their own characteristics, which make them differentiable from others. In this paper,
researchers have present an empirical study to determine important factors
influencing customers' purchasing intend for cellular phones in capital city of Iran,
Tehran. The results of the study show that there are some positive relationships
between exclusive name and quality perception, between exclusive name and word
of mouth advertisement, between quality perception and fidelity, between word of
mouth advertisement and brand name and between brand name image and brand
name.

 Ozhan Karimi (2012)had presented an empirical study to investigate the effects of

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 different marketing efforts on brand equity in mobile industry. The results show that
there is a positive and meaningful relationship between marketing mix efforts and
brand equity. In other words, more advertisements could help better market
exposure, which means customers will have more awareness on market
characteristics. Among all mixed efforts, guarantee influences more on brand
equity, which means consumers care more on product services than other features.
Finally, among different characteristics of brand equity, product exclusiveness
plays an important role. In other words, people are interested in having
exclusive product, which is different from others.

 Heikki Karjaluoto, Jari Karvonen et al, (2005), had analyzed that Mobile phone
markets are one of the most turbulent market environments today due to increased
competition and change. Thus, it is of growing concern to look at consumer buying
decision process and cast light on the factors that finally determine consumer
choices between different mobile phone brands. On this basis, this research
deals with consumers’ choice criteria in mobile phone markets by studying factors
that influence intention to acquire new mobile phones on one hand and factors
that influence on mobile phone change on the other are some general factors that
seem to guide the choices. The two studies show that while technical problems are
the basic reason to change mobile phone among students; price, brand, interface,
and properties are the most influential factors affecting the actual choice between
brands.

 Hande Kimiloglu, V. Aslihan Nasir, Süphan Nasir, (2010), aims to discover

consumer segments with different behavioral profiles in the mobile phone market.
Pragmatic consumers are found to give high importance to the functional, physical
and convenience-based attributes of the product. The abstemious group also gives
importance to functionality along with design. While value-conscious consumers
focus strongly on price, the charismatic segment represents the want-it-all group
valuing many attributes such as technological superiority, practicality, durability,
functionality, and design. The study also includes findings and discussions about the
differences these clusters display in terms of their involvement and loyalty styles.

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 Fred Robins, (2003) analyzed that the marketing of the next generation of mobile
phones. It begins with comments on the state of the telecom industry and draws
attention to elements of technological and product convergence, highlighting the
point that while industry convergence on digital technology is a fact, today’s mobile
telephony marketplace is nonetheless characterized by three generations of
technology and the latest generation, 3G, embraces three related but competing
standards. The research examines 2G, 2 and a half G and 3G developments around
the world and identifies factors relevant to the marketing of 3G, including
recognition of geographical and user diversity and the consequent need for
marketers to keep these various user perspectives in mind. However, customer
desire for personalisation, including personalised 3G services, are important
features of the marketplace, as will be the availability of simple, secure payment
systems.

 Jaakko Sinisalo, Jari Salo, Heikki Karjaluoto, Matti Leppäniemi, (2007) states
that the purpose of their study is twofold. First, in order to guarantee a coherent
discussion about mobile customer relationship management (mCRM), this paper
presents a conceptualization of mCRM delineating its unique characteristics.
Second, the authors develop the empirically grounded framework of the underlying
issues in the initiation of mCRM. Researchers have identifies issues that can be
divided into three categories (exogenous, endogenous and mCRM-specific) the
company has to take into account when moving towards mCRM.

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 CHAPTER 4
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

4.1 Marketing Research

4.2 Sources of data

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4.1Marketing Research

Marketing research is the function, which links the consumer, customer and public to the
marketer through information.

Information used to identified and define marketing opportunities and problems: generate,
refine and evaluate marketing action, monitor marketing performance, and improve
understanding of market as a process.
Marketing strategies of one plus vary in their specific objectives. They may be used to
correct new customer, to reward loyal customer’s ad to increase the repurchase rates of
occasional users. Sales promotion usually targets brand switchers because non-users of other
brands do not always notice a promoting

4.2 Sources of Data

In this study the for most data collection instrument used is the questioners method.
The questioner has been designed with both open ended and close ended questions. Apart
from this, the research instrument consists of primary and secondary data collected for the
study.

➢ Primary Data
Here first hand information is obtained by distributing printed questioners to
the marketing executives of the company. Data was also obtained from the observation
and interviews techniques adopted by the researchers. Moreover, information was
disseminated by the departmental heads.

➢ Secondary Data
Here the information is obtained from the brochure of one plus group , books,
websites, newsletter, generals, magazines, newspaper, etc.

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 Chapter 5
COMPANY PROFILE

5.1 The one plus Philosophy

5.2 Mission of Company
5.3 Values
➢ 5.4 Vision 2020
5.5 Key Products
5.6 Competitors Of one plus

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 COMPANY PROFILE

➢ 5.1 The ONE PLUS Philosophy

At one plus, they follow a simple philosophy: “NEVER SETTLE” which illustrates their
will to disrupt the way companies design and build mobile devices

Unlike other manufacturers, they don’t see a smartphone as a list of tech specs and
features. They focus on delivering the best end-user experience on a day-to-day basis. To
do so, their approach integrates three main elements: people (desirability), technology
(feasibility) and business (viability).

Every day, their people bring this philosophy to life. The leaders search for the brightest
talent from around the world, and give them the resources they need to be the best at what
they do. The result is that all of its products—from memory chips that help businesses
store vital knowledge to mobile phones that connect people across continents have the
power to enrich lives. And that’s what making a better global society all is about.

➢ 5.2 Mission of Company

“Everything we do at one plus is guided by our mission: Our mission is to share the best
technology, built hand-in-hand with you.”

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➢ 5.3 Values of ONE PLUS

We believe that living by strong values is the key to good business.

It is our commitment to bring the best possible technology to users around the world,
reaffirmed by our personal experiences as smartphone geeks. Only a few devices
available on the market satisfy tech lovers. We believe that consumers shouldn’t
choose between performance, quality and price. Our motto – Never Settle – illustrates
our will to disrupt the way companies design and build mobile devices.

At One Plus, a rigorous code of conduct and these core values are at the heart of every
decision we make.

Engage with users

Designing the best smartphone experience requires a full understanding of people’s

expectations and desires. We believe that engaging with costumers would provide us
with the best insights on tech scene, as seen by avid users, as well as excellent
feedback on existing devices.

Design the best combination

A smartphone is more than the sum of its parts. It is the combination of

complementary components that offer an overall experience. Some companies
make believe that a particular spec can totally transform a device. However, specs
frequently conflict with each other. A powerful battery lets the device run for longer,
but frequently increases its thickness and weight. At OnePlus we believe that a mobile
experience has to take a holistic approach in order to be optimal.

Partner with the experts

One Plus simply aims to create the best products that we can for consumers.
Partnering with the OS experts like Cyanogen Inc. is not only a disruptive way to
deliver our promises but allows us to leverage OnePlus high performance hardware.

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 Maximize the consumer value

Companies generally focus on retail price first when defining phone specs. The better
the phone specs, the more expensive the product. We believe that there are new ways
to incorporate more technology with no extra cost.

OnePlus doesn’t compromise on product quality and plans to offer greater value to
consumers through innovative design and outline strategy.

➢ 5.4 Vision 2020

As stated in its motto, OnePlus’ vision for the new decade is, "to pursue excellence, in
other words Never Settle."

The goal for one plus is to become a respected, global brand.

This new reflects oneplus’ commitment to inspiring its communities by leveraging its
three key elements: : people (desirability), technology (feasibility) and business
(viability).

Through these efforts, Samsung hopes to contribute to a better world and a richer
experience for all.

To this end, one plus has also established three strategic approaches in its management:
“Creativity,” “Partnership,” and “Talent.”

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Vow to become better

1 stands for the status quo, + represents our desire to do better

A good product

1 stands for our users, + stands for sharing

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Premium quality beautiful design

Oneplus builds only beautifully designed devices with the highest quality, because our users
would never settle for anything less.

Oneplus is excited about the future.Oneplus is now finally going to chase the ultra-premium
market.

The idea is that not just to be a flagship killer. It also wants to be a flagship phone. The
company along with its goal of launching more than one phone, plans to launch a phone
with cutting edge technologies.

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➢ 5.5 Key Products

 Smartphones [Oneplus One, Oneplus 2, Oneplus 3, Oneplus X, Oneplus 3T, Oneplus

5, Oneplus 5T, Oneplus 6, Oneplus 6T, Oneplus 6T McLaren Edition, Oneplus 7,
Oneplus 7T Pro, Oneplus 7T Pro McLaren Edition, Oneplus 8 Pro(upcoming)]
 Earphones [Type-C earphones(wireless), Bullet earphones(wireless)]
 Powerbanks [10000 maH powerbank(dual USB ports)]
 OxygenOS [customized operating system for overseas market]
 HydrogenOS [customized operating system for Chinese market]
 Phone cases [ designer cases with different material like silicone, leather, wood,
rubber, metal]
 Shirts [ JCC collection of t-shirts]
 Bags[ Oneplus gear and travel]

➢ 5.6 Major Competitors Of One plus

 Xiomi
 ASUS
 Huawei
 Samsung
 Sony
 Apple
 Lenovo
 Nokia
 Ericsson
 OPPO

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 CHAPTER 6
ONE PLUS

6.1 One plus in India

6.2 One plus the Future
6.3 Effective Advertisement
6.4 SWOT analysis
6.5 Marketing strategy of One plus
6.6 After sales service
6.7 Future prospects

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 ➢ 6.1. One plus in India

In December 2014, alongside the release of one plus in India exclusively through Amazon,
One plus also announced plans to establish a presence in the country, with plans to open 25
official walk in service centres across India. As of today there are 52 walk in service centres
in India.

India will become home to One plus’ second global headquarters as a R&D centre which has
been proposed to be set up in Banglore or Hyderabad, either of the two cities.

One plus has recorded a sales of Rs 500 cr in India which makes it a 100% growth rate than
what it earned the last year (Rs 250 cr). Almost all users seem to be satisfied with the brand,
with more than 90% of them rating their phones 4 or higher on a scale of 5 when it comes to
‘value for money’. During the first half of the year 2018, it surpassed rivals Samsung and
Apple to become India’s bestselling smartphones brand in the premium (Rs30000 plus)
segment

➢ 6.2. ONEPLUS: The Future

From its inception in December 2013, Oneplus has grown to become one of the world’s
leading electronics companies and a leading global digital technology brand. The company
officially serves 34 countries and regions around the world as of July 2018.
In 2014, Oneplus made more than $300 million in revenue. Its steady ascent in brand value
has placed Oneplus shoulder to shoulder with the most trusted global companies.
In 2017, Oneplus achieved a remarkable 55 per cent growth rate here, reporting a sales
turnover of $1.4 billion. Back in the mid-year of 2019, Oneplus launched its Oneplus 7T
which became the best phone of the year. Oneplus recorded Rs 500 cr sales in just twodays in
2019 during the great amazon festive sale, achieving a 100% growth rate.
 OnePlus will come up with three new OnePlus 8 series phones this year.

 The OnePlus 8 Lite will be the entry-level model using a MediaTek chipset.

 The OnePlus 8 Pro might get a 120Hz refresh rate display and a 64-megapixel rear camera.
 One plus has also launched its tv Q1 series which has been termed as “imagination and
intelligence”

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6.3 Effective Advertisement

➢ 6.3.1. Effective Advertisement and Consumer Attitude

The following model exemplifies the attitude or response of a consumer to an

advertisement and a glance through the following pictorial presentation would simplify
our understanding of the advertisement’s effects on thinking response and it also
magnifies the peripheral and associative effect of an advertisement.

A Model of the Feeling – Response to Advertisement

Decreases amount of total thinking

Raises product attribute valuation Increases ratio of positive to negative thoughts

Increase positive product attribute attitude

Transform use

Advertising
-Evoked Positive Affective Response
Increases Attitude towards the Advertisement

Increase Evaluation of Advertisement characteristics

A rather simple explanation of how a feeling – response advertisement works is that

people like it or dislike it is an advertisement, and this attitude gets transformed to or

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associated with the product in the advertisement. There is thus the potential for a
direct casual link between the attitude towards an advertisement and the attitude and
behavior towards a product. As noted in the diagram, feelings engendered by an
advertisement can create or influence an attitude towards the advertisement
directly, as well as indirectly, through assessment of the quality of the
advertisement’s exceptional characteristics. In fact, some researchers believe that
attitude to the advertisement really has two different components; an effective one,
reflecting the direct effect of the feelings evoked by the advertisement, and a
second more cognitive one, reflecting how well is the advertisement made and how
useful is the advertisement.
It is important, in understanding how an advertisement ultimately affects consumer
attitude; to see what kind of attitude people develop toward the advertisement itself. If
the feeling that the advertisement creates are positive, and if the way the advertisement
is made is evaluated favorably, then the advertisement should elicit a favorable
attitude towards itself and vice-versa.

In respect of the viewers of the advertisement, the matter of concern is that, how far
does it influence them and how should it influence them in the right direction. Viewers
of advertisement, who are the mass, have got their own outlook and their own way of
understanding. The customers are to depend on the advertisements, only till he gets the
product. After buying and using the product for the first time, comes the response to
the advertisement. This can be in three different levels viz.

At the first level, when the consumers are fully satisfied, they will respond favorably
to use the product continuously, subject to the price and the availability of the
product. Continuous advertisement in various media further influences the listeners to
build up a positive attitude towards the product. This leads to the change in the
consumption behaviour of the society, which leads to a great level of social and
cultural change among the people in general.

The next level is the stage of getting dis-satisfaction by the consumers on the use of
the product, on persuasion by the advertisement. This will lead to consumer
resistance to the product. The dissatisfaction at this state means that the quality or the
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contents of the utility value of the product might not have reached the height
expectations created by

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 the advertisement. If the product or service at this stage is able to satisfy at least a
section of the people, then it can service higher and thus will serve as forbidding
factor. As far as the attitude formation is concerned, this stage can be considered as a
formative stage. But if the product fails to reach, not even a section of the society in
total, it will lead to the product withering away from the market in course of time.

The third situation leads to a stage, when the viewers understanding that the
advertisement misguides them or giving a wrong information deliberately. Under this
situation the viewer loses confidence on the advertiser, producer and the seller. This
leads to a negative attitude on the marketing of the products of the company in
general. The defects are to be brought to the knowledge of the producer to give a
chance for him to correct the mistakes, if it is so. When there is no proper response for
this complaint, then it leads to earning discredit from the customers.

➢ 6.3.2. An Ideal Consumer Feeling

In order to ensure that the advertisements reach the target consumers in a most effective
way and begets right response from, it has to be ensuring that such advertisements are
presented in the right way. The following steps on the part of consumer may ensure that
the advertisements are on the right track.

 Getting attracted towards the advertisements.

 Listening and observing the contents of the advertisements in full.

 Continuous watching of the same over a period.

 Comparing the advertisements of similar products.

 Learning more about the product, the producer and the advertiser.

 Making a trail purchase as follow up activity.

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  Using the product as per the instructions.

 Assessing the level of utility of the product individually.

 Assessing the level of utility derived with other similar consumers.

 Comparing the level of utility of the product with similar products.

 Decision-making regarding the continuous use of the product, and to recommend to

others, positively or negatively.

 If not satisfied with the product discrepancy regarding the quality and the
characteristics of the product are to be taken to the knowledge of the producer and
the advertiser.

➢ 6.4 SWOT ANALYSIS

o Strength
o Weakness
o Opportunity
o Threat

➢ Strength
 Accessory to necessary
 A smart tv are no longer perceived to be a item of luxury
 Advancement of technology which gives companies ability to introduce new
products and new product features
 High growth key driver being urban and rural

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  Government policies in favor of infrastructure development and reduction in
excise duty and so on

➢ Weakness
 Supply continuous to outstrip demand.
 Demand cyclical and seasonal
 Volatile performance of the seasonal industrial sector has negative impact on
demand. The sectors performance is highly dependent on supply of material.

➢ Opportunity
 Diversification and Developing new products for new market.
 Easy availability of finance has stimulated consumers to buy durables.
 Changes in Consumer outlook from spend now-save later mentality leading to
high disposable income
➢ Threat
 Dozen companies operating in the white goods segment. Prices would continue to
remain depressed and margins will be under pressure.
 Threats of cheaper imports from South East Asian countries.

➢ 6.5 Marketing strategy of One plus

➢ 6.5.1 Background

Prior to liberalization, the consumer durable sector in India was restricted to a handful
of domestic players like Godrej, Alwyn, Kelvinator, Voltas. Together, they control
nearly 90% of the market. They were first superseded by the players like Videocon in
the early 1990, who invested in brand building and in enhancing distribution and
service channels. Then with the liberalization came aspect of foreign players from
LG Electronics to Sony to Aiwa.

Rs.23000cr consumer durable industry can be divided in to two types, consumer

electronics and consumer utilities. Consumer electronics is basically is entertained

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 system like Television, VCR’s, and Audio System and Home theater systems.
Consumer utilities are other household appliances like Refrigerator, Washing
Machine, Air-Conditioners, food processors, and vacuum cleaner. On most third
world countries, consumer durables like Refrigerator and Television are most
popular. Out of this, the television segment is undoubtedly the largest segment.
Products in the white good segments come next to the CTV’s in the purchasing
hierarchy of the Indian consumer.

Over the years demand of consumer durables has increased with rising income levels,
durable double income families, changing lifestyle, availability of credit, increasing
consumer awareness and introduction of new model. Products like Air-Conditioner are
no longer perceived as luxury product, while TV draws its share from both Urban and
Rural refrigerator and washing machine are still inclined towards Urban. However,
good affordable smartphones have now become an urban necessity.

➢ 6.5.2 Current Scenario

Most of the segments in this sector are characterized by intense competition,

emergence of companies (especially MNCs), introduction of state-of-the-art
models, price discounts and change schemes. MNCs continue to dominate the
Indian consumer durable segment, which is apparent from the fact that these
companies command more than 65% market share in the color television (CTV)
segment. Refrigerators constitute the second largest product segment within the
Indian consumer durables sector in India, with an estimated annual turnover of Rs 39
bn during FY2011 with an estimated sale of 4.1m units. The size of the room Air-
conditioners industry is estimated at 1.1 m in volume terms, and Rs 24 bn in value
terms. Washing machines sales in India aggregated an estimated 1.37m during
FY2013 or around Rs 11 bn in value terms. The size or the demand of smartphones in
India has been the second highest in terms of world demand. This however can be
attributed to certain number of factors being high population, high working
population, increase in standard of living and influence by the western culture. These
all factors have contributed to the growth of demand for electronics.

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➢ 6.5.3 Demand/Supply

Supply growth is high across all the segments. But the organized sector has gained
substantial market share from the unorganized segment in recent years. However,
there are fewer players in segments like dishwashers and vacuum cleaners.

Cyclical and seasonal-Demand is high during festive season and is generally

dependent on good monsoons. There are certain factors in the consumer durables
industry, which are considered as demand drivers. They are:

o The degree of distribution network in the market.

o The advertising and marketing strategy adopted by the players in the industry.
o The brand image of the product as perceived by the consumer.
o The technology used by the company viz. state-of-art technology or an older
version.
o The ability of the company to introduce newer products and newer product
features The capability of the company to service its products 'The discount
schemes and consumer finance facility available
o The market positioning of the product
o The cost competitiveness and pricing strategy of the company
o The financial strength of the players
o

➢ 6.5.4 Consumer Durable: Urban and rural India

 In the top 5 million households, in affluence terms, 96 percent of households have

color televisions, 82 percent own refrigerators, and 44 percent own washing
machines.
 In the next 7 million households, penetration of color TVs is 69 percent, 58
percent for refrigerators, and 19 percent for washing machines.

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  In the next tier of affluent households - numbering approximately 12 million - 50
percent own color TVs, 35 percent own refrigerators, and 8 percent own washing
machines.

Rural India too is set to see an increase in the number of high-income households. An
additional 4.6 million high-income households and 13 million middle-income
households by 2011 to 2012 will take the number of rural households from 122.8
million to 139 million. This constitutes a huge opportunity for marketers - 60 million
households or 300 million consumers with the capacity to buy consumer appliances
and other products is an attractive market for any global player. And it seems that
global appliance players who have established brands in the Indian market are likely
to benefit from this great big push towards consumerism.

➢ 6.5.5 Success Factor for Consumer Durable Industry

Indian consumer durables industry is going through a consolidation phase with MNC
companies going in for strategies to increase market share. Certain success factors for
this industry are identified follows:

1. Technology: Rising competition has resulted in major competitors introducing

technologically superior products at competitive prices. This means the technology
input is gaining more and more importance. In this regard, the large MNC players
score over their Indian counterparts as they can always source technology from their
parents. On the other hand, Indian companies rely on the outside sources for their
technology requirements

2. Knowledge of the local market: Indian consumer durables market is different

from other markets. Hence understanding these peculiarities is important for the
long-term survival. For example, One plus launched the 'wireless Bluetooth
earphones" after it discovered that Indian consumers prefer loud good quality music.
Indian companies are better placed in this regard as they know the market pretty well.

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 3. Strong distribution network: Tough competition means that a proper mindshare
of the consumer has to be maintained and the product has to be made visible.
Volumes in this business are narrow and profitability comes from volumes. To
achieve volumes, deep penetration of the market is necessary. Indian companies
score a point here as being in the market for a longer time; they have developed
strong distribution channels.

4. Good brand image: Perception of a particular brand plays an important role in

purchase decision. A typical Indian consumer looks for value for money when he
makes purchase of white goods, as the price involved is significant and unlike
developed markets, Indians do not have the buy, use and throw mindset. Hence,
consumer also looks for reliability of the product. All this is conveyed through strong
brand awareness.

➢ 6.5.6 Consumer Outlook

The Change in Consumer Outlook. India is a country in a hurry - changing

continuously and also trying hard to keep pace with these changes. The 'me too'
syndrome is no longer valid as consumers seek customized products. 'The Indian
consumer consumer's evolution in the last decade has thrown up some interesting
trends:

 Consumer base becoming younger. Nearly a third of the country's population is

under the age of 14 years.
 Kids graduating from pester power to decision makers.
 People with buying power living longer and developing distinct health needs.
 Multi-tasking consumers fighting paucity of time and new consumer trends.
 Huge increase in High Income Groups and spend now-save later mentality leading
to high disposable income.
 Consumer wants to be treated as an individual not as part of a large physical mass
and the consumer looks for a 'post buy' relationship to enhance the value of her
brand decision making.

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 ➢ 6.5.7 Entry of One plus in India

Emerging Markets (EMs) with large consumer bases and untapped demand constitute
the major growth opportunities for the multinationals and global companies. However,
not all companies are successful in establishing a foothold, leave alone operating
profitably, in such markets. For most, it takes years of struggle before they can even
breakeven. Marketing is difficult in such EMs because of little or no market data, non-
existent or poorly developed distribution systems, lack of regulatory discipline, and
where regulations exist, a propensity to change them frequently and unpredictably.

Oneplus entered India in December 2013 , owned by Pete Lau and Carl Pei. As of July
2018, it officially serves 34 countries.It is majority owned by Oppo as its only
shareholder, which is a subsidiary of BBK electronics along with Vivo and Realme.
However, both are independent companies but one plus uses the manufacturing line of
oppo and even share’s a part of its supply chain.

Positioning
The company unveiled its first device in April 2014, which was intended to capture the
market from google nexus series.

In December 2014, alongside the release of One plus in India exclusively through amazon,
One plus also announced plans to establish a presence in the country, with plans to open 25
official walk in service centres in the country.

 In April 2014, one plus hired Han Han to help market its products in Mainland China.

 On 9 March 2014, the company expanded its operations to the European union.

 On 23 January 2015, one plus made its products available for the first time Southeast
Asia.

 In June 2016, One plus decided to pull out of the Indonesian market due to local
regulations.

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Products

Name Codename Unveiled International Release

One Plus One bacon 23 April 2014 6 June 2014

One Plus 2 oneplus2 27 July 2015 11 August 2015

One Plus X onyx 29 October 2015 5 November 2015

One Plus 3 oneplus3 14 June 2016 14 June 2016

One Plus 3T oneplus3t 15 November 2016 28 November 2016

One Plus 5 cheeseburger 20 June 2017 27 June 2017

One Plus 5T dumpling 16 November 2017 21 November 2017

One Plus 6 enchilada 16 May 2018 22 May 2018

One Plus 6T fajita 29 October 2018 6 November 2018

One Plus 7 guacamole

14 May 2019 25 May 2019

One Plus 7 Pro guacamole

One Plus 7T hotdog 26 September 2019 28 September 2019

One Plus 7T Pro hotdog 10 October 2019 12 October 2019

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One plus has revealed its Q1 and Q1 pro tv in September 2019.

One plus is planning to reveal its new smart tv sometime in 2020.

➢ 6.5.8 Marketing Strategy of One plus Products

Product Features

To sell a consumer durable product a company has to provide unique features i.e. features
which other companies are not able to provide. Samsung has been using the same strategy
to boost their sales. Samsung provides its consumers with wide range of products with
unique features.
For example, Samsung was the only company offering 1000 watts PMPO sound output in
the 21-inch flat TV segment. It also introduced a new 5.5 kg, top loading fully automatic
washing machine with features like ‘saree course’ keeping in mind that the majority of the
Indian women wear sarees.

Invitation system
Early phones were only available through a system whereby costumers had to sign up for
an invite to purchase the phone at irregular intervals.The system was claimed to be
necessary for the young company to manage huge demand. One plus ended the invite
system with the launch of One plus 3 on 14 June 2016. Announced via an interactive VR
launch event, the One plus 3 initially went on sale withing the VR app itself. One plus
touted the event as the world’s first VR shopping experience. The phone was made
available for sale later that day day inChina, North America and the European Union on
the One plus website, and in India on Amazon.

Smash the past

On 23 April 2014, One plus began its “Smash the Past” campaign. The promotion asked
selected participants to destroy their phones on video in an effort to purchase One plus
One for$1. Due to confusion, several videos were published by unselected users
misinterpretating the promotion and destroying their phones before the promotion start

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 date. One plus later revised the rules of their promotion by allowing consumers to donate
their old phones. There were 140,000 entrants in the contest with 100 winners.

Ladies First
On 13 August 2014, One plus hosted a contest to give invites, which were hard to come by at
the time, to their female forum members. Users were asked to post a photo of themselves with
the One plus logo, images would be shared in the forum and could be “liked” by other forum
members.

Costumer support
The costumer support at One plus was once the subject of strong criticism. In 2017, the
company increased the number of costumer service staff and set-up costumer service and
repair centers in Asia, Europe and the United States, greatly improving turnaround times for
repairs and other issues.

One plus USB-C cable

After several weeks of costumer complaints on One plus forums and on Reddit, google
engineer Benson Leung showed that the USB-C cable and USB-C-to-Micro-USB adapter
offered by Oneplus at that time did not conform to the USB specification. Onepus co-founder
Carl Pei on 26 Nov 2015 admitted that the cable and adapter did not conform to the USb
application,and offered refunds (although not for the cables bunded with the One plus 2
phones).

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 Comparative study.
It’s the smartphone that’s managed to dominate the market in a very short amount of time, an
impressive feat accomplished largely due to a clever marketing plan. One plus One has
earned a title as the new king of mid-range smartphones, and the buzz surrounding the
product is still growing at an unprecedented rate.

The demand for the invite-only smartphone was so great that traffic to the website
skyrocketed, reaching 25.6M visits on December 2014- just one year after the One plus
website was launched.

The One plus craze: How the company did it

One plus’ aggressive marketing strategy has three main elements, all of which are
innovative in themselves. Combine them together, and you’ve got a triple threat three-
pronged marketing strategy that has thus been highly successful in fueling the hype- and
demand- for this new smartphone.

1. The phone is cheap, but without compromising quality. It’s relatively low
priced with a high specification ratio.
2. It’s invite-only. This has been the driving force in creating the craze behind
the phone, as the manufacturers are appealing to basic human nature: we
always want what we can’t have. The buy by invitation only system allows the
manufacturer to gradually fulfill the demand while costumers are kept in a

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 constant state of anticipation. This also adds to the phone’s appeal as a “VIP
product” for only a “select” group of people.
3. It’s something of a niche product. In opposition to all their existing
competitors, the One plus One has the reputation of being the phone for tech
geeks.
Add these three elements to a very clever ad campaign- complete with its own
trending hashtag, and you’ve got the receipt for a smartphone poised to tske over the
market.

Take a look at some of One plus’ effective ads. They’re clean, concise, and most
importantly, poke a little fun at the competition

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Gobbling up the market share
One plus’ marketing strategy was so effective that they managed to grab the world’s
attention, as traffic to the product’s website came from all corners of the world.
Here’s a look at the top 15 countries directing the most traffic share to the website:

While the United states is undoubtedly the leading market for One plus One you can see
there is a rapid surge of traffic from India, indicating there is a very promising geographic
market for the product. Other countries saw huge changes in traffic as well, as One plus;
popularity continues to soar.

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Crushing the competition

The new smartphone’s reputation as the must-have phone for the tech-savvy lot had a direct
impact on the OnePlus website. Referring tech-oriented sites helped fan the flames by
directing traffic to the product’s homepage, and ultimately the referrers lent a big helping
hand in cementing brand awareness.

The chart below illustrates which publishers helped sustain the buzz about the phone through
referrals.

How was OnePlus faring compared to its competitors? Or perhaps more accurately, how
were OnePlus’s competitors handling the entrance of this uber-popular newcomer into
the market?

To find out, we took a look at how the company was competing with their closest rivals
in terms of traffic to their respective websites. For this comparison we used Blackberry,
HTC, Motorola and Xiaomi.

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Based on this graph, it doesn’t look like much of a competition. You can see how quickly
site traffic to OnePlus managed to surpass each of the competitors we analyzed in just a
matter of months, and its traffic continues to rise. It’s also interesting to note that
OnePlus visitors are more engaged, based on visit duration to the site.

OnePlus + Social Media = Winning strategy

Now for the traffic breakdown by source: out of all of its main competitors, OnePlus One
is the only smartphone with the greatest amount of traffic from Direct. This illustrates
how strong the brand is – clearly, OnePlus One’s reputation preceded itself.

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Perhaps this is most obvious, though, when you take a look at traffic from social media.
Traffic from social media to the OnePlus website dwarfs the social traffic driven by their
competitors.

While certainly social media doesn’t even come close as a substantial traffic source
when compared with other major traffic sources (especially Direct and Search),
OnePlus One is clearly commanding the social scene. Social media provides the
company with nearly 8 percent of total incoming visits and continues to rise, with
Facebook, Reddit and Twitter being the main social media sites directing traffic.

OnePlus One also has a very good distribution of traffic sources – another aspect that
sets it apart from the competition. Again going back to the appeal of the phone’s
exclusivity: When something is invite-only, everyone wants it… and everyone talks
about it.

Making a lasting impression

One of the distinguishing features of OnePlus One’s marketing campaign was the invite-
only incentive, which prompted some aspiring entrepreneurs to start selling invites.
There was some question as to the phone’s sustainability given the business model.
Then Black Friday and Cyber Monday happened. During that time, OnePlus temporarily
removed the invite-only requirement for purchase,and allowed people to simply buy
the phone on the website. The results speak volumes about the phone’s brand
presence.

On October 28th, the OnePlus website received nearly 2.5M visits – 226 percent higher
than the previous month’s daily average. This traffic volume accounted for one day,but
was almost the same amount of site traffic the company received for all of October.

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Since then, OnePlus has started allowing users to buy the phone invite-free on
Tuesdays, and thus far the phone is as popular as ever.

Whether the phone’s popularity would continue to soar if the invite were removed for a
longer period of time remains to be seen. But even OnePlus skeptics can agree that
there’s something to be said for the relatively unknown brand that – thanks to a clever
marketing strategy and the power of social media – has managed to climb to the top of
the ranks of mid-range smartphones.

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ONE PLUS CELEBRATES PREMIUM SALES LEAD IN INDIA WITH
DIG AT APPLE

ONE PLUS BECOMES NUMBER 1 SMARTPHONE IN INDIA WITH

ONE PLUS 6 SERIES

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ONE PLUS TOPS ONLINE SALES CHARTS IN INDIA’S $400+
MARKET

ONE PLUS ONE’S MARKETING STRATEGY HAS MADE IT SO

DESIRABLE

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 Chapter 7
AFTER SALES SERVICE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

7.1 After Sales Service

7.2 Promotion
7.3 Advertising
7.4 Sales promotion
7.5 Sponsorship
7.6 Direct mail
7.7 Distribution Channels
7. 8 Pricing

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7.1 After Sales Service

Offering advanced technology products and positioning itself on the technology platform will
not help a company sell its products if it fails to give proper after-sales-service. With a focus
on strengthening the satisfaction level of the consumer, One plus technology (Shenzhen) Co.
Ltd. has launched its 3S — Speed, Smile and Sure — campaign.

As part of this customer service program, the company is working on a two-pronged strategy.
This involves: one, improving the service infrastructure by setting up customer service plazas
in key metro locations; and two, improving the skill levels of technicians by setting up a
training school with a technical evaluation system for after sales service engineers.

Till now, most of the players in the sector have been professing that it's the relationship with
the customer that matters. However, with the competition increasing, customer satisfaction is
fast becoming a core issue,'' an industry analyst pointed out.

7.2 Promotion

Offering advanced technology products and positioning itself on the technology platform will
not help a company sell its products if it fails to communicate properly with the potential
customers. To raise brand awareness and create strong, favorable and unique brand
associations, One plus adopted various marketing strategies like celebrity endorsements,
corporate advertisements, highlighting its technological superior goods and many promotional
schemes.

7.3 Advertising

One plus is involved in aggressive marketing and advertising of its product to develop
attitudes, create awareness, and transmit information in order to gain a response from the
target market. Their main advertising channels include 'media' such as newspapers (local,
national, free, trade), magazines and journals, television (local and national) cinema,
outdoors advertising (such as posters, bus sides). The initial advertisements communicated
presence of One plus in worldwide markets and its dominance in those markets. To increase
its brand awareness, One plus went in for celebrity endorsements. Initially, the company

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Amitabh Bacchan to endorse its brand. But now on a large scale level, particularly worldwide
level, Robert Downey Jr, has been the brand ambassador with the reveal of One plus 7 series.

7.4 Sales Promotion

Along with advertisements, One plus also focuses on promotional schemes to increase its
sales. In October 2013, One plus launched its highly successful promotional scheme, the
ladies first campaign. This offer instantly boosted the sales of the company. The campaign
was launched on a worldwide level. Under this scheme, female fans were asked to
share pictures of themselves with the One plus logo emblazoned on either a piece of paper
they’re holding or that’s drawn/painted on their hand/face/wherever. Submissions would be
judged by the One plus staff members, and the 50 most well-liked women would receive an
invitation to spend
$300-$350 on the company’s One plus One smartphone and a company T-shirt.

7.5 Sponsorship

One plus signs deal with SK Gaming

SK Gaming is excited to announce a new partnership with One plus who is going to be their
official smartphone partner. As the home of the very best in mobile sports- the SK Gaming
clash royale team, wanted to be equipped with the very best and they’re very pleased to have
One plus take care of the important task

One plus partners with super league gaming

SANTA MONICA, Calif, Nov 21, 2019- Super League Gaming, a leader in bringing live and
digital esports entertainment and experiences directly to everyday gamers around the world,
have announced that global technology company One plus will serve as the official
smartphone sponsor of the PUBG mobile North American super league 2019-2020 season.
Featuring local, social gameplay event nights, as well as a quarterly “City Champs” league,
the season is rolling out in 16 major markets across the United States starting in Dec 2019.

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OnePlus announces it’s now global sponsor of Fnatic e-sports team

Speaking on the partnership, OnePlus’s co-founder, Carl Pei said “Gaming has always been
central to OnePlus and working with Fnatic was, from the beginning, a natural partnership
born from friendship: two like-minded organizations looking to push the boundaries. We’re
excited for this to be our first-ever global sponsorship in esports! Together, we’ll continue
to change industries and attitudes, through a joint passion to Never Settle.”

7.6 Direct Mail

One plus even uses Direct Mail concept for its product promotion. One plus sends mail to
target consumers depending on the database i.e. the frequency of site visit and on their
purchases. One plus is very actively involved in e- commerce.

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7.7 Distribution Channels

Chinese premium phone brand OnePlus captured Indian consumers’ imagination with Apple-
inspired marketing strategy that included following a calendar of one flagship phone
launched every year, an initial “invite only" offer, exclusive product events, and a loyal club
of OnePlus fans built largely through digital advertising.

All that is has changed. OnePlus has now branched out to physical retail and television and
outdoor advertising to attract a larger consumer base, much like related Chinese phone
makers Oppo and Vivo.

In 2017, OnePlus announced it will sell its phones at electronics retail store chain Croma,
owned by Tata Group. This comes after several years when OnePlus sold its mobile phones
only online and exclusively on Amazon in India. The flagship phone OnePlus 5 sold in 10
Croma stores across major metro cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
“The partnership with Croma greatly benefitted youngsters and tech enthusiasts who have a
desire for the brand but had not have experienced its products," Agarwal said. “It was a huge
opportunity to improve brand awareness and consumer engagement as the premium segment
grows in future. The goal was to offer users a chance to hold the device and experience the
premium design and the attention to detail."

Earlier, this opportunity to hold and see the OnePlus was offered through company pop-ups
set up for a short time in major cities.
OnePlus has also ramped up its advertising for its then new phone with a television
advertisement and outdoor advertising for the first time in 2017. Until then, OnePlus spent
only on online advertising, tying up with social media influencers like stand-up
comedians.

“We had limited resources and we were selective, but we then opened up to tapping all
channels (of advertising)," Agarwal had said in an interview with Mint. “ATL (above the
line) advertising was even smaller, but accounted for a higher value because digital was very
cost effective," Agarwal said in the earlier interview. Digital advertising still accounts for 80-
90% of all advertising volume that OnePlus spends on.

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The company spent its ATL budget almost entirely on billboards outside airports of major
cities. “Investment outside of airports (on billboard advertising) wont be very effective unless
you are overspending like other brands," he said.

Among these other brands are Vivo and Oppo owned by Gangzhou-owned BBK Electronics.
They outspent their competitors to capture 13% and 8% of the Indian smartphone market,
respectively, for the quarter ended June 2017, as per data from market intelligence firm IDC.
OnePlus founder Pete Lau started his company with money from BBK Electronics that also
sells these brands.

However, OnePlus did not figure in the top five smartphone brands in India by market share,
which was led by Samsung (24.8%) and Chinese maker Lenovo Group that also sells the
Motorola brand, said IDC.
With this pivot in branding and advertising, OnePlus’s marketing and distribution seemed
more aligned to related brands Vivo and Oppo, rather than Apple which is still a small part of
India’s smartphone market.
Distribution strategy is basically a strategy to make all the products or services available to
the target customers using a supply chain. One plus follows these distribution strategies to
be visible to the customers all around the world:
Collaborated with Amazon, Air Asia and Ola in its initial stages, One plus only sold its
products online through Amazon India via flash sales. With Amazon, One plus was able to
sell 20000 cellphones in a very short span of time. This mode of marketing also created a
sense of buzz among consumers. It also helped One plus in producing an optimum quantity
of the product to match the demand which was created in the market. Furthermore, they
developed the strategy of providing phones on request for the sake of experience to Air Asia
and Ola customers. On the launch of One of One plus X, they strategized a campaign which
enabled the customers to buy One plus smartphones via the Ola app and they had the product
delivered within 15 minutes.
One plus had also decided to expand their offline stores in around ten cities by the end of
2019.
“We are not going through a traditional offline channel. We will be opening our own stores
and focusing on providing experience which should help us increase awareness in those
cities,” Vikas Agarwal, general manager of One plus said. One plus debuted its first

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“experience store” in India in Bengaluru in 2018 and focused on further expansion into metro
cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and other major cities by the end of 2018.
They had one more target to complete. They wanted to increase their presence at e-retailer
Croma stores. They recently partnered with Croma and are present in over 20 Croma stores.
This year, we are going to expand their presence in the entire 100 stores that Croma has
across different cities as said by the company executive.
Along with these, One plus is also planning to set up its exclusive offline service centre
network in the country.
“We have currently 10 service centres operational and are planning to open more this year”.
Company executive said.

7.8 Pricing
Success of OnePlus: Penetration Pricing

The strategy of pricing the phone at an affordable low price was used by OnePlus because
they did not aim to have high margins of profit by selling the phone.

According to Peter Lau, the company sold the OnePlus One at cost and also it is to be noted
that OnePlus didn’t spend money on advertising at that time instead they sold phone online
using community partners and online marketing.

Initially, they wanted a high market penetration, for which they used invite-only as well as
online community members for selling. OnePlus used penetration pricing strategy as it
intended to price the smartphone to make it very attractive to consumers, to get them to buy
their phone. This was a fruitful marketing strategy because OnePlus was a new startup
company, and OnePlus One was their first smartphone.

One plus offered devices with an industry leading design, superior build quality, and top-of-
the-line specifications at a disruptive price. The phones’ pricing appealed to those seeking a
high-end device without having to spend too much on it.

According to some industry observers, One plus kept its pricing strategy very competitive
and was not worried about the costs while manufacturing the device. After adding up all the
costs, the start-up retained a small margin for itself in order to keep its operations running and
passed on the rest of the savings to the costumer in the form of low prices, they added. One
plus set the lowest feasible price for its device in each geographical market.

They priced the smartphone at $299, and this price point made the smartphone very attractive
to a large number of prospective customers as they were looking to buy a new or upgrade

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their current smartphone. This was also the price where people felt that they were not taking a
lot of risk of trying a new phone.

Marketing Strategy

➢ Influencer Approach

Influencer marketing in a double-edged sword – one wrong association or forced tweet and
the entire campaign arrives to a grinding halt. OnePlus created a network of 117 influencers
in one day that helped reach a massive chunk of their TG at the same time. For the launch of
OnePlus6, the brand roped in influencers from various stratas including, Suresh Raina, Mouni
Roy, BeYouNick, and Anita Hassanadani to pose with the latest smartphone and create buzz.

➢ Fascination with Speed

True to their offerings, Humanity’s Fascination with Speed managed to portray the best
qualities of OnePlus handsets through high quality storytelling and cinematography. The
video represented everything that OnePlus stood for, without getting to advertise-y or
repetitive for that matter – it delved into the history of speed, how and when humankind
attempted to get faster for getting better.

➢ Community first ideology

Building a community is probably not as difficult as engaging with and sustaining it.
OnePlus has followed up with their community through constant gratification such as movie
screenings, showing that they care.

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The brand also organizes OnePlus Pop Ups giving the OnePlus community a change to
interact and show that their opinion matters.

OnePlus also organized a meetup of 30 of its most engaged community members, giving
them an opportunity to interact with the brand and voice their opinions. This helped the
brand create a mutually trustworthy relationship.

➢ Walking the talk

Even the best of campaigns can fall flat when they don’t translate into a product that delivers
the promise. OnePlus walks the talk through quality smartphones that help win the consumers
in the first place.

While most brands refer to communication themes that appease

the attention dwindled generation, OnePlus has managed to
create a community of engaged, loyal consumers through a
steady mix of content, influencer marketing, UGC, and
gratification.
Through a cross-platform approach, OnePlus marketing strategy
has many takeaways.

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DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

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 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Q1. Are you a user of One plus home products?

20%

80%

YESNO

Q2. By which means did you come to know about One plus?

5
20

15 60

ADVERTISEMENT FMAILY MEMBER FRIENDS/RELATIVES OTHER SOURCES

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Q3. Have you seen One plus’ ad?

10

90

YESNO

Q4. Which advertisement feature influenced you the most in the ad?

10
30
20

40

CONCEPT/MESSAGE LOGO/SLOGAN PICTURIZATION OVERALL

’

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Q5. How do you like the marketing of One plus?

15 10

45
40

SATISFACTORYIMPRESSIVEEFFECTIVEINEFFECTIVE

Q6. What makes you recall One plus?

15
35

20

30

LOGO/SLOGAN MESSAGE PRESENTATION OF AD MODEL/CELEBRITY

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Q7. Have you been exclusive One plus showrooms?

15

85

YESNO

Q8. Does the ad reflect actual product profile?

15

85

YESNO

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Q9. Based on the price range what impression do you carry about One plus products?

20

10

70

ECONOMICALCOSTLYNEITHER

Q10. Are you happy with the after sales service of One plus?

20

80

YESNO

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Q11. What attracts you the most about One plus?

10

40

50

PRICEPRODUCT FEATURESPICTURISATION

12. Do you find One plus’ ads to be effective?

20

80

YESNO

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Q13. Does the ad represent brand value?

10
10

80

YESNOSOMETIMES

Q14. What do you like the most about the after sales services?

25 30

45

PATIENT SOLVING COMPLETE SOLUTIONS QUICK FOLLOW UP

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Q15. Do One plus products reflect brand value?

25

75

YESNO

Q16. Do you think there are enough service centres across the country?

30

70

YESNO

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Q17. According to you can One plus become the next future brand?

10
15

75

YESNOMAYBE

Q18. Have you heard about the One plus community?

15

85

YESNO

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Q19. Are you a part of the One plus community?

20

80

YESNO

Q20. Do you think the One plus community is an effective platform for solving small
problems?

8%
12%

80%

YESNOSOMETIMES

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Q21. Do you think One plus merchandises are a part of marketing strategy of the company?

%
MAYBE
5%
NO
15%

YES
80%

YESNOMAYBE

Q22. Do you think One plus merchandises are effective in marketing?

10 10

80

YESMAYBENOT SO MUCH

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Q23. As a male what has attracted you the most about the One plus ad?

20
10

70

PICTURIZATION+PRICE OVERALL PRODUCT FEATURES+PRICE

Q24.As a female what has attracted you the most about the One plus ad?

15

75

10

PICTURIZATION+PRICE OVERALL PRODUCT FEATURES+PRICE

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Q25. As a youngster, what do you like the most about the One plus product?

5 10
12

73

PICTURIZATIONPRICEPRODUCT FEATURESOVERALL

Q26. As an adult (age 30-55), what has attracted you the most about the One plus product?

10 8.2

80

PICTURIZATIONPRODUCT FEATURES+PRICEOVERALL

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 CHAPTER 9

FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS

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 FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS

FINDINGS

 A majority of the consumers use One plus products.

 Advertisement gas been an effective method for spreading awareness about
One plus products.
 A majority of the consumers have seen One plus ads.
 The logo/slogan and concept/message has been an important factor influencing
the consumers.
 Many consumers find the marketing of One plus effective and impressive.
 The logo/slogan and the message makes people recall the brand.
 Many consumers have been to exclusive zone plus showrooms.
 The advertisement reflects actual product profile.
 Majority consumers find One plus’ products to be economical.
 Consumers have been satisfied with the after sales service of One plus.
 It’s the product features that induces the consumers to buy the product.
 People find the One plus’ ads to be very effective as it sets an image of the
brand at the back of the mind of the consumers.
 People find that the ad truly represents the brand value.
 Consumers find that the complete solutions provided by after sales service
attracts them the most.
 Consumers do believe that One plus’ products reflect brand value.
 Consumers do want more service centres across the country.
 Consumers do believe that One plus can become the next future brand.
 People are aware about One plus community.
 Majority of the people are part of the One plus community.

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 People do find the One plus community platform quite effective for solving
small problems.
 Consumers feel that the One plus merchandises are a part of the marketing
strategy.
 Consumers remain blank as to if the One plus merchandises are effective in
marketing.
 The male population is more attracted towards product features keeping in
mind the price of the product.
 The female population is more attracted towards the picturization of the
product keeping in mind the price of the product.
 Youth are attracted more towards the picturization of the product.
 Adults are attracted more towards the product features considering the price of
the product.

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 SUGGESTIONS

 Company should concentrate on improving the after sales service of products

as it is a important factor for the sales of consumer products.
 Company should constantly get innovative in advertising its products, mainly
focusing on Value it will bring to the customer after buying the product
 Company can use some of the marketing tactics like distributing free key
chain, calendar, t-shirts for making brand popular among people
 Dealer’s desire more advertisement to be done through local newspaper and
cable TV ads to make consumers aware about the product.
 Advertisements of the company’s products should focus on quality and main
features.
 Proper Segmentation should be done and accordingly marketing strategies
should be planned for premium products.
 Welcome call as well as follow up call will help the company to maintain
customer relationship; hence the company should focus on such softer these
aspects.
 Establish the service center as per the ease of consumers accessibility.
 Company should undertake repeated advertising as it is an effective tiil to
reach the consumers.
 Company should/may undertake more innovative advertising.
 Company should improve its picturization techniques for advertising.
 Although, marketing strategies currently undertaken, have been effective, nut a
little more can be done towards the same.
 The advertisements should improve on featuring models/celebrities of mass
appeal.
 Awareness should be spread more about One plus exclusive showrooms so that
more and more people go and visit.
 Picturization techniques should be improved to attract consumers.

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 After sales services should improve on “Quick Follow Up” step about solutions
being effective.
 More service centres need to be installed to make products more accessible.
 The One plus community can be better improved by better responses techniques.
 One plus merchandises can be expanded for extensive marketing.
 One plus merchandises should be innovated regularly to involve mass appeal.

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CONCLUSION

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 Conclusion

 With respect to the above study and the findings thereby are that the
company has definitely entrenched into the urban market.

 With few more concerted efforts, the said organization needs to enter the
rural market in order to completely establish itself all over.

 Customer Service and Satisfaction are of utmost important in this highly

Competitive market

 Value Proposition should be created in the eyes of the customer to gain

Loyalty which will in turn help to sustain and be a Leader in the Market

 Constant Investment in R&D will help an Organization to get Innovative

products in the market and in turn lead to higher Customer Satisfaction.

 Brand Recall is of utmost importance and the Company should make

efforts to increase the same

 Exclusive showrooms are of utmost importance and so the required

investment should be done to expand for the same.

 Merchandises play an important role in extensive advertising and so the

same should be innovated every now and then to take advantage of mass
appeal.

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 Picturization techniques can be improved by appointing more professional
and so the investment for the same is proposed.

 Over all it’s the product features that attracts different segments of the
population.

Overall, One plus’ marketing strategy has helped it reach

the top level. It has become the no.1 smartphone with the
launch of One plus Six series. It does have the potential of
becoming the “future brand” of the nation as India has the
largest number of tech geeks in the world. One plus’
mission-“Our mission is to share the best technology built
hand-in-hand with you” has helped it provide QUALITY at
low mass appealable prices making its marketing strategy a
very SMART approach.

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BIBLOGRAPHY

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 Bibliography
Books

 Principles of Marketing – Philip Kotler

 Special Studies in Marketing- Romeo Mascarenhas

Websites

 http://www.Exchangeformedia.com
 http://www.Agencyfaqs.com
 http://www.Magindia.com
 http://www.Indiatelevision.com
 http://www.Indiainfoline.com/bschool/biz.asp
 http://www.oneplus.in

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