Usage and recall of FMCG brands by rural consumers and relevant facts
Usage and recall of FMCG brands by rural consumers and relevant facts
Author(s): Savanam Chandra Sekhar, R. PadmajaSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: brand recall; FMCG brands; rural consumer; rural marketing; usage
Summary/Abstract: India is a country of villages. It has mammoth rural population of 833 million spread over 640,867 villages. Rural markets are small in size, distantly scattered and heterogeneous. They provide awesome opportunities for fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies. Rural consumers aspire to use brands rather than just commodities. At this juncture, understand rural consumer usage of FMCG brands and awareness is perceived appropriate. The objective of this research paper is to study the usage and recall of FMCG brands by rural consumers in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh in India. Thus, a modest attempt is made in this paper to divulge relevant facts of the topic with empirical data. This article is quite useful to the stakeholders of rural marketing
Journal: Journal of Economics and Business Research
- Issue Year: 21/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 108-125
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English