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Transcript of MRSI Rural Panel Paper Presentation
Cutting Edge Research Changing dynamics and expectations
21st Annual Market Research Seminar
Sept 29,30 2011 - Bangalore
Naina Jayarajan – AVP, Ipsos
Indranil Dey – Manager, Ipsos
Juhi Singh –Research Exec., Ipsos
“Small minds discuss people,
Average minds discuss events,
But GREAT minds discuss IDEAS”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
– Rural Data:
• Limited data due to low spend on primary research
• Some secondary data available but mostly from
unverified sources
– India:
• More than 1 billion consumers
• More than 70% rural population
– 638,000 villages
– Huge untapped potential for a marketer
– It’s a market with its own challenges
FACT FILE
Genesis of the ‘IDEA’
Challenges for Marketers
Reaching the consumers:
– Communication:
• Lower interaction with mass media reduce
effectiveness
• Multi media has a different definition for rural
– Product:
• Difficult to access remote villages per se
• Different distribution systems
– Transport:
• Limited public transport
• Lack of personalized transport
Economic factors:
– Difference in disposable income
– Difference in spending patterns
– Different pattern of buying behavior
– Both cash and credit mode exists
Challenges for Marketers
Challenges for Marketers
- Research Perspective
Respondent Eccentricities
– Linear thinking
• Simplicity is the key to getting an appropriate response
– Herd presence when responding
• Adds comfort as well as bias
– Literacy barrier
• Visual aids for answering facilitate quick & honest
responses
• Local lingo nuances have to be incorporated
– Rural boundaries are difficult to cross
• Occasionally a ‘us versus them’ bias towards
urbanites’ understanding of rural
• Context of use / response could be different from
marketers’
Challenges for Marketers
- Research Perspective
What is the big ‘IDEA’?
“Developing an innovative & cost effective
research method for reaching out to the
consumers in rural India, through a self
administered, audio visual, touch screen
kiosk; placed at the village Kirana store”
What are the USPs?
– Self administered Kiosk: Interviewers do not need to
travel frequently, also reduces biases
– Kiosk placed at local Kirana Store: Central location in
village ensuring higher rate of participation
– Interactive, Audio Visual, Touch Screen interface:
Ensures overcoming illiteracy barrier
– Data extraction via mobile technology: Cutting down
data entry and data processing time
Who will be our partners
• Retailers who are not intimidated by technology
• In case of multiple Kirana Stores in a village – store
will be selected on the basis of footfalls / location
• Going forward it could include various other partners
like village schools, Kissan Kendras, etc.
Where we will be going
• To start with we will be going to villages which
are relatively affluent and more accessible.
How many interviews can be done?
• Approximately 40-50 interviews in a month will
be targeted per category
• Sample size might differ based on the
population density
Question 1:
Who goes to the retailer to buy bathing soap in your
house?
Please touch the button below the option you want to select
Interactive Questionnaire
Question 2:
Which soap are you using currently?
Interactive Questionnaire
Please touch the button below the option you want to select
Data Management
– Usage of Mobile Network:
• The Kiosks can be synchronized with
the central server once a week via
mobile network with help of an inbuilt
software.
• Once retailer confirms on
synchronization, updated
questionnaire will be downloaded on
the Kiosk and the data collected will
be exported to the central server.
Village Awareness Programs
• Gathering villagers at Panchayat office / center
of village and making them aware of Kiosk.
• Demonstration of how to use the kiosk
Engaging Respondents
– Initial draw - novelty of the kiosk:
• Self administered touch screen kiosk
• Interactive audio visual interface
– Respondent Incentive:
• Small token gift like Rs. 2 shampoo sachet for every
completed interview. However they will be allowed to
answer only once for any study/category
• Respondents can earn multiple gifts by responding for
different categories, in case of syndicated studies
• Additional gift for female respondents to ensure higher
participation
Engaging Retailers
– Retailer Incentive:
• Monthly monetary incentives
– Associated Benefits:
• Increase in footfalls
• Popularity of store
• Social status and recognition
• Supply of respondent gifts
Time Saving
– Cutting down the project turn around time:
• Significantly reduced travel for interviewer
• Questionnaires updated from server through
mobile network
• Data uploaded to the server through mobile
network
• No requirement for data entry
Cost Saving
– Cutting down project cost:
• Self administered kiosk – relatively less expense on
interviewer payments, TA & DA
• No physical questionnaire – saves cost on printing and
courier
• Data entry not required – saves cost on data punching
• Though the initial setup cost will be higher, but once the
system stabilizes the cost is expected to be cheaper
than conducting pen and paper interviews.
– Maintaining Quality:
• During the initial phase basic demographic information
like age, gender, marital status, etc. will be collected
and unique id will be assigned to each respondent
• Unique ids will be linked with finger print scanner,
hence duplications can be avoided
• Mystery visits will be conducted to check whether the
retailer is maintaining the kiosk properly
• Gifts dispensed and successful interviews will be
tallied to avoid malpractice
Quality First
• Identifying the right Kirana Store
• Training the retailer
• Transportation of the devices and installation
• Maintenance of devices
• Alternative power source – Battery / Solar
• Lack of Mobile Network – Higher involvement of retailer
in downloading and uploading through internet from
nearby town
• Language barrier – Local language translation & voice
dubbing
Operational Challenges
Other Challenges
• Initial setup cost will be higher
• Gestation period before people get used to the
new technology
• At the initial phase the demographic profile of
the villages will not be available - To over
come this we will be capturing the
demographic information at the initial phase
so that we have ready demographic
information for future references.
– Type of studies
• Studies conducted through the kiosk should be short
and simple in nature, with simple questions that can be
represented visually
• Complicated studies with quota based sample will be
difficult to handle
• Questionnaire length should be restricted to 5 mins
• Open-ended questions can not be administered
– Should be a long term client engagement
– Permissions might be required from the Village
Panchayat
Probable Limitations
– Once the system stabilizes, the kiosk can be
rotated across multiple locations in the village
– Other than the Kirana Store, the kiosk can also
be placed at the following places within the
village
• Panchayat office
• Post office
• Co-operative office
• Fertilizer shop
• Schools
Increasing Coverage
– Through the kiosk information can be collected
for 5 – 10 categories.
– To maintain data quality, a respondent will be
allowed to answer for certain number of
categories in a month.
Contd.
– CPG:
• Purchase pattern for different products
• Category consumption
• Brand awareness & usage
• Basic pack test in terms of colour & symbol
• Evaluation of POP materials
• Checking price points
• Attractiveness of various promotions
Applicability by Industry
– TELECOM:
• Awareness of mobile service providers
• Current service provider
• Denomination and frequency of recharge
• Usage pattern
• Awareness of different mobile handsets
• Current ownership of handset
• Handset replacement
Applicability by Industry
– MEDIA:
• Media habits
• Reach of different media
• Programs watched / listened to
• TV channels watched / Radio stations listened to
Applicability by Industry
Similarly across BFSI, Auto,
Agriculture, Social sectors, etc.