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Case Study Of LG Shoppe

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DIRECT MARKETING CHANNEL: LG Shoppe

An LG Shoppe is a premium showroom exclusively for LG products. For our study we had been to Spectra Vision in Unit IV, Bhubaneswar which has an exclusive franchised LG store called ‘LG Shoppe’. Through the model of Direct Sales, the dealer (Direct Dealer) here, buys the goods directly from the company and sells it directly to the end-users without any intermediaries.

OBJECTIVE:

The primary objective of LG Electronics of coming out with this concept of Shoppe is to

• provide the company a new type of channel to communicate with its trade partners
• give a better understanding of the current customer needs and help it come up with solutions for a more effective marketing strategy.
• create a platform to …show more content…

The sale of Microwave Ovens and washing Machines mostly goes up during winter. LED TVs sell throughout the year. However, durig festive seasons like Dussehra, Diwali and offer periods, the sale of number of goods is much higher.

COMPETITORS’ PRICE OF LEADING BRANDS

As this is a model of direct retailing and the store is exclusive to LG products, comparison of prices with its competitors was out of scope.

REORDERING SIZE AND FREQUENCY

The Direct Dealer at Spectra Vision gets his goods from the LG warehouse located at Chandaka, Bhubaneswar. The stock per day with the Direct Dealer is around 500-600 pieces apart from the display. The supply from the warehouse is always in place. According to Mr. _______ if they placed an order in the morning they could get the goods as early as the very evening.

PAYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
If the dealer pays instantly or by the next day he gets a Cash Discount of 2 %. If he doesn’t pay as mentioned, he loses the Cash Discount and a maximum credit of 15 days is allowed. However, even after the 15th Day, if the dealer is unable to pay then the Company can block the code [system generated] and no further billing is done preventing him from doing any future transactions with …show more content…

Currently there is an ‘LG Buy and Fly Offer’ which gives the customers who buy an LG product a chance to win and watch ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia / New Zealand.
• In the second kind of promotion, the expenses are borne by Spectra Vision itself. For example in certain offer schemes, special discounts and gifts such as DVD players, Home Theaters, Pen Drives are given along with the purchase of a high-end product during festive seasons. They come up with advertisements in the regional language and local settings.
At their level, they usually don't follow ATL (Above the Line) promotion strategy much as it is mostly handled by the Head Office.
They mostly follow BTL (Below the Line) promotional strategy. They feel, everyone follows ATL strategies but BTL strategies are the ones that stand out. They go for club activities, mall activities (Big Bazaar, Pantaloons), road shows, residental welfare activities etc. They go to those pockets in the city where they know if they pitch or do a demo, customers will be willing to buy. This is usually accompanied by discounts and freebies on

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