1. INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC

Spending a period of Eight weeks with the project “THE

MOBILE STORE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION under

THE MOBILE STORE, ATLANTIS MALL, ALLAHABAD was

really a very interesting time for me. The way I received the

sample of product made me to realize that practical experience

is much different from theoretical knowledge.

I am saying this because even though I was associated

with a brand, sometimes it was difficult to convince the custom

The Mobile Store has a quality management system which is

demonstrated through its ability to consistently provide product

and services that meets customer and applicable regulatory

requirements. It aims to enhance customer satisfaction through

its effective services.

The Mobile Store was born free, a force unleashed into

the market with a relentless and unwavering determination to

succeed. A spirit charged with energy and creativity and a team

driven “to seize the day” with an ambition to become the most

globally admired service provider The Mobile Store after just

few years, has risen to the pinnacle of achievement.

The businss sector is witnessing a tough competition, with

every major players having a range of products. Despite of

various difficulties and limitations faced during my summer

training project I tried myself to gain as much experience of

marketing because Marketing is a very crucial activity in every

business organization. Every product and service produced

within an industry has to be marketed otherwise it will remain as

unsold stock, which will be of no value.

2. INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANISATION

About The Mobile Store:-

The MobileStore, promoted by the Essar Group, is a one

stop mobile solution shop which offers Telecom Products like

Mobiles, Mobile Accessories, Mobile Connections & Recharges,

Mobile Bill Payments, Value Added Services, Mobile Repairs,

Mobile Exchange, Music & Gaming Devices and DTH, all under

one roof, in a world class shopping ambience.

The Mobile Store, leads as India's first countrywide chain

of telecom retail outlets. The format is that of a one stop

mobile solution shop that provides complete telecom

solutions, offering a wide range of multi brand Mobiles (GSM &

CDMA), Mobile Accessories, Connections (Prepaid and

Postpaid), Mobile Repairs, Mobile Exchange, Bill Collections,

VAS which include downloads of latest ring tones, wallpapers,

video, etc all under one roof. The Mobile Store caters to the

Indian consumer choice of the widest and most comprehensive

range of mobile phones with special offers from all the key

brands available across the globe. Our consumers can avail of

After Sales Services not only in the city of purchase but at any

of The Mobile Store outlets across the country.

The MobileStore has partnered with PayMate to offer

comprehensive Point of Sale solutions, or “E-POS,” in more

than 200 cities. The next generation payment solutions will

allow customers to pay for their purchases, recharge talk-time

and even buy or send gift vouchers instantly and securely via

the mobile.

According to Rajiv Agarwal, CEO and director of The

MobileStore Limited, The MobileStore is constantly innovating

and concentrating efforts to enhance the shopping experience

for its customers. Due to the increasing penetration of cell

phones, the coming years will witness tremendous growth in

mobile commerce.

 

PayMate’s mobile payment solutions link a customer’s

mobile phone to any financial instrument like an existing bank

account, credit card or a prepaid account. This essentially turns

the customer’s mobile phone into a secure payment tool to be

used anytime, anywhere. PayMate's mobile payment platform

will enable customers shopping at The MobileStore to link their

credit card to their mobile phone.

 

After this step, customers will be able to make payments

on their mobile over an instant auto-IVR call-back without

having to share any further details. Once a customer is

registered on PayMate, he or she can do retail shopping, online

purchases and utility bill payments at more than 15,000

PayMate accredited merchants through the mobile.

 

In addition, The MobileStore will also sell GiftMate

vouchers – PayMate's pre-paid mobile voucher – and remote

mobile top-up through PayMate's consolidated interface. This

essentially means that PayMate registered users and GiftMate

users will be able to top-up their pre-paid mobile anywhere,

anytime over an instant auto-IVR call back.

The MobileStore currently has more than 1050 outlets and

the vision is to have a network of 2500 stores by 2010 across

650 cities, thus covering virtually every major town in every

state across India.

Key thrust areas for the retail format are: Comprehensive

Product Range, Knowledgeable Store Staff & Interactive

Environment, Competitive Prices and Handset Repairs.

The MobileStore caters to the Indian consumer's choice of

the widest and most comprehensive range of mobile phones

with special offers from all the key brands available across the

globe. The MobileStore offers complete telecom solutions right

from handset purchase to the choice of service operator and

miscellaneous services like monthly bill collections etc., the

stores also offer connections (pre paid and post paid),

accessories and VAS including the latest ring tones, wallpapers

and gaming and prompt after sales service, available not only in

the city of purchase but in all The MobileStore outlets across

the country.

The MobileStore has undertaken an extensive training

program to equip all its employees with in-depth knowledge of

the products and brands available at the store, thereby allowing

them to provide the right kind of guidance to the customer.

The MobileStore has categorized its mobile device

offerings into consumer segments keeping in mind the profiles

and needs of different consumers. The unique segments

available in The MobileStore The MobileStore are: Business -

PDA & Smartphones, Emails, data transfer etc., Lifestyle -

Fashion phones, Look and elegance, Fun - Multimedia & music,

camera, games, wacky ring tones and wallpapers, Value for

Money - Special offers, discounts and budget phones.

All major handset brands like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG,

Samsung, Motorola, Fly, Sagem, HP, iMate, Dopod, HTC and

Blackberry are available at the store. The MobileStore has also

tied up with all leading operators including Airtel, Vodafone,

BPL, Idea, MTNL/BSNL and Reliance, Tata Indicom.

All major handset brands like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG,

Samsung, Motorola, Fly, Sagem, HP, iMate, Dopod, HTC and

Blackberry are available at the store. The MobileStore has also

tied up with all leading operators including Airtel, Vodafone,

BPL, Idea, MTNL/BSNL and Reliance, Tata Indicom.

According to Ajay Adiseshann, founder and managing

director of PayMate, this is probably the largest deployment of

mobile payments at a retail level and will provide customers

unmatched convenience and security while transacting at The

MobileStore. In addition, The MobileStore’s reach across 200

cities will act as a catalyst to help PayMate popularize mobile

payments rapidly and effectively.

Store Format:-

The Mobile Store outlets are in three formats: Large -

1000-1500 square feet, Medium- 800-1000 square feet and

express / corners 150-200 square feet, with smaller format

located primarily located in large malls. The Mobile Store also

has its presence in the Shop-In-Shop format. Currently our

model is solely company owned and company operated. The

mobile store believe in consistently maintaining high level of

customer service, which will only take effect when the mobile

store have total control over operations.

The Mobile Store Presence:-

"The Mobile Store" had its commercial launch in April

2007. Currently it has over 600 stores across the country's

major metros and tier I cities and II cities. It have aggressively

introduced a pan-India network with a world class shopping

environment, offering state of art technology in telecom

solutions and a host of unique value-added services, all for an

unmatched customer experience. The Mobile Store plans to

extend its presence to over 2500 stores in the next 2 years

across 600 cities, thus covering virtually every major town in

every state across India.

OBJECTIVE OF THE MOBILE STORE

The Mobile Store is a latest idea of the ESSAR

Company. The main objective of the mobile store is that provide

latest model and at a reasonable price with different verities, the

mobile store can say that in other word represent a new model,

different brand, different quality at a reasonable price to the in

front of the customer. The company pay attention about ethical

value and don’t cheat the customer. Company always survey

need and purchasing pothe mobile storer of the customer

WHAT IS MARKETING PLAN

Marketing plan is a systematic anticipation and analysis of

future change. Marketing Plan made up for future prediction

and on the basis of the plan activity being done by the

management of the company to achieve the targets which

are made by the plan.

Marketing Plan made by the Marketing Manager and

guidance by the M.D. of the company. The main motive of

this is to satisfy the customer.

“Profitability through costumer satisfaction.”

NEED FOR MARKETING PLAN

The Marketing Plan is most important for the company to

continue growth and profit in future. It is made on the basis of

the market opportunity and competition in the market.

Without proper marketing planning marketing manager:-

Cannot do the future prediction about the company’s

profit.

There are various problem of managing in the design.

Manager cannot know the correct production of the

Company during the year ending.

TYPES OF PLAN

1. Mission

2. Objective

3. Strategy

4. Policies

5. Procedure

6. Programmes

7. Project

8. Schedule

9. Budget

10. Standard

1. MISSION:-

The mission indicates the primary belief and the Central

purpose of the business. Mission can be known when the

answer of the question correctly identifies:

What is our business?

What will our business be?

What should be our business?

Who is our Customer?

What does he buy?

What does he expect from the product?

What does he look for when he buy our products?

If you have correct answer of these questions you can define

your mission of the business.

2. OBJECTIVE:-

Objective is the main thing of the company it means that the

aim and the goal which are achieved by the Enterprise.

Objective shows that where we want to go. They provide the

direction for the company. Plans are most successful when

the objective of the company is clear and the activities have

been done by the employee.

3. STRATEGY:-

R. Anthony has defined strategic planning as – “the process

of deciding the objectives of the organization on the changes

in these objectives and the policy that are to govern the

acquisitions on us and disposition of these resources.”

The strategies are based on the mission, objective and the

goal of the company. Strategies are made by the company’s

management. Strategies are planned responses to external

changes. For example change in the customer tastes and

preference, change in the production and distribution.

4. POLICIES:-

Policies are the principles and consequence rules of action

of achieving specific organization objective or goal.

5. PROCEDURE:-

Procedures are a series of function or steps of performance

to achieve a specific task or undertaking.

6. PROGRAMMES:-

Programmes are a series of necessary activities and

resources that are guided by the corporate objectives planes

and strategies.

7. PROJECT:-

Project is schemes which are made by the management of

the company. It means how to invest and how much on the

Projects and what profit is earned from the Project. How

much time and what is financial requirement of the Project. It

can be said work plan.

8. SCHEDULE:-

Schedule is a precise timetable of a series of action. It is a

part of program. This shows the time of all programs

according to the programming.

9. BUDGET:-

Budget is also a part of marketing plan. Budget discloses the

position of production. It means when the plan is made it is

necessary to know about the plan could be fulfilled or not.

Budgets are of various types like Sales Budget, Production

Budget, Capital Budget, Purchase Budget, etc.

10. STANDARD:-

A standard is a selected criterion against which actual result

can be measured to evaluate performance. A standard is an

integral part of control. There for standards- quality, quantity,

time and cost.

IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING

There are following importance of planning to Management of

Business:

1. Planning focuses on the future direction, values and

sense of purpose; basic objective tells the direction of

growth.

2. Planning provides a unifying decision making framework

and facilitates integration of efforts.

3. Planning helps to identify the potential market

opportunities and threats.

4. Planning offers standards of performance for comparison

and evaluation of actual performance.

5. Planning enables the organization to tune its business

with the environment and establish a profitable

relationship with the environment.

6. Precise plan can achieve a correct balance among:

Corporate resources,

Corporate efforts and

The market potential.

7. Planning assures effective management of change and

thereby survival and growth of the enterprise. If there s

anything constant, it is change. Change implies progress.

Change is manageable only through conscious planning.

For instance, planning can reveal future threats and

uncertainties or probable changes n the national

economy. Management can be prepared to face the

change, convert difficulty into opportunity and meet the

challenge of change (resistance to change) with

reasonable success.

COMPANY PROFILE

Top Locations

Bombay Area, India (40)

Delhi Area, India (6)

Headquarters : Bombay Area, India

Industry : Retail

Type : Privately Held

Status : Operating

Company Size : 4,000 employees

The mobile storebsite

:http://www.themobilestore...

Common Job Titles

Store Manager 18 %

Manager 16 %

Duty Manager 15 %

Area Operations Manager 7 %

Top Schools

Univ. of Pune 7%

Bangalore Univ. 5%

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya 5%

Osmania Univ. 5%

Univ. of Lucknow 5%

Median Age 28 years

Male 84%

Female 16%

Companies related to The MobileStore Limited

Parent Company

Essar

Career path for The MobileStore Limited employees

before:

Reliance...

Bharti Airtel...

After:

Wadhawan...

Future axiom...

STORE CONCEPT

The idea is to be near our customer and hence, the format

of a neighborhood store with numerous consumer touch points.

Customers are provided with a fun atmosphere and great

shopping experience at the store. The format helps the

consumer in getting consistent experience, the look and feel,

across all our stores in the country. The format is an open

format where the consumer can see and touch the products

before purchase. Consumers are provided value for money

through better offers, deals and an assurance of life-time

engagement through customer service and loyalty programs.

The Mobile Store has categorized its mobile device offerings

into consumer segments keeping in mind the profiles and needs

of different consumers. The unique segments available at The

Mobile Store are: Business - PDA & Smart phones, Emails,

data transfer etc Lifestyle - Fashion phones, Look and

elegance, Fun - Multimedia & music, camera, games, wacky

ring tones and wallpapers, Value for Money - Special offers,

discounts and budget phones. Customer experience is

enhanced with the ambience that the store provides. The

mobile store run innovative schemes to provide value to the

numbers hereby driving our footfall. Also, our tone of

communication has been fun.

BRAND VALUES

Trustworthy / Credible - Being clear & simple, keeping

promises & being honest, transparent pricing-no tricks or

hidden charges, standard/good quality, legal merchandize

Curious / Inquisitive - Place where questions are ansthe

mobile storered, educated & creates awareness, gives

information, solves difficult problems, a helpful friend

Fun - The experience of shopping at our stores, delivery

of customer service, communication delivery

Value for Money - More value for same price or less

price, competitive pricing & consumer promotion,

innovative, driving offers & deals

The brand delivers trust by being clear & simple, keeping

promises & being honest, transparent pricing-no tricks or hidden

charges, standard/good quality merchandize. Customers are

assured of the right advice by store staff hence, being a place

where questions are ansthe mobile storered, educated &

creates awareness, gives information, solves difficult problems,

a helpful friend.

PEOPLE

At The MobileStore, understand that excellent people

deserve excellent people practices. That's why the mobile store

designs its human resource initiatives such that they unlock the

full potential of every employee.

Focus On Building Careers

The MobileStore has a high emphasis on performance, and it

link both career growth and rewards directly to merit and

achievement. It customise career paths and retention plans

according to the unique needs of an individual. Right from the

entry level, the mobile store draw career maps for each

employee, outlining possible alternate career paths, which could

include planned job rotations betthe mobile storeen functions or

even group companies.

'The Mobile Store' has over 4000 employees and has

undertaken an extensive training program to equip all its

employees with in-depth knowledge of the products and brands

available at the store, thereby allowing them to provide the right

kind of guidance to the customer.

Key Achievements:- i. Over 600 stores within a year

ii. More than a million loyal customers

iii. Presence in over 76 cities

iv. 6 Awards within a short span of few months

CONTACT

Corporate Office

The Mobile Store Limited Essar Techno Park, Building 'B', 1st Floor, Pyramid InfoTech Park,Swan Mill Compound, LBS Marge,Karla (W), Mumbai - 400 070.India.

Contact center - 60006363 Toll-free -1800-425-6363 Email ID : mobicares@themobilestore.in

Retail offices-North304, Tothe mobile storer A, Signature Tothe mobile storers,South City,Gurgaon,Haryana - 122002

Retail offices-EastKolkataIdeal Plaza Building4th Floor,South Block,11/1, Sarat Bose Road,Minto Park,Kolkata - 700017

Retail offices-The mobile storestMumbaiEssar House,11, K. K. Marge,Mahalaxmi,Mumbai - 400034

Retail offices-SouthChennaiChennai house,5th Floor,6, Esplanade,Chennai - 6000 018

Hyderabad5th Floor,Varun Tothe mobile storers II,Beam Path,Hyderabad - 14

Bangalore471,6th Block,2nd Floor,Quantum International Building,80 Feet Peripheral Road,Koramangala,Bangalore - 560095

Cochin41/256, C -19,2nd Floor,Mather Square,Opp. North Railway Station,Cochin - 682018

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have a safe, pleasurable visit, so the mobile store have

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and the reasonableness of these standards for notice of

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When you visit the Site or send e-mails to us, you are

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PRICING INFORMATION

While The mobile store in strives to provide accurate

product and pricing information, pricing or typographical errors

may occur. In the event that a product is listed at an incorrect

price or with incorrect information due to an error in pricing or

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In the event that an item is mis-priced, themobilestore.in may, at

its discretion, either contact you for instructions or cancel your

order and notify you of such cancellation. Unless the product

ordered by you has been dispatched, your offer will not be

deemed accepted and the mobile store in will have the right to

modify the price of the product and contact you for further

instructions using the e-mail address provided by you during the

time of submission of your shipping details, or cancel the order

and notify you of such cancellation. In the event that the mobile

store in accepts your order the same shall be debited to your

credit card account and duly notify to you that the payment has

been processed. The payment may be processed prior to the

mobile store in dispatch of the product that you have ordered. If

the mobile store have to cancel the order after the mobile store

have processed the payment, the said amount will be reversed

back to your credit card account.

ORDER CANCELLATION BY THEMOBILESTORE

there may be certain orders that the mobile store are

unable to accept and must cancel. The mobile store reserve the

right, at our sole discretion, to refuse or cancel any order for any

reason. Some situations that may result in your order being

cancelled include limitations on quantities available for

purchase, inaccuracies or errors in product or pricing

information, or problems identified by our credit and fraud

avoidance department. The mobile store will contact you if all or

any portion of your order is cancelled or if additional information

is required to accept your order. If your order is cancelled after

your credit card, the said amount will be reversed back in your

Card Account.

CREDIT CARD

You agree, understand and confirm that the credit card

details provided by you for availing of services on

themobilestore.in will be correct and accurate and you shall not

use the credit card which does not lawfully belong to you i.e. in

a credit card transaction, you must use your own credit card.

You further agree and undertake to provide the correct and

valid credit card details to themobilestore.in. Further the said

information will not be utilized and shared by themobilestore.in

with any third parties unless required by law, regulation or court

order. Themobilestore.in will not be liable for any credit card

fraud. The liability for use of credit card fraudulently will solely

be incurred by you and the onus to 'prove otherwise' shall

exclusively rest upon you.

PRAUDULENT / DECLINED TRANSACTIONS:-

themobilestore.in reserves the right to recover the cost of

goods, collection charges and lawyers fees from persons using

the Site fraudulently. themobilestore.in reserves the right to

initiate legal proceedings against such persons for fraudulent

use of the Site and any other unlawful acts or omissions in

breach of these terms and conditions.

PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION:-

themobilestore.in reserves the right to ask for defined

proof of identification at the time of delivery. Failure to provide

the same to either The Mobile Store or any of its associates,

can lead to cancellation of the order.

SHIPPING CHARGES:-

All orders below Rs.1000/- will be charged a shipping fee

of Rs.50/- and will be debited along with the total cost of your

Purchase.

DELIVERY TIME:-

Orders will be delivered within 3 working days.

REPAIRS & SERVICES

The MobileStore is a One Stop Shopconcept where all your

mobile phone needs will be taken care of. Right from selecting the perfect

handset to jazzing it up with funky accessories, from new connections to

the latest ringtones - all under one roof! Keeping customers? convenience

as our primary concern, the mobile store provide complete repair

services for all major mobile phones.

The mobile store in touch with all the important Original Equipment

Manufacturers (OEMs) and ensure end-to-end service management

systems for our customers.

So, sit back and relax as your handset will be in safe hands.

The MobileStore has 77 walk-in Repair Centres across India, where

our engineers repair mobile phones onsite. If the fault is complex, the

phone may need to be sent to the manufacturer or to our central

workshop. Alternatively, you can book your phone for repair at any of our

collection centres and it will be sent to our central repair workshop.

Accidental Damage and 'Out-of-Warranty' Repairs

If you have accidentally damaged your phone or it is more than a

year old, please check with one of our Sales Consultants whether you are

eligible for an upgrade. You can also avail of our 'Fixed Price' Repair. The

repair charges, in this case, would depend on the handset model and the

type of fault. You can take your phone to any of our Collection Centres or

Repair Centres where our consultant will assess the fault and tell you the

cost of repair. All 'Fixed Price' Repairs come with a 30-day warranty. If our

engineer detects that your phone is beyond repair, the mobile store will

return it immediately, and will not charge for it.

Moisture Damage

Over 10% of phone damages happen due to moisture and they are

not covered by the manufacturer warranty. Please avoid using your phone

in the rain or keeping it in moist conditions like in bathroom, kitchen, dining

table etc. You may also consider purchasing a protective case or hands

free unit that offer limited protection.

To protect your phone from moisture damage, you should use

leather cases and hands-free units. You can choose from the wide variety

available at The MobileStore.

Uncollected Repairs

If you do not collect your repaired handset within 60 days, The

MobileStore reserves the right to dispose it off to recover the repair

charges.

Buy Back

At The MobileStore, you can exchange your old handset for a new

one of your choice. Our technical expert will assist you.

Customer Service

Walk-in to any of our stores for:

Queries related to handsets and service operators

Requests related to subscription and VAS of operators

Complaints related to services sold at The MobileStore

Basic troubleshooting

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1. themobilestore.in will be shipping the products to you at

the address registered in your order.

2. themobilestore.in will not be held liable for any delay or

loss of ordered shipment.

3. You also hereby agree to state that you will not instruct

the Credit Card Companies or any other Monetary

Transaction authorities advising them to obtain any refund

from themobilestore.in due to delay or loss which is

beyond their control.

4. In the event that a non-delivery occurs on account of a

mistake by you (i.e. wrong name or address or any other

wrong information) any extra cost incurred by

themobilestore.in for re-delivery shall be recovered from

you.

MOBILE PHONE TIPS

1. Mobile phones are susceptible to liquid logging and there are

chances that water / oil / milk / tea / cold drink / curry / shaving

foam may get in and damage it. Please ensure you keep your

phone away from all such things. The phone can not be repaired

if it's undergone moisture damage. The manufacturer does not

give any warranty for such cases.

2. The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) may get damaged in case

pressure is applied on the surface. While keeping the phone in

the pocket or while seated, always check that it is not in contact

with any sharp/hard object. It's advisable to use pouches or

mobile phone covers to avoid LCD damage.

3. Modern mobile phones are designed to squeeze in loads of

features in a compact size. The Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)

are multi-layered and are mounted with surface-mounted

devices. The contact of such Integrated Circuits and

components on PCB are in microns (µm) (10^ - 6 meters) and a

small impact / shock / jerk may displace the components or

break the tracks. The manufacturer does not give any warranty

for such cases. Mobile phone pouches or covers are of great

help in avoiding such damages.

4. The plastic cosmetic parts lose their glare/color due to heavy

exposure to sun light. To avoid direct sun exposure, one must

use mobile pouches or covers.

5. Every mobile handset has an IMEI number (International Mobile

Equipment Identity), which is a unique number and one can

access this number by pressing *#06#. The mobile warranty is

attached to the IMEI number, and it's also useful in the event of

theft.

6. The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you are

out of coverage area, dial 112 and the mobile will search any

existing network. This number 112 can be dialed even while the

keypad is locked.

7. If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home,

call someone on your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a

foot from your car door and have the other person at your home

press the unlock button, holding it near the phone on their end.

Your car will unlock.

8. Mobile phones should not be frequently charged, it may reduce

the battery life. Always track the battery charge indicator, and

carry mobile charger in purse/bag/car to avoid the contingency

of battery discharge.

9. Electronic items have deteriorative effect if contaminated with

dust. The use of the pouches or mobile phone covers shall be

useful to keep your mobile phone free from dust.

10. Nokia handset comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press

the keys *3370#. The cell will restart with this reserve and will

show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged

when you charge the cell next time.

11. There are many authorized sources that provide entertainment

software etc.

12. It's always advisable to install antivirus software on your mobile

phone.

13. Make the best use of the user manual.

14. When your phone is out of network coverage, switch off the

handset or else the battery may get drained.

15. Finger nails or sharp objects may damage the keypad. Use

fingers while pressing the keys.

16. Bluetooth should be turned on only when it is required. Keeping

Bluetooth on unnecessarily makes your phone open to malicious

viruses.

17. To enhance the life of your charger, it should be unwound and

disentangled.

18. While removing the battery, it's advisable to first switch the

handset off.

19. When your mobile phone is not used for a long duration, remove

the battery and keep it separately.

20. Always use accessories recommended by the manufacturer.

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in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement

of such Content. You may not modify, remove, delete, augment,

add to, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of,

create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the

Content, in whole or in part. If no specific restrictions are

displayed, you may make copies of select portions of the

Content, provided that the copies are made only for your

personal, information and non-commercial use and that you do

not alter or modify the Content in any way, and maintain any

notices contained in the Content, such as all copyright notices,

trademark legends, or other proprietary rights notices. In

addition to the foregoing, use of any software Content shall be

governed by the software license agreement accompanying

such software, if any.

COLOR/PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The mobile store have made every effort to display as

accurately as possible the colors of products that appear at the

Site. Hothe mobile storever, as the actual colors you see will

depend on your monitor, the mobile store cannot guarantee that

your monitor's display of any color will be accurate. The mobile

store have attempted to be as accurate as possible. Hothe

mobile storever, the mobile store do not warrant that the

product descriptions are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or

error-free. If a product offered by the Site is not as described,

your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Under no circumstances shall the mobile store or any

other party involved in creating, producing, or distributing the

site be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or

consequential damages for loss of profits, good will, use, data

or other intangible losses (even if the mobile store have been

advised of the possibility of such damages) that result from (i)

the use of or inability to use the site, (ii) the cost of procurement

of substitute goods and services resulting from

Mobile Connections

The Mobile Store offers the best of connections with the

option of either choosing for a prepaid plan or for a postpaid

plan. The mobile store have all the major operators on offer at

our store.

Postpaid

The customer first uses the service

At the end of the billing period the subscriber pays for the

service

E.g. Credit cards, Electricity bill

Benefits of Postpaid :-

Use first pay later concept, this gives you a duration of

approximately 45 to 60 days to pay your bills (depending

on operator)

Rate per minute is less as compared to prepaid

Use of a wide spectrum of Call management services as

compared to prepaid (Call conference, Voice mail etc)

Roaming rates are considerably cheaper as compared to

prepaid Documents required for Postpaid connection

The customer needs to fill the following documents when

subscribing to a Postpaid connection?

1. Customer fills in the Application or Enrollment form

2. Submits the POI & POA documents

3. Submits a latest photograph

4. Copy of Pan Card or Form 60

5. Tariff enrollment form

6. Deposits if any (dependant on the operator)

Prepaid

The customer first pays for the service

After the payment is received the subscriber can use the

services of the operator

E.g. Coin box MTNL phones or PCO

Benefits of Prepaid :-

Use according to convenience , you can extend validity or

the top up based on your specific requirement

STD and ISD services are available by default on a

prepaid connection

Cheaper cost of ownership, no need to pay a fixed rental

per month.

Documents required for Prepaid connection:-

The customer needs to fill the following documents when

subscribing to a Postpaid connection?

1. Customer fills in the Application or Enrollment form

2. Submits the POI & POA documents

3. Submits a latest photograph

Copy of Pan Card or Form 60

Recharge

The MobileStore offers you options to recharge a variety of

services at all the stores ;

Prepaid Recharge / Top Up for all operators across

various circles

Recharge of your DTH monthly subscription

Purchase of calling card options

National Calling Cards

International Calling Cards

SMS Pack

Tariff Voucher

ONLINE SHOPPING

Select a hip handset and jazz it up with the coolest

accessories. Add some spice with funky ringtones. Taste thrill

on game gadgets. Stay connected with talktime deals.

Do all at the speed of thought! BUY ONLINE, right here,

RIGHT NOW, at The MobileStore.

Before you dash to stuff your shopping bag, take the quick

Shopping Tour.

Step 1: Search

There are 2 ways by which you can locate products on the

mobile store site.

1. Keyword Search

There is a Search Box in the header

* Enter the product/item that you want to locate for in the

Search Box (Eg: If you want to buy Nokia N72, you can type

Nokia N72 in the Search Box). You can also search for products

within a category.

* Then Click on the Go Button. The next page will display the

Search Results with suitable Products for you to choose from.

2. Category/Sub-Category Search

Products at www.themobilestore.in are divided in Categories

and Sub-Categories with further sub-division, displayed in the

category list at left and the top navigation bar. You can browse

through each of these Category until you find your desired

product type.

Step 2: Register

Registering on themobilestore.in

You must be a registered user of themobilestore.in to be able to

BUY online. The Registration process is fast, easy and totally

FREE!.

Click on the Sign in link on the top right corner in the header

part of every Page.

Please follow the steps to Register with themobilestore.in

Step 3: Buy

Buying on themobilestore.in

Once you Click on the proceed to the Checkout Button on the

Shopping Cart page, you will be taken to the Shipment Details

page where your Shipping Address will be Pre-populated from

your Registration Address, which can be edited, if necessary.

Once you have entered the appropriate Shipping Address you

can choose to pay for the product using your credit card.

VERITY OF MOBILES

Nokia E71 (Black)MRP: Rs. 22949Price Now: Rs. 15559You Save: Rs. 7390

Sony Ericsson S312MRP: Rs. 6900Price Now: Rs. 4819You Save: Rs. 2081

Nokia 6303MRP: Rs. 7839Price Now: Rs. 6819You Save: Rs. 1020

Nokia 6700MRP: Rs. 15469Price Now: Rs. 12629You Save: Rs. 2840

Nokia E63MRP: Rs. 16549Price Now: Rs. 10959You Save: Rs. 5590

Sony Ericsson G700MRP Rs. 16995

Our Price Rs:15839

Nokia E63MRP: Rs. 4500Price Now: Rs. 3699You Save: Rs. 801

Cookie MRP: Rs. 13990Price Now:

Rs. 8319

You Save: Rs. 5671

Samsung Star 5233MRP: Rs. 11100Price Now:

Rs. 8589

You Save: Rs. 2511

Samsung Corby S3653MRP: Rs. 9600Price Now: Rs. 7799You Save: Rs. 1801

Ray T65MRP: Rs. 8999Price Now: Rs. 4399You Save: Rs. 4600

MOBILE ACCESSERIES

aqua - BHS 333 Bluetooth

MRP Rs. 2500Our Price Rs:1390

Sandisk Micro SD Card 1GBMRP Rs. 2365Our Price Rs:390

Gift Voucher 2500MRP Rs. 2500Our Price Rs:2500

Gift Voucher 500MRP Rs. 500Our Price Rs:500

Gift Voucher 250MRP Rs. 250Our Price Rs:250

Jabra Bluetooth BT125MRP Rs. 1700Our Price Rs:1590

Spectrum Handsfree Dual (Nokia 6610 Series)MRP Rs. 199Our Price Rs:149

Spectrum Handsfree Dual (Nokia 3310-6600 Series)MRP Rs. 199Our Price Rs:149

Jabra Bluetooth BT135MRP Rs. 1800Our Price Rs:1690

3. USEFULNESS AND IMPORTANCE OF STUDY

(A) THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING ARE-

Training enables the management to face the pressure of

changing environments.

Training results in the increase of quantity and quality of

output.

Training leads to job satisfaction and higher morale of

employee.

Trained workers need lesser supervision.

Trained workers enable the enterprise to face competition

from rival organization.

Training enables employees to develop and rise within the

organization and increase their learning capacity.

Training moulds the employee’s attitudes and helps them to

achieve better co-operation with the organization.

Trained employees make better economic use of materials

and equipment resulting in the reduction of wastage and

spoilage.

(B) SCOPE OF THE STUDY

Scope of the study means the area of the study to which

this project is limited. In other words, Scope means the length

and breadth of the study.

According to the study the business sector is emerging

sector in Indian industry. An efficient and rapid of the

information is the catalyst for economic and social development.

Vision 2020 conceives of India as evolving into an information

society knowledge economy. Information Technology sector will

be the springboard of growth. Already IT sector improving

opportunities for the people across different social strata. A

whole range of information based industries and application has

come up. Creating new sources of employment and earning.

Social attention must be focused on strengthening the

regulatory framework and improving IT business, with the right

environment for infrastructure development

(C) OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The objectives of this project are as under:

The summer training is an opportunity to all of the students to

get the feel of the corporate world and to know the practical

approaches of the organization in solving the business

problems. The main objective of the project is “The Mobile Store

and customer satisfaction.”

To get the technical and practical knowledge to know

about the procedures, processes and systems of the

organization.

Marketing in business area is a subject, which is largely

discussed. With some exceptions. The marketing of services in

corporate area is a matter of interest for the researcher. In the

present study, an attempt will be made to study the ground for

marketing the service in the block. As the marketing depends

upon the factors like:

(1) Economic development/ financial position of the people in

the target area.

(2) Price of the articles, rates and charges levied by the

producers/ manufacturers.

(3) Simplicity of the process of getting and using. This can be

contributed as micro level study.

In order to study it more systematically, the present study

depends upon the following objectives.

To know the customers awareness about The Mobile

Store

To know the satisfaction of customer about the mobile

store

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Marketing Research –

It is faction to which links to consumers and public to the

marketer through information. Marketing research starfish the

informant required to identify and define marketing opportunities

and problem generated. Refine and evaluate marketing action

monitor marketing performance of company design the method

of collection information manages a implement the data

collection process analyses the result the communicate the

finding their implication

Marketing research is the systematic gathering, recording

and analysis of data about marketing problems to facilitate

decision-making. Marketing research is the systematic design,

collection, analysis and Reporting of data and finding relevant to

a specific marketing situation facing the company.

Type of Market Research

Marketing research is now placed under the control of

some staff Executive to provide adequate information to the line

of management. In these days of specialization, various types

of marketing research are adopted.

There are five major types of marketing research with

several sub Types.

Marketing performance research

Product research

Promotion research

Distribution research

Pricing research

Need for Researcher-

The dynamic of today research company it adopt its

certain strategies which can glue con summer continuously to

their product. The strategies adopted can be relation to “Product

“, “Price”, “Promotion”  or “Place” science every other business

organization that they constancy monitor their product

performance at marketing product against certain present

norms. Hence main two resign for research are as under.

 The suppliers of produced and service need to have

information about the final costumer in order to market their

product and services more effectively.

A. As company grow and starts distributed its product in a

number of different markets the management of the

company find themselves become more separate from the

final costumer of the product.

Research Process

To understand the research & to make it effective, it is

necessary to have an over view of the research process

followed:

Define the Problem and Research Objective

Develop the Research Plan

Collect the Information

Analyses the Problem

Present the Finding

Report writing

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

The key for useful systems is the selection of the method

for collecting data and linking it to analysis and decision issue of

the action to be taken. The accuracy of the collected data is of

great importance for drawing correct and valid conclusions from

the detailed investigations.

There are two types of data primary and secondary

Primary data

The primary data are those, which are, collected a fresh and

for the first time and thus happen to be original in character.

There are several methods of collecting primary data,

particularly in survey and descriptive researches. Some

important methods of collecting primary data are:

Observation Method

Interview Method

Questionnaire

Schedules

Secondary data

Secondary data are used means that are already

available i.e. they refer to the data which have already been

collected and analyzed by someone else and which have

already been passed through the statistical process. Secondary

data may be either published data or unpublished data.

COLLECTION OF DATA THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES

This method of data collection is quite popular, particularly

in case of big enquires. It is being adopt by private individual

research workers, private and public organization, and even by

government. In this method, Questionnaires are sent to the

person concerned with the request to ansthe mobile storer the

question and return the questionnaires. A questionnaire consist

of a number of questions printed, typed in a definite order on a

form or set of forms. The respondents have to answer the

Question on their own.

COLLECTION OF DATA THROUGH OBSERVATION

I also use this method for the purpose of data collection.

In this method I have taken the sample of 100 Respondents.

Through our personal observation the mobile store have

observed the respondents.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY APPLIED IN

THE PRESENT STUDY

Sample Size – 100

Sampling Technique – Convenience

Convenience sampling is a type of nonprobability sampling

which involves the sample being drawn from that part of the

population which is close to hand. That is, a sample population

selected because it is readily available and convenient. The

researcher using such a sample cannot scientifically make

generalizations about the total population from this sample

because it would not be representative enough.

To whom I filled my questionnaire are respondents who were

coming for visiting the mobile store to purchase the mobile and

accessories

Research Design

The preparation of design for the research project is

properly known as the research design. Decisions regarding

what, where, when, how much, by what means concerning and

inquiry or a research study constitutes the research design.

 “A research design is the arrangements of conditions for

selection and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine

relevance to the research purpose with economy in problems.”

For the purpose of collecting telecom information, I

conduct an interview method. For this method I make a list of

mix questionnaire (having open & close ended question) which

is designed by me on the basis of guidelines provided by the

faculty.

PROJECT RESEARCH DESIGN

I have followed Descriptive Research Design.

Descriptive research, also known as statistical

research, describes data and characteristics about the

population or phenomenon being studied. Descriptive research

answers the questions who, what, where, when and how.

Although the data description is factual, accurate and

systematic, the research cannot describe what caused a

situation. Thus, descriptive research cannot be used to create a

causal relationship, where one variable affects another. In other

words, descriptive research can be said to have a low

requirement for internal validity.

The description is used for frequencies, averages and

other statistical calculations. Often the best approach, prior to

writing descriptive research, is to conduct a survey

investigation. Qualitative research often has the aim of

description and researchers may follow-up with examinations of

why the observations exist and what the implications of the

findings are.

DATA & DATA COLLECTION:

1. Secondary Data

Collected through- Internet, AGM Report, Magazine

etc.

2. Primary Data

Collected through questionnaire, Experience of

existing working people

DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

Question No. 1-: Do you aware about the mobile store?

Yes 15

No 85

Interpretation: Out of 100 respondents 85 are aware about

the mobile store and 15 respondents are not aware about the

mobile store

15%

85%Yes No

Question No. 2-: Did you earlier visited to any mobile store?

Yes 76

No 24

Interpretation: Out of 85 respondents who are aware

about the mobile store 76% respondents are earlier visited to

the mobile store and 24 % of respondents are not earlier

visited to any mobile store.

76%

24%

Yes No

Question No. 3-: Do you think that the mobile store is the good

option to purchase the mobile and accessories?

Yes 71

No 29

Interpretation: Out of 85 respondents who are aware

about the mobile store 71% respondents think that mobile

store is the good option to purchase mobiles and

accessories and 29 % of respondents are not think like that.

71%

29%

Yes No

Question No. 4-: What features do you like most in the mobile

store?

Availability of all brands mobile 70 %

Fixed Price 20 %

Service given by the mobile store 10 %

Interpretation: 70% respondents like the feature of

availability of all brands mobile in the mobile store, 20%

respondents are like the fixed price and 10 % of respondents

like the services given by the mobile store.

70%

20%

10%

Availibility of all brands mobileFixed PriceServices given by the mobile store

Question No. 5-: Are you satisfied with the services given by

the mobile store?

Satisfied 67 %

Not satisfied 33 %

Interpretation: 67% respondents are satisfied with the

services given by the mobile store and 33 % respondents are

not satisfied with the services provide by the mobile store.

67%

33%

Satisfied Not Satisfied

Question No. 6-: Are you satisfied with the prices charged by

the mobile store?

Satisfied 65 %

Not satisfied 35 %

Interpretation: 65% respondents are satisfied with the

prices charged by the mobile store and 35 % respondents

are not satisfied with the prices charged by the mobile store.

35%

65%

Satisfied Not Satisfied

Question No. 7-: What is the main problem you faced in the mobile store?

Query not satisfied 52 %

No bargaining 22 %

Behavior of the

employee18 %

Others 8 %

Interpretation: 52% respondents faced the problem of

query not satisfied, 22% respondents are think that no

bargaining is the main problem, 18% respondents think that

behavior of the employees is the main problem and 8% think

other problem.

22%8%

18%52%

No Barganing Behavior of employee

Querry not satisfied Other

COCLUSION

After analyzing & interpreting the data received from the

respondents, following conclusion have been drawn:

1. Mobile Store play very important role in the Mobile

market.

2. Mobile Store available different branded verities to the

customer under a roof at a reasonable price.

3. Provide better quality to the customer.

4. Provide attracting offer to the customer.

FINDINGS

After analyzing & interpreting the data received from the

respondents, following findings have been drawn:

Majority of respondents aware about the mobile store.

71% Respondent think that mobile store is the good

option to purchase mobile & accessories

Satisfaction level of respondents as to Mobile Store is high.

RECOMMENDATIONS & SUGGESTIONS

1. Selecting a new area and open new Mobile Store.

2. Survey need of person and purchasing pothe mobile

storer of customer.

3. Company should do more promotional activity for

awareness about the mobile store

4. Price of mobile should be reasonable.

5. Making a new attracting offer to the customer.

6. There should be proper training program of employee

to handle the query of customer

7. The behavior of the employee & the quality of service

should be good

8. High Overhead Cost.

9. Delay in Purchase and Delivery Time.

10. Creating highly aggressive marketing cell which is keen for

acquiring orders for the organization.

11. Creating anticipatory design cell.

12. Active product diversification which reverses losses.

13. Managerial authority should formulate the marketing

strategy, which curtail the competitor strategy.

14. Financial help for technological up gradation from govt.

banks.

15. Seminars and conferences should be done from time to time

LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

Limitation of the study means those problems and those

barriers which precise my field work and stopped me to

know more.

As the questionnaire was distributed amongest various

respondents, few of them hasitant in answering the

questionnair.

Study is only limited to the ATLANTIS MALL of

Allahabad.

Some of the respondent were given enough time to

answer to questionnaire but still they were not able to

do the required.

Some respondents did not respond few questions

because they were not sure about the answer as the

questionair was in the objective form.

REFERENCE

Marketing Management – Kotler Philip

Research Methodology – Kothari C.R.

www.themobilestore.in

Some materials are also obtained from The Mobile Store

of Atlantis moll.

Some personal experience obtained during course of this

summer training.

APPENDIX

QUESTIONNAIRE

Name……………………………contact no………………………

Address……………………………………………………………..

Q-1. Do you aware about the mobile store?

Ans- yes [ ] no [ ]

Q-2. Did you visited earlier any mobile store?

Ans - yes [ ] no [ ]

Q-3. Do you think that the mobile store is the good option to

purchase the mobile phone and accessories ?

Ans - yes [ ] no [ ]

Q-4. What feature you like most in the mobile store?

Ans- 1. Availability of all brands mobile in one roof

2. Fixed Price

3. Services given by the mobile store

Q-5. are you satisfied with the services given by the mobile

store?

Ans- yes [ ] no [ ]

Q-6 are you satisfied with the prices charged by the mobile

store?

A- yes[ ] no[ ]

Q-7 what is the main problem you faced in the mobile store?

Ans- 1- No bargaining

2- query did not satisfied

3- behavior of the employee

4- other

Q-8 what are your suggestions to improve the sale of mobile in

the mobile store?

Ans-……………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………