Itc Bingo

Study The Segmentation, Targeting And Positioning Of ITC Bingo!
Marketing Planning
Final Report

Acknowledgement
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Dr. Avinash Kapoor for guiding us on the Marketing Planning course and for his invaluable guidance, support, and encouragement throughout our project work which has aided us in the successful completion of our work. We extend our thanks to our friends who directly or indirectly helped us during our project work. We would like to thank our group-mates and our room-mates for their immense cooperation and support. We would also like to thank the retailers and the parents whom we interacted with for providing us with valuable feedback.

Group 04 Marketing Planning Assignment- 1

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Study The Segmentation, Targeting And Positioning Of ITC Bingo!

Executive Summary
ITC is one of India 's foremost private sectors companies with a market capitalization of nearly US $ 15 billion and a turnover of over US $ 4.75 billion. ITC is rated among the World 's Best Big Companies, Asia 's 'Fab 50 ' and the World 's most Reputable Companies by Forbes magazine, among India 's Most Respected Companies by Business World and among India 's Most Valuable Companies by Business Today. While ITC is an outstanding market leader in its traditional businesses of Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards, Packaging and Agro-Exports, it is rapidly gaining market share even in its nascent businesses of Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Branded Apparel and Greeting Cards. ITC made its entry into the branded & packaged Foods business in August 2001 with the launch of the Kitchens of India brand. A more broad-based entry has been made since June 2002 with brand launches in the Confectionery, Staples and Snack Foods segments. The Foods business is today represented in 4 categories in the market. These are: Ready To Eat, Foods, Staples, Confectionery, and Snack Foods. The unwavering commitment to internationally

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