About Hyderabad
Hyderabad lies in the south-west part of the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the capital and the largest city in Andhra Pradesh. It is the fourth most populour city and the sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India. Hyderabad can be classified into five zones – North, South, East, West and Central. Sultan Muhammad Quli who belonged to the Qutub Shahi dynasty was the founder of the city. He named the city Bhagyanagar after his beloved wife, Bhagyamati, in 1590. However, after entering the royal household, she embraced Islam and was rechristened Hydermahal. Consequently, the city got its second name, Hyderabad. Hyderabad is also known as Cyberabad (Cyber city) considering that it is a renowned global center for Information Technology. City of Pearls is another sobriquet by which the city is known by as it has a flourishing industry engaged in the pearl trade. Besides, it was also the only global trade center of diamonds, until the 18th century. Hyderabad has contributed substantially to the growth of the Indian economy. The city houses the largest number of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country. Some of the major industrial sectors of Hyderabad are the traditional manufacturing sector, the Knowledge sector that includes the IT sector, and the Tourism sector. The Service sector is also an important contributor to the economy of the state. Compared to most other cities, the real estate sector of Hyderabad has remained stable over a period of time. Hence it is considered an important realty destination for affordable housing.
Demographics:
The population of Hyderabad was pegged to be 6,809,970 as per the 2011 census, which makes it the fourth most populous city in India. It is expected that the population of the Hyderabad Metropolitan area would be approximately 10 million by the end of 2013. The population of the Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration is around 7,749,334, which makes it the sixth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. The population density is around 18,480/square km. A majority of the population consists of migrants from other parts of the country, which is approximately about 24% of the total population.
Information Technology:
Hyderabad comes immediately after Bangalore with regards to the number of IT companies that have been established here. Emphasis has been given to development of the IT sector in the city since the 1990s. Many software companies, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms and firms providing technological and knowledge services have been set up in the city. Currently, there are more than 1300 IT/ITeS companies established in the city, contributing 15% of India’s and 98% of Andhra Pradesh’s exports in the IT/ITeS sectors. Some of the major IT companies that have been established in Hyderabad include Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Accenture, Oracle, IBM, Verizon, Google, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Microsoft, Amazon, Capgemini, Cognizant, Genpact, Dell etc. Large-scale investments have been made by constructing various IT campuses across the city to facilitate the growth and development of companies investing in the growth of the IT sector of the city.
Connectivity:
The city connects other parts of Andhra Pradesh as well as neighbouring states through important roads like AH-43, NH-9, NH-7 and NH-202. The Hyderabad International Airport, also known as the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, is located at Shamshabad, about 25 km south of the city. The Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station, also called the Nampally Railway Station, is located at Nampally, just about 3 km from the city center. The Secunderabad Railway Station, located 7 km north of the city center at Secunderabad, is another important railway station in the city. Besides there is also the Lingampally Railway Station located at Serilingampally, about 25 km west of the city center. The city is also well connected through the sub-urban rail system or Multi-Modal Transit System (MMTS), providing first-class commuter travel. It has been developed as a joint venture between the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the South-Central railway. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) operates a fleet of bus services covering the length and breadth of the city. It is the state owned road transport corporation of Andhra Pradesh which maintains its autonomy with regards to the road transport service of the city. The proposed Hyderabad Metro Rail is coming up in two phases. Phase I, being developed along three corridors, covering a total distance of 71 km, is expected to be operational by March, 2015.
Hyderabad Civic Administration:
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) manages the civic administration and infrastructure of the city, across 18 circles, covering 150 municipal wards. The GHMC was formed in 2007 by the merger of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) with 12 municipalities of Hyderabad, Medak and Ranga Reddy districts, together covering a total area of 650 sq km. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is the urban planning authority of Hyderabad. It was formed in 2008 by expanding the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA). The entire area of the GHMC as well as its suburbs comes under the purview of the HMDA. It extends to 54 Mandals across 5 districts, covering a total area of about 7,100 sq km. It is the second largest civic urban development area in India, after Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA). Besides coordinating the development activities of the GHMC and the suburban municipalities, it also manages the administration of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWSSB), the Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation (APTC) and the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC).
Sales: We sell products and services to businesses of all sizes through various marketing channels and divisions.
Sales are processed through multiple channels consisting of website sales, internet sites, direct marketing catalogs, call center and outbound telephone account management; all supported by our network of supply chain and delivery operations in the Pune and Mumbai.
Field Sales: Businesses use multiple channels to promote products and services to prospective customers. Not all businesses have their own field sales team, who through face-to-face contact are able to engage with customers and make sales. That may be because of the high cost of recruiting and running a proprietary sales team or because they don’t have the skills. Equally clients might choose us because they want to test demand or run a tactical acquisition campaign for a specified duration.
Direct Selling : Fulcrum is the best marketing platform for bringing together the leading digital marketing competence with the best-in-class marketing solutions for direct selling and increasing sales. direct consumer selling method to reduce distribution costs because they have plentiful facilities to sell directly to their consumers. A manufacturer can sell goods to the consumers by opening his retail shop in mills site or by mail house to house selling or by engaging salespeople or by using advanced mechanical devices.
Door to door sales : Door-to-door sales is a low cost distribution channel, and is an effective way to gain more return on investment. It secures increased value with minimum spend, allowing access to a customer base which is not always reached by existing marketing strategies. Through Door to Door sales, customers can choose the most suitable deals, especially because they have a chance to ask questions and have the offering clarified by our qualified sales experts.
Sales Staff: Our team of skilful and detail-focussed sales and marketing professionals offer our Principal Suppliers and their brands dependable and sustainable long-term growth and profitability. From brand managers to area managers and knowledgeable in-store staff, we act as of our clients’ brands, ensuring the very best representation. We do more than the average distributor; together with our in-house team and our preferred partners, we also provide the very best in media, digital, marketing, advertising and field services.
B2B Sales: We do things differently by focussing more on digging deep into the detail and finding continual improvements to pursue service and value excellence. Our established expertise and authentic B2B Sales relationship building with our stakeholders offers our clients complete confidence in our management, infrastructure, support, advice and innovation.
GUERRILLA MARKETING
When it comes to guerrilla marketing the gloves are off. They are usually low budget campaigns but with the right imagination and ideas they offer up some unprecedented results. Furthermore the term ‘Guerrilla Marketing’ itself is used to refer to campaigns that surprise consumers in locations and ways they might not usually expect. For that reason the experience remains with the consumer.
Door To Door Marketing : Nothing beats the reality that one gets when you can interact with potential clients face to face physically moving from door to door within a community or household to household, face to face field marketing is also called personal selling or door to door marketing, customers are met directly in order to sell their products, using this method of field marketing we rely on our skills and persuasive abilities. During the period where we get to interact with the client face to face we get more chance to pass across edible information which would be useful to all our customers at that time and it’s also an opportunity for us to get feedback and to gauge your opinion about our business.
Marketing Services: Fulcrum Marketing Services in Pune are the catalyst to bringing your advertising vision to life. While many ideas start in a boardroom, you need experienced marketers on the ground who are able to conceptualize, plan and execute a well thought-out marketing campaign in the field. We know from experience that one size does not fit all and therefore, we take a flexible marketing approach.In many cases, customized solutions are best and our propriety tools are used to complement the customized marketing.
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