The shrinking packs

The shrinking packs

Reading Time: 2 minutesShrinking packs is a common strategy adopted by consumer goods companies to protect profits in scenarios where consumers do not upgrade.

The sachet economy

Rich India, Poor Indians

Reading Time: 4 minutesLow disposable incomes make India an economy of magic price points and a sachet economy

The missing middle class

missing middle class

Reading Time: 3 minutesIndia’s middle class is not in the middle. Such is the income level, that the upper crust of society is its middle class.

One India, four markets

four-indias

Reading Time: 4 minutesIndia is not one homogenous mass of consumers. Instead, it comprises four distinct market segments.

Rich India, Poor Indians

poor-indians

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe India business opportunity looks rosy in aggregate. But in reality, it is low at an individual consumption level because so many Indians are so poor.

Beware of averages

Beware of averages

Reading Time: 6 minutesWe think about our reality at a moment in time and in the form of averages. This traps us into three illusions about the world and our place in it.

Competition is a state of mind

the next frontier of marketing: community flywheels

Reading Time: 8 minutesCompetition motivates us by giving us benchmarks to beat. But like salt, only the right level is ideal. For real mastery, competition stops being an external race and becomes a state of mind