University Of Mumbai

Project Report On
MARKETING STRATEGY OF TITAN WATCHES
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In Partial Fulfillment for Bachelors of Management Studies (BMS)

Under The Guidance Of

Prof. Deepa Makkad

Submitted By:
Chaitrali Chaware
Semester V T.Y.BMS (2012-2013)
Vishweshwar Education Societys
Western College of Commerce & Business Management
Sanpada, Navi
Vishweshar Education Societys
Western College Commerce & Business Management
Sanpada, Navi Mumbai

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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that
Mr. /Ms. ______________________________________________ of
TY.BMS has undertaken and completed the project work titled
_________________________________________ during the
academic year ____________________ under the guidance of
Mr. /Ms. ___________________ submitted on ____________ to
This college in fulfillment for Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)
University of Mumbai.

Project Guide

BMS H.O.D

Principal

External Examiner

Date:

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DECLARATION

I, Chaitrali Ankush Chaware student of TYBMS, , Vishweshwar Education Societys Western College of
Commerce & Business Management hereby declare that I have completed the project report on Marketing
Strategy of Titan Watches in the academic year 2012-2013.The information submitted by me is true &
original to the best of my knowledge.

Signature

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

With great pleasure and a deep sense of gratitude I hereby acknowledge everyone who provided me with their
help, assistance and sustained support without which, even if I have had done this work, it would not have
been as it has turned out to be. Their enlightened feedbacks and directions can be sensed as the project moves
on.
I am sincerely thankful to my project guide, prof. Deepa Makkad; who provided me with all the theoretical
and practical inputs for my project. Without his thoughtful support this project would not have been
completed.

INDEX
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CONTENT

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Introduction

Research Methodology

15

Industry Overview

17

Titan Watches : Brand Positioning Strategies

22

Titan Watches : Brand Repositioning Strategies

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Company Profile

67

Data Collection & Survey Analysis

71

Data Interpretation

87

Conclusion

92

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Suggestions & Recommendation

93

Questionnaire

94

Bibliography

97

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Today, a wristwatch is considered as much of a status symbol as a device to tell time. In an age when cell
phones and digital pagers display tiny quartz clocks, the mechanical wristwatch has slowly become less of an
object of function and more a piece of modern culture. The Indian watch industry began in the year 1961 with
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the commissioning of the watch division of HMT. The first watch model manufactured by HMT was the
Janata model in the year 1962. HMT was the leader in the watch market till the Tatas formed Titan Watches
in association with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation in the year 1987. Titan was the first
company to launch quartz watches in India. The Indian watch market is today of 40 million units, out of
which 60% is in the unorganized sector in which the maximum number of watches are sold are below Rs.300.
Quartz watches form two third of the organized sector and the rest is split between mechanical and digital
watches. Even in the organized sector, three fourth of the sales by volume comes from watches that are priced
below Rs.1000.
Watch is one of the consumer durables whose replacement rate is very high. The replacement rate of
watch is 33.8 %( Source: India market demographics report, 1998).

This is also due to the fact that the

estimated scrap rate of wrist watches is 7.8%, which is applicable after 6 years (Source: India market
demographics report, 1998). So, due to high scrap rate, outdated models, and the shift from the mechanical
watches to the quartz watches it is causing a very high replacement demand for watches. This along with the
low penetration level represents the untapped market potential for watches in India.
After liberalization of Indian economy in 1992 many international players have entered the Indian Watch
market posing as competitive threat to the Indian companies.
Lately Titan has tried to reposition its Brand to capture more segments of the watch market retaining the
already served market segment. The strategy has been studied in deep during the project. Many brands and
companies are constantly reinvigorating their businesses and positioning them for growth. There is a constant
need to innovate, reinvigorate, update, recalibrate, or just simply fend off the competition in an effort to better
explain "why buy me."
Brand positioning creates a specific place in the market for the brand and product offerings. It reaches
a certain type of consumers and delivers benefits that meet the needs of several key target groups and user.
The actual approach of a company or brand's positioning in the marketplace depends on how it
communicates the benefits and product attributes to consumers and users. As a result, the brand positioning
of.

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