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Book 1 – Transformation through Reinventing
In this book, Rajesh Nair shares important lessons from ICICI Bank and the Tata Group. He talks about how they target opportunities and execute plans effectively.
He explains some interesting concepts:
1. How banks decide who to give loans to
2. Tata Group’s strategy: simplifying, synergizing, and scaling.
3. The 3Ds: data analytics, distribution focus, and digital delivery.
4. Understanding customers fully.
5. Moving forward carefully.
6. Building strong institutions with 10 key pillars.
7. Five characteristics for nurturing creativity.
After setting common return goals, the next step is empowering. The author emphasizes integrity and compassion for fair decisions.
The journey shows how these entities evolved with modern technology. The book is easy to understand, despite being filled with numbers and facts, making it a valuable and inspiring guidebook.
2. Strategic Marketing
Strategic marketing is a comprehensive guidebook that explains the marketing of common products and their growth methods.
It delves into Indian businesses over the past few decades, divided into four sections: automobile, FMCG and retail, marketing, and strategy.
The first section extensively covers automobiles, focusing on Tata Nano and Bajaj RE 60, detailing their features, industry response, and business challenges. It also carefully outlines limitations, potential solutions, and the importance of both intellect and strength in brand building.
The second section discusses retail and FMCG, highlighting their impact on global management. Using Patanjali as an example, it explores industry-level competitive strategies, emphasizing quality, distribution, and digitization as key drivers of success.
The author emphasizes the significance of marketing personality and managerial insights derived from positional monopoly.
In the third section, traditional marketing 4Ps are compared with the newer supplemental marketing 4Us. It touches upon product launches, promotional techniques, and the realm of digital marketing, while briefly outlining five management principles.
A notable aspect of the book is its detailed examination of brands and their influential power.
Finally, the author delves into strategy, focusing on customer preferences, product design, market dynamics, competitive advantage, and the complexities of strategic decision-making.
In essence, this well-researched book offers an A to Z guide on strategic marketing, presented in an easy-to-understand and highly informative manner, aiding readers in crafting meaningful and effective marketing strategies