Market Research Presentation : Ball Point Pen

Description
The objective of this study is to profile the ball point pen market in Manipal.

Marketing Research
Profile the Ball Point Pen Market in Manipal

Agenda
• Objectives and Scope • Research Method and Procedures

• Data Analysis and Findings
• Conclusions • Limitations

Objective
Profile the market for Ball-point pens in Manipal

Scope
• Inclusive of all students studying in different institutions in Manipal • Inclusive of working professionals

Research Method
• Dummy Findings • Framing Questionnaire • Collecting response online

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• Sample size -176 • Mode of Questionnaire - Online and printed questionnaire

• No. of questions – 16
• Different Institutions covered for research :? KMC ? MIT ? Local School( Madhav Kripa public school) ? MIC ? Working Professionals( Syndicate bank, Manipal University) ? TAPMI & MIM

Criteria for selection of different samples
• Occupation • Course currently pursuing

DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
• Factor Analysis • Variables affecting purchase of different ballpoint pens ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Price Brand User Friendly Grip Design Smoothness Longevity of use Availability Facility of Refills Availability in Different Ink colors Leakage of Ink

Rotated Component Matrixa Component 1 2 3 .338 .705 -.123 PRICE .048 .847 .223 BRAND .247 .576 .494 USER_FRIENDLY .267 .551 .516 GRIP .409 .197 .399 DESIGN .664 .375 .210 SMOOTHNESS LONGETIVITY_OF_US .802 .070 .213 E .579 .388 .198 AVAILABILITY FACILITY_OF_REFILL .508 .117 .596 S
AVAILABILITY_IN_DIF F_COLORS LEAKAGE_OF_INK

.007 .711

.058 .122

.878 -.017

Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis. Rotation Method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization. a. Rotation converged in 5 iterations.

Findings from Factor Analysis
3 Major Components

• Component 1 consists of factors
? Smoothness ? Leakage of Ink ? Longevity of Use • Component 2 consists of factors ? Price ? Brand • Component 3 consist of factor – availability in different ink colors •Total variance explained by these components – 61.863 %

Chi- Squared Test -1
• Between Variables Amount spent and Occupation • Null Hypothesis : No association between amount spent and Occupation of the respondents Chi-Square Tests Asymp. Sig. (2Value df sided) Pearson Chi35.34 8 .000 Square 7a Likelihood Ratio 37.61 8 .000 1 Linear-by13.04 Linear 1 .000 7 Association

N of Valid 166 Cases a. 8 cells (53.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .36.

• Result : Significance Value - .0000 • Conclusion : Significant Association between amount spent by the respondent and his occupation.

Chi- Squared Test - 2
• Between different types of pen and occupation.
• Null Hypothesis : - No significant association between the occupation and preferred type of pen.

Chi-Square Tests Value Pearson Chi-Square 28.366a Likelihood Ratio Linear-by-Linear Association N of Valid Cases 19.158 8.245 df 6 6 1 Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) .000 .004 .004

166

a. 7 cells (58.3%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .25.

• Result : Significance Value - .0000
• Conclusion : Significant Association between type of pen preferred by the respondent and his occupation.

Chi- Squared Test – 3
• Between different Course studying and frequency of purchase.
• Null Hypothesis : - No significant association between the Course studying and frequency of purchase.

Chi-Square Tests Value 83.66 5a 83.97 6 df Asymp. Sig. (2sided)

Pearson Chi32 .000 Square Likelihood 32 .000 Ratio Linear-byLinear 8.019 1 .005 Association N of Valid 156 Cases a. 34 cells (75.6%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is .08.

• Result : Significance Value - .0000 • Conclusion : Significant Association between the Course studying and frequency of purchase.

Perceptual Mapping :
• Respondents asked to rate the major brands across different parameters. • Brands rated on a scale of 1-7

• Brands Considered - Cello - Reynolds - Montex - Parker - ADD - Other Local Brands

Major parameters
• Price • Brand Image • Design • Availability • Smoothness •Durability •Longevity of Use • Leakage of Ink •Usage life of Refill • Facility of refills

1 Affordable_price 0.5 Availability Value_for_money 0 1 2 Brand_Image Design Grip Easy_to_carry -1.5 Durability -2

0 -3 -2 -1

-0.5

-1

Significant Findings
• Parker is highest rated brand • Cello is rated high on parameters like Price and longevity of use. • Local brands score low on various factors like facility of refills and leakage of Ink, etc. • ADD is centrally placed • Reynolds scores high on factors like price, availability while it scores low on factors like brand image and design

Other Findings
• Most Preferred Brand
1.3% 6.7% Cello Linc Luxor

6.7%

1.3%

Reynolds
22.1% 50.3% Parker Montex Pierre Cardin ADD

6.0% 5.4%

Place of Purchase
1% 10% 13%

Grocery Stationary Shop Supermarkets Others

76%

Most Preferred Price Range
10% 22%

30%

2--5 6--10 11--15 Above 25

38%

Cross tabs
• 11.5 % sampled population purchased a pen Twice a week

• 53.2% respondents purchased a pen Once a Month
• 49% engineering students purchased pens Once a Week • 77.4% management students purchased a pen Once a Month • 75.7 % students preferred purchasing a BallPoint Pen. • 33.3 % working professionals preferred purchasing an Ink Pen • 52.8% students purchase a pen in price band of Rs. 6-10 • 50 % working professionals purchase a pen in price band of Rs.11-15

Conclusions and Findings
• Factor Analysis –
- Variables factored into 3 major components - Component1- Smoothness, Leakage of Ink and Longevity of Use - Component 2 – Price and Brand - Availability of different ink colors is a third component Conclusion Major factors considered while purchasing a Ballpoint Pen • Factors related to usage of pen are most important • Price and Brand are also given significant weight

CHI-SQUARED TESTS
Test 1
Conclusion : Significant Association between amount spent by the respondent and his occupation.

Test 2
Conclusion : Significant Association between type of pen preferred by the respondent and his occupation.

Test 3
Conclusion : Significant Association between the Course studying and frequency of purchase.

Perceptual Analysis
• Parker is the highest rated Brand • Cello is rated highest in terms of affordable price • Reynolds is rated high on factors related to utility of pen.

Other Findings
• Majority of respondents purchase pen from Stationary Shop. • Cello is the most preferred brand for BallPoint Pen. • Majority of people prefer to purchase a pen in the price band of Rs. 6-10

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