For Indian Smartphone Brands - Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel?
Has the path for the Indian smartphone brands hit a dead end? Do they have a way forward? Read on...
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Hi, I'm Ajay!
... and here's a little about me.
Smartphone industry veteran with over 11 years of proven track record in launching 4 brands. Instrumental in launching HTC as a brand in India and Micromax (A leading Indian handset brand) in the smartphones' category.
With over 38 years of cross-industry experience, a professional with a great understanding of the domestic and international business operations with excellent channel and media connections.
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- Aug 18, 2021
- 5 min
Not So Smart(phone) Data
The market share representation by all smartphone brands in India - correct or not?
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- May 23, 2021
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Mainline DistributionSHIP - Heading Towards An Iceberg?
This blog is not about brands, market shares or even projections. This blog is about the future of the traditional mainline distributors...
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- Dec 23, 2020
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Indian smartphones market gets ready to hit the 200 million mark in 2021!
Indian smartphones market gets ready to hit the 200 million mark in 2021! The big question - Will the Chinese occupy only 50% of it?
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- Jun 22, 2020
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It’s A Game Of Snakes And Ladders. Will The Brands Once Ruling, See Themselves Sliding Down?
There may be a re-shuffle in the brands' market shares. My views on who'll lose and who'll gain!
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- Apr 10, 2020
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Forget 20:20, it’s a test match!
IML 20:20 - Indian Mobile League. Mobile makers need to play this one more like a test. Are they ready?
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- Mar 8, 2020
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The BBK Group Attack Makes Samsung Bleed. Xiaomi, Comes Out Unscathed!
It’s always better to be objective, so let’s first table some data on the Indian Smartphone market. Table 1 * Data as per IDC Table 2 *...
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- Feb 12, 2020
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Viva La Vivo. The Now No.2 Brand, Guns For No.1 Spot!
The IDC data for 2019 is out! And… #Xiaomi, as expected, retains its No. 1 position with 28.6% market share followed by #Samsung at...
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- Jan 25, 2020
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The Real(me) Downfall!
The Real data for the first two months of Q4 (October and November) is just out. And, there are various articles, discussions and...
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- Dec 9, 2019
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Twenty Two Days For Twenty Twenty!
As 2019 draws to a close, all eyes will be on what 2020 will offer! To recap, 2019 was a year: 1. With the least growth since 2016. From...
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- Nov 19, 2019
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Song Sung, Rather A Ridiculed One, For Samsung
India is the 2nd largest and the highest-growing smartphone market amongst the top 3 markets globally. It is also a market that has the...
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- Sep 15, 2019
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Times They Are A-Changing! Whoever Had Heard Of Offline Vs. Offline Earlier?
To, My Friends, C/o Offline Space India Let us start with the data for Q2 (Source: Counterpoint) on the growth in the two channels –...
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- Sep 3, 2019
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Brands' Projection For Q3, 2019
September will bring the highest selling quarter for mobile phones, as well as most other products, as per past trends, to an end. We are...
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- Feb 26, 2019
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Aspirational Customers Skip Price As Key Factor
The price specification game may get over sooner than later. It has to! I have been observing the different ways the brands are playing...
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- Feb 12, 2019
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Indian Smartphone Market: Every Brand’s Go-To!
In today’s day and age, it’s best for any brand to hike up their stake in the mobile phone business in India. The country’s smartphone...
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- Feb 4, 2019
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Samsung: The ‘M’peror Strikes Back!
Ready to disrupt the market tomorrow i.e., February 5th! Sa’M’sung is not used to being the No. 2 brand for long, and it is since Q4 of...
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- Dec 24, 2018
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Can Santa Claus Be The Guardian Angel?
2018 has been a pretty eventful year for the smartphone industry. Let me recapitulate some of the interesting ones, and hope 2019 brings...
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- Dec 10, 2018
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Rewriting. Rewiring. Reviving Offline.
With the online channel feasting, and the offline surviving on morsels, it’s time they change the game before the game has ended. My...
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- Nov 29, 2018
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Oppo India In The Soup?
Losses pile on. #OppoIndia’s MD Yi Wang quits. Oppo launched its first phone in India in January 2014. It was in February 2015, 1 year...
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- Nov 27, 2018
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Comio exits India. More to follow?
My insights on how to hedge risks in this volatile Indian smartphone market. Got this news yesterday of #Comio abruptly closing its...
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