Saturday, December 14, 2013

FMCG Brands need to use Social Media to engage housewives - Ankita Bapna









India is at the cusp of internet revolution. By 2014 India will have 243 million internet users edging out USA. Women will be a major chunk of this. The above chart stands testimony to this. 90% of "Non-working women" are still embracing social media at good speed. Hence, conquering them over in this medium is essential since they are major influencers for most FMCG purchases.
Women generally have more time at their disposal and are said to view brand pages with greater intensity than men. Many of them are opening small businesses at home and are active on social media to promote. Their awareness level has increased with TVCs and easier availability of information. Husbands are working more, children and family are relatively busier; compelling women to connect over Facebook.
Asian Paints EzyColour Home Solutions already engages women for their painting services by showing innumerable paint designs. Tupperware engages women with vouchers and coupons. E-commerce websites like Jabong, Flipkart, etc show advertisements of women’s clothes and accessories.

With TVCs becoming expensive and ad space of only 12 minutes for every 1 hour as mandated by the Ministry of Broadcasting, ATL advertisement is very expensive these days. Also, the retail outlets are cluttered with several brands and SKUs. With increasing awareness and options women are free to choose as per their whims and fancies. Social media is a great tool to build emotional engagement and to connect to the relevant TG.

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