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University Of Mumbai’s 
ALKESH DINESH MODY INSTITUTE 
FOR FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES 
Joravar Bhavan, Mumbai University, 
Kalina, Vidyanagari Campus, 
Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 098. 
A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT ON 
DEVELOPING BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MARKETING 
THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA 
FOR 
SYNCLATURE SOLUTIONS 
SUBMITTED BY: 
Mr. KARTIK MEHTA 
SEM III (MARKETING) 
S.Y.M.M.S 2014 – 2015 
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF 
Prof. RAJAM RAVI 
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI 
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE 
M.M.S. PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2014-15
KARTIK MEHTA 
SUMMER 
INTERNSHIP 
REPORT 
DEVELOPING BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL 
STRATEGIES AND MARKETING THROUGH 
DIGITAL MEDIA 
GUIDE 
Prof. Rajam Ravi 
COMPANY 
SYNCLATURE 
2014 - 2015 
KARTIK MEHTA 
ROLL NO: 50 
SYMMS 
MARKETING
University Of Mumbai’s 
ALKESH DINESH MODY INSTITUTE 
FOR FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES 
A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT ON 
DEVELOPING BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MARKETING 
THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA 
FOR 
SUBMITTED BY: 
Mr. KARTIK MEHTA 
SEM III (MARKETING) 
S.Y.M.M.S 2014 – 2015 
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF 
Prof. RAJAM RAVI 
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE 
M.M.S. PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2014-15 
FOR THE PERIOD 
06th MAY 2014 TO 15th JULY 2014
University of Mumbai’s 
ALKESH DINESH MODY INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL AND 
MANAGEMENT STUDIES 
CERTIFICATE 
This is to certify that Mr. KARTIK MEHTA, M.M.S. (MARKETING) Batch, 2014-15 of Alkesh 
Dinesh Mody Institute for Finance and Management Studies has successfully completed his Summer 
Internship during 6th May 2014 to 15th July 2014. 
The project was undertaken by him at SYNCLATURE SOLUTIONS, titled as ‘DEVELOPING 
BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MARKETING THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA’, 
under the guidance of Prof. RAJAM RAVI. 
The project fulfills all the stated criteria and the student’s findings are his original work. 
I hereby certify that his work is good and authentic to the best of my knowledge. 
PLACE: MUMBAI 
DATE: 
_____________________________ _________________________ 
Prof. Rajam Ravi Director, ADMI 
(PROJECT GUIDE)
DECLARATION 
I, Mr. Kartik D. Mehta student of Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies 
of M.M.S (Marketing) hereby declare that I have successfully completed the Summer Internship with 
Synclature Solutions in the Academic year 2014-2015. 
The Summer Internship project work entitled ‘Developing Business Promotional Strategies and 
Marketing through Digital Media’ submitted to the Institute is a record of an original work done by 
me under the guidance of Mr. Ashay Rege (Founder | Partner, Synclature) and Prof. Rajam Ravi 
(Project Guide). 
This Report work has not been performed on the basis for the award of any Degree or Diploma / 
Associate-ship / Fellowship and any other similar project if any. This Report has not been previously 
submitted for any Examinations / Institutes / Universities. 
The information submitted is true and original to the best of my knowledge. 
_____________________ 
Signature of the Student
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and deep regards to my guide 
Prof. Rajam Ravi for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout the 
course of this thesis. The blessing, help and guidance given by him from time to time shall carry me a 
long way in the journey of life on which I am about to embark. 
I also take this opportunity to express a deep sense of gratitude to Mr. Ashay Rege, 
Founder | Partner at Synclature Solutions, for his cordial support, valuable information and guidance, 
which helped me in having a synopsis of all the sections of the organization. I would also like to thank 
Mr. Prathamesh Jog who provided me his support in the initial stages of this project 
I am obliged to the staff members of Synclature Solutions, for the valuable information provided 
by them in their respective fields. I am grateful for their cooperation during the period of my assignment. 
I would also take this opportunity to thank our Placement Officer, Mrs. Kavita S. Pandey 
(Mishra) and the MMS Co-ordinator, Dr. Aruna Deshpande for their invaluable guidance and support. 
Lastly, I would like to thank all those who directly and indirectly helped me. I am really obliged 
for their constant encouragement in completion of this project without which this assignment would not 
have been possible. 
__________________________ 
KARTIK D. MEHTA 
SYMMS - MARKETING 
ROLL NO: 50
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Sr. No. Contents Page No. 
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 
2 INTRODUCTION 2 
3 INTERNSHIP OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY 3 
4 SECTOR OVERVIEW 4 
5 COMPANY DETAILS 11 
6 DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW APP FOR CARPOOLING 18 
7 INTERNSHIP ACTIVITIES 20 
8 GO GREEN INITIATIVE 24 
9 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 25 
10 SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 37 
11 SWOT ANALYSIS 43 
12 AN ASSESMENT OF THE INTERNSHIP 45 
13 CONCLUSION 45 
14 ILLUSTRATION & ANNEXURE 48 
15 REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 55
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Small Businesses Like Synclature Solutions Are The Heart Of The Market-Based Economy With Their 
Business Operations In Rural And Urban Areas Of Developed And Developing Countries. In 
Information Technology (I.T Industry), Small Business Enterprises Are Playing A Significant Role By 
Contributing To The Production And Services, Employment And Thereby To Gdp. But These Are 
Found To Face Severe Competition And Different Types Of Constraints. 
As An Interest, I Opted For Marketing As My Specialization In Master Of Management Studies. Here 
I Took An Opportunity To Work With A Technological Start-Up Company Called Synclature Solution 
To Gain An Overall Entire Exposure In Marketing Field And Related Activities For My Summer 
Internship. 
This Report Is Divided Into The Following Sections: 
 Section One Will Discuss About the Definition, Nature and Scope of New Start-Up Ventures 
in I.T Technological and Service Industry. 
 In Section Two We Will Get The Opinions Of Some Entrepreneurs (Like Surveys Conducted 
By Us For Our New Carpooling Application At Synclature Solutions) According To Our 
Questionnaire. 
 Section Three Will Deal About Some Common Problems (With The Help Of Industry 
Overview And Swot Analysis) That Our Start-Up Company Which Such Firms Face, 
According To The Answers Of Previous Section, Which Will Be Followed By Some 
Suggestions From Our Group In Synclature Solutions. 
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Synclature Solutions, Which Is Headquartered At Pune, Which Is Into Providing I.T Services And 
Technological Solutions For All The Business Needs Of The Customers, Where I Got To Work With 
One Of The Founder Cum Partner Mr. Ashay Rege Who Himself Is An Independent Entrepreneur, 
Under Whom I Learnt And Developed Many Marketing As Well As Entrepreneurial Skills. 
Synclature Solutions Mainly Deals Into Providing The Web Based Services, Application Based 
Services And Different Innovative Technological Solutions To Al Kinds If Business And All Sorts Of 
Consumer Segments. It Has The Corporate Office In Pune. It Has Very Limited Staff of Technical 
Development Team In Pune Itself. As Every Business Requires Marketing As Its Core Activities, So 
Did The Synclature Solution. The Very First Marketing Activities And Promotional Tasks Was 
Initiated By Me And Our Marketing Team Which Is Based In Mumbai. 
Being A Start-Up Company, It Doesn’t Have Abundant Resources To Become A Market Leader In 
Such A Competitive I.T Industry, Nor Does It Have Strong Capital Investment; But All It Has Is A 
Long Term Vision And Some Unique Business Ideas On Which We Got To Work On And On Which 
We Got An Opportunities To Market [Promote] Those Start-Up Ideas And Made Possible To Finally 
Covert Those Unique Business Ideas Into Finalised Products Or Services. 
Here, I Was Selected As An Executive – Business Development, Where I Was Responsible Not Only 
For Marketing Or Promoting The Business Products And Services But For Various Tasks Like 
Generating Leads, Meeting With Prospective Clients And Presenting About The Business Offerings 
In Front Of Them Etc. 
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Following were my Objectives for which the internship was done: 
 To gain an overall idea about industry/corporate exposure 
 To correlate between the textbook knowledge [Classroom learnings] of management and 
management applied in corporate 
 To get a feeling about how various departments in an organisation co-ordinates in a uniform 
harmony and how they function 
 The policies of the company with respect to their goals, mission, vision etc. 
 Internship provided me the opportunity to test my own interest in a marketing career before 
permanent commitments are made 
 To get an opportunity to develop attitudes conducive to effective interpersonal relationships. 
Methodology: 
Technology Empowerment 
Technology is in our DNA. Prime Visibility's marketing efforts are all backed by best-in-class 
technology platforms. That being said, the greatest technology is only as good as the person behind 
the curtain. 
Trust 
With Prime Visibility, we can truly say customers get the best of both worlds. Our creative, media, 
and technology teams draw bench strength from the innovative ideas– allowing us to tap into tools, 
resources, and expertise to serve all our clients' needs. 
 We have developed a smart and effective step-by-step digital marketing methodology, which 
will give customers a larger, more engaged and, most importantly, more active audience. 
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Plan -> Design -> Build -> Measure -> Improve
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Background 
The Information Technology Industry of India dates back to 1967 when the Tata Group in 
collaboration with Burroughs set up the first software zone, SEEPZ in Mumbai. In 1973 SEEPZ 
became the first software export zone which saw 80% of the software export in the 1980s. Since then, 
the IT sector of India has grown by leaps and bounds and has acquired India a brand name in the IT 
and ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) sector in the global scenario. The major hubs 
for the IT export sector are Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Bangalore 
has earned the sobriquet, ‘The Silicon Valley of India’ owing to the maximum IT export (generating 
77% of the net IT export revenue of India). The IT- ITES sector can be broadly classified into two 
categories 
(i) Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and 
(ii) Domestic and IT export. 
The growth in the BPO sector under the supervision of the IT-ITES sector has been phenomenal. 
According to NASSCOM, “The IT-BPO sector in India aggregated revenue of US$ 100 billion in FY 
2012, where export and domestic revenue stood at US$ 69.1 billion and US $31.7 billion respectively”. 
The industry is also an employment intensive sector. The estimated employment generation in the FY 
2012 was an expected 230,000 thus providing direct employment to 2.8 million and indirect 
employment 88.9 million people all over the country. According to a report prepared by Gartner, the 
top five outsourcing companies of India are TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies. 
Top five IT companies of India 
The top five IT companies of India had a golden time during 2012 when the collective revenue growth 
of these companies was 13.3% (6 times faster than the global market). However, not all the top five 
companies are on the same page as Cognizant overtook Infosys (2nd ranking supplier of the industry). 
Cognizant’s revenue growth of 20% as compared to Infosys’s 6% compelled the latter to break the 
retirement of Narayan Murthi (founder of Infosys and former CEO) to envisage some strategic moves 
to stay at par in the competition. According to Sid Pai, partner and president of outsourcing advisory, 
ISG’s Asia Pacific Division, “The Indian firms are going to need to mimic the global firms. And that 
of course means a margin dilution, so there is a rough patch ahead for these guys”. This in short means 
that these companies have to entirely revamp their existing model of service providing, change the old 
model of charging for services. Besides a fundamental change has come over the customers interested 
in buying IT services and a local proximity to the customers is essential. 
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The post 2013 Scenario of the IT- ITES sector in India 
The information technology in India is looking towards a bleak future in general in the current year. 
However, small sparks of encouragement are there. As per the statement of BVR Mohan Reddy, 
chairman and managing director, InfoTech Enterprises Limited, a global technology solution provider, 
“Such periods of uncertainty in the past have provided a great platform for organizations to refine 
strategy and execute initiates that increase competitive advantage and accelerate growth.” The Indian 
IT sector will witness a predictable slump of growth from that of 16% last year to a discouraging 11% 
this year. However, growth in the allied sectors like health care and insurance is a small ray of hope. 
Andhra Pradesh, ranking as the fourth largest IT exporter of the country is being severely affected by 
power supply shortage which is naturally slowing down the development of the state’s IT sector. It is 
to be mentioned here that Andhra Pradesh accounts for 12% of the total IT export of India and the 
turnover for 2012 was RS53, 246 crore. Hyderabad is in a little better position as it has been proactive 
in changing its infrastructure to keep pace with the changing face of the global IT export scenario. 
The Recession period, the free fall of rupees against dollar compounded with other factors has resulted 
in a severe decline in the hiring process of the IT sector. The employment generation capacity of this 
sector has shrunk considerably. IT professionals including ex- IT sector employees are now seeking 
employment in financial services, telecommunications and manufacturing industries which have 
recently witnessed a phenomenal growth. 
Challenges faced by the IT sector in India 
• The IT sector of India needs to discard its old model of service providing and operations. The old 
model popularly known as the ADM (Application, Development and Maintenance) is obsolete. It is 
imperative that the IT sector resorts to the new model of ‘outcome based billing’ and fixed contract 
based services 
• The maturity of the offshore models has created a demand among the customers for a close 
proximity of the service providers which may even involve setting up of near shore stations for 
support. 
• There is a stiff competition from China, Philippines and Eastern Europe which are also proving to 
be low cost and competitive countries. It is estimated that by 2020 they will be a 20% stakeholder in 
the global IT export scenario. 
• A shrinking talent pool in our country is also largely affecting the IT sector. The number of 
employable graduates in the business sector is as low as 10% to 15% while that of qualified and 
employable engineers is 26% only. 
• IT giants like IBM and Accenture have now opened up their own centers in India with the same 
target audience as that of the Indian IT Sector. 
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• The proposed development of the tier 2 and 3 cities has not gone as planned so the entire IT sector 
is stagnated in the 9 major cities. 
• It is imperative that the IT sector of India should focus on the new emerging trends like Social 
media, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) 
• There is a need for a total revamping of the infrastructure of the IT sector which unfortunately is 
pending due to fund unavailability. Fund shortage is also affecting the medium and small IT 
enterprises which need a basic financial injection for their start-up. 
Conclusion 
Though 2013 has left the US$ 108 billion IT and ITES sector of India standing at the crossroads, 
Software Services Industry Body NASSCOM is absolutely positive about the growth of India’s IT 
sector. According to NASSCOM, “‘newer geographies’ are set to double their contribution to India 
to 20% by 2020”. As per the estimation of NASSCOM purely domestic and export services of the 
Indian IT sector is expected to generate US$ 225 billion by 2020. The landscape of the global IT and 
ITES market is changing rapidly and it is totally up to the Indian IT sector now to adapt to this 
changing landscape. After all India is still a major brand name in the global IT and ITES sector. 
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Who we are 
Synclature Solutions LLP is the initiative of a group of entrepreneurs, where we focus on developing 
smart, technology enabled solutions to solve our clients’ challenges and demonstrate a commitment to 
enhance their business interests. The management of Synclature includes dynamic young professionals 
who have experience of working with top IT companies in India and who have been rendering 
consultancy in the areas of cyber security etc. to clients across India. 
Since its inception, Synclature has actively provided software services in sectors like education, 
hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing etc. We have rendered services for development of e-commerce 
websites and education portals. We are also amongst the few players in the market providing SEO 
(Search Engine Optimisation), SMM (Social Media Marketing), SMO (Social Media Optimisation), 
UX/UI (User Experience/User Interface) design and usability testing services to our clients. 
Synclature has developed strategic collaboration with some of the leading technology and consultancy 
firms in India, for providing services in the area of mobile apps development. Such initiatives have led 
to business expansion beyond boundaries, establishing a strong, dominant portfolio of clients from 
India and abroad. We make it our business to take your business to its goal! 
Mission Statement 
To provide our clients with the optimum level of customized software solutions that are in sync with 
their needs, at competitive prices. Our friendly, knowledgeable and professional staff will help inspire, 
educate and solve problems for our valuable clients. 
Vision 
To be the best in class in creating superior multi-domain software solutions thereby creating value for 
our clients. 
Why Synclature 
At Synclature, we make it our business to know to know and understand your business needs. As an 
end-to-end IT services company, our close industry ties give us access to the IT roadmaps that impact 
your business. Our IT consultants make sure to keep you from being blind-sided by a new generation, 
a major upgrade or an end-of-life product announcement. 
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Our Attitude 
Our attitude and zeal towards our work makes us unique amongst other players in the market. At 
Synclature, we adopt a flexible approach while catering to the needs of our clients. Our commitment 
to provide our clients with the best service in the industry is the reason why we have been preferred 
for providing service in various sectors, within a short span of time. 
Experienced Team 
The founding members as well as the consultant team of Synclature have gainful experience in the 
areas of services which Synclature provides. Our team in Synclature has, for past many years, been 
advising clients from various sectors of the industry and providing services in the areas of web-development, 
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applications development, cyber security, networks designing etc. 
Synclature Solutions is a START-UP Information Technology company that has the following 
products and services to offer :- 
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: 
SERVICES PRODUCTS 
1. Graphics a. PMS – Payment Management System 
2. Web b. DMOS – Digital menu ordering system 
3. Mobile apps c. CAA – Cybercrime Awareness app 
d. Carpooling App 
The Products/Services we need to make a Marketing plan for – 
i. SYNCLATURE SOLUTIONS (as a whole) 
ii. DMOS 
iii. CARPOOL 
DMOS – It is a digital menu ordering system (an online app) used mainly in restaurants to order 
food with the help of a tablet. There are two additional features in the application 1. Waiting line 
management & 2. Jukebox management. The application runs by connecting to the internet 
connection of the restaurant.
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ShareWheels – is a carpooling application that can be used by people to commute from one place to 
another in a single car. This is possible as the application has many interactive features that will help 
people interact with each other for pick up and drops and the petrol is shared within the commuters. 
The features of this application are – 
a. For communicating with the car-poolers, the application has a SMS facility to interact with 
the car-poolers, the app itself, etc. 
b. You can connect onto google maps through the app to know the roads in a better way 
All software needs in one place 
Right from planning to building, we do everything to make your venture technologically sound. Our 
smart technology solutions help you enhance your business interest. Explore a range of services to 
integrate with your business. 
Many Devices: Single Solution 
Cross-platform technologies along with responsiveness for a variety of screen sizes make sure that we 
stay in sync with your needs. We deliver the latest web technologies compatible across all devices, no 
matter the size. 
Optimization: SEO, SMM, UX & UI 
Increase internet traffic, monitor analytics and focus on your target audience using timely reports based 
on web activity. Adapt to the web trends to gain the extra edge. Use the social media (Facebook, 
Twitter, G+, LinkedIn, YouTube etc.) to promote and propagate your products and ideas. Implement 
our optimization solutions in four phases and watch your business soar. 
Cost-effectiveness 
We have the most competitive pricing in the industry. Maximum use of open-source technologies 
enables us to keep our service costs to a minimum. 
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We focus on technology related services for our clients to enhance their business interests. Our 
approach is solution oriented. We advise and serve our clients according to their requirements. Our 
commitment is to serve our clients by delivering the best service in the industry 
Web Design 
Web design & Development 
We build custom websites using latest technologies like PHP, HTML5 and CSS3 keeping the site-code 
clean, fast-loading and search-engine friendly. CSS3 lets you make the elements of a web page 
more dynamic while adding life with a decorative touch. It also make the web page and its content 
load faster and accurately. 
Technologies such as JQuery, a lightweight JavaScript library, are used to develop animated and 
interactive websites which load much faster than Flash. 
The number of devices, platforms and browsers that need to work with your site is ever-growing. And 
the best solution to this is to have a responsive web-design, which provides an optimal viewing 
experience across a wide range of devices (from desktop computers and projectors to tablet PCs and 
smartphones). Responsiveness provides easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, 
panning and scrolling. We integrate Bootstrap 3.3 and later to make the website responsive so as to 
load on any and every device. After all, the more devices the website supports, the more your business 
grows. 
CMS 
CMS or a 'Content Management System' quite literally allows you to control and manage the content 
within your web site - without technical training. Using this uncomplicated, GUI-based system you 
can very easily add, delete images and other content from your web site on the fly while having a 
very complex architecture. We offer and recommend implementation of Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal 
and Magento CMS platforms empower your website with dynamic content while having simple and 
user-friendly management panel. 
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Ecommerce solutions 
With the rise in online trading, ecommerce solutions are of vital importance to business. Our 
implementation of ecommerce solutions like PayPal, EBS, CCAvenue, PayZippy and Google Wallet 
make your transactions seamless and hassle-free. The timely reports are bound to keep your 
accountant happy as well. 
SEO, SMM and UX/UI 
SEO 
Synclature provides search engine optimization (SEO) services that focus on optimizing a website on 
a global scale as well as for a specific city, region, to increase business reach and build audience. SEO 
is implemented with the goal to increase traffic on the website resulting in better reach and more 
business conversions. Search engines include local search results (location based search) relevant to 
the search which provides businesses with a unique opportunity to target prospective clients. 
How does our SEO help your company? 
 Immediate business listing on Google Maps with directory listing. 
 Optimised for location based search (LBS). 
 Result oriented approach using AdWords and AdSense. 
 Competitor Analysis. 
 Cleaning code and optimising design. 
SMM 
What is Social Media Marketing? 
Social Media Marketing (Social Media Optimization, SMO) is the process of utilizing various social 
media networks like Facebook and Twitter in order to reach a larger audience. Social media marketing 
services focus on obtaining “followers” or users for each social media network in order to spread a 
marketing message across numerous networks. 
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Why is Social Media relevant to your business? 
With more and more businesses targeting new customers online, it is becoming more and more 
important for businesses to make the jump to social networks. Millions of potential customers use 
social media websites like Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter for one reason or another. Each 
of these social media networks hold potential opportunities for companies to reach out to their target 
audience. 
There are large opportunities to monetize through providing updates to deals, information about new 
products and services, and engaging in conversations with potential and current customers to hold 
interest. 
UX/UI Testing 
We evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and delight metrics of your product, be it website or mobile 
app, by testing it on sample users. 
How does it work? 
(i) A ‘focus group’ of users is created by assembling various individuals from various 
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backgrounds and professions. 
(ii) The users are presented with the product in various environments, on multiple devices. 
(iii) A survey, which includes personal interviews, is then conducted. 
(iv) The results are analysed and reported. 
(v) A final report is made advising the client about the changes that can be brought about in 
the product to make it more effective and useful to the masses. 
Support | AMC 
Client Support and Annual Maintenance 
Synclature is here for helping the businesses, to run efficiently, we render services that are appreciated 
for their flawlessness and consistency. Whether the clients need a random emergency help-desk 
support or a periodical service agreement, we provide it all. For us, clients are the supreme business 
entity, for whom we can tailor the support services, be it for mobile apps or web platforms.
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Mobile Apps 
Android Apps Development 
Over the last 4 years Android, an open-source OS, has captured the market. Android currently runs on 
various devices -- from cars, GPS consoles to microwaves, refrigerators and other electronics. The 
most basic and widely used application of Android OS is the Smartphone and tablet PC segment. Over 
65% of the smartphone users around the world use Android. With such figures, it is the number one 
platform used by business owners to target audiences. 
At Synclature, we design, develop, test and deploy customized Android apps as per your requirement. 
Development is carried out with Android SDK, Android Studio and other API with complete 
knowledge of the Android platform that is adaptable to larger, VGA, 2D graphics library, 3D graphics 
library based on OpenGL ES 1.0 specifications, and traditional smartphone layouts. We do customized 
application development ranging from asset tracking to advertising, gaming to messaging and voicing, 
GPS to multimedia applications. 
iOS application Development 
We develop highly precise, interactive, and easy to use apps suitable to the needs. We provide all types 
of apps development including air-ticketing, widgets, social media integration, website creation etc. 
Our experienced iPhone app programmers are well-versed with the Apple’s iOS platform with field 
knowledge in Xcode, Cocoa Touch Framework, and Objective C. 
Customized Software development 
Having accumulated vast expertise in designing & implementing various software products, our 
specialized team of product architects infuses their skills together and provide the best architecture and 
database design. Along with our multimedia team within Synclature itself, we suggest to our customers 
the appropriate user interface such as navigation, menus, logo, icons and banners. 
Synclature solutions is a global IT company and software development company in India that 
provides customized software development, based on an open-source framework, to provide 
solutions such as : 
 Portals to corporates and education institutes 
 Document and content management systems 
 Payment Management and HR management systems 
 Business Process Management solutions 
 ERP platforms 
 Business Intelligence software 
We understand the importance of collaboration between development and customers for an early 
product delivery. We progress product engineering in series of iterations. Prior to each iteration, 
development teams meet our customer to prioritize the work. At the end of each iteration, team delivers 
a potentially shippable software product increment. 
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Special Services 
Synclature Special Services is now FinS. 
We have moved to a new home 
FinS provides all the services as provided by Synclature Special Services with a few additions. 
 Corporate investigations 
 Digital Forensics 
 Governance, Risk Assessment and Compliance 
 Forensic Accounting 
 Training and Awareness Programs 
 Information Security Consulting (including ISMS, App Sec, Honeypots etc.) 
 VAPT: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing 
 Fraud Control and Deterrence. 
What is ‘ShareWheels’? 
ShareWheels is a carpooling app. It is an easy-to-use software solution that seamlessly allows you to 
connect to a community of commuters, travellers and adventurers across the country to share any type 
of wheel (two-wheeler or four-wheeler) which helps you to save resources, both monetary and 
otherwise. 
Features 
 Highly intuitive and interactive interface 
 Absolutely FREE! Unlike other similar carpooling applications 
 Supports Android 2.3 and above 
 Unique safety features. 
 User profiles with ratings, reviews and feedbacks to ensure SAFETY. 
 Location-based alerts, tuned as per preferences. 
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Benefits 
 Reduces stress of travelling (can make you productive at work) 
 Serves as a social/professional networking platform 
 It is FREE 
 Saves Fuel, Saves Environment and Money too! 
How it works? 
 The user uses the app or the website for registration. In certain cases, to prevent spam the user’s 
corporate ID will have to be registered. 
 During registration, the user updates his/her preferences for 10 destinations/frequent locations. 
Based on these preferences, he/she is regularly notified when a carpool is bound towards/from 
that specific location (The data is calculated via Google Maps API over a marker-radius of 1 
km.) 
 Upon verification, a user profile will be created in the app server database which will have all 
the information about the car-pooler, specifically, his vehicle type (for a driver), frequent 
places, feedbacks and ratings. The user will be able to use the app. Some privacy settings can 
be tuned to hide personal information if required. 
 When the user wants to start carpooling, he will either put in search the information using the 
following parameters:- 
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1. The user (owner of the car/car-pooler) will put in the source from where he wants to 
commute and the destination. If the route to the destination from the source is relevant 
to the user who is viewing those updates, the user can join that ride/drive. 
2. Estimated time of departure of the car-pooler. 
3. The user will also enter the approximate time of arrival at the pick-up point. 
4. The user who is joining that ride/drive can view the car-pooler’s current location via a 
feature in the app. As soon as the car-pooler reaches the place of joining of the user, the 
user will get an alert message to reach the pick-up point. 
 The above parameters will generate dynamic search results which will help the user, select a 
carpool. 
ShareWheels is associated with D-Fraud, an online fraud and forensic resource that lets the users know 
about the frauds and trends around the world and FinS, a financial, information security and risk 
advisory firm to make ShareWheels a better platform for the users to trust.
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While undergoing the internship at Synclature Solutions, Following were the 
activities which were performed by me: 
1. Generating Leads 
2. Assisting in Making Business Strategies and Marketing Plans 
3. Scheduling meeting with prospective clients 
4. Promoting the services and offerings of the Synclature Solutions with the help of all the 
possible media 
5. Content Creation for various social media sites 
6. Social media marketing 
7. Website creation and development 
8. Ad and promotional campaigns and awareness generation for Synclature’s GREEN 
INITIATIVE: Carpool App i.e. ShareWheels 
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Generating Leads 
In marketing, lead generation is the generation of consumer interest or inquiry into products or 
services of a business. Leads can be created for purposes such as list building, e-newsletter list 
acquisition or for sales leads. 
Lead Generation 
Capture qualified sales leads through high quality content and targeted: 
 Inbound marketing—blogging, guest blogging, blogger outreach, blog syndication, social 
media updates, social media engagement, SEO on-page optimization, premium content 
(eBooks, infographics, videos, webinars), calls-to-action, landing pages 
 Demand generation—paid search (ppc), social media ads, banner ads, native ads, email 
marketing, direct mail, print ads, media ads, tradeshows, speaking engagements, personal 
networking 
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Lead Intelligence Gathering 
Marketing works with Sales to establish key criteria for lead segmentation and scoring. Hopefully, you 
have already created a comprehensive list of buyer personas and a detailed buyer journey for each 
persona. If not, check out these resources. Now plan how you will capture this information through 
landing pages and forms, using a progressive profiling approach so that conversion rates are kept high. 
Identify relevant pages and events that, if visited or triggered, also allow you to update lead profiles 
during the buyer journey. Access LinkedIn, Data.com, Hoovers and other business data sites you can 
use to cross-reference leads and further develop their profiles. Some of these sources can be directly 
integrated through HubSpot and Salesforce apps and APIs. 
Lead Segmentation 
Set up marketing automation workflows to categorize leads and segment them into lists using criteria 
established in Step #1. Use these lists to nurture leads with relevant content and personalized email 
communications. Also use them for targeted campaigns, segmenting leads with a certain role or title 
or within a certain industry or market segment. 
Lead Scoring 
Set up lead scoring criteria and points-awarded system to update lead lifecycle stages, move leads to 
the CRM when the timing is right and trigger notifications using marketing automation workflows. 
Leads accumulate positive scores for behaviour and demographics. For example: 
 Persona—industry, title, role, company size, revenues 
 Engagement—number of visits, unique page views, repeat visits, form conversions, email 
opens and clicks, blog comments, social media mentions, inbound links 
 Buyer stage—clicks and conversions on specific content indicating a lead lifecycle change, 
such as mid-funnel and bottom-funnel offers 
 Velocity—frequency of engagement, volume and timing of events indicating an imminent 
intent to buy 
Also, apply negative scoring for form answers or behaviours that designate a lead as a poor fit, for 
example: Competitor Company, low budget or non-company email address. 
Lead Nurturing 
Monitor and influence the progress of leads through the sales funnel by presenting them with relevant 
content based on buyer persona and content mapping. Content can be sent via personalized drip email 
campaigns or by direct integration using personalized content, for example website messaging that is 
tailored for lead segments or buyer personas. Apply lead scoring rules as leads consume your lead 
nurturing content and move them to different lifecycle stages and segments using marketing 
automation workflows. 
Transfer and Assign Leads to the Sales Team 
Automatically move inbound leads over to your CRM using marketing automation workflows and 
assign them to appropriate sales reps when they reach lead scoring thresholds and/or trigger specific 
behaviours, such as requesting a free trial or demonstration. 
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Assisted in Developing Business Strategies and Marketing Plan 
A marketing plan may be part of an overall business plan. Solid marketing strategy is the foundation 
of a well-written marketing plan. While a marketing plan contains a list of actions, a marketing 
plan without a sound strategic foundation is of little use. 
Forming Business Strategies 
Business (or Strategic) management is the art, science, and craft of formulating, implementing and 
evaluating cross-functional decisions that will enable an organization to achieve its long-term 
objectives. It is the process of specifying the organization's mission, vision and objectives, developing 
policies and plans, often in terms of projects and programs, which are designed to achieve these 
objectives, and then allocating resources to implement the policies and plans, projects and programs. 
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Deciding on a marketing communications strategy is one of the primary roles of the marketing 
manager and this process involves some key decisions about who the customer is, how to contact 
them, and what the message should be. These questions can be answered using a three stage process, 
which is equally relevant for all elements of the marketing mix: 
Segmentation : 
Dividing the marketing into distinct groups 
Targeting : 
Deciding which of these groups to communicate with, and how to talk to them 
Positioning : 
How the product or brand should be perceived by the target groups 
Messaging : 
Delivering a specific message in order to influence the target groups 
Content creation 
Content creation is the contribution of information to any media and most especially to digital media 
for an end-user/audience in specific contexts. Content is "something that is to be expressed through 
some medium, as speech, writing or any of various arts" for self-expression, distribution, marketing 
and/or publication. Typical forms of content creation include maintaining and updating web sites, 
blogging, photography, videography, online commentary, the maintenance of social media accounts, 
and editing and distribution of digital media. A Pew survey described content creation as the creation 
of "the material people contribute to the online world. 
GO GREEN INITIATIVE – SAVE FUEL SAVE NATURE 
(Launch of “ShareWheels” through this Campaign) 
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Competitive Markets for Web Design, Development and Testing 
• It does depend on the client, many are willing to pay much less for a ‘newbie’ who has a ripped 
copy of Photoshop and Dreamweaver and still uses tables and 'slice and dice' methods. This is 
thanks to how simple it is to become a "web designer". 
• The 'web design profession' has a wider problem, the lack of professionalism and standards. 
The people who are more successful (in the small pond end of the market) aren't web designers 
primarily, they are salesmen first and this is what is lacking from many decent designers skill 
sets. 
ON THE OTHER END: 
• More designers in the work place is nothing but a healthy thing. It drives us all to make a better 
product and surely that's what we’re all here to do? 
• Imagine if AMD was never born - We'd probably all still be using Intel P2 333 MHz’s with 
Intel saying "It's the greatest processor ever made". With more competition in the marketplace 
everyone's looking for the next big thing. That's why services like Dig and Wordpress have 
come along. 
Web Design, Development and Testing At Synclature 
• You can select from a range of web hosting packages. We are affiliated with BigRock.com. 
We are able to provide up to 25% discounts on their original rates (which are quite competitive 
themselves). 
• In today's competitive age, the business houses and professionals should regularly update their 
websites 
• This gives them a competitive edge. At Synclature, we provide our clients with website support 
services. 
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• Synclature puts your website on the map. We help you design your website in such a way that 
your website hits are maximum, thus increasing your traffic on your website. This in turn 
increases your business. 
How Restaurants Are Using Technology to Deliver Better Customer Service 
• So far, restaurants have been slow to take to technology, but a few chains are breaking new 
ground. Here’s a look at some of the recent innovations: 
• Mobile ordering. This is one area where fast-food chains are in the forefront. 
• iPad order kiosks. Why wait in line if you can file your order at a kiosk immediately, and then 
sit down and relax. 
• Facebook ordering. This may be the biggest technology leap coming in the next year, as nearly 
100 percent of restaurant owners say they plan to have a Facebook presence by next year. 
Companies specializing in Facebook-payment integration for restaurants such as ChowNow 
and NetWaiter are helping chains to get their ordering onto the popular platform. 
• Table top e-waiter & checkout. Diners hate it when waiters take their credit card away and 
run it up at the register — it’s a common point for credit-card fraud. Hand them a restaurant 
iPad they can self-checkout on where their card doesn’t leave their sight, and they’re happy. 
That often-endless wait for the card and bill to return doesn’t win fans, either. 
• Digital menu boards + smartphones. Watch for fast-food restaurants to change menus more 
often, because digital menu boards make it so much easier than manually changing prices and 
items. 
• Games while-u-wait. Gaming industry sources report McDonald’s is projecting gesture-enabled 
games onto restaurant floors for kids to play while they wait for Happy Meals, in 150 of the 
chain’s higher-profile locations. Now that’ll keep kids busy — and we all know happy kids 
mean happy parents who come back to your restaurant. 
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• Online coupons. More restaurants are using digital coupons, and diners gobble them up 
Competitive Market for DMOS 
• iMenu 360 (http://www.imenu360.com/) 
• MenuDrive (http://www.menudrive.com/) 
• Vrindi Inc (http://www.vrindi.com/) 
Competitive Analysis! 
• Carpooling seems to be in. And Now we have a website which is dedicated completely to 
nothing else but carpooling. Koolpool.co.in which is currently inviting 25000 registrations who 
would be given a free trial for 3 months. 
• This free trial includes 10,000 free rides on a 1st come 1st use basis. This trial has been 
sponsored by India times, Hindustan Petroleum and Radio City. 
• Koolpool is an SMS-based carpool service which is being tested in Mumbai. The service is to 
be formally launched in the first week of September 2006. Initially, it will be open only to 
corporate executives. According to Alootechie, Mumbai Environmental Social Network, which 
is managing the Koolpool service, says there are about 1.5 million empty travel seats in 
Mumbai where over 70 per cent of cars have only one passenger. Now that’s a huge number! 
Carpooling gets a push from technology start-ups 
• PUNE: Technology start-ups are leading a revival of carpooling led by demand for safer and 
simpler ways to travel within grid-locked Indian cities. These companies are using a 
combination of mobile applications, secure messaging and tracking technology that is 
proving to be attractive for harried urban commuters. 
• In the past year at least half a dozen start-ups have come up that link car owners travelling to 
similar destinations in technology hubs such as Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad, with 
services offered mostly through their employers. 
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"Organising carpooling services for large companies has helped boost our user base,' said Vipul 
Kasera, 30, founder of CommuteEasy, a Bangalore-based company that has about 35,000 users from 
companies, including Mindtree, Dr Reddy's and Tosco, that pay an annual subscription fee for the 
service. 
Kasera, who first launched the idea in 2006, said positioning of CommuteEasy as a corporate service 
has helped gain user acceptance. More entrepreneurs are seeing this as a growing business segment. 
Bangalore with a population of about 9 million has an estimated 9.3 lakh cars on its roads. 
"We believe this offers a potential to have about 30,000 cars pooling rides every working day," said 
Raghu Ramanujam, 43, founder of PoolCircle, who is in talks with 11 companies to offer his services. 
The company aims to have 2.5 lakh users by the end of next year by spreading services across Chennai, 
Hyderabad, Mumbai, NCR, Pune and Ahmedabad. Companies who opt for carpooling service can 
choose from various subscription models ranging from Rs 40,000 to Rs 10 lakh annually. 
• Experts said positioning these services as a corporate service rather than as a direct-to-consumer 
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offering has helped these start-ups gain a larger number of users. 
• "With every city struggling with infrastructure issues, people are moving away from the 
concept of owning an asset to renting and sharing it with others," said Rajesh Sawhney, founder 
of GSF Accelerator, an early stage investment firm. Sawhney, who has invested in carpooling 
start-up RidingO, said government support by way incentives for carpooling, dedicated lanes 
and higher taxes for single-use cars will help grow this segment faster. 
• RidingO, set up in 2012 has already built up a user base of 2,500 and is in talks with oil 
companies to get them to redeem points, earned by drivers who carpool, for fuel said its founder 
Vardhan Koshal, 30. 
• The year-old company aims to register at least 500 registered daily users for its service from a 
single suburb in Bangalore. 
• Pool Circle, which was started in July 2013, is testing mobile apps for both Apple and Android 
phones.
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• The micro environment refers to the business itself and to all the challenges that come from 
inside the business. 
• Businesses can therefore take control over all the challenges and influences in the micro 
environment. 
• The micro environment refers to the forces that are close to the company and affect its ability 
to serve its customers. It includes the company itself, its suppliers, marketing intermediaries, 
customer markets and public. 
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Demographics, Social and economic 
Factors affecting Synclature 
Synclature 
Solutions 
LLP 
(Company) 
Research 
& 
Development of products and 
services provided by Synclature 
Consumers & Target Market 
(Customers) for Synclature 
Marketing Intermediaries 
(Finance,Operations, Venture 
Capitalists)
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The real value of IT is its deep understanding of the business and enabling business partners by 
providing them with cost effective technology solutions that can be delivered quickly and adjusted 
frequently. Building and managing commodity technologies adds time and costs to each project and 
ties up precious IT resources on tasks that add little to no value to the business. No wonder IT is often 
considered a cost center! My advice is to take a step back and build a business architecture diagram 
that lays out the core business services that your company offers. Then draw up a reference architecture 
that depicts all of the different IT services that are required to support those business services. Then, 
identify which of those IT services are core to your business and build those. Everything else should 
be outsourced to managed service providers or to various external services and products. 
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Without marketing, no one will know our business exists, and if customers don't know we're there, we 
won't make any sales. 
When our marketing efforts are working, however, and customers are streaming through the door, an 
effective customer service policy will keep them coming back for more. So now it's time to create the 
plans that will draw customers to our business again and again. 
A marketing plan consists of the strategies and devices we're going to use to communicate to our target 
audience. A customer service plan focuses on our customer's requirements and the ways of filling those 
requirements. 
Descriptions of our market and its segments, the competition and prospective customers should be in 
our business plan. This is the start of our marketing plan. 
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Based on this information, we can begin choosing the communication channels to use to get the word 
out about our business: social media, blogs, email newsletters, Web banners, pay-per-click ads, radio, 
TV, billboards, direct mail, fliers, print ads and other venues. Then prioritize our tactics and begin with 
the ones that our research has shown to be the most effective for our audience. 
It's helpful to create a profile of the end user of our product or service. Now's the time for telling 
everyone we know about it. Ask for referrals from colleagues, suppliers, former employers and other 
associates. We can improve the quality of our referrals by being specific in our request. 
Consider offering free consultations or an introductory price to first-time buyers. Consider joining 
forces with a complementary business to get them to help we spread the word about our new venture. 
Most people think that “marketing” just means advertising, PR or promotion. But marketing and a 
marketing plan is so much more than that, and includes everything from understanding the market to 
which we’ll sell Synclature’s products and services, to choosing specific tactics we’ll use to reach that 
market. 
 We as a part of Synclature, need to keep in mind the following important aspects: 
 Our potential customers, including current market size and projected growth 
 Our competitors, including current and projected market share, and product or market 
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segment focus 
 Our realistic assessment of our own business, including both strengths and weaknesses, 
with a summary of our plan to overcome the weaknesses 
 We can start by setting the goals for our business, typically for at least one year. 
 We will make them realistic, achievable and measurable. No sense in setting our self-up 
for failure right out of the gate. We can State them in simple, straightforward terms – for 
example, “Synclature’s Product (DMOS or CARPOOL) will achieve Rs. 5,00,000 in sales 
by the end of this year.” 
 We as a synclature will Wrap up the strategy part of our marketing plan by outlining the 
particulars of our business offering – in marketing parlance, we’ll be defining what 
are known as the “four Ps” for our business: 
 Product – description of our product or service (DMOS,CARPOOL etc..), including 
features and benefits 
 Price – initial pricing strategy 
 Place – distribution channel for our product or service, i.e. where we’ll sell 
 Promotion – the methods and channels used to reach customers and let them know about 
our product or service
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Indian IT Services To Hit $15 Billion Mark By 2014 End. Synclature can take the 
advantage of this and expand its business into following areas as well: 
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 Facebook can help us reach all the people who matter most to our business 
 Create the hub for our business on Facebook 
 Think about who we’d like to meet, and introduce ourselves 
 Make our business come alive on Facebook 
 Find out what’s working well, so we can maximise the impact of every post and ad 
 And we as a synclature will achieve this by following steps: 
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1. Set up the page properly 
2. Identifying the desired audience 
3. Creating compelling content 
4. Measure and adjust 
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The Importance of YouTube in Marketing 
Video has become an integral part of Internet users' online experience, and no site hosts more videos 
than YouTube. The site boasts more than 3 billion video views per day, making it an excellent place 
for marketers to find consumers. Its reach is global, too; 70 percent of its traffic originates outside of 
the United States, making it more than a place to find only American customers. 
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• Achieve Success with Twitter 
• It can become overwhelming trying to achieve success with Twitter. With a network of 500 
million users and 200 million active users that dedicate 170 minutes an average per month. 
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1. Use Promoted Trends or Promoted Tweets to Publicize an Event 
2. We will Build the Brand With Promoted Accounts 
3. We will use as many as Hashtags 
Things to be kept in mind... 
 Who will we reach on Twitter? 
 How will we reach them? 
 How can we tell if we’ve done a good job? 
 Target with precision, connect directly with our audience and make sure we hit the 
mark. 
How we can do it: 
 We will Target with precision to connect with the right people 
 We can Find out more about who’s on Twitter and how to reach them 
 Understand our results with analytics (different tools are available on internet) 
 We should also Integrate our marketing efforts with Twitter buttons and embedded 
Tweets 
 After A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME (ONCE BECAME POPULAR): 
 We shall Take our business to the next level with Twitter Ads
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We being start-up small consultancy business might draw up the following SWOT Analysis: 
Strengths 
We can consider an internal strong points about our business of Synclature (or for particular products 
like DMOS and CARPOOL) – they primarily include our core skills, competencies and expertise. 
They will reflect the capabilities of our business and provide a good foundation for our planning 
strategy 
 We are able to respond very quickly as we have no red tape, and no need for higher management 
approval. 
 We are able to give really good customer care, as the current small amount of work means we 
have plenty of time to devote to customers. 
 Our lead consultant has strong reputation in the market. 
 We can change direction quickly if we find that our marketing is not working. 
 We have low overheads, so we can offer good value to customers. 
Weaknesses 
Internal factors that are lacking in Synclature’s Products and Services. Weaknesses need to be 
comprehensively assessed in order to correct them or strategically turn them into positive strengths 
 Our company has little market presence or reputation. 
 We have a small staff, with a shallow skills base in many areas. 
 We are vulnerable to vital staff being sick, and leaving. 
 Our cash flow will be unreliable in the early stages. 
Opportunities 
The likely benefits to/from our business resulting from changes in the external environment. 
 Our business sector is expanding, with many future opportunities for success. 
 Local government wants to encourage local businesses. 
 Our competitors may be slow to adopt new technologies. 
Threats 
We as a small sized company should take the possible pitfalls or dangers resulting from changes in the 
external environment. These are likely to have an adverse or detrimental effect to the business of 
Synclature 
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 Developments in technology may change this market beyond our ability to adapt. 
 A small change in the focus of a large competitor might wipe out any market position we 
achieve. 
As a result of this analysis we, Synclature as a whole, may decide to specialize in rapid response, 
good value services to local businesses and local government. 
Marketing would be in selected local publications to get the greatest possible market presence 
for a set advertising budget, and the consultancy should keep up-to-date with changes in 
technology where possible. 
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PERFORMANCE IMPORTANCE 
Particulars 
Major 
Strength 
Minor 
Strength Neutral 
Minor 
Weakness 
Major 
Weakness High Med. Low 
Company Reputation 
Market Share 
Customer Satisfaction 
Customer Retention 
Product Quality 
Service Quality 
Pricing effectiveness 
Promotion Effectiveness 
Sales force effectiveness 
Innovation effectiveness 
Geographical effectiveness 
Cost or availability of capital 
Cash Flow 
Financial stability 
Visionary, capable leadership 
Dedicated employees 
Flexible and Responsive
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Skills required for promoting business through Digital Marketing 
 Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) 
 Social Media Optimisation (SMO) 
 Analytics and Return on Investment (ROI) 
 Creativity 
 Soft skills 
 Client management service 
 Awareness of international market differences 
 Hands on practical experience 
 Adaptability 
 Email Marketing 
 Inbound Marketing 
In simplistic terms, digital marketing is the promotion of products or brands via one or more forms of 
electronic media. Digital marketing differs from traditional marketing in that it involves the use of 
channels and methods that enable an organization to analyse marketing campaigns and understand 
what is working and what isn’t – typically in real time. 
Digital marketers monitor things like what is being viewed, how often and for how long, sales 
conversions, what content works and doesn’t work, etc. While the Internet is, perhaps, the channel 
most closely associated with digital marketing, others include wireless text messaging, mobile instant 
messaging, mobile apps, podcasts, electronic billboards, digital television and radio channels, etc. 
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Why Digital Marketing Is Important 
Digital media is so pervasive that consumers have access to information any time and any place they 
want it. Gone are the days when the messages people got about your products or services came from 
you and consisted of only what you wanted them to know. Digital media is an ever-growing source 
of entertainment, news, shopping and social interaction, and consumers are now exposed not just to 
what your company says about your brand, but what the media, friends, relatives, peers, etc., are 
saying as well. And they are more likely to believe them than you. People want brands they can trust, 
companies that know them, communications that are personalized and relevant, and offers tailored to 
their needs and preferences.
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Consumer Survey Conducted by Us for ShareWheels 
Objective: 
 To determine whether consumers are aware of Carpooling ? 
 To know if they are aware of our Green Initiative ? 
 To identify how many people are reluctant / flexible to use our carpool App 
Target Audience: 
 Professional 
 Office Goers 
 Corporate Personnel 
 Colleagues 
 Friends 
Source: Survey Monkey
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1. http://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-planning-template/ 
2. http://www.synclature.com/index.html 
3. http://www.synclature.com/carpool/index.html 
4. http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2013/04/16/4-principles-of-marketing-strategy-in-the-digital- 
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age/ 
5. https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/126DkhiX2APeQvW2JBeL8WyyixiyCvoksvGhUGyhfsQ_3D 
Websites: 
 Google 
 Survey Monkey 
 Forbes 
 Wikipedia-Digital Marketing 
 Synclature Website 
Textbooks: 
 Digital Marketing: Strategies for Online Success Paperback 
 Digital Marketing for Everyone: Connect With Your Customers, Grow Your Business & 
Demystify Social Media Paperback 
 E - Marketing Paperback – 2012 by Strauss Judy (Author) 
 Advertising and Promotion: An Integrated Marketing Communications Perspective (The 
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Series in Marketing) Hardcover – Import, Apr 2003 by George E. Belch 
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Summer Internship Report on Developing business promotional strategies and marketing through digital media with blackbook embosed cover and university logo

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  • 2. University Of Mumbai’s ALKESH DINESH MODY INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES Joravar Bhavan, Mumbai University, Kalina, Vidyanagari Campus, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400 098. A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT ON DEVELOPING BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MARKETING THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA FOR SYNCLATURE SOLUTIONS SUBMITTED BY: Mr. KARTIK MEHTA SEM III (MARKETING) S.Y.M.M.S 2014 – 2015 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Prof. RAJAM RAVI UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE M.M.S. PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2014-15
  • 3. KARTIK MEHTA SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT DEVELOPING BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MARKETING THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA GUIDE Prof. Rajam Ravi COMPANY SYNCLATURE 2014 - 2015 KARTIK MEHTA ROLL NO: 50 SYMMS MARKETING
  • 4. University Of Mumbai’s ALKESH DINESH MODY INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT ON DEVELOPING BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MARKETING THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA FOR SUBMITTED BY: Mr. KARTIK MEHTA SEM III (MARKETING) S.Y.M.M.S 2014 – 2015 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Prof. RAJAM RAVI IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE M.M.S. PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2014-15 FOR THE PERIOD 06th MAY 2014 TO 15th JULY 2014
  • 5. University of Mumbai’s ALKESH DINESH MODY INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr. KARTIK MEHTA, M.M.S. (MARKETING) Batch, 2014-15 of Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Finance and Management Studies has successfully completed his Summer Internship during 6th May 2014 to 15th July 2014. The project was undertaken by him at SYNCLATURE SOLUTIONS, titled as ‘DEVELOPING BUSINESS PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MARKETING THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA’, under the guidance of Prof. RAJAM RAVI. The project fulfills all the stated criteria and the student’s findings are his original work. I hereby certify that his work is good and authentic to the best of my knowledge. PLACE: MUMBAI DATE: _____________________________ _________________________ Prof. Rajam Ravi Director, ADMI (PROJECT GUIDE)
  • 6. DECLARATION I, Mr. Kartik D. Mehta student of Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies of M.M.S (Marketing) hereby declare that I have successfully completed the Summer Internship with Synclature Solutions in the Academic year 2014-2015. The Summer Internship project work entitled ‘Developing Business Promotional Strategies and Marketing through Digital Media’ submitted to the Institute is a record of an original work done by me under the guidance of Mr. Ashay Rege (Founder | Partner, Synclature) and Prof. Rajam Ravi (Project Guide). This Report work has not been performed on the basis for the award of any Degree or Diploma / Associate-ship / Fellowship and any other similar project if any. This Report has not been previously submitted for any Examinations / Institutes / Universities. The information submitted is true and original to the best of my knowledge. _____________________ Signature of the Student
  • 7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and deep regards to my guide Prof. Rajam Ravi for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout the course of this thesis. The blessing, help and guidance given by him from time to time shall carry me a long way in the journey of life on which I am about to embark. I also take this opportunity to express a deep sense of gratitude to Mr. Ashay Rege, Founder | Partner at Synclature Solutions, for his cordial support, valuable information and guidance, which helped me in having a synopsis of all the sections of the organization. I would also like to thank Mr. Prathamesh Jog who provided me his support in the initial stages of this project I am obliged to the staff members of Synclature Solutions, for the valuable information provided by them in their respective fields. I am grateful for their cooperation during the period of my assignment. I would also take this opportunity to thank our Placement Officer, Mrs. Kavita S. Pandey (Mishra) and the MMS Co-ordinator, Dr. Aruna Deshpande for their invaluable guidance and support. Lastly, I would like to thank all those who directly and indirectly helped me. I am really obliged for their constant encouragement in completion of this project without which this assignment would not have been possible. __________________________ KARTIK D. MEHTA SYMMS - MARKETING ROLL NO: 50
  • 8. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. No. Contents Page No. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 2 INTRODUCTION 2 3 INTERNSHIP OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY 3 4 SECTOR OVERVIEW 4 5 COMPANY DETAILS 11 6 DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW APP FOR CARPOOLING 18 7 INTERNSHIP ACTIVITIES 20 8 GO GREEN INITIATIVE 24 9 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 25 10 SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 37 11 SWOT ANALYSIS 43 12 AN ASSESMENT OF THE INTERNSHIP 45 13 CONCLUSION 45 14 ILLUSTRATION & ANNEXURE 48 15 REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 55
  • 9. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Small Businesses Like Synclature Solutions Are The Heart Of The Market-Based Economy With Their Business Operations In Rural And Urban Areas Of Developed And Developing Countries. In Information Technology (I.T Industry), Small Business Enterprises Are Playing A Significant Role By Contributing To The Production And Services, Employment And Thereby To Gdp. But These Are Found To Face Severe Competition And Different Types Of Constraints. As An Interest, I Opted For Marketing As My Specialization In Master Of Management Studies. Here I Took An Opportunity To Work With A Technological Start-Up Company Called Synclature Solution To Gain An Overall Entire Exposure In Marketing Field And Related Activities For My Summer Internship. This Report Is Divided Into The Following Sections:  Section One Will Discuss About the Definition, Nature and Scope of New Start-Up Ventures in I.T Technological and Service Industry.  In Section Two We Will Get The Opinions Of Some Entrepreneurs (Like Surveys Conducted By Us For Our New Carpooling Application At Synclature Solutions) According To Our Questionnaire.  Section Three Will Deal About Some Common Problems (With The Help Of Industry Overview And Swot Analysis) That Our Start-Up Company Which Such Firms Face, According To The Answers Of Previous Section, Which Will Be Followed By Some Suggestions From Our Group In Synclature Solutions. 1 | P a g e
  • 10. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Synclature Solutions, Which Is Headquartered At Pune, Which Is Into Providing I.T Services And Technological Solutions For All The Business Needs Of The Customers, Where I Got To Work With One Of The Founder Cum Partner Mr. Ashay Rege Who Himself Is An Independent Entrepreneur, Under Whom I Learnt And Developed Many Marketing As Well As Entrepreneurial Skills. Synclature Solutions Mainly Deals Into Providing The Web Based Services, Application Based Services And Different Innovative Technological Solutions To Al Kinds If Business And All Sorts Of Consumer Segments. It Has The Corporate Office In Pune. It Has Very Limited Staff of Technical Development Team In Pune Itself. As Every Business Requires Marketing As Its Core Activities, So Did The Synclature Solution. The Very First Marketing Activities And Promotional Tasks Was Initiated By Me And Our Marketing Team Which Is Based In Mumbai. Being A Start-Up Company, It Doesn’t Have Abundant Resources To Become A Market Leader In Such A Competitive I.T Industry, Nor Does It Have Strong Capital Investment; But All It Has Is A Long Term Vision And Some Unique Business Ideas On Which We Got To Work On And On Which We Got An Opportunities To Market [Promote] Those Start-Up Ideas And Made Possible To Finally Covert Those Unique Business Ideas Into Finalised Products Or Services. Here, I Was Selected As An Executive – Business Development, Where I Was Responsible Not Only For Marketing Or Promoting The Business Products And Services But For Various Tasks Like Generating Leads, Meeting With Prospective Clients And Presenting About The Business Offerings In Front Of Them Etc. 2 | P a g e
  • 11. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Following were my Objectives for which the internship was done:  To gain an overall idea about industry/corporate exposure  To correlate between the textbook knowledge [Classroom learnings] of management and management applied in corporate  To get a feeling about how various departments in an organisation co-ordinates in a uniform harmony and how they function  The policies of the company with respect to their goals, mission, vision etc.  Internship provided me the opportunity to test my own interest in a marketing career before permanent commitments are made  To get an opportunity to develop attitudes conducive to effective interpersonal relationships. Methodology: Technology Empowerment Technology is in our DNA. Prime Visibility's marketing efforts are all backed by best-in-class technology platforms. That being said, the greatest technology is only as good as the person behind the curtain. Trust With Prime Visibility, we can truly say customers get the best of both worlds. Our creative, media, and technology teams draw bench strength from the innovative ideas– allowing us to tap into tools, resources, and expertise to serve all our clients' needs.  We have developed a smart and effective step-by-step digital marketing methodology, which will give customers a larger, more engaged and, most importantly, more active audience. 3 | P a g e Plan -> Design -> Build -> Measure -> Improve
  • 12. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Background The Information Technology Industry of India dates back to 1967 when the Tata Group in collaboration with Burroughs set up the first software zone, SEEPZ in Mumbai. In 1973 SEEPZ became the first software export zone which saw 80% of the software export in the 1980s. Since then, the IT sector of India has grown by leaps and bounds and has acquired India a brand name in the IT and ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) sector in the global scenario. The major hubs for the IT export sector are Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Bangalore has earned the sobriquet, ‘The Silicon Valley of India’ owing to the maximum IT export (generating 77% of the net IT export revenue of India). The IT- ITES sector can be broadly classified into two categories (i) Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and (ii) Domestic and IT export. The growth in the BPO sector under the supervision of the IT-ITES sector has been phenomenal. According to NASSCOM, “The IT-BPO sector in India aggregated revenue of US$ 100 billion in FY 2012, where export and domestic revenue stood at US$ 69.1 billion and US $31.7 billion respectively”. The industry is also an employment intensive sector. The estimated employment generation in the FY 2012 was an expected 230,000 thus providing direct employment to 2.8 million and indirect employment 88.9 million people all over the country. According to a report prepared by Gartner, the top five outsourcing companies of India are TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies. Top five IT companies of India The top five IT companies of India had a golden time during 2012 when the collective revenue growth of these companies was 13.3% (6 times faster than the global market). However, not all the top five companies are on the same page as Cognizant overtook Infosys (2nd ranking supplier of the industry). Cognizant’s revenue growth of 20% as compared to Infosys’s 6% compelled the latter to break the retirement of Narayan Murthi (founder of Infosys and former CEO) to envisage some strategic moves to stay at par in the competition. According to Sid Pai, partner and president of outsourcing advisory, ISG’s Asia Pacific Division, “The Indian firms are going to need to mimic the global firms. And that of course means a margin dilution, so there is a rough patch ahead for these guys”. This in short means that these companies have to entirely revamp their existing model of service providing, change the old model of charging for services. Besides a fundamental change has come over the customers interested in buying IT services and a local proximity to the customers is essential. 4 | P a g e
  • 13. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] The post 2013 Scenario of the IT- ITES sector in India The information technology in India is looking towards a bleak future in general in the current year. However, small sparks of encouragement are there. As per the statement of BVR Mohan Reddy, chairman and managing director, InfoTech Enterprises Limited, a global technology solution provider, “Such periods of uncertainty in the past have provided a great platform for organizations to refine strategy and execute initiates that increase competitive advantage and accelerate growth.” The Indian IT sector will witness a predictable slump of growth from that of 16% last year to a discouraging 11% this year. However, growth in the allied sectors like health care and insurance is a small ray of hope. Andhra Pradesh, ranking as the fourth largest IT exporter of the country is being severely affected by power supply shortage which is naturally slowing down the development of the state’s IT sector. It is to be mentioned here that Andhra Pradesh accounts for 12% of the total IT export of India and the turnover for 2012 was RS53, 246 crore. Hyderabad is in a little better position as it has been proactive in changing its infrastructure to keep pace with the changing face of the global IT export scenario. The Recession period, the free fall of rupees against dollar compounded with other factors has resulted in a severe decline in the hiring process of the IT sector. The employment generation capacity of this sector has shrunk considerably. IT professionals including ex- IT sector employees are now seeking employment in financial services, telecommunications and manufacturing industries which have recently witnessed a phenomenal growth. Challenges faced by the IT sector in India • The IT sector of India needs to discard its old model of service providing and operations. The old model popularly known as the ADM (Application, Development and Maintenance) is obsolete. It is imperative that the IT sector resorts to the new model of ‘outcome based billing’ and fixed contract based services • The maturity of the offshore models has created a demand among the customers for a close proximity of the service providers which may even involve setting up of near shore stations for support. • There is a stiff competition from China, Philippines and Eastern Europe which are also proving to be low cost and competitive countries. It is estimated that by 2020 they will be a 20% stakeholder in the global IT export scenario. • A shrinking talent pool in our country is also largely affecting the IT sector. The number of employable graduates in the business sector is as low as 10% to 15% while that of qualified and employable engineers is 26% only. • IT giants like IBM and Accenture have now opened up their own centers in India with the same target audience as that of the Indian IT Sector. 5 | P a g e
  • 14. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] • The proposed development of the tier 2 and 3 cities has not gone as planned so the entire IT sector is stagnated in the 9 major cities. • It is imperative that the IT sector of India should focus on the new emerging trends like Social media, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) • There is a need for a total revamping of the infrastructure of the IT sector which unfortunately is pending due to fund unavailability. Fund shortage is also affecting the medium and small IT enterprises which need a basic financial injection for their start-up. Conclusion Though 2013 has left the US$ 108 billion IT and ITES sector of India standing at the crossroads, Software Services Industry Body NASSCOM is absolutely positive about the growth of India’s IT sector. According to NASSCOM, “‘newer geographies’ are set to double their contribution to India to 20% by 2020”. As per the estimation of NASSCOM purely domestic and export services of the Indian IT sector is expected to generate US$ 225 billion by 2020. The landscape of the global IT and ITES market is changing rapidly and it is totally up to the Indian IT sector now to adapt to this changing landscape. After all India is still a major brand name in the global IT and ITES sector. 6 | P a g e
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  • 19. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Who we are Synclature Solutions LLP is the initiative of a group of entrepreneurs, where we focus on developing smart, technology enabled solutions to solve our clients’ challenges and demonstrate a commitment to enhance their business interests. The management of Synclature includes dynamic young professionals who have experience of working with top IT companies in India and who have been rendering consultancy in the areas of cyber security etc. to clients across India. Since its inception, Synclature has actively provided software services in sectors like education, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing etc. We have rendered services for development of e-commerce websites and education portals. We are also amongst the few players in the market providing SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), SMM (Social Media Marketing), SMO (Social Media Optimisation), UX/UI (User Experience/User Interface) design and usability testing services to our clients. Synclature has developed strategic collaboration with some of the leading technology and consultancy firms in India, for providing services in the area of mobile apps development. Such initiatives have led to business expansion beyond boundaries, establishing a strong, dominant portfolio of clients from India and abroad. We make it our business to take your business to its goal! Mission Statement To provide our clients with the optimum level of customized software solutions that are in sync with their needs, at competitive prices. Our friendly, knowledgeable and professional staff will help inspire, educate and solve problems for our valuable clients. Vision To be the best in class in creating superior multi-domain software solutions thereby creating value for our clients. Why Synclature At Synclature, we make it our business to know to know and understand your business needs. As an end-to-end IT services company, our close industry ties give us access to the IT roadmaps that impact your business. Our IT consultants make sure to keep you from being blind-sided by a new generation, a major upgrade or an end-of-life product announcement. 11 | P a g e
  • 20. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Our Attitude Our attitude and zeal towards our work makes us unique amongst other players in the market. At Synclature, we adopt a flexible approach while catering to the needs of our clients. Our commitment to provide our clients with the best service in the industry is the reason why we have been preferred for providing service in various sectors, within a short span of time. Experienced Team The founding members as well as the consultant team of Synclature have gainful experience in the areas of services which Synclature provides. Our team in Synclature has, for past many years, been advising clients from various sectors of the industry and providing services in the areas of web-development, 12 | P a g e applications development, cyber security, networks designing etc. Synclature Solutions is a START-UP Information Technology company that has the following products and services to offer :- PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: SERVICES PRODUCTS 1. Graphics a. PMS – Payment Management System 2. Web b. DMOS – Digital menu ordering system 3. Mobile apps c. CAA – Cybercrime Awareness app d. Carpooling App The Products/Services we need to make a Marketing plan for – i. SYNCLATURE SOLUTIONS (as a whole) ii. DMOS iii. CARPOOL DMOS – It is a digital menu ordering system (an online app) used mainly in restaurants to order food with the help of a tablet. There are two additional features in the application 1. Waiting line management & 2. Jukebox management. The application runs by connecting to the internet connection of the restaurant.
  • 21. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] ShareWheels – is a carpooling application that can be used by people to commute from one place to another in a single car. This is possible as the application has many interactive features that will help people interact with each other for pick up and drops and the petrol is shared within the commuters. The features of this application are – a. For communicating with the car-poolers, the application has a SMS facility to interact with the car-poolers, the app itself, etc. b. You can connect onto google maps through the app to know the roads in a better way All software needs in one place Right from planning to building, we do everything to make your venture technologically sound. Our smart technology solutions help you enhance your business interest. Explore a range of services to integrate with your business. Many Devices: Single Solution Cross-platform technologies along with responsiveness for a variety of screen sizes make sure that we stay in sync with your needs. We deliver the latest web technologies compatible across all devices, no matter the size. Optimization: SEO, SMM, UX & UI Increase internet traffic, monitor analytics and focus on your target audience using timely reports based on web activity. Adapt to the web trends to gain the extra edge. Use the social media (Facebook, Twitter, G+, LinkedIn, YouTube etc.) to promote and propagate your products and ideas. Implement our optimization solutions in four phases and watch your business soar. Cost-effectiveness We have the most competitive pricing in the industry. Maximum use of open-source technologies enables us to keep our service costs to a minimum. 13 | P a g e
  • 22. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] We focus on technology related services for our clients to enhance their business interests. Our approach is solution oriented. We advise and serve our clients according to their requirements. Our commitment is to serve our clients by delivering the best service in the industry Web Design Web design & Development We build custom websites using latest technologies like PHP, HTML5 and CSS3 keeping the site-code clean, fast-loading and search-engine friendly. CSS3 lets you make the elements of a web page more dynamic while adding life with a decorative touch. It also make the web page and its content load faster and accurately. Technologies such as JQuery, a lightweight JavaScript library, are used to develop animated and interactive websites which load much faster than Flash. The number of devices, platforms and browsers that need to work with your site is ever-growing. And the best solution to this is to have a responsive web-design, which provides an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices (from desktop computers and projectors to tablet PCs and smartphones). Responsiveness provides easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning and scrolling. We integrate Bootstrap 3.3 and later to make the website responsive so as to load on any and every device. After all, the more devices the website supports, the more your business grows. CMS CMS or a 'Content Management System' quite literally allows you to control and manage the content within your web site - without technical training. Using this uncomplicated, GUI-based system you can very easily add, delete images and other content from your web site on the fly while having a very complex architecture. We offer and recommend implementation of Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal and Magento CMS platforms empower your website with dynamic content while having simple and user-friendly management panel. 14 | P a g e
  • 23. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Ecommerce solutions With the rise in online trading, ecommerce solutions are of vital importance to business. Our implementation of ecommerce solutions like PayPal, EBS, CCAvenue, PayZippy and Google Wallet make your transactions seamless and hassle-free. The timely reports are bound to keep your accountant happy as well. SEO, SMM and UX/UI SEO Synclature provides search engine optimization (SEO) services that focus on optimizing a website on a global scale as well as for a specific city, region, to increase business reach and build audience. SEO is implemented with the goal to increase traffic on the website resulting in better reach and more business conversions. Search engines include local search results (location based search) relevant to the search which provides businesses with a unique opportunity to target prospective clients. How does our SEO help your company?  Immediate business listing on Google Maps with directory listing.  Optimised for location based search (LBS).  Result oriented approach using AdWords and AdSense.  Competitor Analysis.  Cleaning code and optimising design. SMM What is Social Media Marketing? Social Media Marketing (Social Media Optimization, SMO) is the process of utilizing various social media networks like Facebook and Twitter in order to reach a larger audience. Social media marketing services focus on obtaining “followers” or users for each social media network in order to spread a marketing message across numerous networks. 15 | P a g e
  • 24. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Why is Social Media relevant to your business? With more and more businesses targeting new customers online, it is becoming more and more important for businesses to make the jump to social networks. Millions of potential customers use social media websites like Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter for one reason or another. Each of these social media networks hold potential opportunities for companies to reach out to their target audience. There are large opportunities to monetize through providing updates to deals, information about new products and services, and engaging in conversations with potential and current customers to hold interest. UX/UI Testing We evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and delight metrics of your product, be it website or mobile app, by testing it on sample users. How does it work? (i) A ‘focus group’ of users is created by assembling various individuals from various 16 | P a g e backgrounds and professions. (ii) The users are presented with the product in various environments, on multiple devices. (iii) A survey, which includes personal interviews, is then conducted. (iv) The results are analysed and reported. (v) A final report is made advising the client about the changes that can be brought about in the product to make it more effective and useful to the masses. Support | AMC Client Support and Annual Maintenance Synclature is here for helping the businesses, to run efficiently, we render services that are appreciated for their flawlessness and consistency. Whether the clients need a random emergency help-desk support or a periodical service agreement, we provide it all. For us, clients are the supreme business entity, for whom we can tailor the support services, be it for mobile apps or web platforms.
  • 25. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Mobile Apps Android Apps Development Over the last 4 years Android, an open-source OS, has captured the market. Android currently runs on various devices -- from cars, GPS consoles to microwaves, refrigerators and other electronics. The most basic and widely used application of Android OS is the Smartphone and tablet PC segment. Over 65% of the smartphone users around the world use Android. With such figures, it is the number one platform used by business owners to target audiences. At Synclature, we design, develop, test and deploy customized Android apps as per your requirement. Development is carried out with Android SDK, Android Studio and other API with complete knowledge of the Android platform that is adaptable to larger, VGA, 2D graphics library, 3D graphics library based on OpenGL ES 1.0 specifications, and traditional smartphone layouts. We do customized application development ranging from asset tracking to advertising, gaming to messaging and voicing, GPS to multimedia applications. iOS application Development We develop highly precise, interactive, and easy to use apps suitable to the needs. We provide all types of apps development including air-ticketing, widgets, social media integration, website creation etc. Our experienced iPhone app programmers are well-versed with the Apple’s iOS platform with field knowledge in Xcode, Cocoa Touch Framework, and Objective C. Customized Software development Having accumulated vast expertise in designing & implementing various software products, our specialized team of product architects infuses their skills together and provide the best architecture and database design. Along with our multimedia team within Synclature itself, we suggest to our customers the appropriate user interface such as navigation, menus, logo, icons and banners. Synclature solutions is a global IT company and software development company in India that provides customized software development, based on an open-source framework, to provide solutions such as :  Portals to corporates and education institutes  Document and content management systems  Payment Management and HR management systems  Business Process Management solutions  ERP platforms  Business Intelligence software We understand the importance of collaboration between development and customers for an early product delivery. We progress product engineering in series of iterations. Prior to each iteration, development teams meet our customer to prioritize the work. At the end of each iteration, team delivers a potentially shippable software product increment. 17 | P a g e
  • 26. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Special Services Synclature Special Services is now FinS. We have moved to a new home FinS provides all the services as provided by Synclature Special Services with a few additions.  Corporate investigations  Digital Forensics  Governance, Risk Assessment and Compliance  Forensic Accounting  Training and Awareness Programs  Information Security Consulting (including ISMS, App Sec, Honeypots etc.)  VAPT: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing  Fraud Control and Deterrence. What is ‘ShareWheels’? ShareWheels is a carpooling app. It is an easy-to-use software solution that seamlessly allows you to connect to a community of commuters, travellers and adventurers across the country to share any type of wheel (two-wheeler or four-wheeler) which helps you to save resources, both monetary and otherwise. Features  Highly intuitive and interactive interface  Absolutely FREE! Unlike other similar carpooling applications  Supports Android 2.3 and above  Unique safety features.  User profiles with ratings, reviews and feedbacks to ensure SAFETY.  Location-based alerts, tuned as per preferences. 18 | P a g e
  • 27. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Benefits  Reduces stress of travelling (can make you productive at work)  Serves as a social/professional networking platform  It is FREE  Saves Fuel, Saves Environment and Money too! How it works?  The user uses the app or the website for registration. In certain cases, to prevent spam the user’s corporate ID will have to be registered.  During registration, the user updates his/her preferences for 10 destinations/frequent locations. Based on these preferences, he/she is regularly notified when a carpool is bound towards/from that specific location (The data is calculated via Google Maps API over a marker-radius of 1 km.)  Upon verification, a user profile will be created in the app server database which will have all the information about the car-pooler, specifically, his vehicle type (for a driver), frequent places, feedbacks and ratings. The user will be able to use the app. Some privacy settings can be tuned to hide personal information if required.  When the user wants to start carpooling, he will either put in search the information using the following parameters:- 19 | P a g e 1. The user (owner of the car/car-pooler) will put in the source from where he wants to commute and the destination. If the route to the destination from the source is relevant to the user who is viewing those updates, the user can join that ride/drive. 2. Estimated time of departure of the car-pooler. 3. The user will also enter the approximate time of arrival at the pick-up point. 4. The user who is joining that ride/drive can view the car-pooler’s current location via a feature in the app. As soon as the car-pooler reaches the place of joining of the user, the user will get an alert message to reach the pick-up point.  The above parameters will generate dynamic search results which will help the user, select a carpool. ShareWheels is associated with D-Fraud, an online fraud and forensic resource that lets the users know about the frauds and trends around the world and FinS, a financial, information security and risk advisory firm to make ShareWheels a better platform for the users to trust.
  • 28. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] While undergoing the internship at Synclature Solutions, Following were the activities which were performed by me: 1. Generating Leads 2. Assisting in Making Business Strategies and Marketing Plans 3. Scheduling meeting with prospective clients 4. Promoting the services and offerings of the Synclature Solutions with the help of all the possible media 5. Content Creation for various social media sites 6. Social media marketing 7. Website creation and development 8. Ad and promotional campaigns and awareness generation for Synclature’s GREEN INITIATIVE: Carpool App i.e. ShareWheels 20 | P a g e
  • 29. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Generating Leads In marketing, lead generation is the generation of consumer interest or inquiry into products or services of a business. Leads can be created for purposes such as list building, e-newsletter list acquisition or for sales leads. Lead Generation Capture qualified sales leads through high quality content and targeted:  Inbound marketing—blogging, guest blogging, blogger outreach, blog syndication, social media updates, social media engagement, SEO on-page optimization, premium content (eBooks, infographics, videos, webinars), calls-to-action, landing pages  Demand generation—paid search (ppc), social media ads, banner ads, native ads, email marketing, direct mail, print ads, media ads, tradeshows, speaking engagements, personal networking 21 | P a g e
  • 30. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Lead Intelligence Gathering Marketing works with Sales to establish key criteria for lead segmentation and scoring. Hopefully, you have already created a comprehensive list of buyer personas and a detailed buyer journey for each persona. If not, check out these resources. Now plan how you will capture this information through landing pages and forms, using a progressive profiling approach so that conversion rates are kept high. Identify relevant pages and events that, if visited or triggered, also allow you to update lead profiles during the buyer journey. Access LinkedIn, Data.com, Hoovers and other business data sites you can use to cross-reference leads and further develop their profiles. Some of these sources can be directly integrated through HubSpot and Salesforce apps and APIs. Lead Segmentation Set up marketing automation workflows to categorize leads and segment them into lists using criteria established in Step #1. Use these lists to nurture leads with relevant content and personalized email communications. Also use them for targeted campaigns, segmenting leads with a certain role or title or within a certain industry or market segment. Lead Scoring Set up lead scoring criteria and points-awarded system to update lead lifecycle stages, move leads to the CRM when the timing is right and trigger notifications using marketing automation workflows. Leads accumulate positive scores for behaviour and demographics. For example:  Persona—industry, title, role, company size, revenues  Engagement—number of visits, unique page views, repeat visits, form conversions, email opens and clicks, blog comments, social media mentions, inbound links  Buyer stage—clicks and conversions on specific content indicating a lead lifecycle change, such as mid-funnel and bottom-funnel offers  Velocity—frequency of engagement, volume and timing of events indicating an imminent intent to buy Also, apply negative scoring for form answers or behaviours that designate a lead as a poor fit, for example: Competitor Company, low budget or non-company email address. Lead Nurturing Monitor and influence the progress of leads through the sales funnel by presenting them with relevant content based on buyer persona and content mapping. Content can be sent via personalized drip email campaigns or by direct integration using personalized content, for example website messaging that is tailored for lead segments or buyer personas. Apply lead scoring rules as leads consume your lead nurturing content and move them to different lifecycle stages and segments using marketing automation workflows. Transfer and Assign Leads to the Sales Team Automatically move inbound leads over to your CRM using marketing automation workflows and assign them to appropriate sales reps when they reach lead scoring thresholds and/or trigger specific behaviours, such as requesting a free trial or demonstration. 22 | P a g e
  • 31. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Assisted in Developing Business Strategies and Marketing Plan A marketing plan may be part of an overall business plan. Solid marketing strategy is the foundation of a well-written marketing plan. While a marketing plan contains a list of actions, a marketing plan without a sound strategic foundation is of little use. Forming Business Strategies Business (or Strategic) management is the art, science, and craft of formulating, implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that will enable an organization to achieve its long-term objectives. It is the process of specifying the organization's mission, vision and objectives, developing policies and plans, often in terms of projects and programs, which are designed to achieve these objectives, and then allocating resources to implement the policies and plans, projects and programs. 23 | P a g e
  • 32. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Deciding on a marketing communications strategy is one of the primary roles of the marketing manager and this process involves some key decisions about who the customer is, how to contact them, and what the message should be. These questions can be answered using a three stage process, which is equally relevant for all elements of the marketing mix: Segmentation : Dividing the marketing into distinct groups Targeting : Deciding which of these groups to communicate with, and how to talk to them Positioning : How the product or brand should be perceived by the target groups Messaging : Delivering a specific message in order to influence the target groups Content creation Content creation is the contribution of information to any media and most especially to digital media for an end-user/audience in specific contexts. Content is "something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing or any of various arts" for self-expression, distribution, marketing and/or publication. Typical forms of content creation include maintaining and updating web sites, blogging, photography, videography, online commentary, the maintenance of social media accounts, and editing and distribution of digital media. A Pew survey described content creation as the creation of "the material people contribute to the online world. GO GREEN INITIATIVE – SAVE FUEL SAVE NATURE (Launch of “ShareWheels” through this Campaign) 24 | P a g e
  • 33. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Competitive Markets for Web Design, Development and Testing • It does depend on the client, many are willing to pay much less for a ‘newbie’ who has a ripped copy of Photoshop and Dreamweaver and still uses tables and 'slice and dice' methods. This is thanks to how simple it is to become a "web designer". • The 'web design profession' has a wider problem, the lack of professionalism and standards. The people who are more successful (in the small pond end of the market) aren't web designers primarily, they are salesmen first and this is what is lacking from many decent designers skill sets. ON THE OTHER END: • More designers in the work place is nothing but a healthy thing. It drives us all to make a better product and surely that's what we’re all here to do? • Imagine if AMD was never born - We'd probably all still be using Intel P2 333 MHz’s with Intel saying "It's the greatest processor ever made". With more competition in the marketplace everyone's looking for the next big thing. That's why services like Dig and Wordpress have come along. Web Design, Development and Testing At Synclature • You can select from a range of web hosting packages. We are affiliated with BigRock.com. We are able to provide up to 25% discounts on their original rates (which are quite competitive themselves). • In today's competitive age, the business houses and professionals should regularly update their websites • This gives them a competitive edge. At Synclature, we provide our clients with website support services. 25 | P a g e
  • 34. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] • Synclature puts your website on the map. We help you design your website in such a way that your website hits are maximum, thus increasing your traffic on your website. This in turn increases your business. How Restaurants Are Using Technology to Deliver Better Customer Service • So far, restaurants have been slow to take to technology, but a few chains are breaking new ground. Here’s a look at some of the recent innovations: • Mobile ordering. This is one area where fast-food chains are in the forefront. • iPad order kiosks. Why wait in line if you can file your order at a kiosk immediately, and then sit down and relax. • Facebook ordering. This may be the biggest technology leap coming in the next year, as nearly 100 percent of restaurant owners say they plan to have a Facebook presence by next year. Companies specializing in Facebook-payment integration for restaurants such as ChowNow and NetWaiter are helping chains to get their ordering onto the popular platform. • Table top e-waiter & checkout. Diners hate it when waiters take their credit card away and run it up at the register — it’s a common point for credit-card fraud. Hand them a restaurant iPad they can self-checkout on where their card doesn’t leave their sight, and they’re happy. That often-endless wait for the card and bill to return doesn’t win fans, either. • Digital menu boards + smartphones. Watch for fast-food restaurants to change menus more often, because digital menu boards make it so much easier than manually changing prices and items. • Games while-u-wait. Gaming industry sources report McDonald’s is projecting gesture-enabled games onto restaurant floors for kids to play while they wait for Happy Meals, in 150 of the chain’s higher-profile locations. Now that’ll keep kids busy — and we all know happy kids mean happy parents who come back to your restaurant. 26 | P a g e
  • 35. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] • Online coupons. More restaurants are using digital coupons, and diners gobble them up Competitive Market for DMOS • iMenu 360 (http://www.imenu360.com/) • MenuDrive (http://www.menudrive.com/) • Vrindi Inc (http://www.vrindi.com/) Competitive Analysis! • Carpooling seems to be in. And Now we have a website which is dedicated completely to nothing else but carpooling. Koolpool.co.in which is currently inviting 25000 registrations who would be given a free trial for 3 months. • This free trial includes 10,000 free rides on a 1st come 1st use basis. This trial has been sponsored by India times, Hindustan Petroleum and Radio City. • Koolpool is an SMS-based carpool service which is being tested in Mumbai. The service is to be formally launched in the first week of September 2006. Initially, it will be open only to corporate executives. According to Alootechie, Mumbai Environmental Social Network, which is managing the Koolpool service, says there are about 1.5 million empty travel seats in Mumbai where over 70 per cent of cars have only one passenger. Now that’s a huge number! Carpooling gets a push from technology start-ups • PUNE: Technology start-ups are leading a revival of carpooling led by demand for safer and simpler ways to travel within grid-locked Indian cities. These companies are using a combination of mobile applications, secure messaging and tracking technology that is proving to be attractive for harried urban commuters. • In the past year at least half a dozen start-ups have come up that link car owners travelling to similar destinations in technology hubs such as Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad, with services offered mostly through their employers. 27 | P a g e
  • 36. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] "Organising carpooling services for large companies has helped boost our user base,' said Vipul Kasera, 30, founder of CommuteEasy, a Bangalore-based company that has about 35,000 users from companies, including Mindtree, Dr Reddy's and Tosco, that pay an annual subscription fee for the service. Kasera, who first launched the idea in 2006, said positioning of CommuteEasy as a corporate service has helped gain user acceptance. More entrepreneurs are seeing this as a growing business segment. Bangalore with a population of about 9 million has an estimated 9.3 lakh cars on its roads. "We believe this offers a potential to have about 30,000 cars pooling rides every working day," said Raghu Ramanujam, 43, founder of PoolCircle, who is in talks with 11 companies to offer his services. The company aims to have 2.5 lakh users by the end of next year by spreading services across Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, NCR, Pune and Ahmedabad. Companies who opt for carpooling service can choose from various subscription models ranging from Rs 40,000 to Rs 10 lakh annually. • Experts said positioning these services as a corporate service rather than as a direct-to-consumer 28 | P a g e offering has helped these start-ups gain a larger number of users. • "With every city struggling with infrastructure issues, people are moving away from the concept of owning an asset to renting and sharing it with others," said Rajesh Sawhney, founder of GSF Accelerator, an early stage investment firm. Sawhney, who has invested in carpooling start-up RidingO, said government support by way incentives for carpooling, dedicated lanes and higher taxes for single-use cars will help grow this segment faster. • RidingO, set up in 2012 has already built up a user base of 2,500 and is in talks with oil companies to get them to redeem points, earned by drivers who carpool, for fuel said its founder Vardhan Koshal, 30. • The year-old company aims to register at least 500 registered daily users for its service from a single suburb in Bangalore. • Pool Circle, which was started in July 2013, is testing mobile apps for both Apple and Android phones.
  • 37. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] • The micro environment refers to the business itself and to all the challenges that come from inside the business. • Businesses can therefore take control over all the challenges and influences in the micro environment. • The micro environment refers to the forces that are close to the company and affect its ability to serve its customers. It includes the company itself, its suppliers, marketing intermediaries, customer markets and public. 29 | P a g e Demographics, Social and economic Factors affecting Synclature Synclature Solutions LLP (Company) Research & Development of products and services provided by Synclature Consumers & Target Market (Customers) for Synclature Marketing Intermediaries (Finance,Operations, Venture Capitalists)
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  • 39. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] The real value of IT is its deep understanding of the business and enabling business partners by providing them with cost effective technology solutions that can be delivered quickly and adjusted frequently. Building and managing commodity technologies adds time and costs to each project and ties up precious IT resources on tasks that add little to no value to the business. No wonder IT is often considered a cost center! My advice is to take a step back and build a business architecture diagram that lays out the core business services that your company offers. Then draw up a reference architecture that depicts all of the different IT services that are required to support those business services. Then, identify which of those IT services are core to your business and build those. Everything else should be outsourced to managed service providers or to various external services and products. 31 | P a g e
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  • 41. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Without marketing, no one will know our business exists, and if customers don't know we're there, we won't make any sales. When our marketing efforts are working, however, and customers are streaming through the door, an effective customer service policy will keep them coming back for more. So now it's time to create the plans that will draw customers to our business again and again. A marketing plan consists of the strategies and devices we're going to use to communicate to our target audience. A customer service plan focuses on our customer's requirements and the ways of filling those requirements. Descriptions of our market and its segments, the competition and prospective customers should be in our business plan. This is the start of our marketing plan. 33 | P a g e
  • 42. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Based on this information, we can begin choosing the communication channels to use to get the word out about our business: social media, blogs, email newsletters, Web banners, pay-per-click ads, radio, TV, billboards, direct mail, fliers, print ads and other venues. Then prioritize our tactics and begin with the ones that our research has shown to be the most effective for our audience. It's helpful to create a profile of the end user of our product or service. Now's the time for telling everyone we know about it. Ask for referrals from colleagues, suppliers, former employers and other associates. We can improve the quality of our referrals by being specific in our request. Consider offering free consultations or an introductory price to first-time buyers. Consider joining forces with a complementary business to get them to help we spread the word about our new venture. Most people think that “marketing” just means advertising, PR or promotion. But marketing and a marketing plan is so much more than that, and includes everything from understanding the market to which we’ll sell Synclature’s products and services, to choosing specific tactics we’ll use to reach that market.  We as a part of Synclature, need to keep in mind the following important aspects:  Our potential customers, including current market size and projected growth  Our competitors, including current and projected market share, and product or market 34 | P a g e segment focus  Our realistic assessment of our own business, including both strengths and weaknesses, with a summary of our plan to overcome the weaknesses  We can start by setting the goals for our business, typically for at least one year.  We will make them realistic, achievable and measurable. No sense in setting our self-up for failure right out of the gate. We can State them in simple, straightforward terms – for example, “Synclature’s Product (DMOS or CARPOOL) will achieve Rs. 5,00,000 in sales by the end of this year.”  We as a synclature will Wrap up the strategy part of our marketing plan by outlining the particulars of our business offering – in marketing parlance, we’ll be defining what are known as the “four Ps” for our business:  Product – description of our product or service (DMOS,CARPOOL etc..), including features and benefits  Price – initial pricing strategy  Place – distribution channel for our product or service, i.e. where we’ll sell  Promotion – the methods and channels used to reach customers and let them know about our product or service
  • 43. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Indian IT Services To Hit $15 Billion Mark By 2014 End. Synclature can take the advantage of this and expand its business into following areas as well: 35 | P a g e
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  • 45. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50]  Facebook can help us reach all the people who matter most to our business  Create the hub for our business on Facebook  Think about who we’d like to meet, and introduce ourselves  Make our business come alive on Facebook  Find out what’s working well, so we can maximise the impact of every post and ad  And we as a synclature will achieve this by following steps: 37 | P a g e
  • 46. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] 1. Set up the page properly 2. Identifying the desired audience 3. Creating compelling content 4. Measure and adjust 38 | P a g e
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  • 48. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] The Importance of YouTube in Marketing Video has become an integral part of Internet users' online experience, and no site hosts more videos than YouTube. The site boasts more than 3 billion video views per day, making it an excellent place for marketers to find consumers. Its reach is global, too; 70 percent of its traffic originates outside of the United States, making it more than a place to find only American customers. 40 | P a g e
  • 49. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] • Achieve Success with Twitter • It can become overwhelming trying to achieve success with Twitter. With a network of 500 million users and 200 million active users that dedicate 170 minutes an average per month. 41 | P a g e
  • 50. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] 42 | P a g e 1. Use Promoted Trends or Promoted Tweets to Publicize an Event 2. We will Build the Brand With Promoted Accounts 3. We will use as many as Hashtags Things to be kept in mind...  Who will we reach on Twitter?  How will we reach them?  How can we tell if we’ve done a good job?  Target with precision, connect directly with our audience and make sure we hit the mark. How we can do it:  We will Target with precision to connect with the right people  We can Find out more about who’s on Twitter and how to reach them  Understand our results with analytics (different tools are available on internet)  We should also Integrate our marketing efforts with Twitter buttons and embedded Tweets  After A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME (ONCE BECAME POPULAR):  We shall Take our business to the next level with Twitter Ads
  • 51. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] We being start-up small consultancy business might draw up the following SWOT Analysis: Strengths We can consider an internal strong points about our business of Synclature (or for particular products like DMOS and CARPOOL) – they primarily include our core skills, competencies and expertise. They will reflect the capabilities of our business and provide a good foundation for our planning strategy  We are able to respond very quickly as we have no red tape, and no need for higher management approval.  We are able to give really good customer care, as the current small amount of work means we have plenty of time to devote to customers.  Our lead consultant has strong reputation in the market.  We can change direction quickly if we find that our marketing is not working.  We have low overheads, so we can offer good value to customers. Weaknesses Internal factors that are lacking in Synclature’s Products and Services. Weaknesses need to be comprehensively assessed in order to correct them or strategically turn them into positive strengths  Our company has little market presence or reputation.  We have a small staff, with a shallow skills base in many areas.  We are vulnerable to vital staff being sick, and leaving.  Our cash flow will be unreliable in the early stages. Opportunities The likely benefits to/from our business resulting from changes in the external environment.  Our business sector is expanding, with many future opportunities for success.  Local government wants to encourage local businesses.  Our competitors may be slow to adopt new technologies. Threats We as a small sized company should take the possible pitfalls or dangers resulting from changes in the external environment. These are likely to have an adverse or detrimental effect to the business of Synclature 43 | P a g e
  • 52. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50]  Developments in technology may change this market beyond our ability to adapt.  A small change in the focus of a large competitor might wipe out any market position we achieve. As a result of this analysis we, Synclature as a whole, may decide to specialize in rapid response, good value services to local businesses and local government. Marketing would be in selected local publications to get the greatest possible market presence for a set advertising budget, and the consultancy should keep up-to-date with changes in technology where possible. 44 | P a g e PERFORMANCE IMPORTANCE Particulars Major Strength Minor Strength Neutral Minor Weakness Major Weakness High Med. Low Company Reputation Market Share Customer Satisfaction Customer Retention Product Quality Service Quality Pricing effectiveness Promotion Effectiveness Sales force effectiveness Innovation effectiveness Geographical effectiveness Cost or availability of capital Cash Flow Financial stability Visionary, capable leadership Dedicated employees Flexible and Responsive
  • 53. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] Skills required for promoting business through Digital Marketing  Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)  Social Media Optimisation (SMO)  Analytics and Return on Investment (ROI)  Creativity  Soft skills  Client management service  Awareness of international market differences  Hands on practical experience  Adaptability  Email Marketing  Inbound Marketing In simplistic terms, digital marketing is the promotion of products or brands via one or more forms of electronic media. Digital marketing differs from traditional marketing in that it involves the use of channels and methods that enable an organization to analyse marketing campaigns and understand what is working and what isn’t – typically in real time. Digital marketers monitor things like what is being viewed, how often and for how long, sales conversions, what content works and doesn’t work, etc. While the Internet is, perhaps, the channel most closely associated with digital marketing, others include wireless text messaging, mobile instant messaging, mobile apps, podcasts, electronic billboards, digital television and radio channels, etc. 45 | P a g e
  • 54. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] 46 | P a g e Why Digital Marketing Is Important Digital media is so pervasive that consumers have access to information any time and any place they want it. Gone are the days when the messages people got about your products or services came from you and consisted of only what you wanted them to know. Digital media is an ever-growing source of entertainment, news, shopping and social interaction, and consumers are now exposed not just to what your company says about your brand, but what the media, friends, relatives, peers, etc., are saying as well. And they are more likely to believe them than you. People want brands they can trust, companies that know them, communications that are personalized and relevant, and offers tailored to their needs and preferences.
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  • 56. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] 48 | P a g e Consumer Survey Conducted by Us for ShareWheels Objective:  To determine whether consumers are aware of Carpooling ?  To know if they are aware of our Green Initiative ?  To identify how many people are reluctant / flexible to use our carpool App Target Audience:  Professional  Office Goers  Corporate Personnel  Colleagues  Friends Source: Survey Monkey
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  • 63. SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT KARTIK MEHTA [SYMMS-50] 1. http://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-marketing-planning-template/ 2. http://www.synclature.com/index.html 3. http://www.synclature.com/carpool/index.html 4. http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2013/04/16/4-principles-of-marketing-strategy-in-the-digital- 55 | P a g e age/ 5. https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/126DkhiX2APeQvW2JBeL8WyyixiyCvoksvGhUGyhfsQ_3D Websites:  Google  Survey Monkey  Forbes  Wikipedia-Digital Marketing  Synclature Website Textbooks:  Digital Marketing: Strategies for Online Success Paperback  Digital Marketing for Everyone: Connect With Your Customers, Grow Your Business & Demystify Social Media Paperback  E - Marketing Paperback – 2012 by Strauss Judy (Author)  Advertising and Promotion: An Integrated Marketing Communications Perspective (The McGraw-Hill/Irwin Series in Marketing) Hardcover – Import, Apr 2003 by George E. Belch (Author)