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Across the globe, the blog and social media environment is evolving rapidly, India is no
exception

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The survey attempts to capture insights and learnings from Corporates and Marketers of
India to get a sense of what‟s really happening on the ground

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Results and analysis will help understand how our peers, from across India, view social
media impact on marketing and communication

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This will allow the industry to benefit from shared insights and make for educated
decisions

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The survey was jointly conducted by exchange4media.com, amongst the most respected
special interest publishing group in India and Blogworks – strategic social media solutions
(http://blogworks.in) in December 2008 and January 2009
A detailed questionnaire, consisting of high impact questions, was hosted online to
collect responses from the desired audience – working professionals, executives, business
leaders from India
E-mailers, advertising and word-of-mouth around the survey resulted in a total of 590
started surveys; a response count of 363; and 267 completed surveys
Survey forms filled in by participants who chose to remain anonymous (or filled
gibberish), or those who did not meet the audience criteria were removed from the
results tally
Statistical analysis of each question only takes into account valid responses to that
specific question and not the total number of entries, thus allowing for a more precise
evaluation
Trends are captured graphically; comments from participants are highlighted with names
where participants gave us explicit permission to quote them; and without giving away
identities of participants, and organisations they represent, where participants did not
wish to be quoted. We have also tried to draw trends, establish linkages: these are
highlighted

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“We get to know our viewers' preferences when it comes to television viewing.
Mentions of the channel and shows in a viewer's blog gives us a sense of likeability
and willingness to spread a positive word on the same within their circle. These
blogs and discussions on social networking sites have helped us pick the right
content for our English entertainment channel as well.”
-- Manager - Strategy & Business Development, Entertainment Channel

“Companies like CISCO, HCL etc are using Blogs to make an impact with their
stakeholders. The impact may be subtle and not measurable but it is still important
and will evolve into a conspicuous entity.”
-- Gurpreet Wasi, COO, Retail Solutions Company
“We created our community on Social Networks like FaceBook and Orkut and we
have seen significant increase (almost 40 per cent) in the number of referrals from
existing players.
-- Sachin Uppal, Marketing Director, Online Gaming site

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© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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Only 4 per cent respondents stated that Social Media „enjoys very little credibility‟

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Like in any other medium, it‟s not the tool but the voice/s associated with it that matter

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As more and more experts adopt Social Media, credibility is expected to go up further

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© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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An overwhelming 90 per cent of respondents believe that blogs and Social Media
platforms presently have an impact on business and marketing

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© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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Interestingly, a clear majority of respondents (58 per cent) believe that Social Media will
have a „huge impact‟ on business and marketing, over the next year or two – a steep 37
per cent jump from 21 per cent, who think it has a huge impact at present (see previous
slide)

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Clearly, organisations are now realising the reach and scope of Social Media and are
prepared to use Social Media platforms like blogs, social networks, wikis, RSS, etc.
Even as neo influencers like bloggers are targeted, traditional influencers – media,
analysts remain key target for outreach

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For nearly 90 per cent respondents,
buzz and word of mouth are top
deliverables from Social Media
activities
However, encouraging statistics shows
organisations and brands are clearly
moving towards a conversational
path:
 Over 65 per cent respondents
think Social Media can deliver
insights
 Over 61 per cent think Social
Media can build engagements
 Over 46 hope to create better
products and services
Social Media is not a sales tool seems
to have been understood by most
organisations. However, a lack of
understanding of this basic Social
Media rule could otherwise prove
costly.

© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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An overwhelming 85 per cent respondents agree that Social Media does have an impact
on purchase decisions
High involvement categories such as Automobiles, Gadgets, Mobiles, Healthcare, Travel,
Finance amongst others will likely see higher impact than low involvement categories

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© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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“Jet Airways used Social Media to promote their student offers very
effectively by targeting the right social media networks”
“Apple lost a fortune when bloggers spread the rumour about the
launch of iPhone being postponed and also the rumour about Steve jobs
getting a heart-attack”
“Dell's battery issue was first reported in a blog which ultimately flared
up into a crisis for the company...”

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A majority of respondents have
engaged in some kind of Social Media
activity

© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

Among the respondents who haven‟t
adopted Social Media activities so far,
64 per cent are seriously considering
participating in Social Media activity

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Clearly, presence on social networking sites, YouTube, Flickr and company blogs are the
most commonly used tools

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Majority of brand /organisation websites are still based on traditional web platforms as
sites of only 26 per cent respondents have interactive Web 2.0 functionalities

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The percentage of each response is well-distributed; shows that markets are open to use
/ try new applications and platforms

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© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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81-85 per cent of respondents believe that Indian marketers and corporates have just
cursory or no understanding of Social Media; the need for education and learning
continues to be high

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© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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Interestingly, of the respondents who have engaged in Social Media for their
brands / organisations, only 15 per cent have outsourced this function

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Digital ad agencies and PR agencies appear to be the favourites when outsourcing Social
Media activities
It is interesting to note the emergence of a new specialist category called „Social Media
Agencies‟ has emerged
Could it be that strategy and operations will be divided amongst specialist and general
agencies?

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47 per cent respondents believe that agencies have only a cursory or no understanding of
Social Media
Only 25 per cent agencies have a good understanding of the Social Media space: the need
for learning and education continues

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Impact on sales didn‟t make it to the top 5 matrix to evaluate success of a social
media programme
And yes, that‟s a good thing given the Social Media focus on insights, engagement, and
co-creation

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© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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54 per cent respondents believe that with the global slowdown in the economy, Social
Media spends will increase

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Budgets allocated for Social Media spends will see a steady rise across the next two years

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Only 25 per cent of respondents are currently spending over 10 per cent of their
marketing budget on Social Media. However, 43 per cent of respondents feel that they
would be spending 10 per cent or more of their marketing budgets in the next two years

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Social
Media
strategy
cannot exist in isolation; it
has to be a part of the
brand
/
organisational
objectives

© www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com

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86 per cent of respondents associate value with a long-term strategy when it comes to
their Social Media engagement

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And a majority 53 per cent believe that this would be a very important need for an
impactful Social Media activity

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There is a need for Social Media programmes to be distributed across
teams/representatives
A combination of a special team drawn from across departments, working in sync with a
centralized team
This outlook further substantiates the need to adopt Social Media for marketing at a
strategic level as well

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 Sectors using blogs and social media platforms in the best way possible
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IT
Telecom
Airlines
Bollywood Movies and Actors
Job Portals

 Brands with the highest recall with respect to social media
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Sunsilk: Gang-of-Girls
Tata Tea: Jaago Re
MTV Roadies
Fastrack
Pepsi (Youngistan campaign)
Blogs of Microsoft, IBM, HP and Nokia
Blogs of Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan

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Top trends, as seen by respondents

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Taking Web2.0 to the next level:
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Widgets, wikis, micro-blogging, auto-tagging, networking on the Mobile,
SMS-based marketing

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Sharper focus, enhanced multiple webs of communication, on-the-go

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Engagement and Insights
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Increasing consumer awareness, more informed decision making

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Hence, the obvious route to take is content co-creation with stakeholders
and enhanced brand-awareness through sharp, focused reach

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An increasing habit of self-expression
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This would develop more through interest-based groups, valuable niches and
communities

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Blog 2.0
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From irreverent casual writing to credible, action/knowledge oriented
writing

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Blogs becoming not just a medium for one‟s coolness quotient but also
awareness quotient

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Higher spends on Social Media programs
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Celeb involvement and inter-mixing of traditional and new media makes
for Social Media now getting a greater reach

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Goes hand in hand with rise in internet penetration

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Social Media Experts
 Importance of strategy for brands which adopt social-media cannot be overstressed
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The medium is constantly moving from being speculative to effective and
measurable

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Hence, the birth of “Experts”, as knowledge to optimize the tools is
required

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Exchange4media was set up eight years back with the aim of publishing niche, relevant,
and quality publications for the marketing, advertising and media professionals.

Today, exchange4media is a single-stop information platform for the entire industry. Be it
news, views, analytical information, in-depth analysis of events or trend forecasting,
exchange4media publications have credibility and a loyal following.
The publication house is physically present in five locations: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,
Bangalore, and Chennai. Presently, there are five titles in its portfolio: namely PITCH,
Impact, Franchise Plus, Realty Plus and www.exchange4media.com

Blogworks delivers strategic social media solutions and know-how to brands, corporates,
media houses and not-for-profit organisations to enable transparent and ethical
conversations between them and their stakeholders.
We are amongst the select few who have a strategic approach for handling „conversational
communication and marketing‟ along with mainstream marketing, branding and public
relations. More about us at http://blogworks.in

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While we have made all efforts to keep the report error free, we
cannot guarantee the same. Please do point out any errors that
you may notice and we will incorporate your insights for future
editions.
In your assessments and usage, do account for the fact that the
nature of this study is qualitative and not quantitative. The
publishers take no responsibility for any results which you may,
or may not, achieve based on application of the survey results.
We urge you to you use your discretion in deciding its correctness
/ efficacy and make your own judgments.
Sample cases and methodology are shared earlier in the report
document.

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India Social Media Survey - Edition 1 by exchange4media.com and blogworks.in

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  • 2.  Across the globe, the blog and social media environment is evolving rapidly, India is no exception  The survey attempts to capture insights and learnings from Corporates and Marketers of India to get a sense of what‟s really happening on the ground  Results and analysis will help understand how our peers, from across India, view social media impact on marketing and communication  This will allow the industry to benefit from shared insights and make for educated decisions 2
  • 3.       The survey was jointly conducted by exchange4media.com, amongst the most respected special interest publishing group in India and Blogworks – strategic social media solutions (http://blogworks.in) in December 2008 and January 2009 A detailed questionnaire, consisting of high impact questions, was hosted online to collect responses from the desired audience – working professionals, executives, business leaders from India E-mailers, advertising and word-of-mouth around the survey resulted in a total of 590 started surveys; a response count of 363; and 267 completed surveys Survey forms filled in by participants who chose to remain anonymous (or filled gibberish), or those who did not meet the audience criteria were removed from the results tally Statistical analysis of each question only takes into account valid responses to that specific question and not the total number of entries, thus allowing for a more precise evaluation Trends are captured graphically; comments from participants are highlighted with names where participants gave us explicit permission to quote them; and without giving away identities of participants, and organisations they represent, where participants did not wish to be quoted. We have also tried to draw trends, establish linkages: these are highlighted 3
  • 4. “We get to know our viewers' preferences when it comes to television viewing. Mentions of the channel and shows in a viewer's blog gives us a sense of likeability and willingness to spread a positive word on the same within their circle. These blogs and discussions on social networking sites have helped us pick the right content for our English entertainment channel as well.” -- Manager - Strategy & Business Development, Entertainment Channel “Companies like CISCO, HCL etc are using Blogs to make an impact with their stakeholders. The impact may be subtle and not measurable but it is still important and will evolve into a conspicuous entity.” -- Gurpreet Wasi, COO, Retail Solutions Company “We created our community on Social Networks like FaceBook and Orkut and we have seen significant increase (almost 40 per cent) in the number of referrals from existing players. -- Sachin Uppal, Marketing Director, Online Gaming site 4
  • 5. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com  Only 4 per cent respondents stated that Social Media „enjoys very little credibility‟  Like in any other medium, it‟s not the tool but the voice/s associated with it that matter  As more and more experts adopt Social Media, credibility is expected to go up further 5
  • 6. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com  An overwhelming 90 per cent of respondents believe that blogs and Social Media platforms presently have an impact on business and marketing 6
  • 7. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com  Interestingly, a clear majority of respondents (58 per cent) believe that Social Media will have a „huge impact‟ on business and marketing, over the next year or two – a steep 37 per cent jump from 21 per cent, who think it has a huge impact at present (see previous slide) 7
  • 8. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com   Clearly, organisations are now realising the reach and scope of Social Media and are prepared to use Social Media platforms like blogs, social networks, wikis, RSS, etc. Even as neo influencers like bloggers are targeted, traditional influencers – media, analysts remain key target for outreach 8
  • 9.    For nearly 90 per cent respondents, buzz and word of mouth are top deliverables from Social Media activities However, encouraging statistics shows organisations and brands are clearly moving towards a conversational path:  Over 65 per cent respondents think Social Media can deliver insights  Over 61 per cent think Social Media can build engagements  Over 46 hope to create better products and services Social Media is not a sales tool seems to have been understood by most organisations. However, a lack of understanding of this basic Social Media rule could otherwise prove costly. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com 9
  • 10. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com   An overwhelming 85 per cent respondents agree that Social Media does have an impact on purchase decisions High involvement categories such as Automobiles, Gadgets, Mobiles, Healthcare, Travel, Finance amongst others will likely see higher impact than low involvement categories 10
  • 11. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com 11
  • 12. “Jet Airways used Social Media to promote their student offers very effectively by targeting the right social media networks” “Apple lost a fortune when bloggers spread the rumour about the launch of iPhone being postponed and also the rumour about Steve jobs getting a heart-attack” “Dell's battery issue was first reported in a blog which ultimately flared up into a crisis for the company...” 12
  • 13. A majority of respondents have engaged in some kind of Social Media activity © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com Among the respondents who haven‟t adopted Social Media activities so far, 64 per cent are seriously considering participating in Social Media activity 13
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  • 15.  Clearly, presence on social networking sites, YouTube, Flickr and company blogs are the most commonly used tools  Majority of brand /organisation websites are still based on traditional web platforms as sites of only 26 per cent respondents have interactive Web 2.0 functionalities  The percentage of each response is well-distributed; shows that markets are open to use / try new applications and platforms 15
  • 16. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com  81-85 per cent of respondents believe that Indian marketers and corporates have just cursory or no understanding of Social Media; the need for education and learning continues to be high 16
  • 17. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com  Interestingly, of the respondents who have engaged in Social Media for their brands / organisations, only 15 per cent have outsourced this function 17
  • 18. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com    Digital ad agencies and PR agencies appear to be the favourites when outsourcing Social Media activities It is interesting to note the emergence of a new specialist category called „Social Media Agencies‟ has emerged Could it be that strategy and operations will be divided amongst specialist and general agencies? 18
  • 19. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com   47 per cent respondents believe that agencies have only a cursory or no understanding of Social Media Only 25 per cent agencies have a good understanding of the Social Media space: the need for learning and education continues 19
  • 20. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com   Impact on sales didn‟t make it to the top 5 matrix to evaluate success of a social media programme And yes, that‟s a good thing given the Social Media focus on insights, engagement, and co-creation 20
  • 21. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com  54 per cent respondents believe that with the global slowdown in the economy, Social Media spends will increase 21
  • 22. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com  Budgets allocated for Social Media spends will see a steady rise across the next two years  Only 25 per cent of respondents are currently spending over 10 per cent of their marketing budget on Social Media. However, 43 per cent of respondents feel that they would be spending 10 per cent or more of their marketing budgets in the next two years 22
  • 23. Social Media strategy cannot exist in isolation; it has to be a part of the brand / organisational objectives © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com  86 per cent of respondents associate value with a long-term strategy when it comes to their Social Media engagement  And a majority 53 per cent believe that this would be a very important need for an impactful Social Media activity 23
  • 24. © www.blogworks.in and www.exchange4media.com    There is a need for Social Media programmes to be distributed across teams/representatives A combination of a special team drawn from across departments, working in sync with a centralized team This outlook further substantiates the need to adopt Social Media for marketing at a strategic level as well 24
  • 25.  Sectors using blogs and social media platforms in the best way possible – – – – – IT Telecom Airlines Bollywood Movies and Actors Job Portals  Brands with the highest recall with respect to social media – – – – – – – Sunsilk: Gang-of-Girls Tata Tea: Jaago Re MTV Roadies Fastrack Pepsi (Youngistan campaign) Blogs of Microsoft, IBM, HP and Nokia Blogs of Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan 25
  • 26. Top trends, as seen by respondents 26
  • 27. Taking Web2.0 to the next level:  Widgets, wikis, micro-blogging, auto-tagging, networking on the Mobile, SMS-based marketing  Sharper focus, enhanced multiple webs of communication, on-the-go 27
  • 28. Engagement and Insights  Increasing consumer awareness, more informed decision making  Hence, the obvious route to take is content co-creation with stakeholders and enhanced brand-awareness through sharp, focused reach 28
  • 29. An increasing habit of self-expression  This would develop more through interest-based groups, valuable niches and communities 29
  • 30. Blog 2.0  From irreverent casual writing to credible, action/knowledge oriented writing  Blogs becoming not just a medium for one‟s coolness quotient but also awareness quotient 30
  • 31. Higher spends on Social Media programs  Celeb involvement and inter-mixing of traditional and new media makes for Social Media now getting a greater reach  Goes hand in hand with rise in internet penetration 31
  • 32. Social Media Experts  Importance of strategy for brands which adopt social-media cannot be overstressed  The medium is constantly moving from being speculative to effective and measurable  Hence, the birth of “Experts”, as knowledge to optimize the tools is required 32
  • 33. Exchange4media was set up eight years back with the aim of publishing niche, relevant, and quality publications for the marketing, advertising and media professionals. Today, exchange4media is a single-stop information platform for the entire industry. Be it news, views, analytical information, in-depth analysis of events or trend forecasting, exchange4media publications have credibility and a loyal following. The publication house is physically present in five locations: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, and Chennai. Presently, there are five titles in its portfolio: namely PITCH, Impact, Franchise Plus, Realty Plus and www.exchange4media.com Blogworks delivers strategic social media solutions and know-how to brands, corporates, media houses and not-for-profit organisations to enable transparent and ethical conversations between them and their stakeholders. We are amongst the select few who have a strategic approach for handling „conversational communication and marketing‟ along with mainstream marketing, branding and public relations. More about us at http://blogworks.in 33
  • 34. While we have made all efforts to keep the report error free, we cannot guarantee the same. Please do point out any errors that you may notice and we will incorporate your insights for future editions. In your assessments and usage, do account for the fact that the nature of this study is qualitative and not quantitative. The publishers take no responsibility for any results which you may, or may not, achieve based on application of the survey results. We urge you to you use your discretion in deciding its correctness / efficacy and make your own judgments. Sample cases and methodology are shared earlier in the report document. 34
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