The book provides specific reasons for the growing importance of rural markets and defines some key relevant concepts. It focuses on all the important components of rural marketing such as opportunities in rural marketing, understanding the rural economy, consumer behavior, selecting and attracting markets, understanding on strategic approach on marketing-mix 4P’s, marketing of consumer products, agri-products, rural industry products and social marketing in rural society. The book holds various strategic and managerial implications for marketers, and researchers engaged/interested in India's vast rural market. The book is divided into six parts, which encompasses eighteen chapters to elaborate all such details.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MARKETING (ISSN 0973-8703) is a double blind peer reviewed refereed monthly journal, which was started in 1968. It is the oldest and the only monthly journal of Marketing in India. It is an authentic research publication dealing with Marketing; Advertising; Consumer Behaviour; Sales Management; Advertising & Promotion Management; Business Education; Business Information Systems (MIS); Business Law; Communication; Direct Marketing; E-Commerce; Global Business; Health Care Administration; Marketing Research; Marketing Theory & Applications; Office Administration/Management; Organizational Development; Production/Operations; Public Administration; Retailing; Sales/Selling; Services; Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure; and Industrial Organization.