[aashishchaudhary659]

guys there isn't even a single site that talks bout rural mgmt ??: so people who have passed out from insti. like irma,iim(abm),ximb(prm) etc or aare taking admission this yr enlighten by pouring ur views bout the areas of operation n new oppurtinities avaolable for rural managers

[JAYAKRISHNAN.S]

First of all i appreciate your theme for the poll. My name is Jayakrishnan.S. Iam doing my PGPRM in XIMB. The areas / Sectors for Rural managers are a) Agribusiness b) micro finance& insurance c) Development . But commodity trading is also sector which rural managers exploring now. FMCG sector is also a potential area for RM because RM has a specialised course Rural marketing to cater the needs of FMCG sector. But now the booming sector is Microfinance and Insurance. In most of the Rural management institutes banks,MFI(Micro finance institutions like SKS,Basix) are the main recruiters. So the need of Rural management professionals are increasing over the years

[aashishchaudhary659]

1st erm over at IRMA and there is so much more that i know infact NGO sector in itself is a whole new world apart from that rural banking and rural consultancy so guys pour in more views and gyan

[aravindforu18]

Originally Posted by aashishchaudhary659

1st erm over at IRMA and there is so much more that i know infact NGO sector in itself is a whole new world apart from that rural banking and rural consultancy so guys pour in more views and gyan

Hey aashish. Good thread da.Let's revive this thread. Keep rocking buddy. C ya.

Cheers,
Aravind

[pratheep04]

Nice initiative man!
It will help us in understanding the term "RURAL"
Experienced people pls come and pour in your views

[aashishchaudhary659]

ppl this is also a call for all the guys who r directly or indirectly related to this field especially ppl in iim(abm), ximb(prm), manage; and alll other instis that have a focus on rural sector and also for ppl working in this sector

[Rave99]

Nice initiative man.. good job

[acadfunda]

Originally Posted by aashishchaudhary659

guys there isn't even a single site that talks bout rural mgmt ??: so people who have passed out from insti. like irma,iim(abm),ximb(prm) etc or aare taking admission this yr enlighten by pouring ur views bout the areas of operation n new oppurtinities avaolable for rural managers

Hi Ashish,

Great initiative dude. I have passed out as a General MBA from PUMBA with Rural Marketing just being a part of the maha sagar MBA curriculum. The faculty we had, Dr S W Bhave, an IIM A alumnus, did do great service to the subject and arouse interest amongst a lot of my batchmates; many did realize that Rural markets just cannot be neglected.

But somehow I felt that my learning was hampered (or should I say halted) post my getting recruited in a Fortune 100 MNC and maybe today I just do not have the time to get back to the subject in detail. Maybe this thread could lead to a lot of learning for me, help me gain better insight into the upcoming marketing initiatives in Rural markets. I appreciate the objective and initiative taken.

I look forward to loads of learning from the forthcoming discussions on this thread.


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[aashishchaudhary659]

@ acadfunda which batch of pumba did u pass out from and where r u workin right now is it a company that's related to rural markets?

[acadfunda]

Originally Posted by aashishchaudhary659

@ acadfunda which batch of pumba did u pass out from and where r u workin right now is it a company that's related to rural markets?

Hi Ashish,

I am a passout of the 2006 batch of Marketing+Finance at PUMBA. I am working as Asst Manager-Product Marketing at Honeywell International and am responsible for Vendor Management, Marketing Communication, Demand forecasting and Product Pricing and assortment. (7 Months)


Honeywell is a Fortune 71, hardcore automation, technology and manufacturing company majorly in 4 broad lines of business-
1) Aviation
2) Automation and control solutions
3) Specialty Materials
4) Transportation Systems.

As far as my current exposure and company characteristics are concerned, Honeywell is in no ways related to the rural markets.


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