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Business Strategy & consulting firm
Mumbai, February -2014
Who we are
• We are a specialist Business Strategy & brand
consulting firm based in Mumbai.
• Our team of senior consultants have more than
30 years of experience in strategy development
& building brands.
• We partner our clients to deliver outstanding
business results .
Business strategy
 The essence of strategy is to perform activities

different that rivals do
 This is the most critical element in your quest to
achieve great success.
 We define the purpose; goals & objectives and identify
the methods to achieve them
 We assist in formulating the strategy and partner our
clients to implement them. Kindly see our web-site
www.neeti.biz to know more about the process.
Branding
 Branding is not about fancy logos, slogans and cute

advertising. It is not about any marketing tricks.
 Branding is about credibility and asking:
 Who are you ?
 Why are you here ?
 Why are you unique ?
 How can you make a dramatic difference ?
 We will help you to create a brand, which will stand
out in a crowd of similar products.
Why Branding fails ?
• Everybody wants to create brands because Brand

Ensures – Loyal Customers
- Growth
- Profitability
• To manage branding process, you need a brand
manager
• To guide brand manager you need a CMO (chief
marketing officer)
• You can out-source this activity to Neeti Brand
Solutions and focus on your key competency
Typical Situation during growth
Problem

Work

Entrepreneur

Brand Manager
Brand Manager Out-sourcing

Work

Result
s

Entrepreneur

Neeti Brand
Solution

Brand
Manger
Solve
Methodology-in a nutshell
 We engage with our client for a defined period (6-12

months)
 We formulate business and branding strategy
 We help our clients to execute the strategy
 Neeti provides a dedicated resource (brand manager)
to ensure timely execution
 We work on Build-operate-Transfer model
 We charge a monthly retainer fee which is also linked
to results.
Our operating model

Build

Operate

Transfer
We can make a difference
We provide the following services:

1 Market Opportunity Analysis
This is a tool to identify and assess the attractiveness
of business opportunity. We help you to identify the
most potential segment to enter.

2 Development of Business Strategy
The essence of strategy is to perform activities
different that rivals do. We identify purpose, goals
and the most effective method to achieve the goals.
.
We can make a difference
3 Formulating Brand strategy
The purpose of a branding exercise is to
differentiate from rivals and create customer
loyalty.

4 Turn-around strategy
The turnaround of a business in financial
distress involves managing the business and
its problems. The process is time consuming
and requires a special set of skills.
Kindly visit our web-site www.neeti.biz to know more about services.
Key Benefits of our engagement
• Advise from experienced consultants
• Team has worked on more than 50 brands
• We plan and implement the business and
brand strategies
WE DELIVER RESULTS
Our Clients
Our Brand Experience
Neeti Brand Solutions
Project Manager- A
 Hemant M Mishrra
 Founder & principal consultant

 Electrical Engineer with MBA from XLRI
 32 years experience in sales; marketing and

Strategy development
 B2C brands – Thums up;Limca; Maaza ,Captain
Cook salt; Charak; Bajaj almond drop; Tiger balm
 B2B brands- JetKing computer education;Innofitt
office equipment; Nuteck power solutions; Everest
bearings.
Project Manager-B
 Sandhya Honawar
 33 years experience in advertising &






Communication sector
Worked with top 5 advertising agencies as Creative
Director
Worked with T and Mudra as creative head
B2C brands –Sunsilk; P&G; j&J; Godrej; Philips;
Britania;asian paints;
B2B brands –CitiBank; Asian paints;Gulf
Oil;Crompton Greaves
Project Manager- C
 Subhash Oommen
 23 yrs experience
 A lifetime student with entrepreneurial bent.
 Love for challenges, additional responsibilities in

diverse Industries and diverse functions.
 From Advertising, Sales, Media, Training &
Production.
 B2C brands- Cinthol ,DOY Soap ,Godrej Properties,
Whisper P&G, Tata Tea, Oberoi Hotels, Deccan
Herald
 B2B brands- Blue Star; McNally;Telstra
Project Manager-D
 Rakesh Kumar
 +15 years experience
 PGDBA (finance), University of Wales
 Investment banker; business strategy and

turn-around consultant
 Advisor on restructuring business,
arranging funds (equity, debt &structured
finance)
 Previous experience with IDBI and
currently Director at EDMC capital advisors
Hope is not a strategy

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Brand Consultants Mumbai

  • 1. Business Strategy & consulting firm Mumbai, February -2014
  • 2. Who we are • We are a specialist Business Strategy & brand consulting firm based in Mumbai. • Our team of senior consultants have more than 30 years of experience in strategy development & building brands. • We partner our clients to deliver outstanding business results .
  • 3. Business strategy  The essence of strategy is to perform activities different that rivals do  This is the most critical element in your quest to achieve great success.  We define the purpose; goals & objectives and identify the methods to achieve them  We assist in formulating the strategy and partner our clients to implement them. Kindly see our web-site www.neeti.biz to know more about the process.
  • 4. Branding  Branding is not about fancy logos, slogans and cute advertising. It is not about any marketing tricks.  Branding is about credibility and asking:  Who are you ?  Why are you here ?  Why are you unique ?  How can you make a dramatic difference ?  We will help you to create a brand, which will stand out in a crowd of similar products.
  • 5. Why Branding fails ? • Everybody wants to create brands because Brand Ensures – Loyal Customers - Growth - Profitability • To manage branding process, you need a brand manager • To guide brand manager you need a CMO (chief marketing officer) • You can out-source this activity to Neeti Brand Solutions and focus on your key competency
  • 6. Typical Situation during growth Problem Work Entrepreneur Brand Manager
  • 8. Methodology-in a nutshell  We engage with our client for a defined period (6-12 months)  We formulate business and branding strategy  We help our clients to execute the strategy  Neeti provides a dedicated resource (brand manager) to ensure timely execution  We work on Build-operate-Transfer model  We charge a monthly retainer fee which is also linked to results.
  • 10. We can make a difference We provide the following services: 1 Market Opportunity Analysis This is a tool to identify and assess the attractiveness of business opportunity. We help you to identify the most potential segment to enter. 2 Development of Business Strategy The essence of strategy is to perform activities different that rivals do. We identify purpose, goals and the most effective method to achieve the goals. .
  • 11. We can make a difference 3 Formulating Brand strategy The purpose of a branding exercise is to differentiate from rivals and create customer loyalty. 4 Turn-around strategy The turnaround of a business in financial distress involves managing the business and its problems. The process is time consuming and requires a special set of skills. Kindly visit our web-site www.neeti.biz to know more about services.
  • 12. Key Benefits of our engagement • Advise from experienced consultants • Team has worked on more than 50 brands • We plan and implement the business and brand strategies WE DELIVER RESULTS
  • 16. Project Manager- A  Hemant M Mishrra  Founder & principal consultant  Electrical Engineer with MBA from XLRI  32 years experience in sales; marketing and Strategy development  B2C brands – Thums up;Limca; Maaza ,Captain Cook salt; Charak; Bajaj almond drop; Tiger balm  B2B brands- JetKing computer education;Innofitt office equipment; Nuteck power solutions; Everest bearings.
  • 17. Project Manager-B  Sandhya Honawar  33 years experience in advertising &     Communication sector Worked with top 5 advertising agencies as Creative Director Worked with T and Mudra as creative head B2C brands –Sunsilk; P&G; j&J; Godrej; Philips; Britania;asian paints; B2B brands –CitiBank; Asian paints;Gulf Oil;Crompton Greaves
  • 18. Project Manager- C  Subhash Oommen  23 yrs experience  A lifetime student with entrepreneurial bent.  Love for challenges, additional responsibilities in diverse Industries and diverse functions.  From Advertising, Sales, Media, Training & Production.  B2C brands- Cinthol ,DOY Soap ,Godrej Properties, Whisper P&G, Tata Tea, Oberoi Hotels, Deccan Herald  B2B brands- Blue Star; McNally;Telstra
  • 19. Project Manager-D  Rakesh Kumar  +15 years experience  PGDBA (finance), University of Wales  Investment banker; business strategy and turn-around consultant  Advisor on restructuring business, arranging funds (equity, debt &structured finance)  Previous experience with IDBI and currently Director at EDMC capital advisors
  • 20. Hope is not a strategy