Marketing Research: Mugs N Beans
Marketing Research: Mugs N Beans
Marketing Research: Mugs N Beans
MUGS N BEANS
Group 2
MOHIT NIMBALKAR 2016PGP237
PRADYUMNA CHOUDHARY 2013IPM061
S AU M YA G AR G 2016PGP343
S H AR AT H M AD H U L I K A 2013IPM083
SHRUNGA HEDE 2013IPM090
VAN D A N VAM S I 2016PGP417
V I S H E S H N AG PA L 2016PGP431
INTRODUCTION
Mugs n Beans is a restaurant near IIM Indore campus which started its operations in
November 2016
Customers: consist of students from nearby colleges as well as families coming to the
restaurant on weekends. Although still new, the manager feels that the sales of the restaurant
are lower than expected.
Promotion and Advertising: it gives 10% discount to IIM Indore students (only discount
available to students). Also, it has once distributed its pamphlets to residents within 4km radius
of the restaurant since it is located in a residential area.
Demand for Products: since the food is more focused on snacking as compared to meals, the
demand is cyclic, depending on the season (for example, punches and juices do well in
Summers).
Before taking up any new initiative or make changes to existing system, the manager wants to
better understand the consumer preferences which he feels can be given by market research.
PROBLEM DEFINITION
MDP: How to increase the sales of the restaurant within a constrained budget?
MRP:
What makes a customer choose a particular dine-in over others?
What kind of marketing tool (eg. TV ads, internet, word-of-mouth etc.) has the greatest
influence on a customers decision to go for a particular dine-in?
What value added services (like games, DJ floor, music etc.) can influence customers
choice?
What are the special occasions on which customers like to visit a restaurant?
Hypothesis:
Null: A particular factor does not affect customers preference
Alternate: A particular factor affects customers preference
RESEARCH DESIGN
SAMPLING PLAN
Population Definition: People staying within 10 km radius of Mugs n Beans
Number & Composition:
Approx. 25-35 expected-survey (z=1.96, e=0.25, s=0.66; Implies sample
size=28)
Focus Group Discussion: 2-3; In-depth interviews: 4
FIELD WORK
Date Work
28/2/17 and Survey at IIM Indore, People sitting at various cafs/Restaurants,
4/3/17 send out questionnaire to students from other campuses