Marketing Project Compiled
Marketing Project Compiled
Marketing Project Compiled
Company Overview
A Banquet is a large meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It
usually serves a purpose such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a
celebration, and is often preceded or followed by speeches in honour of someone.
The idea of banqueting is ancient. In the century a banquet was very different
from our modern perception and stems from the medieval 'ceremony of the void'.
After dinner the guests would stand and drink sweet wine and spices while the
table was cleared, or ‘voided’ (Later in the seventeenth century ‘void’
would be replaced with the French ‘dessert’). During the sixteenth
century, guests would no longer stand in the great chamber whilst the table
was cleared, and the room prepared for entertainment but would retire to the
parlour or banqueting room. As the idea of banqueting developed, it could take
place at any time during the day and have much more in common with the later
practice of taking tea. Banqueting rooms varied greatly from house to house but
were generally on an intimate scale either in a garden room or inside such as the
small banqueting turrets in Longleat House. Today banquets serve many
purposes from training sessions to formal business dinners. Business banquets are
a popular way to strengthen bonds between businessmen and their partners.
Most people have been to an event that was catered by a professional catering
company.
Catering enters peoples’ lives during some of their most important
times: weddings, baby showers and anniversary parties, just to name a few.
Have you ever wondered just when catering started? Catering can be traced back
to the 4th millennium BC in China. During this time in China as well as in
Ancient Egypt, Greece and the prosperous times of the Roman Empire, catering
was used to provide food for soldiers on transportation and trade routes. It was
also critical in the Christian Pilgrimages to Rome and other travellers throughout
Europe. During the Middle Ages catering spread throughout Europe and evolved
into not only providing food for soldiers and travellers but for entertainment
purposes for the upper classes.
The foundation of The Royal Victorian is based on passion, hard work
and a vision to build something that was unlike any other in the market.
With originality and hospitality at its core, we came into being in 2022
with the aim to be the best. The brains behind this banquet, say, “Passion
and a desire to do something out of the ordinary led us to enter the
hospitality sector with a simple purpose: To make every celebration feel
Royal.”
Before we were even conceptualised, originality and authenticity were
non-negotiable. The aim was to offer luxury in a way that the guests had
never experienced before. At The Royal Victorian, each guest and their
comfort are precious. The chain of banquets would not be what they are
without the attention to detail given to even the smallest elements, and
this is something that also sets us apart from the rest. The banquets
didn’t come to be because of a hobby or with the mindset of just running
another business. Everything in the banquet has been personally selected
by the owners. This 100% commitment to offering only the best is just
one of the ways we ensure that guests have a truly memorable
experience at our venue.
Market Overview
Vision
We see an organization that aims at building an outstanding
reputation in banquet services that we exceed in every service
through our dedicated team to the success of our customers’
important occasions and creating memorable events.
For our shareholders our aim for first year is to provide at least of 30%
ROI by building market goodwill and minimizing the wastage.
For the 5 years down the line our goal is to identify more areas of
potential business and establish more banquets with newer ideas.
TARGET MARKET AND SEGMENTATION
Age – 21 to 55.
Region– Manesar.
Demographic Segmentation:
Age:
Targeting consumers of the age group 21 and above. Apart from the
marketing campaign which will be approaching to all, we will be also
having special campaigns for young people (looking for different
wedding) and old people.
Gender:
Income:
Social Class:
Our target is the upper middle class. The current trends for these services
are very much popular in these classes.
Life Stage:
Lifestyle:
Lifestyle of our target segment will be quite lavish. They would believe
in maintaining status and would want class-apart services.
Vals Framework:
Achievers:
These are the people who are successful and career and family oriented.
They favor premium products that demonstrate their success to their
peers.
Experiencers:
These are young, enthusiastic people who seek variety and excitement.
They can spend high proportion of their income on fashion,
entertainment, and socializing.
Strivers:
These are trendy and fun-loving people who are resource constrained but
favor stylish products that emulate the purchases of those with greater
material wealth. These kinds of customers will be found in upper class.
We are offering different customized products that will help them to be
in their decided budget but sidewise they can avail our services.
Recognizing the segment is the first step that must be done is to in order
to develop a marketing plan. Well even we have done the same. Ours
will be a FLEXIBLE MARKET OFFERING. There will be some basic
services like provision of venue, arrangement of caterers, invitation
cards, etc. this will be containing the service elements that will be
common to all the segments identified. But then there will be
DISCRETIONARY OPTIONS available for customers (segments) as
per their choice. For e.g., arrangement of bachelor’s party, honeymoon
planning, arrangement of cars for travelling, grooming not only the bride
and groom but also the close family members, dance troops for lady
sangeet, Haldi function, mehndi function etc. These are such services
that may or may not be demanded by our customers as they might like to
arrange them on their own. Of course, these options will have additional
charges.
Marketing System
Marketing Strategy
Collaborations
Industry Competitors
We are going to face intense competition because there are already many
established and well-Well established brand name. Some of the
competitors are Shaadikakhaana, FNP Weddings, Yudda Weddings.
Business Meetings
Birthday Parties
Anniversaries
Retirement Parties
Graduation Parties
Various Ceremonies
Although the focus of The Royal Victorian is not just to host the
wedding events, but to utilize the building in as many ways as possible
so that it will maximize revenue. The other events like business
meetings, birthday parties etc. are required so that the building is
generating money during the weekdays or during the off season when
weddings are not as popular.
Services offered
The unique aspect that The Royal Victorian will carry above its
competitors for wedding venues will be the level of service and detail
offered to each client’s event. The basis of competition is functionality,
reliability, convenience, and price. The service options for a wedding at
The Royal Victorian will include:
We have our own team of interior decorators, will also serve as the event
planners for each booking. The wedding couple will choose the genre of
decor (Victorian style, shabby chic, crystallized elegance, Eastern
Indian, white rose garden, and more) and note any specific requirement
they wish. Once the genre and requirements are set, the accommodating
interior decorator will take it from there.
As an example, the client can choose dim lights with pink and red roses
as a requirement.
After the interior decorator is set with the design, The Royal Victorian
will offer two types of food services:
Premium Veg.
Premium Non-Veg.
If Client would like to go for premium Veg. Services, then they will get
all the default vegetarian dishes available, but the condition will be that
they can’t take any default dish off from the menu as this will help us to
maintain our premium standards and they will not be allowed to add any
non veg. items with this category. We also provide customized Jain food
as per requirements by our guests for no extra cost.
Now let us suppose, if client would like to go for premium non veg.
Services, then they will get all default non vegetarian dishes available as
well as veg. dishes of their choice and one of the Add-ons. The condition
will remain same that they cannot take any default dish off from the
menu. This service will be costlier in compared to Premium Veg.
services.
After Selection of Food services, the two lead chefs will also have a
consultation with the clients to fulfil any special taste requirements. The
appetizer menu and dessert menu can be customized to the client’s
requests.
To ensure satisfaction, the chef will prepare the requested meal for a
taste test before finalizing the menu.
The last consultation will be with the facilities coordinator, who will go
over the bar options and music for the DJ to play. Both can be
customized, or the client can choose a preselected package.
Aside from weddings in The Royal Victorian Hall, if you book Ball Hall
it will have the same tier of choices as the wedding events. Each
occasion will have the necessary equipment to cater to each event. For
example, if you are booking The Raj Darbar for a business meeting, it
will come with a projector, the screen, and a main laptop to utilize for
the projector. Office supplies will be available for the group so that their
employees do not have to bring anything along with them to the
meetings. Through the analysis, it was found that providing these
services would better cater to client needs. The meetings can be catered
for breakfast, lunch, or dinner along with snacks and refreshments.
Prices Offered
The average cost to rent The Raj Darbar for a meeting with 50 people
will cost Rs 3 Lakhs. The menu for this includes 8 starters (Chinese and
Indian), 2 Appetizers, Chaat and Indian street food, 15 Main course
(Mughlai and Punjabi), fruits, beverages. For continuous users (two
times or more a month), the set-up fee is waived. The average cost for
continuous clients is Rs 2.5 Lakhs. Table 1 is a breakout of costs for The
Raj Darbar Hall.
Table 1.
Cost of Raj Darbar Room Usage.
Table 7.
Costs Associated with Wedding at The Royal VictorianHall.
Menu Cost For 500 guests
Average Appetizer 2,00,000
Average Dinner 5,00,000
Average Dessert 1,50,000
Total Catering Cost 8,50,000
Standard Decorating Cost
Table set up fee 1,00,000
Wedding hall set up fee 2,50,000
Bar Package Cost
Full bar 1,00,000
Beer and Wine Outsource
Miscellaneous
Photography/Video 1,25,000
DJ (Mini stage show) 1,00,000
Bakery and Confectionery 25,000
Various Options 1,00,000
Average Cost per Wedding ₨. 25,00,000
Note: Above mentioned price are assumptions, it may very as per demand and events of the
clients.
Implementation
Development
As our venue “The Royal Victorian” is known for its premium and
upscale weddings or events.
Top class quality of food, well experienced & trained staff, auspicious
décor set up, spacious lawn & banquet set up are the key factors of its
success in the market. It is centrally located perfect for all ceremonies
and reception. It has ample parking space.
Wedding function
Engagement function
Reception function
Baby showers
Corporate parties
Birthday parties
Promotions include –
For better hospitality, following steps will be taken on the first visit of
the guest at the venues.
On the next visit of the guest, “The Royal Victorian” team arranges a
proper food trial session for the guest which includes some appetizers,
some main course items, some starters so that guest get to know the
worth and brand value of ‘’ the Royal Victorian”. and reason we can
arrange a food trial session is we have hired permanent chefs which are
professionally trained and qualified. Now, as the guest got an idea about
the food quality of the venue, he will be confident enough to book the
venue.
Once the booking is being made the work of operation manager starts. A
proper detail wised list of events scheduled and booked by the guest are
recorded manually and on excel system in computer so that sequence of
the events gets scheduled properly.
Now the operation manager, starts by booking the vendors who engage
in conducting that event. Following is the list of vendors who are
indulged in conducting a function:
Valet parking: a proper team of drivers and guards are being arranged
so that the guest does not faces any issue of the parking. guards manage
that there is no traffic on roadside.
DJ Set up: the mini stage show set up which includes your instruments
and DJ set up played simultaneously. it is a setup of Sharpe lights, disco
balls and led lights.
Event and décor group: “the Royal Victorian” is known for its
auspicious palace theme décor.
Deployment
As the venue “The Royal Victorian “is known for its hospitality and
catering services. It is important to have a strong marketing base. As
offline & online promotions play a vital role in maximizing the sales and
meeting the targets. following are the factors that are taken into
consideration to achieve the growth rate in the market.
2. Price Tracking
We will make the list that contains a list of the categories that all venues
used to calculate the estimated event cost. We keep close check to when
the price is rising or falling. Usually, other venue provider often includes
hidden costs. Our brand is to build a loyal customer base, ass in
weddings word of mouth is a big marketing indicator. we will be upfront
with our costs.
3. Swot Analysis
Internal environment (strengths and weaknesses)
Strengths
Analysis of internal business environment helps to identify strength of
the firm. We will make sure that our quality remains sure, and we
maximize our strength by further improvement in its existing plans,
policies, and resources.
Financial position- the Royal Victorian has stable resources for
income inclusion events throughout the year and providing
catering to others as well which allows strong position financially.
Physical resources- Multiple Venues including Rajgharana Hall
which can take up to 2000 guests. Our main attraction 3-D
projectors allowing to customize 90+ themes.
Dream Team- We have an innovative team that will bring
creativity and excellence to every event. They are well trained
professionals who are capable to organize great events.
Private Chefs - Out food will provide taste and consistency
everybody wants. Whether it is international or Indian nobody can
touch to our standards.
Weakness
A firm may be strong in certain areas but may be weak in some other
areas. For further growth and expansion, we will try to overcome our
weaknesses as soon as possible.
Opportunity
our firm should make every possible effort to grab the opportunities as
and when they come.
weddings are a big event in India, and it can never go out of fashion.
Threats
Global pandemic – in 2020, the entire world suffered from the COVID-
19 pandemic. This alone had a severe impact on the growth of the
wedding industry as people could not gather in large groups and
although this was a temporary decrease that is slowly starting to recover,
people started to prefer small weddings and events and it will take some
time to recover from that
1. Return on Investment
We will evaluate our marketing plan by comparing return on each
marketing strategy. we are targeting all social media platforms and side
by side running google ads. We will evaluate from which platform we
are getting most queries; from which platform we are getting popularity
and from which platform we able to convert potential customers into our
client.
2. Sales Metrics
In sales metrics we will analyses our stats. Starting with, in which month
we are the busiest and which is our off season. It will help us to
determine our prices according to seasons.
4. Communication metrics
Brand building is our priority. We want to make sure that our USP’S
(unique selling point) which is 3-D projectors for customizable themes,
are well communicated to potential clients. For this we will monitor our
gross rating point to measures the impact of a given ad campaign.
5. Actions of Competitors
By action of our competitors, we can the success or failure of our
marketing plan. If competitors rush to copy what we have done or try
their best to one-up our initiatives, the plan is working. If our campaigns
go largely ignored or there is an immediate negative response, there may
be an issue or at least a question about what we've set in motion.
Executive Summary