Defense Business Confidence Report Q1 2014

Product Synopsis

Defense Business Confidence Report Q1 2014 is a new report by Strategic Defence Intelligence that globally analyzes industry opinions on the latest economic and customer issues, and their impact on investment decisions and growth prospects within the defense industry. This report also examines executive opinion about the current and future state of the economy and its retrospective effect on the industry. Furthermore, it analyzes the likely effect of supplier price changes, sales performance, and staff headcount within the industry over the next six months. In addition, it provides an overview of the key priorities, threats, and opportunities for the global defense industry over the next six months. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q4 2013 wherever applicable.

Introduction and Landscape

* Why was the report written?

- This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Strategic Defence Intelligence's exclusive panel of leading global defense industry executives. The report analyzes current economic conditions prevailing across the globe and their impact on the defense industry, and forecasts the company and industry growth prospects over the next six months. Furthermore, it provides information about the impact of customer confidence, supplier prices, and staff headcount likely to affect investment decisions in the industry over the next six months. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q4 2013 wherever applicable.

* What is the current market landscape and what is changing?

- Overall, 59% and 51% of respondents expressed a positive outlook for both company and industry growth prospects over the next six months, respectively.

* What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?

- 'Improving operational efficiency', 'customer retention', and 'increasing sales' are the most preferred priorities by industry executives operating globally.

* What makes this report unique and essential to read?

- Defense Business Confidence Report Q1 2014 is a new report by Strategic Defence Intelligence that analyzes the industry sentiments globally on the latest economic and customer issues, and their impact on investment decisions and growth prospects within the defense industry. This report also examines the executive opinion about current and future state of the economy and its retrospective effect on the industry. Furthermore, it analyzes the likely effect of supplier price changes, sales performance, and staff headcount within the industry over the next six months. In addition, it provides an overview of the key priorities, threats, and opportunities for the global defense industry over the next six months. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q4 2013 wherever applicable.

Key Features and Benefits

* The report projects the current and future operating conditions of the defense industry, and allows readers to make informed business decisions.

* The report drives revenues by understanding the present and future economic and consumer issues including key growth regions.

* Readers will be provided with a clear uncovering of the key challenges and opportunities, and identify the key priorities likely to affect the industry's growth prospects.

* The report clearly forecasts the change in supplier prices of various products, which are likely to influence the industry's growth prospects over the next six months.

* Identifies the major changes in customer confidence levels in the defense industry over the next six months.

Key Market Issues

* Economic conditions are expected to be more favorable in Africa and Australasia in Q1 2014 compared to Q4 2013.

* A decrease in buyers' confidence and uneven market conditions in North America remain key concerns for executives operating in Asia-Pacific region

* Executives are less pessimistic about company and industry growth prospects in Q1 2014 compared to Q4 2013.

* Customer retention and increasing sales are the most preferred priorities for defense industry executives operating in North America and Europe.

* The cost of power and energy is anticipated to increase by an average of 4.6% in Q1 2014.

Key Highlights

* Executives expect staff head count to rise marginally in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World over the next six months, with the highest average increase (3.6%) projected in the Rest of the World.

* Executives operating in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World expect the biggest increase in sales growth over the next six months.

* On-going slow recovery in the global economy is the biggest concern among defense industry players in Q1 2014.

* Across the globe, expenditure forecasts for NPD and social media strategy peaked in Q1 2014 compared to Q4 2013.

* Globally, improving operational efficiency and responding to government legislation are the key priorities among defense industry executives operating in the Rest of the World.

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Synopsis

* The report provides in-depth market analysis, information and insights on social media marketing in retail banking industry:

* It provides a global snapshot of trends in the use of social media as a marketing tool by retail banks across the world.

* It details leading social media sites across key emerging and developed markets, and strategies adopted by retail banks to engage customers on these sites.

* It analyzes social media marketing issues and challenges for retail banks.

* It analyzes industry best practices to streamline operations and improve business opportunities.

* It provides detailed case studies to illustrate best practices in action.

Summary

Social media presents a valuable opportunity for retail banks. As internet access and smartphone adoption increase, a growing number of internet users are becoming involved with social networking. Companies are changing their business models and product offerings to be able to cater to the ballooning market of social media users. Banks and other financial institutions are engaging customers with social media, which is shaping up as a strong channel to promote new schemes, identify customer needs and receive feedback. Although the use of social media remains risky territory for many banks, some have started to explore opportunities in this channel and have set out many best practices examples that can act as guiding principles for other banks and financial institutions.

A primary question plaguing the banking industry on the use of social media concerns return on investment (ROI). There are doubts over the credibility of social media as a key component of business models due to a lack of tools to measure quantifiable results. The potential benefits are more of qualitative in nature. Despite initial skepticism by retail banks, social media is expected to emerge as a complimentary channel, rather than replacing existing channels such as television and newspapers. Financial services companies use various channels to market products and services, and consumer opinion is now measured as an aggregation of experiences across these channels. Over the next five years, banks are expected to focus more on synergies that can be generated by social media and other key channels, rather than calculating ROI in the social landscape.

Scope

* This report provides a comprehensive analysis of social media marketing strategies adopted by the retail banks across key emerging and developed markets.

* It covers key trends and provides analysis of various stages in the use of social media by retail banks, with each stages potential to influence customers.

* It details various operational, technological and regulatory issues and challenges faced by retail banks while adopting social media marketing strategies.

* It covers industry best practices and an effective framework for the adoption of social media as a marketing tool.

* It provides case studies on social media marketing strategies implemented by various retail banks.

Reasons to Buy

* Understand the dynamics of the social media landscape across key markets worldwide.

* Assess the current and future opportunities of social media marketing in retail banking industry.

* Gain insights into the social media marketing strategies adopted by retail banks in key developed and emerging markets.

* Gain insights into key issues and challenges to devise strategies and gain a marketing advantage.

* Understand the implementation of industry best practices through detailed case studies.

Key Highlights

Social media marketing has gained increased focus, and retail banks are changing their business models and product offerings to cater to the ballooning market of social media users. Social media interactions provide companies with a platform to reach out to customers and deal with issues in real time, increasing both the quality of their service and levels of consumer trust.

The increasing prevalence of the internet and widespread adoption of smartphones have fuelled social media expansion, with more than half the internet population now engaged in social networking. While Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have established themselves across the world, local social networks such as Vkontakte and Sina Weibo are more widely used in Russia and China.

Although the use of social media remains risky territory for many banks, some have started to explore opportunities in this channel and have set out many best-practice examples that can act as guiding principles for other banks and financial institutions. There is increased focus on the use of analytical tools, capitalizing on expertise of third-party professionals, and use of social platforms to engage customers in real time to improve brand image.

Retail banks are yet to fully exploit the benefits pertaining to their presence on social networks. A number of banks have still not made significant progress in social marketing, and others have also kept their investment to a low level due to limited awareness, concern for data security, as well as the legal and reputational risks associated with the media. However, despite initial skepticism by retail banks, social media is expected to emerge as a key complimentary channel for business development and banks are expected to focus more on synergies that can be generated by social media and other key channels over the next five years.

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Netscribes latest market research report titled Dairy Market in India 2014 covers a wide spectrum of concerns in the dairy industry and identifies several factors impacting the sale of dairy products in India. The report provides a snapshot of the Indian dairy industry which has witnessed several changes post Operation Flood era. Dairy sector witnessed spectacular growth during 1971 and 1996 primarily due to integrated cooperative dairy development programmes conducted by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). Moreover, after 1991, due to liberalization and delicensing, private sector also started entering the market, which further accelerated its growth. The report also discusses the opportunities and strengths of the dairy market, and provides an insight into the competitive landscape. Major players of the Indian dairy market include Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), Mother Dairy, Nestle India, Britannia Industries, Hatsun Agro and Heritage Foods, among others. In addition to this, a number of regional players have also entered the market in the past few years, thereby making the market more competitive in nature.

In India, cooperatives hold a large share of the organized dairy market, although some small regional entities have managed to secure their presence in recent years. With the rise in disposable incomes of Indian consumers, there has been heightened interest in high protein diets. With entities paying attention to this segment, the sector is set to grow further over the years. Rapid urbanization and subsequent inclination of consumers towards packaged food products as well as aggressive marketing campaigns by all the players to break the product clutter are other eminent factors that have led to considerable growth in this sector. The report also identifies a few pain points within the industry that pose obstacles to future growth, including poor supply chain, inefficient distribution facility and rise in packaging costs.

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Coverage

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Even the governments Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) states that an economic growth of 8-9% is possible only if water related requirements of the growing population are met. Although the industry is still at a nascent stage, government and industry bodies are increasingly looking at strategic policies to build more treatment plants and thereby, reduce wastewater and related environmental degradation.

Coverage

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