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    Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors and other car makers have begun advertising heavily through cellphones, which is generating higher buying decisions among Indians this year compared to global buyers. The mobile phone advertisements constitute 31 percent of buying decisions among Indians — globally this is only 8 percent according to the latest estimates from Carsonline.

    Vidyadhar
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    Published On Nov 17, 2009 10:47 IST
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    Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors and other car makers have begun advertising heavily through cellphones, which is generating higher buying decisions among Indians this year compared to global buyers.

    The mobile phone advertisements constitute 31 percent of buying decisions among Indians — globally this is only 8 percent according to the latest estimates from Carsonline.

    Around 30 percent of car buyers are influenced by TV and print ads in India, while globally this figure is just around 19 percent. Mayank Pareek said, Digital marketing is the most potent way of targeting a customer directly and there is a huge potential.

    Nick Gill, VP, autohead, Capgemini said, Buying decisions are still influenced by low cost financing and cash back initiatives in India. However, in the mature markets, the buyer is interested in the total cost of ownership. The upcoming cars in India are Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Beetle.

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    <p>Vidyadhar takes charge of the quality and consistency of the content produced by CarDekho correspondents. With over 5 years of involvement in content &amp; social media marketing, he believes that the www is an ever evolving phenomenon. Considering the ways the web algorithms are evolving, foreseeing the threats and opportunities and managing online business accordingly is going to play a crucial role. He comes from a highly valued content development background, where, during the first phase of his corporate career, he served Westpac, an Australian bank. Later, he came into the context of technical writing where he managed teams that dealt in producing maintenance guides meant for software applications. This part of his career bestowed upon him an outlying vision to see things from end-user perspective. He bagged a masters degree in English and is pursuing MBA in Digital Marketing at the moment.&nbsp;</p>Read more

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