Mahatma Gandhi once famously said the future of India lies in its villages. Those words are proving prophetic, as decades later marketers finally wake up to a new reality. Rural folk have been armed with a device that will completely change the way business happens in the villages: their mobile phone.
In 2017, the rural media landscape has completely changed in India. While they continue to remain mainly media dark for now, village folk are now transfixed by the small screen in their hands. And the mobile handset has opened up a massive opportunity for marketers as well.
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