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9. INTEREST
• Large incumbents:
Status quo to retain
position & reduce
competition
ISSUE: Our client, US insurance company Prudential, wants to increase its investment in India’s
insurance market but is limited by Indian Government cap on FDI (29%)
PRUDENTIAL & FOREIGN INSURERS
INTEREST
• Increase FDI cap to
scale faster
• Increase ownership
stake for more
power & profit
REQUIRED ASSETS
• Understand
best way to
frame issue
& win public
support
• Understand
gov players
INDIAN INSURERS
REQUIRED ASSETS
• Retain JV
control;
opposition
gov support
INDIAN GOVERNMENT
INTEREST
• Elected: Proof of
progress
• Bureaucratic:
Money for
infrastructure
• Opposition:
Retain public
insurance market
REQUIRED ASSETS
• Gain opposition
support
• Become more
attractive for
foreign firms
• Find supporters’
major interests
VOTERS
INTEREST
• More insurance
products
• Jobs
• Better
infrastructure
REQUIRED ASSETS
• Better
information on
pros/cons of
insurance bill
• Gov awareness
of sentiment
ARENA
• Media
• Voting booth
• Government offices/backrooms INFO
to move issue
• Factual info on pros/cons of legislation (incld
repercussion, trade-offs)
• Fuller understanding of political calculus for
government and opposition
• Money; gov
support
• Less successful
players: More
resources to invest
EXAMPLE
KEY
ACTORS
10. VISUAL
Icons : When it’s too complex
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Outlined Filledvs
Shapes : When you want to customize
12. EXAMPLE
INFORMATIONAL
REPRESENTATION
MAJORITY BUILDING
Prudential partners with
smaller Indian insurers to
explain benefits of bill to
opposition politicians
Hold private meetings with
sympathetic gov officials to
explain benefits of bill
Press releases inform public of
advantages of passing
insurance bill
Form coalition of local
insurers to call gov contacts
to warn of job losses & lower
competition unless bill passed
Lobby Central Bank, Finance
Ministry, & infrastructure
budget committee to pass
bill to increase investments
Campaign to encourage
voters to write or call
politicians request passing of
insurance bill
Lobby & provide benefits to pivotal
opposition politicians
Propose new infrastructure
spending bill based on increased
revenue from higher insurance FDI
limits to gain votes in parliament
Indian
Insurers
Indian
Government
Voters
BILL
PASSED
RECOMMENDTARGET
15. NOTE ON WORDY SLIDES
Navigation
Consistency (Colour)
Colour Alert
(instead of words)
Flow &
Segment
Summarise
Highlight the key
Layer up
Image / diagram
Signpost
16. TOOLS
Repeat, repeat, repeat
USE WHEN YOUView >
Layer
Home >
Change transparency
Shape Fill >
Move / animate many objects
(words / images etc) together
Right click >
17. NEXT STEPS
Find & Practice: Imitate your favourite slides
Dissect: View graphics in parts
Try: Creating your own from concept
to actual slides
Save: Your own templates /
inspirations
Editor's Notes
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