Uber is Struggling in the UK. Can India’s Ola Do Things Differently? | In the News

India’s largest ride-sharing service, Ola, is coming to Britain. It’s news that will make not just Uber sit up and pay attention.

A major challenge to succeed with customers and to hire drivers will be brand recognition. “It is not known,” says Yugal Joshi from Everest Group, a research firm. “[It will need] a meaningful marketing blitz around its entry, create incentives for drivers, work with regulators to better understand the constructs, and understand the taxi habits of UK passengers,” he adds. What it shouldn’t do is market taxis as an alternative to other modes of transport, as it does in India. Instead, Joshi argues, it should make it essential for British commuters.

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