Magazines include India Today , Business India , Business Toda y, and Business World . In addition to advertising, other kinds of trade promotion activities are also well-developed in India. A large of exhibitions are held all over India, the most prominent ones at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Conferences and seminars are also widespread. The mail service in India is slow though generally reliable.
Telephone service is poor, but rapidly improving.
An inefficient state-owned banking system also prevents prompt transfers of funds from consumers to retailers. Credit card companies are increasingly targeting India's one million cardholders through directly-mailed offers of goods and services. From ice cream vendors to carpet sellers, India 's residential neighbourhoods are frequently visited by merchants offering a variety of products.