Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation as Alternative Marketing Strategies Author(s): Wendell R. Smith Source: Journal of Marketing‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 1 (Jul.‚ 1956)‚ pp. 3-8 Published by: American Marketing Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1247695 . Accessed: 24/04/2013 13:20 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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The purpose of market segmentation is to enable the marketer to adjust marketing mixes (product‚ price‚ promotion‚ place) to meet the needs of one or more specific segments. Basically marketers use the market segmentation process to divide big markets into smaller segments according to characteristics of individuals‚ different groups and locations. Adidas the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world markets by looking at buying attitudes
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MARKET SEGMENTATION BY- SUNIT KUMAR MISHRA • CONCEPT AND DEFINITION The concept of market segment is based on the fact that the market of commodities are not homogeneous but they are heterogeneous. Market represent a group of customer having common characteristics but two customer are never common in their nature‚ habits‚ hobbies income and purchasing techniques. • According to Philip kotler ‚ “ Market segmentation is sub-dividing a market into distinct and homogeneous subgroups of customers
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(Wikipedia‚ 2010). Markets Segments can be separated into: • geographic segmentations (i.e. their location)‚ • demographic/socio-economic segmentation (gender‚ age‚ income occupation‚ education‚ sexual orientation‚ household size‚ and stage in the family life cycle)‚ • psychographic segmentation (i.e. similar attitudes‚ values‚ and lifestyles)‚ • behavioral segmentation (i.e. occasions‚ degree of loyalty)‚ • product-related segmentation (relationship to a product) Which is the market segment of a company’s
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RUNNING HEAD: SEGMENTATION Segmentation and Target Market Leanne Gatin MKT/571 Marketing September 15‚ 2014 Isaac Owolabi Introduction The goal this week was to write about the segmentation of the industry of choice‚ as well as the target market of that industry. The industry of choice is Walt Disney Company. There are two major segmentations of the company. Those are the entertainment industry which is radio‚ movies‚ videos‚ and music CD’s‚ and consumer products which includes‚ clothing
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Marketing segmentation Market segmentation is the process of dividing the market into dissimilar‚ distinctive groups of people who have similar needs to be satisfied‚ alike wants and behavior‚ or might want some products and services. Markets can be divided depending on a number of wide –ranging criteria. They are: geographic (region‚ county‚ climate etc.)‚ demographic (age‚ gender‚ family size‚ religion) psychographic (personality‚ life style‚ attitude etc.) behavioral (benefit sought‚ brand loyalty
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Market Segmentation in Tourism Every tourist is different. Every tourist feels attracted by different tourist destinations‚ likes to engage in different activities while on vacation‚ makes use of different entertainment facilities and complains about different aspects of their vacation. While all tourists are different‚ some are more similar to each other than others: many people enjoy culture tourism‚ many tourists like to ski during their winter holiday and many tourists require entertainment
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MARKET SEGMENTATION Marketing strategy that involves dividing a broad target market into subsets of consumers who have common needs‚ and then designing and implementing strategies to target their needs and desires using media channels and other touch-points that best allow to reach them. Market segments allow companies to create product differentiation strategies to target them. Market segmentation is the technique used to enable a business to better target it products at the right customers.
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Consumer Behavior: Market Segmentation Contents Introduction 1 Concepts of Market segmentation 1 Case of a jewelry company 3 Conclusion 7 Reference 8 Introduction Market segmentation‚ as a crucial step of marketing‚ is not what you do to a product‚ but something you know about your customers. A good knowledge of your customers can enable you to yield twice the result with half the effort. Every consumer is different. Some prefer stylish products‚ while some want cheap and durable
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According to Schiffman and Kanuk (2007)‚ market segmentation is the process of dividing a potential marketing into distinct subsets of consumers with a common need or characteristic and selecting one or more segments as a target market to be reached with a distinct marketing mix. When a mass customization approach cannot satisfy buyers’ individual needs‚ market segmentation is essential for determining which sizes will best fit groups of customers who share similar needs‚ thereby increasing customer
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