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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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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Promotion…………………………………………………………………..5 2.0 Segmentation Theory…………………………………………………...………………….6 2.1 Defining and Explaining Segmentation……...……………………..…………..........6 2.2 Explaining Three Benefits of Mercedes-Benz Brand from using Segmentation ……7 3.0 Target Market Identification……………………………………………………………...7 3.1 Geographic Segmentation…………………………………………………………...7 3.2 Demographic Segmentation………………………………………...……………….8 3.3 Psychographic Segmentation………………………………..………………………8 3.4 Behavioral Segmentation……………………………………...…………………
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of Marketing‚ market segmentation is one of the key marketing strategies to look into. This essay is aimed to explain the concept of market segmentation and its benefits as a substitute to a mass marketing approach. Considering successful market segmentation‚ it is vital to go through three activities called STP process that should be undertaken‚ usually sequentially‚ if segmentation is to be successful (Baines et al.‚ 2011). STP process consists of three steps: segmentation‚ targeting‚ and
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Asses the benefits of IKEA segmenting its Market..... Market Segmentation involves dividing the market into identifiable sections specific to the business’ needs. Market Segmentation will allow IKEA to differentiate their products and to market them more effectively. It may allow them to find a niche in the market which will allow them to gain a competitive edge and possibly gain more market share (in the long run). Market Segmentation will allow IKEA to identify new product opportunities
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The whole idea of market segmentation is to dividing the markets into distinct groups of buyers who have distinct needs‚ characteristic or behavior or who have might require separate products or marketing mix. In KFC‚ they have considered four variables for market: 1. Geographic segmentation 2. Demographic segmentation 3. Psychographic segmentation and 4. Behavioral segmentation. 1. Geographic Segmentation Dividing the market into different geographical units such as nations‚ states‚ regions
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Introduction The Gap Inc. is a global specialty retailer that operates stores selling casual apparel and accessories for men‚ women‚ and children (Yahoo Market Guide‚ 2001). Under the Gap‚ are the Old Navy and Banana Republic brands (Yahoo Market Guide‚ 2001). Demographic/Psychographic/Geographic Segmentation Gap The Gap’s target age segment is males and females ranging from seventeen to twenty-five years old (Cosmopolitan‚ 2000‚ p. 2). The typical family life cycle for a Gap customer
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weaknesses of mass marketing‚ as opposed to segmented marketing? What advantages does a company gain from market segmentation‚ as opposed to treating the market as single entity? MASS MARKETING:- Mass marketing is a market strategy in which firm or industry treat market with single offer or one strategy. In this marketing term wide range of customers and audience are concentrated. As there is no segmentation and focusing concern so large amount of customers are possibly exposed to the product. For example
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people. This is the cause of the existence of market segmentation. Segmentation is a marketing management technique which can help firms to find ways of establishing a competitive advantage. Marketers design a marketing mix program‚ and also its policy‚ aims to specific needs of a segment that company has chosen to launch its product. Apparently‚ it can be easy but it is not. Companies have serious problems when they want to itself in international market‚ due to wide divergence in cross-border consumer
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2.1 Segmentation What is market segmentation? It means‚ dividing the market into distinct groups of buyers in order to set a product in it and define the marketing mixes. This means‚ that everyone has got different needs and wants‚ so it is necessary to segment the market. There are different variables‚ which can be used to segment a market. 2.1.1 Geographical segmentation Geographical segmentation includes the region‚ where the customers come from. We target on the whole of the Netherlands
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