CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study The use‚ acceptance‚ adoption and application of internet technology to businesses to boast their performances are not something new. Saffu et al.‚ (2008)‚ states that there has been a significant increase in the use and application of e-commerce in businesses in the past decade. E-commerce has benefits such as reduction in costs‚ increased business opportunities‚ reduced lead time and providing more personalized service to the customers (Turban et
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Initiative of IITs and IISc- Funded by MHRD -1- NPTEL Vinod Gupta School of Management Consumer Behavior MODULE 3 MARKET SEGMENTATION AND POSITIONING MODULE 3: MARKET SEGMENTATION AND POSITIONING ( 2 hours) 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Aggregate Marketing and Market Segmentation Target Marketing Market Segmentation Alternatives available for Segmentation Basis for Segmentation Targeting Positioning Introduction: The traditional way of doing business was Mass Marketing which meant offering a standardized
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MARKET SEGMENTATION‚ TARGETING AND POSITIONING MARKET SEGMENTATION When it comes to marketing strategies‚ most people spontaneously think about the 4P (Product‚ Price‚ Place‚ Promotion) – maybe extended by three more Ps for marketing services (People‚ Processes‚ Physical Evidence). Market segmentation and the identification of target markets‚ however‚ are an important element of each marketing strategy. They are the basis for
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Ch11-H8566.qxd 8/8/07 2:04 PM Page 222 CHAPTER 11 Market segmentation YORAM (JERRY) WIND and DAVID R. BELL All markets are heterogeneous. This is evident from observation and from the proliferation of popular books describing the heterogeneity of local and global markets. Consider‚ for example‚ The Nine Nations of North America (Garreau‚ 1982)‚ Latitudes and Attitudes: An Atlas of American Tastes‚ Trends‚ Politics and Passions (Weiss‚ 1994) and Mastering Global Markets: Strategies for Today’s
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international trade. * Government policy encourages new entrance as the taxation for local and foreign companies are the same. (FTA) * 96% of the imports and exports enter duty free. * There is no government policy that prevents Levis Strauss competitors to enter the market‚ instead the government of Singapore encourages it. * Exit barrier low: Inventory can be moved to a more profitable market or it can be liquidated. Degree of Rivalry is high. * High chance for
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The Greatest Marketing Secret of All If there is something about which I am pretty adamant‚ it’s the concept of attracting clients that are pre-qualified and willing to do business. And this involves many different things. In fact‚ most of it comes down to three core practices: 1) Focus‚ 2) targeting‚ and 3) multiplication (such as focusing on a niche‚ market targeting‚ and multiplying one’s marketing efforts). However‚ this fundamental magnetism is not only based on pure marketing practices
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NIKE-HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION. 1. Brief about the case Nike from the start has used outsourcing as its strategy. It outsources labour to developing countries to exploit cheap labour and maximize profits. But this has given rise to sweatshops in Asia especially in South-East Asia (Indonesia‚ Malaysia etc.) 2. Type of company activity where human rights has been violated Nike has been blamed for the following things:- Inadequate wages Working hours Safety hazards Withheld passports of foreign
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Market segmentation is the fundamental component of a market-based strategy. A market segment is a specific group of customers with distinctive customer needs‚ purchase behaviours and different descriptive characteristics. (Best‚ 2000) By categorizing markets into sub sectors‚ targeting marketing effort in such a way as to meet the technical and other requirements of each of these‚ organisations maybe able to secure greater competitive position than if they attempted to satisfy the general requirements
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MARKET SEGMENTATION‚ TARGETING AND POSITIONING MARKET SEGMENTATION INTRODUCTION: - The market for any product is normally made up of several segments. A ‘market’ after all is the aggregate of consumers of a given product. And‚ consumer (the end user)‚ who makes a market‚ are of varying characteristics user and buying behavior. There are different factors contributing for varying mind set of consumers. It is thus natural that many differing segments occur within a market. In order to capture
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have mass marketing phenomena‚ are now adopting this new world’s strategy i.e. segmentation. The purpose of segmentation is the concentration of marketing energy and force on subdividing to gain a competitive advantage within the segment. It’s analogous to the military principle of concentration of force to overwhelm energy. Concentration of marketing energy is the essence of all marketing strategies and market segmentation is the conceptual tool to help in achieving this focus. The marketer must try
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