Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/$30.00 doi:10.1016/j.annals.2004.05.001 MARKET SEGMENTATION A Neural Network Application Jonathan Z. Bloom University of Stellenbosch‚ South Africa Abstract: The objective of the research is to consider a self-organizing neural network for segmenting the international tourist market to Cape Town‚ South Africa. A backpropagation neural network is used to complement the segmentation by generating additional knowledge based on input–output relationship and sensitivity
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Geographic Segmentation Geographic segmentation calls for dividing the market into different geographical units such as nations‚ regions‚ states‚ counties‚ cities‚ or even neighborhoods. A company may decide to operate in one or a few geographical areas‚ or to operate in all areas but pay attention to geo-graphical differences in needs and wants. ACI Logistic Ltd (shwapno) today is localizing their products‚ advertising‚ promotion‚ and sales efforts to fit the needs of individual regions
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Market Segmentation Of Pepsi At An International Level The history of Pepsi-Cola starts in 1896 in the town of New Bern in North Carolina‚ USA in a drugstore owned by the pharmacist Caleb Bradham. He came up with many recipes of new drinks to be served at the soda fountain of his drugstore. Brad ham aim was to create a drink both delicious‚ healthy‚ aiding digestion and boosting energy. It would be free of impurities and it should not contain any strong narcotics. Eventually one of his drinks became
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Objective The objective of this paper is to discuss how market segmentation is carried out in the toothpaste market of Sri Lanka‚ and how products are targeted at the selected segments. This paper will provide; An introduction to the toothpaste market of Sri Lanka and its segmentation An introduction to the selected company operating in the toothpaste market and the segments it is targeting Reasons for the company to select the toothpaste market and segments in particular The role of the Human Resource
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Ruth N. Bolton & Matthew B. Myers Price-Based Global Market Segmentation for Services In business-to-business marketing‚ managers are often tasked with developing effective global pricing strategies for customers characterized by different cultures and different utilities for product attributes. The challenges of formulating international pricing schedules are especially evident in global markets for service offerings‚ where intensive customer contact‚ extensive customization requirements‚ and
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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‚ toys
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The "lifestyle/exposure theory" was developed by Hindelang‚ Gottfredson‚ and Garofalo (1978:243; e.g.‚ see Goldstein‚ 1994; Maxfield‚ 1987:275; Miethe‚ Stafford‚ and Long‚ 1987:184). This model of criminal events links victimization risks to the daily activities of specific individuals (Goldstein‚ 1994:54; Kennedy and Forde‚ 1990:208).Lifestyles are patterned‚ regular‚ recurrent‚ prevalent‚ or "routine activities" (Robinson‚ 1997b; also see Cohen and Felson‚ 1979; Felson‚ 1994; Hindelang‚ Gottfredson
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Target Market Report : Beyonce Name: William Heng Wui Seng Student ID: HWWSD101 Lecturer: Mr. Chris Bright Class time: Wednesday‚ 1.30pm – 5.30pm Market Segmentation. 1.0 Segmentation Theory. Market segmentation is a concept in economics and marketing. It is a strategy that involves dividing a larger market into subsets of consumers who have common needs and applications for the goods and services offered in the market. `What’ is market segmentation’ ( Tatum‚ 2010). Market segmentation
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Lifestyle is an important predictor of ’How well a person ages’. Important factors such as eating right and exercising regularly are major components of a healthy lifestyle that play an important role on how long a person can live. The focus of this research is to explain the relationship between aging and the food you eat‚ how often you exercise ‚ and your mental state . Finally it will focus on different ways of maintaining a decent lifestyle in order to live longer and happier. Many people
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the influence of target market for the services which the subway offers to its market. Here many variables influence the market segmentation for “sub of the day”. Coming to the segmentation strategy it is essential to know what the customer is considering from the services provided by the subway. The segmentation strategies can be described more effectively in many different variables which results in the marketing segmentation‚ there are different forms of segmentations available like the democratic
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