Case 11 Whole Foods Market‚ 2005: Will there be enough organic food to satisfy the growing demand? Summary Whole food market is the world’s leading retailer of natural and organic food industry. A firm believer in the virtuous circle entwining food chain‚ human being and mother earth‚ they conduct their business true and consistent to their business mission and vision by producing the highest quality of products for its customers and high profits for its investors. Being a philanthropist and
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SEGMENTATION – TARGETING – POSITIONING Fragmentation of mass markets segments Consumers: variety of needs & preferences Marketers: offer variety of choices via multitude of marketing offerings Marketing segmentation: Needs Action Linking market needs to an org’s marketing program Market needs Segmentation/Targeting MM A market segment: Group of consumers with homogenous profile & common needs will similarly respond to a marketing program Segmentation – targeting – positioning 1
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Segmentation Analysis Literature Review To match the needs of costumers‚ consumers and producers‚ not only in case of private people but of businesses or companies‚ target marketing is needed. To obtain the particular market firstly a marketer has to prepare a market research‚ after which he segments the market‚ and then targets a single segment or series of segments‚ and finally positions within the segment(s). From these processes‚ I have chosen Segmentation Analysis as the topic of this essay
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up in the following three words- segmentation‚ targeting and positioning (STP)” Kotler.P‚ pg278-279. Therefore for the purpose of this paper‚ market segmentation‚ targeting and position will be defined. Following this will be brief explanations on differentiated and concentrated STP strategies. This will then be followed by the case study‚ which being the Accor SA’s internet site. The site will be analysed on how it caters for the different segments of its market. The sites evaluation will categorised
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The segmentation will be based on the company objective to obtain profitable sales by providing a specialized product – the “Active1” – in the sneaker industry. Also‚ the company objective considers the SWOT analysis that determines our firm’s current situation in the market. The strength of the company lies in our expertise knowledge from creating an unprecedented sneaker. For that reason‚ it can match the opportunity of reaching a new segment of the sneaker market that has no direct competition
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Target market A target market is a group of customers that the business has decided to aim its marketing efforts and ultimately its merchandise towards.[1] A well-defined target market is the first element to a marketing strategy. The marketing mix variables of product‚ place (distribution)‚ promotion and price are the four elements of a marketing mix strategy that determine the success of a product in the marketplace. Market segmentations Target markets are groups of individuals that are separated
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(a) Segmentation bases in industrial product markets Segmenting an industrial product market introduces a number of additional bases‚ uses similar bases and also precludes some of the ones more frequently used for consumer product markets. Such bases are: • Type of application/end use e.g. adhesives for home‚ office and industrial use. 3 • Geographical e.g. Scotland‚ Wales‚ North West‚ North East‚ South East‚ East Anglia or by country/region. • Benefits sought: Closely related to the above
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known its real customer needs and finished not selling. For this reason the concepts of market segmentation‚ targeting and positioning merged due to or as a response to the diversity of consumers. Apple is a real example of effective and successful implementation of these three concepts. There is no doubt that Apple has revolutionized the mobile phone market with the launching of the first iPhone in the market for smart-phones in 2007 and recently the new IPhone 5 has been a success in sales (see
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1. Describe in your own words‚ market segmentation‚ give an example of how a market may be segmented‚ and explain the reason for segmentation. 2. Explain the principles of targeting and give two examples of a targeted market. 3. Discuss what is meant by positioning using two example of a business positioned in differing market sectors Marketing consists of a range of techniques designed to sell a product/service. It focuses on customers and their needs‚ firms generally undertake research
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