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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company. Nike was founded in 1970 is today’s top shoe company. Nike serves people of all ages regardless of gender; they can service all your needs. From shoes‚ to clothes‚ to accessories‚ Nike has been an innovator in the global shoes business. This is why it is the leading brand in the shoe business over Adidas and Reebok. Bill Bowerman‚ a University of Oregon field coach‚ and Phil Knight‚ a middle-distance runner from Portland who attended Oregon in 1955‚ were the visionaries behind Nike. Bowerman
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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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Home Assignment in Marketing Segmentation‚ Targeting‚ Positioning Prepared by: Eszter Oláh Course: BABS 2. Seminar Leader: József Kapitány Seminar: Every alternate Monday 8.00 9.30 Satisfying people ’s needs and making profit along the way is the purpose of marketing. However‚ people ’s needs differ and therefore satisfying them may require different approaches. Identifying needs and recognising differences between groups of customers
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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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return from the new product‚ and an effective marketing plan will need to be developed‚ in order to give the new product the best chance of achieving this return. ii) Growth Stage This is the key stage for establishing a product’s position in a market‚ increasing sales‚ and improving profit margins. This is achieved by the continued development of consumer demand through the use of marketing and promotional activity‚ combined
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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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Market Segmentation Market segmentation is a strategy which divides a target market into subset according to consumer needs and desires and applicable for the good relevant and services. It depends only on the specific characteristics of the products and this subset is divided according to the criteria of age and gender. Campaign can designed a target which specific consumer segments can desire. A successful market segmentation and differentiation can give a firm a commercial advantage. Market
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Demographic segmentation divides the market into groups based on demographic variables including age‚gender‚ family size and life cycle. The following four variables are examples of demographic factors used in market segmentation: 1. Age : Consumer needs and wants change with age. The marketing mix may therefore need to be adapted depending on which age segment or segments are being targeted. Case Study : The lure of generation Y With a plethora of anti-ageing products flooding the market‚ catering
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