Segmentation in B2B Markets A White Paper by Paul Hague and Matthew Harrison of B2B International E-mail Web Blog info@b2binternational.com www.b2binternational.com www.b2binternational.com/b2b-blog/ WHAT IS MARKETING IF IT IS NOT ABOUT SEGMENTATION? CVS Pharmacy is one of the most successful drug store chains in America. What is the reason for this success? They understand their market and have approached it through segmentation and targeting. The company looked at its customer base
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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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COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT Subject : Service Sector Management Topic : Market Segmentation (Partial fulfillment for T.Y.B.M.S Course (Semester V) for the year 2010-2011.) Prof In charge : Prof . Rishikesh Kangale () Sign: _________ MARKET SEGMENTATION Market Segmentation is defined as the process of splitting customers‚ or potential customers‚ in a market into different groups‚ or segments‚ within which the customers share a similar level
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demographic segmentation bases are the most popular and practical segmentation bases. Kotler(1984‚ p. 255) states that “demographic variables are the most popular bases for distinguishing customer groups”‚ possibly because the ease with which this kind of data can be collected. Demographic segmentation divided the market into groups of basis variables which consists of age‚ sex‚ income‚ and social class. Age Consumer needs and want usually change with the time changed.Segmenting market by age often
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PepsiCo vs. Market Segmentation Introduction Pepsi-Cola was founded by a druggist‚ Caleb Bradham in year 1898 (Overview‚ 2008). He came from New Bern‚ North Carolina (Overview‚ 2008). In year 1965‚ Pepsi-Cola merged with Frito-Lay in a new company named PepsiCo (Overview‚ 2008). Then‚ PepsiCo merged with Tropicana in year 1998 and also Quaker Oats Company in year 2001 (Overview‚ 2008). Those mergers have been divided in categories such as food‚ beverage and snacks. Now‚ Pepsi Brand is part of
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Summary........................................................................................ vi Potential Market Segmentation of a Brand New Product Product Potrayal................................................................................. vii Potential Market Segmentation..................................................................... viii Segmentation Profile..................................................................................... ix Evaluating The
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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 product to all the consumers or the entire market. However‚ it was increasingly
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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 Trade Globalist
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According to Schiffman and Kanuk (2007)‚ market segmentation is the process of dividing a potential marketing into distinct subsets of consumers with a common need or characteristic and selecting one or more segments as a target market to be reached with a distinct marketing mix. When a mass customization approach cannot satisfy buyers’ individual needs‚ market segmentation is essential for determining which sizes will best fit groups of customers who share similar needs‚ thereby increasing customer
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transformation over the past seven years. Surpassing rivals Dell and Acer‚ Lenovo became the world’s second largest pc vendor behind Hewlett Packard in its fiscal year of 2011. Recently‚ new target market segmentations have been established to endure this rapid trend of accomplishments. Lenovo’s current target markets include city customers‚ rural customers with strong brand awareness‚ customers with advanced concepts and a high level education. Amongst city consumers according to Claritas‚ the “Executive
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