6 Market Segmentation and Positioning Positioning is not what you do to a product; it is what you do to the mind of a prospect. Ries and Trout (1972) Learning outcomes After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: ✔ Describe the principles of market segmentation and the STP process. ✔ Explain the characteristics and differences between market segmentation and product differentiation. ✔ Explain how market segmentation can be undertaken in both consumer and business-to-business
Premium Marketing
ASSIGNMENT 1) Market segmentation Market segmentation is simply a modern marketing strategy in which the market for your customers are divided in various several groups and segments based on some major key factors such as demographic‚ geographic‚ psychological and behavioural factors. By dividing the market‚ the sellers that that try to deliver good value to their customers will be able to have better understanding of their target audience and thereby make their marketing more effective. Market segmentation
Premium Marketing
Market segmentation is the division of the total market into smaller‚ relatively homogeneous groups. It is necessary to segment or classify the various people or institutions in order to identify those with sufficient purchasing power‚ authority‚ and willingness to buy. Because no single marketing mix can satisfy all marketing segments‚ it is important to establish target markets and apply the appropriate marketing strategies in order to maximize market share. Since 1887‚ The Raleigh Bicycle
Premium Marketing
Like firms in a competitive market‚ a firm with market power maximises its profits choosing the quantity of goods (or services) at which marginal revenues equal the marginal cost. However‚ unlike firms in a competitive market‚ a firm with market power (whose excess is represented by a monopolist) faces a downward sloping demand curve and therefore is able‚ to some extent‚ to choose the price at which it is selling its products. Thus‚ the price of a firm with market power is greater than MC (P>MC=MR)
Premium Marketing Supply and demand Economics
TARGET MARKETS Market Analysis Target Market - Your target customers are those who are most likely to buy from you. Target Marketing can– Help in Clearer understanding of markets needs‚ wants and desires More specific and effective use of marketing resources (e.g. budget‚ time expertise) More strategic approach Maximize profit. Importance Steps of Market Analysis: Market Segmentation Market Size Market Dynamics Competitors Historical Background Emerging Trends Market Share
Premium Marketing Supply and demand Target market
MARKET SEGMENTATION Identify and profile distinct group of buyers who might require separate products and/or marketing mixes. Market segmentation can be segmented in different ways. MASS MARKETING- is when the seller engages in the mass production‚ mass distribution \and mass promotion of one product for all buyers it is also create s the largest potential market which leads to the lowest costs‚ which in turn can translate into either lower prices or higher margins. LEVELS OF SEGMENTATION
Premium Marketing
of subsets of buyers within a market who share similar needs and who demonstrate similar buyer behavior. The world is made up from billions of buyers with their own sets of needs and behavior. Segmentation aims to match groups of purchasers with the same set of needs and buyer behavior. Such a group is known as a ’segment’. Think of you r market as an orange‚ with a series of connected but distinctive segments‚ each with their own profile. Of course you can segment by all sorts of variables. The
Premium Marketing
Market Segmentation The purpose for segmenting a market is to allow your marketing/sales program to focus on the subset of prospects that are "most likely" to purchase your offering. If done properly this will help to insure the highest return for your marketing/sales expenditures. Depending on whether you are selling your offering to individual consumers or a business‚ there are definite differences in what you will consider when defining market segments. Market segmentation is a marketing
Premium Marketing
definition of market segmentation is groups of potential buyers that have two things in common‚ similar needs and a reaction to the marketing strategy. (Kerin‚ 188) There are four different segments to the market. They are geographic area‚ demographic focus‚ psychographic referring to lifestyle and behavioral which refers to where the person makes purchases‚ what they are looking for‚ how often they shop‚ and their reason for purchasing. (Kerin‚ 193) A definition of target market is one or more
Premium Marketing
Market Targeting Market targeting is the process of evaluating each market segment’s attractiveness and selecting one or more segments to enter. The key steps in target marketing are market segmentation‚ market evaluation‚ and product positioning. Market segmentation means dividing mass markets into distinct groups of buyers with relatively homogeneous preferences‚ attitudes‚ or behaviors‚ which distinguish them from the rest of the market. Second step after Market segmentation is market
Premium Marketing