What are Segmentation Variables? To understand what segmentation variables in marketing are‚ it helps to first know what market segmentation is. Market segmentation is the analysis of population demographics so they can be categorized in specific ways. These specific ways of categorization in market segmentation are why segmentation variables are needed and used. Four (4) groups of Segmentation Variables – 1. Geographic segmentation is based on variables such as: • Region: this kind of
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2011 Annual Report TARGET 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Financial Highlights Total Revenues $69.87B $67‚390 $69‚865 $64‚948 $65‚357 $63‚367 EBIT $5.32B $5‚272 $4‚402 ( Earnings before Interest Expense and Income Taxes ) Net Earnings $2.93B $2‚849 $2‚920 $2‚929 $2‚214 $2‚488 Diluted EPS $4.28 $3.33 $3.30 $4.00 ’10 $5‚252 $5‚322 $4‚673 IN MILLIONS IN MILLIONS ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 IN MILLIONS
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Market is the place where buyers meet respective sellers. While a collection of sellers constitute the industry for a good or service‚ a collection of buyers constitute the market for that good or service. Neither markets nor buyers are homogeneous in nature (Alderson‚ 1983; Assael and Roscoe‚ 1976; Claycamp and Massy‚ 1968; Smith‚ 1956; cited in Kara and Kaynak‚ 1997). Therefore‚ it is important for marketers to segregate customers with similar needs and wants as well as similar characteristics
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Task 1a Occasion and benefit segmentation There are many behavioural characteristics of buyers and consumers and one way to segment these groups is to associate their purchasing habits with Occasional and benefit segmentation. Occasion Segmentation In its simplest form Occasion segmentation is the process of dividing a consumer group or groups into groups according to an occasion or occasions when consumers purchase or use a product or service. For example some major religious/cultural occasions
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purpose of this memorandum is to analyze and explain the current brand positioning and target market of South African company‚ Vodacom‚ from previous commercial advertisements. After having analyzed the current target market and brand position we would recommend a new target market and position for Vodacom of South African’s age range‚ 15-55 (58.7 % of total population) and include the following segments within the market: white and black South Africans‚ business adults and corporations‚ while still including
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Marketing Segmentation Targeting‚ and Positioning Segmentation‚ targeting‚ and positioning together comprise a three stage process. (1) Determine which kinds of customers exist. (2) Select which ones we are best off trying to serve and‚ finally. (3) Implement our segmentation by optimizing our products/services for that segment and communicating that we have made the choice to distinguish ourselves that way. Segmentation involves finding out what kinds of consumers with different needs exist
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Ann Simon Target: From “Expect More” to “Pay Less” The macroenvironmental factors that affected Target’s performance during the period were connected to the demographic‚ economic‚ natural‚ technological‚ political‚ and cultural. The change in demographic is related to the economy because when there is an unemployment it will create households income to drop while the households expenses increases. Since Wal-Mart is all about low price and Target is all about style and brand‚ Target thought customers
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from current sources. While generating this revenue‚ costs need to be allocated at an optimal level as well. D.A. Garden Supplies has the potential to differentiate itself in many ways and go in many different directions‚ so understanding the key target markets will be very important as well as establishing a clear vision as to which direction the business should head to in the future. Background David and his wife‚ Alison‚ have been in the garden supply and nursery business for the last 13 years
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The multi-billion dollar enterprise known today as Target Corporation has grown into what it is because of the combined efforts of hundreds of thousands of dedicated employees‚ and over one hundred years of expansion. George Draper Dayton was a man of humble beginnings who had an ambitious dream‚ and made his dream a reality due to a determined work ethic. Dayton was born in New York in 1857 and relocated to Minnesota in 1883‚ which is where his success originated. Dayton was not fortunate enough
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A Priori Segmentation: Market segmentation which is not empirically based. It involves segmenting markets on the basis of assumptions‚ custom or hunches. A.C. Nielsen Retail Index: Provides consumer oriented and media research market intelligence from various sources. Accuracy: The ability of a measurement to match the actual value of the quantity being measured. ACORN: ACORN is a geo-demographic tool assisting business in understanding their target market. ACORN focuses on population location
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