Market segmentation Market consists of large number of actual and potential customers. The process of splitting the market into different groups or segments based on the needs‚ characteristics or buyer behavior is called as Segmentation (Kotler‚ Brown‚ Adam‚ and Armstrong‚ 2007). Singapore Airlines (SIA) has used traditional approach adopted by legacy carriers for segmentation. SIA focuses on business travelers and the price sensitive leisure travelers. The business paradigm of SIA has clearly
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Segmentation‚ targeting and positioning are interrelated activities‚ which are important to achieving a successful marketing mix. Discuss these concepts in theory and give practical example of how they can be applied to one industry of your choice. Market segmentation is a marketing strategy that involves dividing a broad target market into subsets of consumers who have common needs‚ and then be designed and implemented to target these specific customer segments‚ addressing needs or desires that
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MODULE 3: MARKET SEGMENTATION AND POSITIONING Lecture - 5 FAQS (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS): Ques 1 Define Market Segmentation Ans 1 Market segmentation is the process of identifying distinct groups and or sub groups of customers in the market‚ who have distinct needs‚ characteristics‚ preferences and/or behaviors‚ and require separate product and service offerings and corresponding marketing mixes. “Market segmentation can be defined as the process of dividing a market into distinct
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consumer recognition and cult-brand status for the company‚ today makes up almost 75% of shampoo sales in India. It may not be a premium brand yet‚ but Cavin Care ’s Chik shampoo is second only to brands from FMCG giant HUL it ’s a close second at that.” As per the company website‚ “Just a mention of Chik Shampoo today gives rise to varied perceptions. To the rural and semi urban population of India‚ it is the preferred daily shampoo. To the market and its players‚ the second largest selling shampoo
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MARKET SEGMENTATION A market is made up of people with one or more characteristics that make them to demand homogeneous product or service based on qualities of those products such as price or function. People in the same segment have similar needs and quality and therefore possess similar products and are charged similar prices‚ but they are different from other segments. Segmentation variables can be * Gender * Price * Location * Religion * Income * Interests * Size
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POSITIONING STRATEGY POSITIONING Creating a unique and distinctive image for a brand relative to the competition Brand should be perceived as different from competitors by consumers EFFECTIVE POSITIONING Meaningful to consumers Credible/believable Unique to your brand Durable over time FOCUS OF POSITIONING Attributes and benefits of the product Competition Product user Product use or application Product class Cultural symbols Jet Blue Airways Focus on the benefits of Jet Blue
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Market Segmentation Of Pepsi At An International Level The history of Pepsi-Cola starts in 1896 in the town of New Bern in North Carolina‚ USA in a drugstore owned by the pharmacist Caleb Bradham. He came up with many recipes of new drinks to be served at the soda fountain of his drugstore. Brad ham aim was to create a drink both delicious‚ healthy‚ aiding digestion and boosting energy. It would be free of impurities and it should not contain any strong narcotics. Eventually one of his drinks became
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Product Positioning "Product positioning" is a marketing technique intended to present products in the best possible light to different target audiences. The method is related to "market segmentation" in that an early step in major marketing campaigns is to discover the core market most likely to buy a product—or the bulk of the product. Once segmentation has defined this group ("active seniors‚" "affluent professional working women‚" "teens") the positioning of the product consists of creating
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This can be done through market segmentation in order for the company to achieve their target. Market segmentation refers to a marketing concept which divides complete market into smaller segments. One market segment is totally distint from the other segment‚ therefore each company has to design a business tool or known as marketing mix that precisely matches the expectations of consumers in the targeted segments. All together‚ there are four basic market segmentation-strategies which are behavioral
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POSITIONING Positioning the process of designing an image and value so that consumers with the target segment understand what the company or brand stands for in relation to its competitors. It also refers to the place an offering occupies in consumers minds on important attributes related to competitive offerings. Positioning is not actually something that is done to product; rather it is something that is done to minds of consumers by marketers. It relates to now consumers perceive the product
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