BENEFITS OF MARKET SEGMENTATION Gautam S Rashingkar Market Segmentation ● Dividing a market into smaller groups of consumers or organisations in which each consumer has a common characteristic such as a need or a want. ● It involves building up or breaking down of potential buyers into groups called market segments. ● By doing so the marketers will have a better understanding of their target audience and thereby make their marketing more effective BASIS OF MARKET SEGMENTATION 1. 2. 3.
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Indonesia Market Segmentation is the process of dividing a market into direct groups of buyers who might require separate products or marketing mixes. There are several major bases for segmenting the market; they are geographic‚ demographic‚ psychographic and behavioral variables. Geographic segmentation Geographic segmentation calls for dividing the market into different geographical units such as nations‚ regions‚ states‚ countries‚ cities or neighborhoods. In this way of segmenting market‚ a company
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product and the costs of obtaining the product. Market – set of possible and actual buyers who might transact with a seller. Products – anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption that might satisfy a need or want. Customer Satisfaction – perceived value delivered related to buyer’s expectation. * Market Segmentation Market Segmentation is a marketing strategy that involves dividing a broad target market into subsets of consumers who have common needs
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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
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Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation as Alternative Marketing Strategies Author(s): Wendell R. Smith Source: Journal of Marketing‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 1 (Jul.‚ 1956)‚ pp. 3-8 Published by: American Marketing Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1247695 . Accessed: 24/04/2013 13:20 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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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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Market segmentation- is the process in marketing of dividing a market into distinct subsets (segments) that behave in the same way or have similar needs. Because each segment is fairly homogeneous in their needs and attitudes‚ they are likely to respond similarly to a given marketing strategy. That is‚ they are likely to have similar feeling and ideas about a marketing mix comprised of a given product or service‚ sold at a given price‚ distributed in a certain way‚ and promoted in a certain way.
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The Gap in Market Segmentation What is the point of market segmentation? Really‚ what is the point? As my Uncle Jim used to say‚ "If you throw enough dirt on the wall some of it is going to stick‚ ain’t it?" So why don’t companies just throw a bunch of good products at the people and just see who buys what‚ if anything at all? That might have worked along time ago‚ but now‚ the answer in short‚ is competition. Today‚ there are to types of companies‚ those that are profitable and those
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traditional target market which is high school students is projected to decrease over the next ten years‚ we at regional state university need to come with a new idea of our target market. Other potential market segmentation can be considered by using these few methods that elaborated below. 1. MARKET SEGMENTATION Market segmentation provides businesses with the possibility of customizing a unique set of elements known as the 4P’s (product‚ price‚ place‚ and promotion) for specific target markets. Therefore
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