QUESTION AND ANSWER ON MARKET SEGMENTATION Salim Brommer is the Marketing Director of Ashkol Furniture Supplies‚ a medium-sized company which specializes in manufacturing office furniture. The company makes its products in India‚ so benefiting from relatively low labour costs. However‚ it has recently experienced intense competition from suppliers who have even lower cost bases. Salim has decided that his company will benefit if he focuses on those customers who can provide higher profit margins
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Background to lounge suites This report is aimed at developing a market segmentation that profiles different groups of consumers for lounge suites which are commonly known as sofas in Malaysia. Sofas come in a variety of styles and can be made of fabric or leather. Furthermore‚ there are numerous types of fabrics and patterns that lounge suites can be designed in. Some lounge suites can also be multi-purpose and double as a bed. This essay will be covering the profiling of market segments‚ identification
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SWOT Analysis Strength As for sure‚ Mercedes-Benz is a well-known vehicle business throughout the world. It is a global leader in premium cars and has a strong brand value. Hence‚ the strengths would be a lot than I expected. The brand reputation is the obvious strength for this company. Mercedes Benz is a famous German brand of premier automobile manufacturers in the world which is good in producing automobiles‚ buses‚ coaches and truck. It is also the world’s oldest company‚ which offers these
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Management Decision Emerald Article: Differential pricing and segmentation on the Internet: the case of hotels Rama Yelkur‚ Maria Manuela Nêveda DaCosta Article information: To cite this document: Rama Yelkur‚ Maria Manuela Nêveda DaCosta‚ (2001)‚"Differential pricing and segmentation on the Internet: the case of hotels"‚ Management Decision‚ Vol. 39 Iss: 4 pp. 252 - 262 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251740110391411 Downloaded on: 15-11-2012 References: This document
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toothpaste brands which are Colgate Fresh confidence‚ Aquafresh White and Shine and Colgate sensitive. Market segmentation Market segmentation is the process of dividing a market into 2 or more segments with each having specifics needs and characteristics and who will need specific products or marketing mix. For a market to be broken up into these different segments different segmentation variables must either be used individually or in combination‚ these variables are: (tutor2u n.d.) (Kotler et
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Need for segmentation:- The importance of market segmentation results from the fact that the buyers of a product or a service are no homogenous group. Actually‚ every buyer has individual needs‚ preferences‚ resources and behaviors. Since it is virtually impossible to cater for every customer’s individual characteristics‚ marketers group customers to market segments by variables they have in common. These common characteristics allow developing a standardized marketing mix for all customers in this
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4. Market segmentation strategies 4.1 Market segments of passenger motor vehicles Passenger Motor Vehicles can be segmented in various ways according to five major segmentation variables including geographical‚ demographical‚ psychological‚ benefit and behaviourial. The traditional way of segment the car industry is shown below: Mini (e.g. Nissan Micra‚ Seat Marbella) Small (e.g. Fiat Uno‚ Opel Corsa‚ VW Polo‚ Rover Metro) Medium (e.g. Fiat Tipo‚ VW Golf‚ Rover 200) Large (e.g. BMW 3 series
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Market segmentation: We divided the market segmentation criteria into 3 main groups: Segmentation criteria profile psychographic bahavioural Socio-economic: -disponible Income: -more than average disponible income -less than average disponible income lifestyle: -luxury orientated -value orientated benefits soughts: - price conscious - quality conscious - image conscious - ethical conscious geographic: -location: -urban area -non urban area Buyer habits: -Super/Hypermarkets
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Contents Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………...4 Introduction………………………………………….……………………………………………...4 Segmentation of newspaper market in the UK………………………………...…….…5 1. Profile Segmentation Criteria………………………………………………………………………….….5 2. Behavioral Criteria………………………………………………………………………………………….….5 3. Psychographic Segmentation Criteria…………………………………………………………….…..6 The Times……………………………………………………………………………………….…….6 Recommendation…………………………………………………………………….…………...7 Appendix……………………………………………………………………………………………
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specifically with reference to purpose‚ application and limitations and with regard to how these service management ideas‚ theories and techniques might contribute to the development of a business. Customer segmentation Study the market‚ its structure‚ identify attitudes and behaviours of consumers‚ this is the first step of marketing. Among the range of behaviours and characteristics of potential buyers‚ it is necessary to identify homogeneous groups or segments
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