Consumer Behavior MODULE 3 MARKET SEGMENTATION AND POSITIONING MODULE 3: MARKET SEGMENTATION AND POSITIONING ( 2 hours) 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Aggregate Marketing and Market Segmentation Target Marketing Market Segmentation Alternatives available for Segmentation Basis for Segmentation Targeting Positioning Introduction: The traditional way of doing business was Mass Marketing which meant offering a standardized product to all the consumers or the entire market. However‚ it was increasingly
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Segmentation in B2B Markets A White Paper by Paul Hague and Matthew Harrison of B2B International E-mail Web Blog info@b2binternational.com www.b2binternational.com www.b2binternational.com/b2b-blog/ WHAT IS MARKETING IF IT IS NOT ABOUT SEGMENTATION? CVS Pharmacy is one of the most successful drug store chains in America. What is the reason for this success? They understand their market and have approached it through segmentation and targeting. The company looked at its customer base
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Just as the VCR has not been the death of the movie house‚ so too the Internet will not be the death knell of the paper greeting card industry. As a matter of fact‚ it may be just the opposite‚ reveals a recent sociological study by Dr. Barry Wellman‚ professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto‚ and Dr. Keith Hampton‚ professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In a two year study of a new residential Toronto suburb wired with high speed Internet access
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Segmentation and Target Market Paper MKT/571 Segmentation and Target Market Paper To obtain success‚ and then retain success‚ organizations need to determine which market segments to focus (Kotler & Keller‚ 2012). Additional consideration is necessary to ensure that the organization can effectively serve this market segment. According to Kotler and Keller (2012)‚ the finest marketing plans identify and embrace segment differentiation by determining the demographic‚ psychographic‚ geographic
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demographic segmentation bases are the most popular and practical segmentation bases. Kotler(1984‚ p. 255) states that “demographic variables are the most popular bases for distinguishing customer groups”‚ possibly because the ease with which this kind of data can be collected. Demographic segmentation divided the market into groups of basis variables which consists of age‚ sex‚ income‚ and social class. Age Consumer needs and want usually change with the time changed.Segmenting market by age often
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PepsiCo vs. Market Segmentation Introduction Pepsi-Cola was founded by a druggist‚ Caleb Bradham in year 1898 (Overview‚ 2008). He came from New Bern‚ North Carolina (Overview‚ 2008). In year 1965‚ Pepsi-Cola merged with Frito-Lay in a new company named PepsiCo (Overview‚ 2008). Then‚ PepsiCo merged with Tropicana in year 1998 and also Quaker Oats Company in year 2001 (Overview‚ 2008). Those mergers have been divided in categories such as food‚ beverage and snacks. Now‚ Pepsi Brand is part of
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Greetings United States of America Both men and women usually smile and shake hands when greeting. The American handshake is usually firm. Good friends and relatives may embrace when they meet‚ especially after a long absence. In casual situations‚ people may wave rather than shake hands. Friends also wave to each other at a distance. Americans may greet strangers on the street by saying ‘Hello’ or ‘Good morning’ (in Spanish‚ Hola or Buenos días)‚ although they may pass without any greeting. Among
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Summary........................................................................................ vi Potential Market Segmentation of a Brand New Product Product Potrayal................................................................................. vii Potential Market Segmentation..................................................................... viii Segmentation Profile..................................................................................... ix Evaluating The
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According to Schiffman and Kanuk (2007)‚ market segmentation is the process of dividing a potential marketing into distinct subsets of consumers with a common need or characteristic and selecting one or more segments as a target market to be reached with a distinct marketing mix. When a mass customization approach cannot satisfy buyers’ individual needs‚ market segmentation is essential for determining which sizes will best fit groups of customers who share similar needs‚ thereby increasing customer
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the early 1990’s to when the survey was last conducted in the late 1990’s‚ a trend that is most like to carry on. Secondly‚ the likelihood of eating fast food will actually decrease with age. Thus‚ younger adults‚ to whom we plan to market the McDonald’s rewards card‚ are certainly a substantial consumer in the fast food industry. Other key findings from the USDA research study‚ were 26.5 percent of adults reported eating fast food‚ young adults ages 20 to 29 years were about 4 times more likely
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