6 Market Segmentation and Positioning Positioning is not what you do to a product; it is what you do to the mind of a prospect. Ries and Trout (1972) Learning outcomes After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: ✔ Describe the principles of market segmentation and the STP process. ✔ Explain the characteristics and differences between market segmentation and product differentiation. ✔ Explain how market segmentation can be undertaken in both consumer and business-to-business
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Market segmentation is the division of the total market into smaller‚ relatively homogeneous groups. It is necessary to segment or classify the various people or institutions in order to identify those with sufficient purchasing power‚ authority‚ and willingness to buy. Because no single marketing mix can satisfy all marketing segments‚ it is important to establish target markets and apply the appropriate marketing strategies in order to maximize market share. Since 1887‚ The Raleigh Bicycle
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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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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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definition of market segmentation is groups of potential buyers that have two things in common‚ similar needs and a reaction to the marketing strategy. (Kerin‚ 188) There are four different segments to the market. They are geographic area‚ demographic focus‚ psychographic referring to lifestyle and behavioral which refers to where the person makes purchases‚ what they are looking for‚ how often they shop‚ and their reason for purchasing. (Kerin‚ 193) A definition of target market is one or more
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should perform to conduct the market segmentation process effectively. Step 1: Identify segmented markets The first step of the market segmentation process is to identify the segmented markets. It is important to select the segmenting strategy that most accurately categorizes consumers according to your product or service. For example‚ suppose that your company manufactures infant safety seats. The decision to use the age-oriented strategy to segment the market may not be effective because
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Chapter 2 Market segmentation Schiffman‚ Bednall‚ O’Cass‚ Paladino‚ Ward & Kanuk: Consumer Behaviour 4e © 2007 Pearson Education Australia Chapter Objectives To define market segmentation To review the uses of segmentation To outline the nine main bases of segmentation To understand the main segmentation approaches To outline the criteria for effective market segments To distinguish between concentrated and differentiated marketing Schiffman‚ Bednall‚ O’Cass‚ Paladino‚ Ward &
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1.Introduction 1.1. History of McDonald ’s Corporation McDonald ’s Corporation is the world ’s largest chain of fast food restaurants‚ primarily selling hamburgers‚ french fries‚ soft drinks‚ milkshakes and desserts. It appeals to local taste preferences with relevant offerings like the offerings of one-third pound Big Tasty in most Europe and Latin America. McDonald ’s began in 1940 and opened by siblings Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino‚ California. “We take the burger business more seriously
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Market segmentation Introduction Market segmentation is a marketing strategy that is one of steps goes into defining the selection of consumers who have common need and will assist consumers with products that satisfy their individual sets of needs and buying practices. The purpose of market segmentation is to guide the consumer purchases‚ businesses are offering through marketing and sales program to maintain sales and growth of the business to survive from competitive market industry. In order
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Segmentation Segmentation is essentially the identification of subsets of buyers within a market who share similar needs and who demonstrate similar buyer behavior. The world is made up from billions of buyers with their own sets of needs and behavior. Segmentation aims to match groups of purchasers with the same set of needs and buyer behavior. Such a group is known as a ’segment’. Think of you r market as an orange‚ with a series of connected but distinctive segments‚ each with their own profile
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