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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MARKET SEGMENTATION Bases for Segmentation in Consumer Markets Consumer markets can be segmented on the following customer characteristics. * Geographic * Demographic * Psychographic * Behavioralistic 1. Geographic Segmentation The following are some examples of geographic variables often used in segmentation. Region: by continent‚ country‚ state‚ or even neighborhood Size of metropolitan area: segmented according to size of population Population density: often classified as urban‚
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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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Segmentation and Target Market Paper Jeannette Ramirez August 21‚ 2014 Segmentation and Target Market Paper Continental Tire the Americas‚ LLC is the Automotive Group of Continental AG- Innovations for the future of mobile automotive. Continental is one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers. As a provider of brake systems‚ systems and components for powertrains and chassis‚ instrumentation‚ infotainment solutions‚ vehicle electronics‚ tires‚ and technical elastomers‚ Continental contributes
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of mass marketing‚ as opposed to segmented marketing? What advantages does a company gain from market segmentation‚ as opposed to treating the market as single entity? MASS MARKETING:- Mass marketing is a market strategy in which firm or industry treat market with single offer or one strategy. In this marketing term wide range of customers and audience are concentrated. As there is no segmentation and focusing concern so large amount of customers are possibly exposed to the product. For example
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ABOUT HILTON HOTELS Hilton worldwide is a major player in the hospitality industry worldwide‚ crossing the hotel area from lush full-benefit lodgings and resorts to suites and mid valued inns. Its brands consideration contained its more than 3‚300 lodgings in 77 nations and incorporate Waldorf Astoria inns and resorts‚ Conrad lodgings and resorts‚ Hilton twofold tree‚ Embassy suite lodgings‚ Hilton enclosure Inn‚ Hampton Inn and suites‚ Homewood suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand excursions. This
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Task 1a Occasion and benefit segmentation There are many behavioural characteristics of buyers and consumers and one way to segment these groups is to associate their purchasing habits with Occasional and benefit segmentation. Occasion Segmentation In its simplest form Occasion segmentation is the process of dividing a consumer group or groups into groups according to an occasion or occasions when consumers purchase or use a product or service. For example some major religious/cultural occasions
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Marketing Segmentation Targeting‚ and Positioning Segmentation‚ targeting‚ and positioning together comprise a three stage process. (1) Determine which kinds of customers exist. (2) Select which ones we are best off trying to serve and‚ finally. (3) Implement our segmentation by optimizing our products/services for that segment and communicating that we have made the choice to distinguish ourselves that way. Segmentation involves finding out what kinds of consumers with different needs exist
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Vodafone segmentation A Global segmentation has been developed and applied across all markets in the last 5 years. It covers consumer and business user segments‚ and in addition they have a chooser segmentation. The key challenge when doing the global segmentation was using variables which they are confident are applicable across all markets. Hence segmentation is predominantly age/lifestage‚ with some variables linked to attitudes to technology. A couple of segments that have been quoted
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Four bases of segmentation Geographic Collecting and analysing information according to the location of the customer or other data source. Geographic segmentation is often used in marketing‚ since companies selling products and services would like to know where their products are being sold in order to increase advertising and sales efforts there. A local shop such as a local takeaway use geographic segmentation by targeting customers within a 10 mile radius‚ they can do this by posting leaflets
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