Market Segmentation
Market segmentation is the process that
companies use to divide large
heterogeneous markets into small markets
that can be reached more efficiently and
effectively with products and services that
match their unique needs
7-5
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
• Geographic
• Demographic
• Psychographic
• Behavioral
7-7
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Geographic segmentation divides the
market into different geographical units such
as nations, regions, states, counties, or
cities
7-8
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Demographic segmentation divides the
market into groups based on variables such
as age, gender, family size, family life cycle,
income, occupation, education, religion,
race, generation, and nationality
7-9
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Demographic segmentation is the most
popular segmentation method because
consumer needs, wants, and usage often
vary closely with demographic variables and
are easier to measure than other types of
variables
7-10
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Age and life-cycle stage segmentation is
the process of offering different products or
using different marketing approaches for
different age and life-cycle groups
Gender segmentation divides the market
based on sex (male or female)
7-11
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Income segmentation divides the
market into affluent or low-income
consumers
7-12
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Psychographic segmentation divides
buyers into different groups based on
social class, lifestyle, or personality
traits
7-13
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Behavioral segmentation divides buyers into
groups based on their knowledge, attitudes,
uses, or responses to a product
• Occasion
• Benefits sought
• User status
• Usage rate
• Loyalty status
7-14
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Occasion segmentation divides buyers into
groups according to occasions when they get the
idea to buy, actually make purchases, or respond
to a product
Benefit segmentation requires finding the major
benefits people look for in the product class, the
kinds of people who look for each benefit, and
the major brands that deliver each benefit
7-15
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
User status divides buyers into ex-users, potential
users, first-time users, and regular users of a
product
Usage rate divides buyers into light, medium, and
heavy product users
Loyalty status divides buyers into groups
according to their degree of loyalty
7-16
Market Segmentation
Segmenting Consumer Markets
Loyalty status divides buyers into groups
according to their degree of loyalty
7-17
Market Segmentation
Requirements for Effective Segmentation
To be useful, a market segment must be:
• Measurable
• Accessible
• Substantial
• Differentiable
• Actionable
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Market Segmentation
Requirements for Effective Segmentation
Measurable examples include the size,
purchasing power, and profiles of the
segments
Accessible refers to the fact that the market
can be effectively reached and served
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Market Segmentation
Requirements for Effective Segmentation
Substantial refers to the fact that the markets
are large and profitable enough to serve
Differentiable refers to the fact that the
markets are conceptually distinguishable
and respond differently to marketing mix
elements and programs
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Market Segmentation
Requirements for Effective Segmentation
Actionable refers to the fact that effective
programs can be designed for attracting and
serving the segments
7-27
Market Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
• Undifferentiated marketing
• Differentiated marketing
• Concentrated marketing
• Micromarketing
7-32
Market Targeting
Target Marketing Strategies
Undifferentiated marketing targets the
whole market with one offer
• Mass marketing
• Focuses on common needs rather than what’s
different
7-33
Market Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
Differentiated marketing targets several
different market segments and designs
separate offers for each
• Goal is to achieve higher sales and stronger
position
• More expensive than undifferentiated marketing
7-34
Market Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
Concentrated marketing targets a small
share of a large market
• Limited company resources
• Knowledge of the market
• More effective and efficient
7-35
Market Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
Micromarketing is the practice of tailoring
products and marketing programs to suit the
tastes of specific individuals and locations
• Local marketing
• Individual marketing
7-36
Market Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
Local marketing involves tailoring
brands and promotion to the needs
and wants of local customer groups
• Cities
• Neighborhoods
• Stores
7-37
Market Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
Local Marketing
• Benefits:
• Increased marketing effectiveness in competitive
markets
• More customer-specific offerings
7-38
Market Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
Local marketing
• Challenges:
• Increased manufacturing and marketing costs
• Less economy of scale
• Logistics
• Dilution of company image
7-39
Marketing Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
Individual marketing involves tailoring
products and marketing programs to the
needs and preferences of individual
customers
• Also known as:
• One-to-one marketing
• Mass customization
• Markets-of-one marketing
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Market Targeting
Selecting Target Market Segments
Mass customization is the process through which
firms interact one-to-one with masses of customers
to design products and services tailor-made to meet
individual needs. Has made relationships with
customers important in the new economy.
• Provides a way to distinguish the company against
competitors
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Differentiation and Positioning
Product position is the way the product is
defined by consumers on important
attributes—the place the product occupies in
consumers’ minds relative to competing
products
• Perceptions
• Impressions
• Feelings
7-44
Differentiation and Positioning
Positioning maps show consumer perceptions
of their brands versus competing products
on important buying dimensions
• Price and orientation
7-45
Differentiation and Positioning
Choosing a Differentiation and Positioning
Strategy
• Identifying a set of possible competitive
advantages to build a position
• Choosing the right competitive advantages
• Selecting an overall positioning strategy
7-46
Differentiation and Positioning
Choosing a Differentiation and Positioning
Strategy
Identifying a set of possible competitive advantages to
build a position by providing superior value from:
• Product differentiation
• Service differentiation
• Channels
• People
• Image
7-47
Differentiation and Positioning
Identifying Possible Value Differences and
Competitive Advantage
Competitive Advantage is the advantage over
competitors gained by offering greater value either
through lower prices or by providing more benefits
that justify higher prices
7-48
Differentiation and Positioning
Choosing the Right Competitive Advantages
A difference is worth establishing to the extent
that it satisfies the following criteria:
• Important
• Distinctive
• Superior
• Communicable
• Preemptive
• Affordable
7-49
Differentiation and Positioning
Selecting an Overall Strategy
Value proposition is the full mix of benefits upon
which a brand is positioned
• More for more
• More for the same
• Same for less
• Less for much less
• More for less
7-50
Positioning for Competitive
Advantage
Developing a Positioning Statement
Positioning statement states the product’s
membership in a category and then shows
its point-of-difference from other members
of the category.
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