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Segmenting and Targeting MarketsSegmenting and Targeting Markets
Prepared byPrepared byDeborah BakerDeborah Baker
Texas Christian UniversityTexas Christian University
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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
1. Describe the characteristics of markets and market segments.
2. Explain the importance of market segmentation.
3. Discuss criteria for successful market segmentation.
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Learning Objectives Learning Objectives (continued)(continued)
4. Describe the bases commonly used to segment consumer markets.
5. Describe the bases for segmenting business markets.
6. List the steps involved in segmenting markets.
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Learning Objectives Learning Objectives (continued)(continued)
7. Discuss alternative strategies for selecting target markets.
8. Explain how and why firms implement positioning strategies and how product differentiation plays a role.
9. Discuss global market segmentation and targeting issues.
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Learning Objective Learning Objective
Describe the characteristics of markets and market segments.
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Market SegmentationMarket Segmentation
MarketMarket
MarketSegmentMarket
Segment
MarketSegmentation
MarketSegmentation
People or organizations with needs or wants and the ability and
willingness to buy
People or organizations with needs or wants and the ability and
willingness to buy
A subgroup of people or organizations sharing one or more characteristics that cause them to
have similar product needs.
A subgroup of people or organizations sharing one or more characteristics that cause them to
have similar product needs.
The process of dividing a market into meaningful, relatively similar, identifiable segments or groups.
The process of dividing a market into meaningful, relatively similar, identifiable segments or groups.
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A Market is...A Market is...
(1) people or organizations with
(2) needs or wants, and with
(3) the ability and
(4) the willingness to buy.
A group of people that lacks any one of these characteristics is not a market.
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The Concept of Market The Concept of Market SegmentationSegmentation
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Learning Objective Learning Objective
Explain the importance of market segmentation.
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The Importance of The Importance of Market SegmentationMarket Segmentation
Markets have a variety of product needs and preferences
Marketers can better define customer needs
Decision makers can define objectives and allocate resources more accurately
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Learning Objective Learning Objective
Discuss criteria for successful market segmentation.
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Criteria for SegmentationCriteria for Segmentation
SubstantialitySubstantialitySubstantialitySubstantiality
IdentifiabilityIdentifiabilityMeasurabilityMeasurabilityIdentifiabilityIdentifiabilityMeasurabilityMeasurability
AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility
ResponsivenessResponsivenessResponsivenessResponsiveness
Segment must be large enough to warrant a special
marketing mix.
Segment must be large enough to warrant a special
marketing mix.
Segments must be identifiable and their size measurable.
Segments must be identifiable and their size measurable.
Members of targeted segments must be reachable with
marketing mix.
Members of targeted segments must be reachable with
marketing mix.Unless segment responds to a marketing mix differently, no separate treatment is needed.
Unless segment responds to a marketing mix differently, no separate treatment is needed.
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Learning Objective Learning Objective
Describe the bases commonly used to segment consumer markets.
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Segmentation BasesSegmentation Bases
Characteristics of
individuals, groups,
or organizations used
to divide a total market
into segments.
(variables)
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Bases for SegmentationBases for Segmentation
Usage RateUsage Rate
Benefits SoughtBenefits Sought
PsychographicsPsychographics
DemographicsDemographics
GeographyGeography
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Geographic SegmentationGeographic Segmentation
Segmenting markets by
region of the country or
world, market size, market
density, or climate.
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Geographic SegmentationGeographic Segmentation
Region of the country or world
Market size
Market density
Climate
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Benefits of Regional Benefits of Regional SegmentationSegmentation
New ways to generate sales in sluggish and competitive markets
Scanner data allow assessment of best selling brands in region
Regional brands appeal to local preferences
React more quickly to competition
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Demographic SegmentationDemographic Segmentation
Segmenting markets
by age, gender, income,
ethnic background,
and family life cycle
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Bases for Bases for Demographic SegmentationDemographic Segmentation
Age
Gender
Income
Ethnic background
Family Life Cycle
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Ethnic BackgroundEthnic Background
Largest ethnic markets are:African-AmericanHispanic-AmericanAsian-American
Will comprise 1/3 of U.S. population by 2010 with buying power of a trillion dollars
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Family Life CycleFamily Life Cycle
AgeAge
MaritalMaritalStatusStatus
ChildrenChildren
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Psychographic SegmentationPsychographic Segmentation
Market segmentation on
the basis of personality,
motives, lifestyles, and
geodemographics.
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Bases for Bases for Psychographic SegmentationPsychographic Segmentation
PsychographicPsychographicSegmentationSegmentation
PsychographicPsychographicSegmentationSegmentation
PersonalityPersonality
MotivesMotives
LifestylesLifestyles
GeodemographicsGeodemographics
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Lifestyle SegmentationLifestyle Segmentation
How time is spent
Importance of things around them
Beliefs
Socioeconomic characteristics
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Geodemographic Geodemographic SegmentationSegmentation
Segmenting potential
customers into
neighborhood lifestyle
categories.
Combines geographic,
demographic, and lifestyle
segmentation.
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Benefit SegmentationBenefit Segmentation
The process of grouping
customers into market
segments according to
the benefits they seek
from the product.
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Usage-Rate SegmentationUsage-Rate Segmentation
Dividing a market by the
amount of product
bought or consumed.
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The 80/20 PrincipleThe 80/20 Principle
A principle holding that
20 percent of all customers
generate 80 percent
of the demand.
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Learning Objective Learning Objective
Describe the bases for segmenting business markets.
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Business Marketing Business Marketing SegmentationSegmentation
CompanyCharacteristics
CompanyCharacteristics
BuyingProcesses
BuyingProcesses
CustomerRelationshipCustomer
Relationship
Segmentation Bases
Segmentation Bases
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Learning Objective Learning Objective
List the steps involved in segmenting markets.
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Steps in Segmenting a MarketSteps in Segmenting a Market
Select a
market for
study
Choosebases
for segmen-
tation
Selectdescrip-
tors
Profileand
analyzesegments
Selecttarget
markets
Design,imple-ment,
maintainmkting
mix
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Learning Objective Learning Objective
Discuss alternative strategies for selecting target markets.
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Target MarketTarget Market
A group of people or
organizations for which an
organization designs,
implements, and maintains a
marketing mix intended to
meet the needs of that
group, resulting in mutually
satisfying exchanges.
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Strategies for SelectingStrategies for SelectingTarget MarketsTarget Markets
ConcentratedStrategy
UndifferentiatedStrategy
MultisegmentStrategy
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Undifferentiated Undifferentiated Targeting StrategyTargeting Strategy
Marketing approach that
views the market as one big
market with no individual
segments and thus requires
a single marketing mix.
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Undifferentiated Undifferentiated Targeting StrategyTargeting Strategy
AdvantagesAdvantages: Potential savings on
production and marketing costs
DisadvantagesDisadvantages: Unimaginative product
offerings Company more
susceptible to competition
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Concentrated Concentrated Targeting StrategyTargeting Strategy
A strategy used to select
one segment of a market for
targeting marketing efforts.
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NicheNiche
One segment of
a market.
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Concentrated Concentrated Targeting StrategyTargeting Strategy
AdvantagesAdvantages: Concentration of resources Meets narrowly defined
segment Small firms can compete Strong positioning
DisadvantagesDisadvantages: Segments too small, or
changing Large competitors may
market to niche segment
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Multisegment Multisegment Targeting StrategyTargeting Strategy
A strategy that chooses
two or more well-defined
market segments and
develops a distinct
marketing mix for each.
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AdvantagesAdvantages: Greater financial success Economies of scale
DisadvantagesDisadvantages: High costs Cannibalization
Multisegment Multisegment Targeting StrategyTargeting Strategy
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Costs of Multisegment Costs of Multisegment TargetingTargeting
$ Product design costs
$ Production costs
$ Promotion costs
$ Inventory costs
$ Marketing research costs
$ Management costs
$ Cannibalization
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CannibalizationCannibalization
Situation that occurs when
sales of a new product
cut into sales of a
firm’s existing products.
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Learning Objective Learning Objective
Explain how and why firms implement positioning strategies and how product differentiation plays a role.
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PositioningPositioning
Developing a specific
marketing mix to influence
potential customers’ overall
perception of a brand,
product line, or organization
in general.
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PositionPosition
The place a product, brand,
or group of products
occupies in consumers’
minds relative to competing
offerings.
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Positioning of Positioning of Procter & Gamble DetergentsProcter & Gamble Detergents
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Effective PositioningEffective Positioning
1. Assess the positions of competing products
2. Determine the dimensions of these positions
3. Choose an effective market position
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Product DifferentiationProduct Differentiation
A positioning strategy that
some firms use to
distinguish their products
from those of competitors.
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Perceptual MappingPerceptual Mapping
A means of displaying or
graphing, in two or more
dimensions, the location of
products, brands, or groups
of products in customers’
minds.
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Perceptual Map and Perceptual Map and Positioning Strategy for Levi Positioning Strategy for Levi
Strauss ProductsStrauss Products
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Positioning BasesPositioning Bases
AttributeAttribute
Price and QualityPrice and Quality
Use or ApplicationUse or Application
Product UserProduct User
Product ClassProduct Class
CompetitorCompetitor
Positioning Positioning BasesBases
Positioning Positioning BasesBases
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RepositioningRepositioning
Changing consumers’
perceptions of a brand
in relation to
competing brands.
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Discuss global market segmentation and targeting issues.
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Global IssuesGlobal Issues
Global Market Standardization
Target smaller, defined markets
TrendsTrends
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