chapter 7 Flashcards
State the four major steps in designing a customer-driven marketing startegy
- segmentation
- targeting
- differentiation
- positioning
Explain the customer-driven marketing strategy
- selecting the customer to serve
- segmentation: dividing total market into smaller segments
- targeting: select the segment or segments to enter - Decide on a value proposition
- differentiation: differentiate market offering to create superior customer value
- positioning: position in market offering in minds of target customers.
define market segmentation
dividing market in smaller segments with distinct needs, characteristics or behaviour that might requiire different marketing startegies.
types of market segmentation
- segmenting consumer markets
- segmenting buisness markets
- segmenting international markets
How to segment consumer markets
- geographic segmentation
- demographic segmentation
- physychographic segmentation
- behavioral segmentation.
define geographic segmentation
- dividing market based on different geographic nations, regions, states, cities, countries.
define demographic segmentation
- dividing market based on age, and life-cycle, gender, income.
define psychographic segmentation
- dividing market based on social class, personality characetristics.
define behavioral segmentation.
- dividing market into segments based on consumer knowledge, attitudes, uses of product.
- ocassions–> when customer get idea to buy
- benefits sought–> finding major benefits people look for in a product class..
- user status
- usage rate: light, medium or heavy product users.
types of segmentation analysis
- multiple segmentation–> used to identify smaller, better-defined target groups.
- Experian mosaic USA–> classifies U.S. households into one of 71 lifestyle segments and 19 levels of affluence.
adittional variables used to segment buisness markets
- size
- purchasing approches–> key accounts, national accounts
- situational factors
- personal characterostics
characteristics of segmenting buisness markets
- Segmenting B2B is different
- B2B markets have multiple decision-makers
- B2B products and services are often more complex
- B2B decision-makers go through a more rational process
- The buying cycle is different
- B2B target audiences are smaller
- Personal relationships matter more
How are buisness markets segmented
define international market segmentation
- forming segments of consumer with similar needs, buying behaviours even if they are located in different countries.
How are international markets segmented
- geographic location–> grouping countries by regions such as Western Europe, the Pacific Rim, the Middle East, or Africa.
- economic factors–>grouping countries by population income levels or by their overall level of economic development.
- political and legal factors–> types and stability of the goverment
- cultural factors–> language, religion, values.
requirements for effective segmentation
- measurable
- accesible
- substantial
- differentiable
- actionable
what are the benefits from effective segmentation
- strong marketing activites
- identify most effective marketing tactucs
- design hyper-targeted products and ads
- differntiate from competitors
- niche market opportunities,
process of market targeting
- evaluate market segments
- select target market segments