Customer and market Flashcards
4 market types
existing market
new market
re-segmented/niche market
clone market
*competitor exist
existing market
*customer want and need better performance
existing market
*Technology is usually the driving factor
existing market
*The product drives the positioning and how much value customers place on its features
existing market
*The risk is to think that competitors are dumb or too slow
existing market
*There is no “chasm” that you need to fill. The chasm is the gap between early adopters and the mainstream customers in a market
existing market
When investors and entrepreneurs go after an existing market - the advantage is that there’s little or no market risk.
existing market
customers and their preferences are unknown and direct competitors are non- existen
Newmarket
*Customers do not exist in the present, so revenue generation takes years
- The chasm is biggest here because you will only be selling to the very early adopters
New Market
*Market size is zero
New Market
- Customers need to be made aware of their needs
New Market
- You must consider what factors can you create that has never been offered
New Market
- The chasm is biggest here because you will only be selling to the very early adopters
New Market
a hybrid between a New market and an Existing market in the sense that it is a New Market created from a small segment from an existing market. The features of this market type
are:
*Low cost *New Niche
Re-segmented market / Niche market
- Evaluate factors that your industry has long competed on and eliminate those
Re-segmented market / Niche market
Evaluate what factors can be reduced well below the industry standards
Re-segmented market / Niche market
Evaluate what factors can be increased above the industry standards
Re-segmented market / Niche market
- Evaluate what factors can be created that have never been offered
Re-segmented market / Niche market
- There is a bit of a chasm in this type of market
Re-segmented market / Niche market
Adapts a foreign business model to a local condition (language, culture, import restrictions, and local regulations)
clone market
- Needs a large number of customers, typically >100 million
clone market
customers are known because you copied an existing market. It is called a Clone because, in this market type, you are going to localize all those specific issues for your country or region. That said, it takes a foreign business model and adapts it to local conditions. There are no competitors if you are the first one and the risk may be in misjudging the local needs
clone market
is the practice of dividing your target market into approachable groups.
MARKET SEGMENTATION