Lesson 6 Videos Flashcards
Demographics is
the size, structure, and distribution of a population.
Consumer analysts use
demographic trends to predict changes in demand for and consumption of specific products and services.
Demographics are merely proxies for what really needs to be measured…..
behavior.
Marketers use demographic analysis as
market segment descriptors and in trend analysis.
“Demographics explain 2/3 of…
…everything. They help predict which products will be in demand & what school enrollments will be in the future. They also help forecast which drugs will be in fashion 10 years down the road & which types of crime can be expected to increase.”- David Foot
Demographics is used in analyzing policy questions related to
the aggregate performance of marketing in society (macromarketing).
How much food will be needed to feed the population of a country in the future? If the interest rate is increased how will it affect consumer spending? Does affluence in one nation create more or less affluence in other nations?
Demographic analysis provides information for
social policy
Market analysis requires information about
people with needs
ability to buy
willingness to buy
Birthrate:
number of live births per 1,000 population in a given year.
Natural increase:
surplus of births over deaths in a given period.
Fertility rate:
number of live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15 to 44 years).
Niger has highest fertility rate :
Taiwan has lowest fertility rate :
6.5 children per woman.
1.2 children per woman
The number of births needed to maintain current U.S. population levels is
2.1 children (allowing for infant mortality).
Population momentum:
future growth of any population will be influenced by its present age distribution
Factors affecting birthrates:
Age distribution of population
Family structure
Social attitudes toward family/children
Technology
Contributors to Changing Structure of Consumer Markets
Increasing life expectancy
Immigration represents about 25-30% of annual growth in United States
14% of US popn are Immigrants
Changes in age distribution affects the
types of products and services that will be bought and consumed in the future.
Cohort analysis is
fundamental to understanding changing consumer markets.
A cohort is
any group of individuals linked as a group in some way.
The key to cohort analysis is
examining the influences that are shared by most people in a specific group.
Ultimately, changes in age distribution influences and cohort analysis affect
consumer decision processes and the types of products, brands, and retailers consumers prefer when responding to a firm’s marketing strategy.
The number of children in the U.S. is projected to increase, to
80 million in 2050 (20% of popn)
The importance of children as consumers increases even more, with the higher proportion of
first-child babies and dual income parents generating higher demand for quality products and services.
Most parents do most of the
buying.
Children are often involved in
family purchasing decisions. Sometimes have veto power.
Children often have their own ability to buy….
may offer marketers the opportunity to start a lifelong relationship.
‘Generation Z’ (Generation Wii, NetGen, Digital Natives)
Born in the mid nineties and early 2010s (6-16 year olds) with 86 million members.
Greater need for financial security, very competitive, entrepreneurial and values independence more than other gens.
Avid gamers and music-goers, love messaging, always on the internet, on social networks, and on mobile systems—they are truly the “Digital-ites.” They tend to care about trends, but are also quick to research top issues.
Millenials (‘Generation Y’, Echo Gen,Generation Me)
Born in the 1980s and early 1990s (26-40 year olds) with 72 million members. Projected 79 M by 2050.
Greater need for peer acceptance, which often guides product and brand choice.
More likely to switch brands quicker than other segments.
Teens like the social aspects of shopping with friends.
In 2014, the number of millennials in the US eclipsed the number of baby boomers.
‘Generation X’ (Young Adults)
Segment of 41-to 55 year olds is declining but will have a slight increase with the inclusion of older Gen Y consumers.
The Gen X popn is projected to outnumber the Boomers in 2028 when there will be 64.6 M Gen Xers and 63.7 M Boomers
The Census Bureau projects that the Gen X population will peak at 65.8 M in 2018.
Need to buy products to set up households and for young children.
With many needs and greater financial restraints, they often shop at value-oriented retailers.