M4 Flashcards
○ Defining markets
○ Understanding dimensions to use
○ Identifying segments
○ Deciding on segments to target
○ Using segmentation approaches
SEGMENTATION AND TARGETING
● Understanding customer’s view
● Using positioning techniques
● Evaluating segment preferences
● Differentiating the marketing mix
● Knowing relationship between positioning &
targeting
DIFFERENTIATION AND POSITIONING
Divide the total market into smaller segment
SEGMENTATION
Select the segment or segments to enter
TARGETING
Differentiate the market offering to create superior customer value
DIFFERENTIATION
Position the market offering in the minds of target customers
POSITIONING
Segmentation Is a Two-Step Process
● Naming broad product-markets
● Segmenting markets to selecting target markets and
develop marketing mixes
Segmenting is an ___ process
aggregating
Dimensions for Segmenting Consumer Markets
- BEHAVIORAL
- GEOGRAPHIC
- DEMOGRAPHIC
Needs, benefits sought, rate of use,
purchase situation and more
BEHAVIORAL
Country, region, city, size of city,
urban/rural
GEOGRAPHIC
Income, gender, age, marital status,
occupation, social class and more.
DEMOGRAPHIC
Sophisticated techniques may help in segmenting
- CLUSTERING
- CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM)
is an advantage over competitors gained by offering consumers greater value, either through lower prices or by providing more benefits that justify higher prices
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
is the full mix of benefits upon which a brand is positioned
VALUE PROPOSITION