MARK 3000 Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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what is segmentation?

A

identifying and serving homogenous groups of people

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what are segments?

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naturally existing groups of consumers with similar needs/wants and responses

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3
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what is the target market?

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the segment the firm chooses to serve

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4
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what are the 5 Steps of STP?

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  1. establish the strategy or objectives
  2. use segmentation method to understand the customer profiles
  3. evaluate the attractiveness of each segment
  4. select the target market
  5. develop a positioning strategy
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what is geographic segmentation?

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based on where people live (can be super broad like continents or more focused)

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what is demographic segmentation?

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based on easily measured characteristics like age, gender, income

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what is psychographic segmentation?

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based on how customers spend their time and money and how they feel about the world

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what is derived from the mission statement and current state?

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step 1: strategy and objectives

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9
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what are the segmentation methods?

A

geographic, demographic, psychographic, benefits and behavioral

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10
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what is the most common segmentation strategy?

A

demographic

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what is benefit segmentation?

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grouping based on the benefits they get from buying a product

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what is behavioral segmentation?

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grouping based on how customers use the product (occasion or loyalty)

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13
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what is occasional segmentation?

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when/how often is a product purchased

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what is loyalty segmentation?

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strategy of investing in loyalty to retain the firm’s repeating customers

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15
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do firms just one method of segmentation?

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NO! each method has pros and cons so using a mixture allows you to get the best segments

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16
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what is geo graphic segmentation?

A

method of segmentation based on geographic, demographic and lifestyle characteristics

17
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what is tapestry segmentation?

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common type of geo graphic segmentation that classify all US neighborhoods in 65 distinctive segments based on zip code

18
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how do you evaluate segment attractiveness?

A

-identify
-substantial
-reachable
-responsive
-profitable

19
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what questions do you ask to determine if the segment is identifiable?

A

who is the market?
are the segments unique?
does each segment require a unique marketing mix?

20
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when is the segment reachable?

A

can you reach consumers so they:
know the product exists
understand what it can do
recognize how you buy it

21
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when is the segment substantial?

A

too small and its buying power is insignificant, and therefore unlikely to be profitable

22
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when are segments responsive?

A

when customers must:
moves towards the firms products/services
be willing to value the firms value proposition

23
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what makes the segment profitable?

A

segment size, segment adoption, fixed costs

24
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what are the methods to select a target market?

A

-undifferentiated/mass marketing
-differentiated
-concentrated
-one-on-one/micromarketing

25
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what is undifferentiated/mass marketing?

A

the same strategy is used for everyone (salt and sugar)

26
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what is differentiated method?

A

a firm will target SEVERAL markets with a DIFFERENT offering for EACH ONE

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what is concentrated method?

A

a SINGLE target is picked
niche marketing

28
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what is one-one-one marketing/micromarketing?

A

a product is tailored to suit INDIVIDUAL needs (anything customizable)

29
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which method increases loyalty?

A

one-to-one/micromarketing

30
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what is cannibalization?

A

when new products cut into sales of an old product (iPhone taking over the iPod market)

31
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what is value proposition?

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communicates the benefit customers receive from a product and why they’d want to buy it

32
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what is the IDEAL positioning strategy?

A

your product overlaps with customers needs but does NOT overlap with what competitor is offering

33
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what are the positioning methods?

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-by showing why its worth buying
-show the important attributes this product has that appeals to the market
-brand recognition
-show how your product is better than anything else on the market

34
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what is perceptual mapping ?

A

displays the relative positions of products on an axis that has two or more dimensions

35
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what is the ideal point?

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the point at which you want the product to lie on a perceptual map