The Benefits Of Market Segmentation Flashcards
Market segmentation
The division of a diverse market into smaller, relatively homogeneous groups with similar needs, wants, and purchase behaviors
Market
A group of customers who need or want a particular product and have money to buy it
4 factors to identify market segments
Demographics
Psychographics
Geography
Behavior
Demographics
The study of statistical characteristics of a population
Psychographics
Classification of customers on the basis of their psychological makeup, interests, and lifestyles
Geographic segmentation
Categorization of customers according to their geographical location
Behavioral segmentation
Categorization of customers according to their relationship with products or response to product characteristics
Target markets
Specific customer groups or segments to whom a company wants to sell a particular product
4 strategies of reaching target markets
Undifferentiated marketing
Concentrated marketing
Differentiated marketing
Micromarketing
Undifferentiated marketing
Ignore differences among buyers and offer only one product or product line and present it with the same communication, pricing, and distribution strategies to all potential buyers
Differentiated marketing
manufacture or sell a variety of products to several target customer groups
Concentrated marketing
Focuses on only a single market segment
Micromarketing
Individualized marketing
Firm’s target single location or single customer
Customer lifetime value
Total potential revenue from each customer over a certain time span minus the cost of attracting and keeping that customer
Positioning
Managing a business in a way designed to occupy a particular place in the minds of target customers