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Market Segmentation and Target Markets

chapter 7
Harcourt, Inc.

Objectives
Understand

the concepts: market, segmentation, and target markets Learn the advantages and disadvantages of target marketing Explain the steps in target market selection
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Objectives
Discuss

segmentation criteria, strategies, bases, and information sources Understand market profiling and positioning strategies Discuss differences for business and international marketing
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What is a market?
Individuals

or organizations

who:

Are willing, able, and capable of purchasing a firms product Segmentation is critical because demand is often heterogeneous
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What is market segmentation?

Market

Segmentation

Process of dividing a large market into smaller target markets, or customer groups with similar needs and/or desires
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Market Segmentation
Mass Market Niche Micromarketing The Individual

Standardized Marketing Mix

Niche

Micromarketing
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Personalization

Target Marketing
Advantages

Easier analysis of potential and actual consumers Tailoring of products to market Assessment of demand potential Identify competing products Increased sales effectiveness and cost efficiencies Product positioning and easy identification of opportunities
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Target Marketing
Disadvantages

Increased marketing costs Personalization can become burdensome to manage Faux segmentation may be viewed cynically Narrow segmentation can impact brand loyalty Ethics and stereotyping issues
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Target Market Selection


Identify Total Market
Determine Need for Segmentation Determine Bases for Segmentation Profile Each Selected Segment
Assess Potential Profitability of Segment and Select Target Segment

Select Positioning Strategy


Develop and Implement Appropriate Marketing Mix

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Monitor, Evaluate and Control

Market Criteria
Segmentable

markets are:

Heterogeneous Measurable Substantial Actionable


Companies must be able to respond to preferences with an appropriate marketing mix

Accessible
Market must be efficiently reachable
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External Factors

Stage

in product life cycle Competition Product specific issues Market for the product

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Segmentation Variables
Demographic Segmentation Geographic Segmentation
Psychographic Benefits-Sought

Segmentation

Situation Segmentation
Behavior/Usage

Segmentation

Segmentation

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Demographic Segmentation
Age

Income Level
Family

Education
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Ethnicity

Demographic Segmentation
Age

Some products are marketed to specific age groups

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Demographic Segmentation
Age

Some products are marketed to specific age groups

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Demographic Segmentation
Income

Level

Some products are marketed to consumers with different income levels

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Demographic Segmentation
Income

Level

Some products are marketed to consumers with different income levels

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Demographic Segmentation
Bartles and James

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Hal Riney and Partners

Demographic Segmentation
Family

Some products are marketed to consumers with special family consideration


Family Life Cycle Bachelor, marriage, married with children, retired, etc.
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Functions Of Advertising
KinderCare

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The Martin Agency

Demographic Segmentation
Family

Some products are marketed to consumers with special family consideration


Family Life Cycle Bachelor, marriage, married with children, retired, etc.
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Demographic Segmentation
Education

Some products are marketed to consumers with certain educational levels

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Demographic Segmentation
Ethnicity

Some products are marketed to consumers from specific ethnic backgrounds

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Demographic Segmentation
Ethnicity

Some products are marketed to consumers from specific ethnic backgrounds

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Segmentation Variables
Demographic Segmentation Geographic Segmentation
Psychographic Benefits-Sought

Segmentation

Situation Segmentation
Behavior/Usage

Segmentation

Segmentation

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Geographic Segmentation
When

an organization localizes its marketing efforts to accommodate the unique needs of specific geographic regions

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Geographic Segmentation
When

an organization localizes its marketing efforts to accommodate the unique needs of specific geographic regions

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Geographic Segmentation
Metropolitan

Statistical Areas

An urbanized area of 50,000 and a total metropolitan area population of at least 100,000
Charlottesville, Virginia

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Geographic Segmentation
Primary

Metropolitan Statistical

Areas

An urbanized county or cluster of counties with a population of more than 1 million


Gary/Hammond, Indiana

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Geographic Segmentation
Consolidated

Metropolitan Statistical Area

A metropolitan area that includes at least two PMSAs


Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

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Segmenting Consumer Markets


Demographic Segmentation Geographic Segmentation
Psychographic Benefits-Sought

Segmentation

Situation Segmentation
Behavior/Usage

Segmentation

Segmentation

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Psychographic Segmentation
Grouping customers together based on social class, lifestyles and psychological characteristics (attitudes, interests and opinions) PRIZM analysis from Claritas

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Segmenting Consumer Markets


Demographic Segmentation Geographic Segmentation
Psychographic Benefits-Sought

Segmentation

Situation Segmentation
Behavior/Usage

Segmentation

Segmentation

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Benefits-Sought Segmentation
Markets

can be segmented based on the benefits that consumers desire from using a specific product

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Benefits-Sought Segmentation
American Pork Council

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Bozell, Incorporated

Segmenting Consumer Markets


Demographic Segmentation Geographic Segmentation
Psychographic Benefits-Sought

Segmentation

Situation Segmentation
Behavior/Usage

Segmentation

Segmentation

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Situation Segmentation
Purchase

situation or occasion

Physical surroundings Social surroundings Temporal perspective


How much time to make a purchase?

Task definition Pre-purchase attitude


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Segmenting Consumer Markets


Demographic Segmentation Geographic Segmentation
Psychographic Benefits-Sought

Segmentation

Situation Segmentation
Behavior/Usage

Segmentation

Segmentation

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Behavior/Usage Segmentation

Markets can be segmented by how often or how heavily consumers use a specific product

80/20 Principle - 80% of revenue generated by 20% of customers


Light Users 80%

Heavy Users 20%

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Segmentation Data
Internal

sources

In-house customer and marketing databases Data mine to explore patterns and relationships in collected data

External

sources

Lists of catalog/magazine subscribers U.S. Census information Mediamark, CACI Marketing Systems, etc.
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Positioning Strategy
Differentiation

through:

Price/quality emphasize value in terms of quality, price, or both

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Positioning Strategy
Differentiation Differentiation

through:

through:

Product attributes characteristics as a positioning base Product usage positioning based on a products typical use
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Symbol - use of a symbol or icon to position a product in the consumer consciousness

Positioning Strategy
Differentiation

through:

Product user - the typical user of a product

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Positioning Strategy
Differentiation

through:

Product class positioning against another type of product or product class

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Positioning Strategy
Differentiation

through:

Competition comparisons to a products competition (directly or indirectly)


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Segmenting Business Markets


Demographics

Industry size, growth potential, etc.

Operating

Characteristics Approaches

Technology, brand-user status, etc. Purchasing policies, size of orders, etc.


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Purchasing

Segmenting Business Markets


Product

Use or Usage Situation

The way the product will be used and customer service levels required

Situational

Factors

Urgency, special product uses

Buyers

Personal Characteristics
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Segmenting Global Markets


Economic

Stage of development in a host country Regulations and laws Language barriers, differences in consumer customs
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Political/Legal

Cultural

Segmenting Global Markets


Some

segments transcend national borders


Rich around the world Older and comfortable Indulged kids Emerging middle class Women employed outside the house
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Market Segmentation

Differentiated Concentrated Undifferentiated

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Differentiated Marketing
Differentiated

Marketing

An organization targets multiple market segments and develops segment specific mixes
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Concentrated Marketing
Concentrated

Marketing

When an organization concentrates its marketing efforts on a smaller segment of a larger market
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Undifferentiated Marketing
Undifferentiated

Marketing

An organization develops one strategy appropriate for all members of the total market

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