Segmenting and Targeting Markets
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Learning Objectives 1. Describe the characteristics of markets and market segments. 2. Explain the importance of market segmentation. 3. Discuss criteria for successful market segmentation.
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Learning Objectives (continued) 4. Describe the bases commonly used to segment consumer markets. 5. Describe the bases for segmenting business markets. 6. List the steps involved in segmenting markets.
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Learning Objectives (continued) 7. Discuss alternative strategies for selecting target markets. 8. Explain how and why firms implement positioning strategies and how product differentiation plays a role. 9. Discuss global market segmentation and targeting issues. Chapter 6 Essentials of Marketing 4e Lamb Hair McDaniel ©2005 South-Western/Thomson Learning
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Learning Objective
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Describe the characteristics of markets and market segments.
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Market Segmentation
Market Market
People People or or organizations organizations with with needs needs or or wants wants and and the the ability ability and and willingness willingness to to buy buy
Market Market Segment Segment
A A subgroup subgroup of of people people or or organizations organizations sharing sharing one one or or more more characteristics characteristics that that cause cause them them to to have have similar similar product product needs. needs.
The The process process of of dividing dividing aa market market Market Market into meaningful, relatively similar, into meaningful, relatively similar, Segmentation Segmentation identifiable identifiable segments segments or or groups. groups. Chapter 6 Essentials of Marketing 4e Lamb Hair McDaniel ©2005 South-Western/Thomson Learning
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A Market is... (1)
people or organizations with
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needs or wants, and with
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the ability and
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the willingness to buy.
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The Concept of Market Segmentation
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Learning Objective
Explain the importance of market segmentation.
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The Importance of Market Segmentation
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Learning Objective
Discuss criteria for successful market segmentation.
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Criteria for Segmentation Substantiality Substantiality
Segment Segment must must be be large large enough enough to to warrant warrant aa special special marketing marketing mix. mix.
Identifiability Identifiability Measurability Measurability
Segments Segments must must be be identifiable identifiable and and their their size size measurable. measurable.
Members Members of of targeted targeted segments segments must Accessibility must be be reachable reachable with with Accessibility marketing marketing mix. mix. Unless Unless segment segment responds responds to to aa Responsiveness marketing mix mix differently, differently, no no Responsiveness marketing separate separate treatment treatment is is needed. needed. Chapter 6 Essentials of Marketing 4e Lamb Hair McDaniel ©2005 South-Western/Thomson Learning
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Learning Objective
Describe the bases commonly used to segment consumer markets.
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Segmentation Bases
Characteristics of individuals, groups, or organizations used to divide a total market into segments. (variables) Chapter 6 Essentials of Marketing 4e Lamb Hair McDaniel ©2005 South-Western/Thomson Learning
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Bases for Segmentation
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Geographic Segmentation
Segmenting markets by region of the country or world, market size, market density, or climate.
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Geographic Segmentation
Region of the country or world Market size Market density Climate
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Benefits of Regional Segmentation
New ways to generate sales in sluggish and competitive markets
Scanner data allow assessment of best selling brands in region
Regional brands appeal to local preferences
React more quickly to competition
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Demographic Segmentation
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Bases for Demographic Segmentation
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Age Gender Income Ethnic background Family Life Cycle
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Ethnic Background
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Family Life Cycle
Age
Marital Status
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Family Life Cycle
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Psychographic Segmentation
Market segmentation on the basis of personality, motives, lifestyles, and geodemographics.
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Bases for Psychographic Segmentation
Personality Personality Motives Motives
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Taxonomy of Porsche Buyers
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Lifestyle Segmentation
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Geodemographic Segmentation
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Segmenting potential customers into neighborhood lifestyle categories. Combines geographic, demographic, and lifestyle segmentation.
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Benefit Segmentation
The process of grouping customers into market segments according to the benefits they seek from the product.
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Benefit Segmentation of the Snack-Food Market
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Usage-Rate Segmentation
Dividing a market by the amount of product bought or consumed.
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The 80/20 Principle
A principle holding that 20 percent of all customers generate 80 percent of the demand.
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Learning Objective
Describe the bases for segmenting business markets.
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Business Marketing Segmentation
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Segmentation Segmentation Bases Bases
Company Company Characteristics Characteristics
Buying Buying Processes Processes
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Customer Customer Relationship Relationship
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Learning Objective
List the steps involved in segmenting markets.
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Steps in Segmenting a Market
Select a market for study
Choose bases for segmentation
Select descriptors
Profile and analyze segments
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Select target markets
Design, implement, maintain mkting mix
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Learning Objective
Discuss alternative strategies for selecting target markets.
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Target Market A group of people or organizations for which an organization designs, implements, and maintains a marketing mix intended to meet the needs of that group, resulting in mutually satisfying exchanges. Chapter 6 Essentials of Marketing 4e Lamb Hair McDaniel ©2005 South-Western/Thomson Learning
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Strategies for Selecting Target Markets
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Undifferentiated Targeting Strategy
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Marketing approach that views the market as one big market with no individual segments and thus requires a single marketing mix.
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Undifferentiated Targeting Strategy
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Advantages:
Potential savings on production and marketing costs
Disadvantages: Disadvantages
Unimaginative product offerings Company more susceptible to competition
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Concentrated Targeting Strategy
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A strategy used to select one segment of a market for targeting marketing efforts.
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Niche
One segment of a market.
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Advantages: Advantages
Concentration of resources Meets narrowly defined segment Small firms can compete Strong positioning
Disadvantages: Disadvantages
Segments too small, or changing Large competitors may market to niche segment
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Multisegment Targeting Strategy
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A strategy that chooses two or more well-defined market segments and develops a distinct marketing mix for each.
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Multisegment Targeting Strategy
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Advantages: Advantages
Greater financial success Economies of scale
Disadvantages: Disadvantages
High costs Cannibalization
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Costs of Multisegment Targeting
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
Product design costs Production costs Promotion costs Inventory costs Marketing research costs Management costs Cannibalization
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Cannibalization
Situation that occurs when sales of a new product cut into sales of a firm’s existing products.
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Learning Objective
Explain how and why firms implement positioning strategies and how product differentiation plays a role.
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Positioning
Developing a specific marketing mix to influence potential customers’ overall perception of a brand, product line, or organization in general.
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Position
The place a product, brand, or group of products occupies in consumers’ minds relative to competing offerings.
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Positioning of Procter & Gamble Detergents
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Product Differentiation
A positioning strategy that some firms use to distinguish their products from those of competitors.
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Perceptual Mapping
A means of displaying or graphing, in two or more dimensions, the location of products, brands, or groups of products in customers’ minds.
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Perceptual Map and Positioning Strategy for Levi Strauss Products
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Positioning Bases Attribute Attribute Price Price and and Quality Quality Use Use or or Application Application Product Product User User
Positioning Positioning Bases Bases
Product Product Class Class Competitor Competitor
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Repositioning
Changing consumers’ perceptions of a brand in relation to competing brands.
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Learning Objective
Discuss global market segmentation and targeting issues.
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Global Issues
Trends Trends Global Market Standardization Target smaller, defined markets Chapter 6 Essentials of Marketing 4e Lamb Hair McDaniel ©2005 South-Western/Thomson Learning
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