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Segmenting and
Targeting Markets
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Learning Outcomes
LO1
Describe the characteristics of
markets and market segments
LO2
Explain the importance of market segmentation
LO3
Discuss criteria for successful market
segmentation
LO4
Describe the bases commonly used to segment
consumer markets
LO5
Describe the bases for segmenting business
markets
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Learning Outcomes
LO6
List the steps involved in segmenting markets
LO7
Discuss alternative strategies for selecting
target markets
LO8
Explain one-to-one marketing
LO9
Explain how and why firms implement
positioning strategies and how product
differentiation plays a role
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LO1
Market Segmentation
Describe the
characteristics
of markets and
market segments
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A Market Is...
1) people or organizations with
2) needs or wants, and with
3) the ability and
4) the willingness to buy.
A group of people that lacks any one of these
characteristics is not a market.
LO1
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Market Segmentation
Market
Market
Segment
People or organizations with needs or wants
and the ability and willingness to buy.
A subgroup of people or organizations sharing
one or more characteristics that cause them to
have similar product needs.
The process of dividing a market into
Market
meaningful, relatively similar, identifiable
Segmentation segments or groups.
LO1
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The Concept of Market
Segmentation
LO1
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LO2
The Importance of Market
Segmentation
Explain the
importance
of market
segmentation
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The Importance of
Market Segmentation
 Markets have a variety of
product needs and preferences
 Marketers can better
define customer needs
 Decision makers can define
objectives and allocate
resources more accurately
LO2
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The Importance of Market
Segmentation
Market
segmentation
More precise
definition of
customers needs
and wants
More accurate
marketing
objectives
Improved
resource
allocation
Better marketing
results
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LO3
Criteria for Successful
Segmentation
Discuss criteria for
successful market
segmentation
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Criteria for Segmentation
Substantiality
Segment must be large enough to
warrant a special marketing mix.
Identifiability
and Measurability
Segments must be identifiable and
their size measurable.
Accessibility
Members of targeted segments must
be reachable with marketing mix.
Responsiveness
Unless segment responds to a
marketing mix differently, no separate
treatment is needed.
LO3
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Successful Market Segmentation
Useful
segment?
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Substantial
Identifiable and measurable
Accessible
Responsive
Then, yes: Useful segmentation scheme
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LO4
Bases for Segmenting
Consumer Markets
Describe the bases
commonly used
to segment
consumer markets
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Bases for Segmenting
Consumer Markets
Segmentation
Bases
Characteristics of individuals,
groups, or organizations used
to divide a total market into
segments. (variables)
LO4
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LO4 Bases for Segmentation
Geography
Demographics
Psychographics
Benefits Sought
Usage Rate
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Geographic Segmentation
 Region of the country or world
 Market size
 Market density
 Climate
LO4
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Benefits of
Regional Segmentation
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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
Quicker reaction to
competition
LO4
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Demographic Segmentation
Age
Gender
Income
Ethnic background
LO4
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Family life cycle
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Ethnic Segmentation
 Largest ethnic markets are:
 Hispanic Americans
 African Americans
 Asian Americans
 Will comprise 1/3 of U.S. population by 2010
with buying power of $1 trillion annually
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Family Life Cycle
Age
Marital
Status
Children
LO4
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Family Life Cycle
LO4
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Psychographic Segmentation
Psychographic
Segmentation
Market segmentation on the basis
of personality, motives, lifestyles,
and geodemographics.
LO4
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Bases for Psychographic
Segmentation
Personality
Motives
Lifestyles
Geodemographics
LO4
http://www.marthastewart.com http://www.goodhousekeeping.com
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Lifestyle Segmentation
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How time is spent
Importance of things around them
Beliefs
Socioeconomic
characteristics
LO4
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Biz Flix
LO4
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The Breakfast
Club
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Geodemographic Segmentation
Geodemographic
Segmentation
Segmenting potential customers into
neighborhood lifestyle categories.
LO4
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Combines geographic, demographic,
and lifestyle segmentation.
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Benefit Segmentation
Benefit
Segmentation
The process of grouping customers
into market segments according to the
benefits they seek from the product.
LO4
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Benefit Segmentation
Usage-Rate
Segmentation
Dividing a market by the amount
of product bought or consumed.
80/20
Principle
A principle holding that 20
percent of all customers generate
80 percent of the demand.
LO4
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LO4 Example of Usage-Rate
Beyond the
Book
 Verizon, Sprint Nextel and others allow consumers
with standard contracts to access the Internet via
cellular high-speed services.
 Some customers’ service is being cancelled because
they are using excessive network capacity.
 Sprint and Cingular Wireless
based on usage: the
data bits they
transfer each
charge
amount of
wirelessly
month.
SOURCE: Amol Sharma and Dionne Searcey, “Cell
Carriers to Web Customers: Use Us, but Not too Much,”
Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2006, B1.
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Bases for Segmenting
Consumer Markets
Geography
• Region
• Market size
• Market
density
• Climate
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Demographics
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Age
Gender
Income
Race/ethnicity
Family life
cycle
Psychographics
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Personality
Motives
Lifestyle
Geodemographics
Benefits
• Benefits
sought
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Usage Rate
•
•
•
•
Former
Potential
1st time
Light or
irregular
• Medium
• Heavy
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LO5
Bases for Segmenting
Business Markets
Describe the bases
for segmenting
business markets
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LO5
Bases for Segmenting
Business Markets
Producers
Resellers
Government
Institutions
Company
Characteristics
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Buying
Processes
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LO5
Bases for Segmenting
Business Markets
Company Characteristics
 Geographic location
 Type of company
 Company size
 Volume of purchase
 Product use
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LO5 Buyer Characteristics
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Satisficers
Business customers who place an order
with the first familiar supplier to satisfy
product and delivery requirements.
Optimizers
Business customers who consider
numerous suppliers, both familiar and
unfamiliar, solicit bids, and study all
proposals carefully before selecting one.
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LO5 Buyer Characteristics
Demographic characteristics
Decision style
Tolerance for risk
Confidence level
Job responsibilities
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Segmenting Business Markets
Company Characteristics
Producers
Resellers
Governments Institutions
Buying Process
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LO6
Steps in Segmenting
a Market
List the steps
involved in
segmenting markets
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Steps in Segmenting Markets
Select
a market
for
study
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Choose
bases
for
segmentation
Select
descriptors
Profile
and
analyze
segments
Select
target
markets
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Design,
implement,
maintain
marketing
mix
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LO7
Strategies for Selecting
Target Markets
Discuss alternative
strategies for
selecting target
markets
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LO7
Strategies for Selecting
Target Markets
Target
Market
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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.
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LO7
Strategies for Selecting
Target Markets
Undifferentiated
Strategy
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Concentrated
Strategy
Multisegment
Strategy
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Undifferentiated
Targeting Strategy
Undifferentiated
Targeting
Strategy
A marketing approach that
views the market as one big
market with no individual
segments and thus
requires a single
marketing mix.
LO7
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Undifferentiated
Targeting Strategy
Advantage:
 Potential savings on production
and marketing costs
Disadvantages:
 Unimaginative product offerings
Undifferentiated
Strategy
 Company more susceptible to
competition
LO7
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Concentrated
Targeting Strategy
Concentrated
Targeting Strategy
A strategy used to select one
segment of a market for
targeting marketing efforts.
Niche
One segment of a
market.
LO7
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Concentrated
Targeting Strategy
Advantage:

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

Concentration of resources
Meets narrowly defined segment
Small firms can compete
Strong positioning
Disadvantages:
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 Segments too small, or changing
 Large competitors may
market to niche segment
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Multisegment
Targeting Strategy
Multisegment
Targeting
Strategy
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
Advantage:
 Greater financial success
 Economies of scale
Disadvantages:
 High costs
Multisegment
Strategy
 Cannibalization
LO7
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Costs of
Multisegment Targeting
LO7
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Product design costs
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Production costs

Promotion costs

Inventory costs

Marketing research costs

Management costs

Cannibalization
Multisegment
Strategy
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Cannibalization
Cannibalization
Situation that occurs when
sales of a new product cut into
sales of a firm’s existing
products.
LO7
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Alternatives for Selecting Target Markets
Undifferentiated
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Multisegment
Concentrated
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LO8
One-to-One Marketing
Explain one-to-one
marketing
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One-to-One Marketing
One-to-One
Marketing
An individualized marketing
method that utilizes customer
information to build long-term,
personalized, and profitable
relationships with each customer.
LO8
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One-to-One Marketing
One-to-One
Marketing is...
Has a Goal of…
Individualized
Cost Reduction
Information-Intensive
Customer Retention
Long-Term
Increased Revenue
Personalized
Customer Loyalty
LO8
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One-to-One Marketing
Trends
One-size-fits all marketing no longer effective
Direct and personal marketing will grow to meet
needs of busy consumers.
Consumers will be loyal to companies that have
earned—and reinforced—their loyalty.
Mass-media approaches will decline as
technology allows better customer tracking.
LO8
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LO9
Positioning
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.
LO9
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Positioning of
Procter & Gamble
Detergents
Brand
Positioning
Market
Share
Tide
Tough, powerful cleaning
Cheer
Tough cleaning, color protection
8.2%
Bold
Detergent plus fabric softener
2.9%
Gain
Sunshine scent and odor-removing formula
2.6%
Era
Stain treatment and stain removal
2.2%
Dash
Value brand
1.8%
Oxydol
Bleach-boosted formula, whitening
1.4%
Solo
Detergent and fabric softener in liquid form
1.2%
Dreft
Outstanding cleaning for baby clothes, safe
1.0%
9
Ivory Snow
Fabric & skin safety on baby clothes
0.7%
Ariel
Tough cleaner, aimed at Hispanic market
0.1%
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Effective
Positioning
1. Assess the positions occupied
by competing products
2. Determine the dimensions
underlying these positions
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3. Choose a market position
where marketing efforts will
have the greatest impact
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Product
Differentiation
A positioning strategy that
some firms use to distinguish
their products from those of
competitors.
Distinctions can be
real or perceived.
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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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Positioning
Bases
Attribute
Price and Quality
Use or Application
Product User
Product Class
Competitor
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Emotion
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Repositioning
Changing consumers’
perceptions of a brand in
relation to competing brands.
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