Monday, August 31, 2015

Chapter 6 - Market Segmentation and Target Marketing

Market Segmentation

Mass Marketing - One basic marketing strategy to appeal to a broad range of consumers.

Market Segmentation is the division of a large market in smaller targets based on common needs.
       - Based on Demographics, Psychographics, Geographics and Behaviour Responses

Niche Marketing- Targeting one particular sub-segment of a segment and committing all marketing resources to the satisfaction of the sub-segment

Direct Segmentation and Behavioural Targeting - A database driven marketing system that tracks a consumer's behaviour to determine his or her interests and then serves to the person.

                 - Geo targeting (target potential buyers in a geographic location)
                 - Location based targeting (integrate consumers location info into a marketing strategy)
                 - Mass customization (produces message for a target audience of one.)
                 - Brand democratization ( whereby consumers voice their opinions and make changes)

Target market profile includes :

  • DEMOGRAPHICS - Age, income, education, occupation, ethnic background
  • PSYCHOGRAPHICS - Attitudes, Interests, Options, Activities, Values, Lifestyle
  • GEOGRAPHICS - Region, City, Urban, Rural
  • BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES - Occasion for use, benefits sought, usage rate, degree of loyalty
  • GEODEMOGRAPHIC - the isolation of of geographic and demographic info

Market Positioning Concepts
Positions refers to the place a product occupies in the customer's mind in relation to the competing products.

Head on where one brand is presented as an alternative equal to or better than another brand.

Leadership positioning - significant budgets, great consumer awareness and household penetration

Product Differentiation Positioning : Define the benefits and focus on the unique attributes of your product

Technical Innovation Positioning : high performing new functions like flexural technology in gillette razors

Lifestyle Positioning : fit in and match lifestyle

Repositioning: changing the place that a product occupies in the consumer's mind in relation to competitive products.



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