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Segmentation
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Aggregates prospective buyers into groups that
- Have common needs
- Will respond similarly to marketing actions
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Predictive power and data availability increases in the following order:
- Geographic
- Demographic
- Psychographic
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Behavioural
- 80/20 rule
- Long tail concept
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For effective segmentation
- Measurable
- Assessible
- Substantial
- Differentiable
- Actionable
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Targeting
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Evaluating market segments
- Segment size
- Expected segment growth
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Segment structural attractiveness
- Competition
- Substitute products
- Power of buyers
- Power of suppliers
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Company objectives and resources
- Competitive advantage
- Availability of resources
- Consistent with company objectives
- Market segment synergies
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Strategies
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Undifferentiated marketing
- Mass marketing
- Focuses on common needs rather than what's different
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Differentiated marketing
- Goal is to achieve higher sales and stronger position
- More expensive than undifferentiated marketing
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Niche or concentrated marketing
- Limited company resources
- Knowledge of the market
- More effective and efficient
- Individual marketing
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Positioning
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How to position
- How many differences to promote?
- Which differences to promote?
- Positioning statement
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Positioning maps
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Positioning strategy