MARKETING MANAGEMENT
12th edition
8
Identifying Market
Segments and
Targets
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Chapter Questions
• What are the different levels of market segmentation?
• How can a company divide a market into segments?
• How should a company choose the most attractive target markets?
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Mature
consumers
are a rapidly
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Effective Targeting Requires…
• Identify and profile distinct groups of buyers who differ in their needs and preferences.
• Select one or more market segments to enter.
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Four levels of Micromarketing
Segments
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Segment Marketing
Targeting a group of customers who share a similar set of
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Flexible Marketing Offerings
• Naked solution
– Product and service elements that all
segment members value
• Discretionary options – Some segment
members value
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Niche Marketers
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The Experience Economy
Commodity Goods
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Customerization
Combines operationally driven
mass customization with customized marketing in a way that empowers
consumers to design the product and service offering
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Segmenting Consumer Markets
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Demographic Segmentation
Age and Life Cycle Age and Life Cycle
Life Stage Life Stage
Gender
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Figure 8.3
Profiling American Generations
• GI Generation – 1901-1924
• Silent Generation – 1925-1945
• Baby Boomers – 1946-1964
• Generation X – 1965-1977 • Generation Y
– 1978-1994 • Millenials
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Figure 8.4
The VALS
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Behavioral Segmentation
Decision Roles
• Initiator
• Influencer • Decider • Buyer • User
Behavioral Variables
• Occasions • Benefits
• User Status • Usage Rate
• Buyer-Readiness • Loyalty Status
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Loyalty Status
Switchers Shifting loyals
Split loyals
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The Conversion Model
Convertible Shallow Average Entrenched
Strongly
unavailable Ambivalent Available Weakly
unavailable
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Figure 8.5 Behavioral
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Segmenting for Business Markets
Demographic Demographic
Operating Variable Operating Variable
Purchasing Approaches Purchasing Approaches
Situational Factors Situational Factors
Personal
Characteristics Personal
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BB&T Bank’s
B-to-B
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Models of Sequential Segmentation
Stage of decision
• First-time prospects • Novices
• Sophisticates
Orientation
• Price-oriented
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Steps in Segmentation Process
Needs-based segmentation
Segment identification
Segment attractiveness
Segment profitability
Segment positioning
Segment acid test
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Effective Segmentation Criteria
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Marketing Debate
Is mass marketing dead?
Take a position:
1. Mass marketing is dead.
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Marketing Discussion
How would you classify yourself in