exam 2 Flashcards
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market
set of buyers who have some interest in the product
market segmentation
marketers differentiate products to appeal to certain groups
target market
segment a company choose to serve
- goal is to have product that best serves the needs of specific target markets
measurable
assess the size of the segment marketers wish to target
- need to calculate # of potential customers, size of advertising budget, and other decisions
criteria of segmentation (MARS)
- measurable
- accessible
- responsive (actionable)
- substantial
accessible
segments should be accessible
responsive (actionable)
segment should respond to marketing efforts
substantial
each segment should be large enough so a meaningful marketing strategy can be devised to bee profitable
- ↓ segment size = limit on the size of rev n profits
- impractical
5 bases for segmenting market
- demographic
- geographic
- psychographic
- benefit sought
- usage rate
demographic (segmenting markets)
- segmentations on variables sucha s age, income, gender, n ethnicity
- widely used, easy to measure, no full picture
geographic (segmenting markets)
segment based on national boundaries, regions, ect
psychographic (segmenting markets)
- consumers behaviors r influenced by attitudes n lifestyles
- difficult to measure, not easily available
benefit sought (segmenting markets)
consumers see differences in benefits for same products
3 segmentation for selecting target markets
- undifferentiated
- concentrated
- multisegment targeting
undifferentiated
- segments are ignored n the company may decide to go after the entire market
- lots of competitors
- useful under “production philosophy”
concentrated
goes after a single market
concentrated targeting
let companies channel all their efforts to a specific segment
niche targeting
focus on a very small segment not catered by other companies
- risky
multisegment targeting
company offers different brands in individual segments
- can cover big portion of the market
product differentiation n positioning
- differenration distinguishes their oroducts from competitors
- helps positioning of product
a) how consumers perceive brand
b) creating positioning is strategic decision that takes substantial investment
perceptual map
- chart used to illustrate product or brands
- companies place brands on maps to visually capture how their brands are perceived
repositioning
- can be outdated
- brand needs to be repositioned
- position alternations = difficult n create confusion
decision support systems (DSS)
interactive, computer-based, information system
- help managers make better decisions
- data comes from 2 sources
marketing research (data source 1)
project-driven, seeks to gather and analyze specific n well-defined set of data