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MARKETING MANAGEMENT
12th edition

8
Identifying Market
Segments and
Targets

Kotler

Keller

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?
• What are the requirements for effective
segmentation?

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Mature
consumers
are a rapidly
growing market

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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.
• Establish and communicate the distinctive
benefits of the market offering.

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Ford’s Model T Followed a Mass
Market Approach

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Four levels of Micromarketing

Segments

Niches

Local areas

Individuals

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Segment Marketing

Targeting a group of customers

who share a similar set of
needs and wants.

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Flexible Marketing Offerings
• Naked solution
– Product and service
elements that all
segment members
value

• Discretionary options
– Some segment
members value
– Options may carry
additional charges

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Figure 8.1 Basic Market Preference Patterns

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Niche Marketers

Enterprise Rent-a-Car
targets the insurancereplacement market

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Niche Marketers: Tom’s

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The Experience Economy

Experience
Services
Goods

Commodity
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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
of their choice.
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Figure 8.2 Examples of Market
Customization

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Segmenting Consumer Markets
Geographic

Geographic
Demographic
Demographic
Psychographic
Psychographic
Behavioral
Behavioral
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Claritas’ Prizm

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Demographic Segmentation
Age
Age and
and Life
Life Cycle
Cycle
Life

Life Stage
Stage
Gender
Gender
Income
Income
Generation
Generation
Social
Social Class
Class
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Toyota Scion targets Gen Y
consumers

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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
– 1995-2002

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Figure 8.4
The VALS
Segmentation
System


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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
• Attitude
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Mobil’s 5 Customer Segments

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Loyalty Status

Hard-core

Split loyals
Shifting loyals
Switchers
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The Conversion Model
Convertible

Shallow

Users

Strongly
unavailable

Weakly
unavailable

Average

Entrenched

Nonusers
Ambivalent

Available
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Figure 8.5 Behavioral
Segmentation Breakdown

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Segmenting for Business Markets
Demographic
Demographic
Operating
Operating Variable
Variable
Purchasing
Purchasing Approaches
Approaches
Situational
Situational Factors
Factors
Personal
Personal
Characteristics
Characteristics
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BB&T Bank’s
B-to-B
advertising

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Nextel

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Models of Sequential Segmentation
Stage of decision
• First-time
prospects
• Novices
• Sophisticates

Orientation
• Price-oriented
• Solution-oriented
• Strategic-value

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Steps in Segmentation Process
Needs-based segmentation
Segment identification
Segment attractiveness

Marketing-Mix
Strategy

Segment profitability
Segment positioning
Segment acid test
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Figure 8.6 Patterns of Target Market
Selection

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Figure 8.6 Patterns of Target Market
Selection

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Figure 8.6 Patterns of Target Market
Selection

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Effective Segmentation Criteria
Measurable
Measurable
Substantial
Substantial
Accessible
Accessible
Differentiable
Differentiable
Actionable
Actionable
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Figure 8.7 Segment-by-Segment
Invasion Plan

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Pepsi used megamarketing in India

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Marketing Debate

 Is mass marketing dead?
Take a position:
1. Mass marketing is dead.
2. Mass marketing is still a viable way
to build a profitable brand.
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Marketing Discussion

 How would you classify yourself in
terms of the various segmentation
schemes?

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