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Why Segmentation? (6)

1.Bettermatching of customer needs2.Enhancedprofits3.Enhancedopportunity for growth4.Retaincustomers5.Targetedcommunications6.Market segmentshare

The segmentation, targeting and positioning model: (STP)

Market Segmentation --> Target Marketing --> Market Positioning --> Marketing Planning

Market Segmentation:

1. Identify customer needs and segment of the market


2. Develop profiles of resulting segments

Target Marketing:

1. Evaluate attractiveness of each segment


2. Select target segments

Marketing positioning:

1. Identify differential advantage for each segment


2. Formulate marketing mix

Marketing planning:

1. Develop marketing plan for each segment


2. Develop marketing organisation

3 basic market-preference patterns:

- Homogeneous preferences


- Diffused preferences


- Clustered preferences

Example of a case who uses segment marketing:

FedEx: Strategy is to grow through segment marketing, rather than reacting to competitors. Focus on customer behaviour, ROI, integrating product/service offerings. World leader in overnight delivery. Customer satisfaction not enough- have to add value by filling segment needs

*Can you think of a product that could be marketed effectively using a mass market approach? If so, explain and justify your answer. If not, what types of changes would have to be made to the product to make it appropriate for a mass marketing approach?

Cars? Adapting cars accessories and colours, engines etc?

Mass marketing


Segment marketing


Niche Marketing


Micro-marketing

Same product to all consumers


Difference products to one or more segments


Different products to subgroups within segments


Products to suit the tastes of individuals or locations

Bases for segmenting consumer markets:

Geographic: Nations, states, regions or cities.


Demographic: Age, gender, family size, income.


Psychographic: Social class, lifestyle or personality.


Behavioural: Occasions, BENEFITS, uses or responses.

What are some of the ethical and legal issues involved in targeting sensitive groups such as children and seniors?

Sugar drinks?

Market Segmentation Requirements for Effective Segmentation: (5)

- Measurable


- Accessible


- Substantial


- Differentiable


- Actionable

Evaluating Segment Size and Growth:

Analyse sales, growth rates and expected profitability

Evaluating Segment Structural attractiveness:

Consider effects of: Competitors, Availability of substitute products and the power of buyers and suppliers.

Evaluating Company Objectives and Resources:

Company skills & resources relative to the segment(s). Look for competitive advantages.

Forces that shape segment attractiveness: (3)

Market Growth: size, growth rate, market potential.


Competitive Intensity: Number of companies, Ease of entry, substitutes.


Market Access: Customer familiarity, Channel access, company fit

Five patterns of target market selection:

- Single-segment concentration


- Selective specialisation


- Product specialisation


- Market specialisation


- Full market coverage

Positioning means...

´Positioningmeans to think and act like the consumer – its how the consumer perceives theproduct.´Act to locatethe brand in the customers’ minds over and against other products in terms ofproduct attributes, benefits, images etc

Positioning for Competitive Advantage:

Think about product's position and marketers must plan positions to give products the greatest advantage and develop marketing mixes to create planned positions.

Product's Position:

The place the product occupies in consumer's minds relative to competing products

Three key issues in strategic positioning:

- Where does the company fit in the product-market?


- And against which competitors?


- Use this position to create priorities and allocate scarce resources.

To find out the product positioning? (3)

Need to find out what IS in the mind of our customers?


Is it the same as what WE think?


If there is a gap, what changes do we need to make changes?

Creating Perceptual Maps:

y axis: high price, low price.


x axis: high level service, low level service.


Use average ratings and map where you think you are.

International positioning strategies:

Uniform: a positioning strategy that is used worldwide by an organisation. e.g. HSBC global strategy


Localised: a positioning strategy that is modified to suit local conditions. e.g. Volkswagon in Aus is premium vs Germany mainstream

Global consumer culture positioning:

A strategy that positions the brand as a symbol of a given global consumer culture.

Local consumer culture positioning:

A strategy that positions the brand as an intrinsic part of the local culture

Foreign consumer culture positioning:

A strategy that positions the brand as possessing specific attractive attributes of a foreign culture.

Critically evaluate the arguments for and against the use of country by country versus global market segment descriptors as bases for the segmentation of the global mobile phone gambling market?

Country by country is much easier.

How can Spike Games develop a global segmentation strategy that could be used as the basis for a global marketing plan?

Advise Spoke Games on how they should research the global opportunities to better understand the market for mobile gaming.

Are you going to do primary or secondary? Provide advantages and disadvantages of both. Advise how you're going to provide the data. What structure for primary too? Focus group? Questionnaire? Why are you going to interview the country that you are going to interview?

In what ways can knowing the beliefs, values and motivations of peipple throughout the world help marketers?

How could marketers use the knowledge gained from the WVS (world values survey) to decide which country their organisation should develop business relations with?



There are many reasons why it is important for marketers to know wether citizens of a country have traditional values or secular rational values; what are they?

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Discuss some of the consumer awareness issues associated with halal certification. What are some strategies that an international marketer might initiate to address these issues?

Critical to advertise what we have- NZ chicken and creating awareness and value. Going to the Indonesia Ulama Council- use a certification that is really recognised in Indonesia. It’s all about creating trust.

How should Hellers adjust their packaged, flavoured sausage range to meet the needs of the Indonesian consumer? How should they position this range of products?

Emphasise their awards and their different flavours, play on the fact that they're grass fed, NZ made. Get Halal certification and position as high end, niche product. Preference for peanut and spicy chilli flavours.

Hellers is considering marketing their new line of packaged, flavoured chicken sausages in Indonesia. Provide a profile of a potential market segment for this product.

Medium-High Income Earners


Busy people living in dense cosmopolitan areas.

Recommend a potential distribution channel for Hellers to reach the upper middle class urban consumer in Indonesia.


Local import agency as a channel to get to the high end supermarkets e.g. version of Moore Wilsons.

What was the halal case about?

This case is about how to add value to a raw product. This is something critical that has gone wrong in other industries e.g. milk or honey. Adapt to the local market and the market is a growing economy and they can't meet their own demand so prime market to go to.