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Lesson 15 Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning Lesson Objectives • When you have completed this lesson you will be able to; – Summarise the relationship between market segmentation, targeting and positioning – Identify and describe the major variables for consumer segmentation – Outline how companies select target markets and implement segmentation strategies – Show how market segmentation and the marketing mix are interlinked in the positioning strategy The STP Process • Segmentation is the process of classifying customers into groups which share some common characteristic • Targeting involves the process of evaluating each segments attractiveness and selecting one or more segments to enter • Positioning is arranging for a product to occupy a clear, distinctive and desirable place relative to competing products in the mind of the consumer Target Market • A market is a set of all actual and potential buyers • A target market is a group of people toward whom a firm markets its goods, services, or ideas with a strategy designed to satisfy their specific needs and preferences. • Any marketing strategy must include a detailed (specific) description of this. Advantages of Segmentation (pp 164 - 165) 1. The process of breaking up a homogeneous market into heterogeneous segments forces the marketer to analyse and consider both the needs of the market and the company’s ability to competently serve those needs – thereby making the company better informed about its customers 2. Competitor offerings and marketing positioning must also be analysed in this context so the company must consider what its competitive advantages and disadvantages are, helping it to clarify its own positioning strategy 3. Limited resources are used to best advantage, targeted at those segments that offer the best potential Requirements for Effective Segmentation Measurable • Size, purchasing power, profiles of segments can be measured. Accessible • Segments can be effectively reached and served. Substantial • Segments are large or profitable enough to serve. Differential • Segments must respond differently to different marketing mix elements & programs. Actionable • Effective programs can be designed to attract and serve the segments. Steps in Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning 6. Develop Marketing Mix for Each Target Segment 5. Develop Positioning for Each Target Segment 4. Select Target Segment(s) 3. Develop Selection Criteria Market Positioning Market Targeting 2. Develop Profiles of Resulting Segments 1. Identify Bases for Segmenting the Market Market Segmentation Step 1. Market Segmentation Levels of Market Segmentation Mass Marketing Same product to all consumers (no segmentation) Segment Marketing Different products to one or more segments (some segmentation) Niche Marketing Different products to subgroups within segments (more segmentation) Micromarketing Products to suit the tastes of individuals and locations (complete segmentation) Local Marketing Individual Marketing Tailoring brands/ promotions to local customer groups Tailoring products/ programs to individual customers Step 1. Market Segmentation Bases for Segmenting Consumer Markets Geographic Nations, states, regions or cities Demographic Age, gender, family size and life cycle, or income Psychographic Social class, lifestyle, or personality Behavioural Occasions, benefits sought, user status, usage rate, loyalty Step 1. Market Segmentation Bases for Segmenting Business Markets Personal Characteristics Situational Factors Demographics Bases for Segmenting Business Markets Purchasing Approaches Operating Characteristics Segmenting Business Markets • Segmentation by customer size or geographic location • Four segments of business customers – Programmed buyers – Relationship buyers – Transaction buyers – Bargain hunters Step 1. Market Segmentation Bases for Segmenting International Markets Industrial Markets Geographic Economic Cultural Political/ Legal Intermarket Linking the Concepts • Using the segmentation bases you’ve just heard about, segment the Irish clothing market. >Describe each of the major segments and subsegments. Step 2. Market Targeting Evaluating Market Segments (developing selection criteria) • Segment Size and Growth – Analyze sales, growth rates and expected profitability for various segments. • Segment Structural Attractiveness – Consider effects of: Competitors, Availability of Substitute Products and, the Power of Buyers & Suppliers. • Company Objectives and Resources – Company skills & resources relative to the segment(s). – Look for Competitive Advantages. Step 2. Market Targeting Market Coverage Strategies Company Marketing Mix Market A. Undifferentiated Marketing Company Marketing Mix 1 Company Marketing Mix 2 Company Marketing Mix 3 Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 B. Differentiated Marketing Company Marketing Mix Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 C. Concentrated Marketing Step 2. Market Targeting Choosing a Market-Coverage Strategy Company Resources Product Variability Product’s Life-Cycle Stage Market Variability Competitors’ Marketing Strategies Linking the Concepts • At the last ‘linking the concepts’, you segmented the Irish clothing market. > Now, pick two companies that serve this market and describe their segmentation and targeting strategies. > Can you come up with one that targets many different segments versus another that focuses on only one or a few segments? • How does each company you choose differentiate its marketing offer and image? • How has each done a good job of establishing this differentiation in the minds of targeted consumers? Step 3. Positioning for Competitive Advantage • Product’s Position - the way the product is defined by consumers on important attributes - the place the product occupies in consumers’ minds relative to competing products. • Marketers must: –Plan positions to give their products the greatest advantage in selected target markets, –Design marketing mixes to create these planned positions. Step 3. Positioning for Competitive Advantage: Strategies Product Class Away from Competitors Product Attributes Benefits Offered G H C A Against a Competitor D E B F User Class Usage Occasions Steps to Choosing and Implementing a Positioning Strategy • Step 1. Identifying Possible Competitive Advantages: Competitive Differentiation. • Step 2. Selecting the Right Competitive Advantage: Unique Selling Proposition (USP). • Step 3. Communicating and Delivering the Chosen Position. • Step 4. Support the positioning strategy with a unique marketing mix Developing Competitive Differentiation Product Service Areas for Competitive Differentiation Image People Selecting the Right Competitive Advantages Important Profitable Affordable Preemptive Criteria for Determining Which Differences to Promote Distinctive Superior Communicable Step 4 – Supporting the positioning strategy • At this stage the company has decided on its positioning strategy and must now design a marketing mix to support this strategy. The next part of the course looks at ‘Developing the Marketing Mix’ Reviewing the Concepts • Define the three steps of target marketing: market segmentation, market targeting, and market positioning. • List and discuss the major levels of market segmentation and bases for segmenting consumer and business markets. • Explain how companies identify attractive market segments and choose a market coverage strategy. • Discuss how companies position their products for maximum competitive advantage in the marketplace.