Healthy living has hit the American mainstream, with more and more consumers changing their attitudes, lifestyles, and shopping habits. However, striking a balance between healthier alternatives is a huge challenge for marketers.
WELL, NOW LET’S SEE HOW THESE SEGMENTS BEHAVE. HERE WE HAVE SOME EXAMPLES OF WELLNESS ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS THAT THESE DIFFERENT SEGMENTS HAVE.
ON THE UPPER LEFT WE SEE THAT BOTH BUSY STRIVERS AND FIT & HOLISITIC OVER-INDEX RELATIVE TO TOTAL POP, ON LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE FIT & HOLISTIC ARE 83% MORE LIKELY TO BE LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFE THAN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN. CONTRAST THAT WITH SAVVY INDULGENTS THAT ARE 44% LESS LIKELY THAN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN ADULT.
SIMILARLY, WE SEE THAT THE FIT & HOLISTIC ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE HAPPY WITH THEIR WEIGHT, CHECK NUTRITIONAL LABELS, AND EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST EVERY DAY. BUSY STRIVERS AS WE CAN SEE, TEND TO OVER INDEX IN THESE ATTITUDES, BUT NOT CLOSE TO FIT & HOLISTIC. SAVVY INDULGENT, ARE ON THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM.
HERE WE SEE THAT WHO WE ARE CALLING FIT & HOLISTIC, NOT ONLY TALK THE TALK, BUT WALK THE WALK…LITERALLY!
OUR WELLNESS-MINDED SEGMENTS ARE WALKING, CYCLING, DOING YOGA, AT A RATE THAT FAR SURPASSES THE AVERAGE AMERICAN. WHAT THIS SHOWS US IS THAT THESE SEGMENTS THAT WE ARE CALLING “WELLNESS-ATTUNED” ARE IN FACT MAKING HEALTHY LIFE STYLE CHOICES IN THEIR DAY TO DAY. THEY DO THIS TO MAINTAIN A HEALTH STATUS THAT THEY ARE HAPPY WITH. IN FACT, THEY REGULARLY MONITOR THEIR HEALTH TOO! CASE IN POINT IS THE FACT THAT BOTH OUR BUSY STRIVERS AND OUR FIT & HOLISTIC OVER INDEX IN GOING TO THE DOCTOR REGULARLY FROM 13-37% MORE THAN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN.
ALONG THIS SAME TRAIN OF THOUGHT, WE SEE THAT CONSUMPTION OF PRODUCTS THAT ARE LOW FAT, LOW SODIUM, HIGH FIBER, AND SUGAR FREE ENJOYS AN ABOVE AVERAGE INCIDENCE FROM 12 TO 79% HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN AMONG OUR BUSY STRIVERS AND FIT & HOLISITIC.
RECALL, THAT ACCORDING MMR (MASS MARKET RETAILER MAGAZINE) 42% OF NEW PRODUCTS LAUNCHED BY FOOD PACESETTERS INCLUDED WHOLE GRAINS OR HIGH FIBER. SO WE CAN SEE THAT THE DEMAND FOR THESE NEW PRODUCTS WOULD BE HIGH AMONG FIT & HOLISTIC AND BUSY STRIVERS.
BUT SO FAR, I HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT OUR FIT & HOLISTIC, AND OUR BUSY STRIVERS. WHAT ABOUT SAVVY INDULGENT…WHAT DO THEY CONSUME?
IT TURNS OUT THAT ENERGY DRINKS, AND MICROWAVEABLE DINNERS ARE VERY POPULAR AMONG OUR SAVVY INDULGENT SEGMENT. THIS MAKES SENSE SINCE THIS CONSUMER PREFERS CONVENIENCE OVER HEALTH, EVERY TIME.
OBVIOUSLY, DIFFERENT PRODUCTS ATTRACT DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. THE POINT IS THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH…OR IN THIS CONTEXT ONE-SEGMENT-FITS-ALL. WHAT THIS SEGMENTATION PROVIDES IS FREEDOM OF CHOICE FOR THE MARKETER ON HOW TO POSITION THEIR BRAND IN THE MARKET, AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY ASSESS WHAT THEIR OPPORTUNITY MIGHT BE.
FOR EXAMPLE, ENERGY DRINKS, WHICH DOMINATE A LOT OF FRONT CAPS AT SUPERMARKETS, ARE VERY POPULAR WITH OUR SAVVY INDULGENTS. IF YOU ARE AN ENERGY DRINK MANUFACTURER, YOUR IMMEDIATE OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE WITH THIS SEGMENT. CHOOSING THIS TARGETED APPROACH WOULD INCREASE YOUR EFFICIENCY BY 15% AS COMPARED TO TRYING TO ATTRACT THE AVERAGE AMERICAN.
HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE A VITAMIN MANUFACTURER, OR EVEN A PRODUCT THAT IS LOOKING TO ENHANCE THEIR PRODUCT WITH VITAMINS, THE SEGMENT THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHOOSE IS OUR FIT & HOLISTIC.