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Choosing market segment
The target marketfor anyB2B product or service isnotone homogeneousmass.Rather,itcan
usuallybe dividedintoseveral distinctgroupsbasedonwhotheyare,how theybehave,whatthey
wantor whattheythink.The mostcommonapproach to segmentation inB2Bmarketsisfeature
based.Here the targetmarket isdividedintogroupsbasedon‘firmographics’suchascompanysize,
locationor activity.Thisapproachmayalsosegmentthe marketaccordingto the nature of
relationshiporproductusage characteristics.Tosegmentbasedonfeaturesfollow six steps:1.
Understandwhatfeaturesof a customerare relevant,i.e.will impactyourpropositionforor
approach to the segment2.Get a database of all yourcustomersandrecord the relevantfeatures
nextto each3. Analyse yourprofiledcustomerbase toidentifythe majorgroupswhichexist4.
Researchcompetitorsandspeaktothose receivingnew businessenquiriestoadditionallyidentify
segmentsnotcurrentlyinyourcustomerbase 5. Prioritise segments bymappingonsalesandprofit
data fromexistingcustomersandaccessingthirdpartystatisticsonthe structure of the business
population6.Identifywhichsegmentsare likelytoneedaunique approachanddetail how your
propositionandmessagingwill reflectthisA feature basedapproachisuseful,butit’sfarmore
powerful tosegmentaccordingtocustomerbehaviours,needsandattitudes.Thisdeeperlevel of
understandingletsyoupreciselytailoryourofferandmessagingsothatyou’re a perfectfit andthe
natural choice. The target marketforany B2B productor service isnot one homogeneousmass.
Rather,it can usuallybe dividedintoseveral distinctgroupsbasedonwhothey
are,how theybehave,whattheywantorwhat theythink.
The most common approach to segmentationinB2Bmarketsis feature based.
Here the target marketisdividedintogroupsbasedon‘firmographics’suchas
companysize,locationoractivity.Thisapproachmayalso segmentthe market
accordingto the nature of relationship orproductusage characteristics.
To segmentbasedonfeaturesfollowsix steps:
1. Understandwhat featuresof acustomerare relevant,i.e.will impactyour
propositionfororapproach to the segment
2. Get a database of all your customersandrecordthe relevantfeaturesnext
to each
3. Analyse yourprofiledcustomerbase toidentifythe majorgroupswhichexist
4. Researchcompetitorsandspeaktothose receivingnew businessenquiriesto
additionallyidentifysegmentsnotcurrentlyinyourcustomerbase
5. Prioritise segmentsbymappingonsalesandprofitdatafromexisting
customersandaccessingthirdparty statisticsonthe structure of the
businesspopulation
6. Identifywhichsegmentsare likelytoneedaunique approachand
detail howyourpropositionandmessagingwillreflectthis
A feature basedapproachisuseful,butit’sfarmore powerful tosegment
accordingto customerbehaviours,needsandattitudes.Thisdeeperlevel
of understandingletsyoupreciselytailoryourofferandmessagingso that
you’re a perfectfitandthe natural choice.

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Choosing market segmentam

  • 1. Choosing market segment The target marketfor anyB2B product or service isnotone homogeneousmass.Rather,itcan usuallybe dividedintoseveral distinctgroupsbasedonwhotheyare,how theybehave,whatthey wantor whattheythink.The mostcommonapproach to segmentation inB2Bmarketsisfeature based.Here the targetmarket isdividedintogroupsbasedon‘firmographics’suchascompanysize, locationor activity.Thisapproachmayalsosegmentthe marketaccordingto the nature of relationshiporproductusage characteristics.Tosegmentbasedonfeaturesfollow six steps:1. Understandwhatfeaturesof a customerare relevant,i.e.will impactyourpropositionforor approach to the segment2.Get a database of all yourcustomersandrecord the relevantfeatures nextto each3. Analyse yourprofiledcustomerbase toidentifythe majorgroupswhichexist4. Researchcompetitorsandspeaktothose receivingnew businessenquiriestoadditionallyidentify segmentsnotcurrentlyinyourcustomerbase 5. Prioritise segments bymappingonsalesandprofit data fromexistingcustomersandaccessingthirdpartystatisticsonthe structure of the business population6.Identifywhichsegmentsare likelytoneedaunique approachanddetail how your propositionandmessagingwill reflectthisA feature basedapproachisuseful,butit’sfarmore powerful tosegmentaccordingtocustomerbehaviours,needsandattitudes.Thisdeeperlevel of understandingletsyoupreciselytailoryourofferandmessagingsothatyou’re a perfectfit andthe natural choice. The target marketforany B2B productor service isnot one homogeneousmass. Rather,it can usuallybe dividedintoseveral distinctgroupsbasedonwhothey are,how theybehave,whattheywantorwhat theythink. The most common approach to segmentationinB2Bmarketsis feature based. Here the target marketisdividedintogroupsbasedon‘firmographics’suchas companysize,locationoractivity.Thisapproachmayalso segmentthe market accordingto the nature of relationship orproductusage characteristics. To segmentbasedonfeaturesfollowsix steps: 1. Understandwhat featuresof acustomerare relevant,i.e.will impactyour propositionfororapproach to the segment 2. Get a database of all your customersandrecordthe relevantfeaturesnext to each 3. Analyse yourprofiledcustomerbase toidentifythe majorgroupswhichexist 4. Researchcompetitorsandspeaktothose receivingnew businessenquiriesto additionallyidentifysegmentsnotcurrentlyinyourcustomerbase 5. Prioritise segmentsbymappingonsalesandprofitdatafromexisting customersandaccessingthirdparty statisticsonthe structure of the businesspopulation 6. Identifywhichsegmentsare likelytoneedaunique approachand
  • 2. detail howyourpropositionandmessagingwillreflectthis A feature basedapproachisuseful,butit’sfarmore powerful tosegment accordingto customerbehaviours,needsandattitudes.Thisdeeperlevel of understandingletsyoupreciselytailoryourofferandmessagingso that you’re a perfectfitandthe natural choice.