Market Segmentation,
Targeting
&
Positioning
Datuk Dr. Leow
Chee Seng
Expert
UNIDO, United Nation
Regulatory Impact Assessment, Malaysia
Productivity Corporation.
National Audit Department, Malaysia
Inland Revenue Board, Malaysia
Department of Fishery, Malaysia
Marine Department, Malaysia
The Federal Agricultural Marketing
Authority , (FAMA), Malaysia
Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Cambodia
PERODUA, Malaysia
South China Post, Hong Kong
Book Writer
Body Language Exposed: Never Get Lies Again
Trapping the cunning fox: Lie Detection
Selling with Heart and Soul
I see, I hear and I conquer: Human Leadership
Flintstones Management: Compassionate
Management
Preventable Accident: Judging into Safety and
Health
Nudge and Fudge: Behavioural Economics
Advisor, Humanology Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Productivity Champian, Malaysia
Productivity Corporation
Jawatankuasa Pemantauan Nexus
Productivity Perkhidmatan Profesional
Technical Expert, Behavioural Insights,
Malaysia Productivity Corporation
Honorary Professor of Nguyen Tat Thanh
University, Vietnam.
Panel of Expert of Sandikta College of
Administrative Science, Indonesia.
Advisor
Malaysia Corruption Watch (MCW)
Auditor Academy Malaysia
Vocational College Gerik, Vocational
College Kuala Selangor, Ministry of
Education, Malaysia
Vocational College Kuala Selangor,
Vocational College Kuala Selangor,
Ministry of Education, Malaysia
First City College University, Malaysia
SMART College, Malaysia
Body Language Analyst for South China
Morning Post, Hong Kong
Journal Editorial Board – Sit in more than
10 International Journal
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Segmentation
04
Positioning
02
Targeting
03
Case Study
Discussion Outlines
S.T.P Model and The
Relationship
S.T.P Approach: Strategic Marketing
Segmentation
Targeting
Positioning
Segmentation
Select base for
segmentation
Profilesegment
characteristics
Positioning
Develop position foreach
segment
Develop marketing
programforeach segment
Targeting
Evaluating segment
attractiveness
Select one ormore
segments as target
SEGMENTATION
CONSUMER
MARKETS
BUSINESS
MARKETS
SEGMENTING
INTERNATIONAL
MARKETS
CONSUMER MARKETS
Multiple Segmentation
Variables
Demographics
Behavioural
Psychographics
Geographical
Region, Climate, City
Age, Gender, Income
Lifestyle, social class,
personality
Loyalty, Benefits sought,
User Status, Occasions
SegmentingBusiness Market
1 Demographics
Industry, Company Size, Location
2 OPERATINGVARIABLES
Technology, usage status,
customer capabilities
3
SituationalFactors
Urgency, specific application,
size of order
4
Personal Characteristics
Buyer-seller similarity, attitudes
towards risk, loyalty
SegmentingInternationalMarkets
Type/Stability of
government,
amount of
bureaucracy
Political and Legal
Language, religion,
values, attitudes,
customs,
behavioural patterns
CulturalFactos
Location or region
Geographics
Population income/
level of economic
development
Economics Factors
Population
Market Segments Market Targets
Target Marketing
Choose
Right Target
Evaluating
Market
Segments
Competitor
Strategies
Degree of
Product
Variability
Market
Variability
Company
Objectives
and
Resources
Product Life
Cycle
Company
Resources
Segment Size
And
Growth
Structural
Attractiveness
Product
Substitute
Power of
Buyers
Power of
Suppliers
Level of
Competition
Positioning
• Map out the different
variables considered in the
market segments and
targeting. Position your
product differently to your
competitors in the mind of
your customers
Putting All Together
CASE STUDY
How does Gardenia Segment, Target and
Position themselves?
Segmentation and Targeting: Psychographics
Factors
1. Lifestyle
– customer who demands for freshness, convenience, variety
and uncompromising taste
– provide daily baked bread to their customers and have more
delivery channel such as supermarket, grocery shop or even
hawker along the road.
Segmentation and Targeting: Demographics
1. Age
– Teenager, adults and senior citizen.
• Teenager which is very energetic will require
some source to fight their hunger and in the same
time they are more likely to consume products
with sweet taste.
• waffle products to meet their demands.
– Adults and senior citizens: healthy diet,
• whole wheat fibre bread and contains a high
level of vitamins and fibre.
2. Income
– affordable for people of all ages and incomes
• Gardenia Twiggies, Gardenia Muffins, Squiggles, Fun-in-a-Bun and
Fluffy Bun besides its most popular sandwich loaves
Positioning
• Gardenia has own song to
make consumer remember
its bread which is “So
good...you can even eat it
on its own”.
• Point of Difference (PoP):
–healthy, fresh and high
quality product in
consumers’ minds
Market segmentation, targeting

Market segmentation, targeting

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    Datuk Dr. Leow CheeSeng Expert UNIDO, United Nation Regulatory Impact Assessment, Malaysia Productivity Corporation. National Audit Department, Malaysia Inland Revenue Board, Malaysia Department of Fishery, Malaysia Marine Department, Malaysia The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority , (FAMA), Malaysia Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Cambodia PERODUA, Malaysia South China Post, Hong Kong Book Writer Body Language Exposed: Never Get Lies Again Trapping the cunning fox: Lie Detection Selling with Heart and Soul I see, I hear and I conquer: Human Leadership Flintstones Management: Compassionate Management Preventable Accident: Judging into Safety and Health Nudge and Fudge: Behavioural Economics Advisor, Humanology Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Productivity Champian, Malaysia Productivity Corporation Jawatankuasa Pemantauan Nexus Productivity Perkhidmatan Profesional Technical Expert, Behavioural Insights, Malaysia Productivity Corporation Honorary Professor of Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam. Panel of Expert of Sandikta College of Administrative Science, Indonesia. Advisor Malaysia Corruption Watch (MCW) Auditor Academy Malaysia Vocational College Gerik, Vocational College Kuala Selangor, Ministry of Education, Malaysia Vocational College Kuala Selangor, Vocational College Kuala Selangor, Ministry of Education, Malaysia First City College University, Malaysia SMART College, Malaysia Body Language Analyst for South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Journal Editorial Board – Sit in more than 10 International Journal
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    S.T.P Model andThe Relationship
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    S.T.P Approach: StrategicMarketing Segmentation Targeting Positioning Segmentation Select base for segmentation Profilesegment characteristics Positioning Develop position foreach segment Develop marketing programforeach segment Targeting Evaluating segment attractiveness Select one ormore segments as target
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    CONSUMER MARKETS Multiple Segmentation Variables Demographics Behavioural Psychographics Geographical Region,Climate, City Age, Gender, Income Lifestyle, social class, personality Loyalty, Benefits sought, User Status, Occasions
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    SegmentingBusiness Market 1 Demographics Industry,Company Size, Location 2 OPERATINGVARIABLES Technology, usage status, customer capabilities 3 SituationalFactors Urgency, specific application, size of order 4 Personal Characteristics Buyer-seller similarity, attitudes towards risk, loyalty
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    SegmentingInternationalMarkets Type/Stability of government, amount of bureaucracy Politicaland Legal Language, religion, values, attitudes, customs, behavioural patterns CulturalFactos Location or region Geographics Population income/ level of economic development Economics Factors
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    Target Marketing Choose Right Target Evaluating Market Segments Competitor Strategies Degreeof Product Variability Market Variability Company Objectives and Resources Product Life Cycle Company Resources Segment Size And Growth Structural Attractiveness Product Substitute Power of Buyers Power of Suppliers Level of Competition
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    Positioning • Map outthe different variables considered in the market segments and targeting. Position your product differently to your competitors in the mind of your customers
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    How does GardeniaSegment, Target and Position themselves?
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    Segmentation and Targeting:Psychographics Factors 1. Lifestyle – customer who demands for freshness, convenience, variety and uncompromising taste – provide daily baked bread to their customers and have more delivery channel such as supermarket, grocery shop or even hawker along the road.
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    Segmentation and Targeting:Demographics 1. Age – Teenager, adults and senior citizen. • Teenager which is very energetic will require some source to fight their hunger and in the same time they are more likely to consume products with sweet taste. • waffle products to meet their demands. – Adults and senior citizens: healthy diet, • whole wheat fibre bread and contains a high level of vitamins and fibre. 2. Income – affordable for people of all ages and incomes • Gardenia Twiggies, Gardenia Muffins, Squiggles, Fun-in-a-Bun and Fluffy Bun besides its most popular sandwich loaves
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    Positioning • Gardenia hasown song to make consumer remember its bread which is “So good...you can even eat it on its own”. • Point of Difference (PoP): –healthy, fresh and high quality product in consumers’ minds