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Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
© Leonard Walletzký
Marketing framework
5C
Customer
Company
Context
Collaborators
Competitors
STP
Segmentation
Targeting
Positioning
Marketing
Mix
4P
7P
4C
7C
4S
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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
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
• Size, purchasing power, profiles
of segments can be measured.
• Segments can be effectively
reached and served.
• Segments are large or
profitable enough to serve.
Measurable
Accessible
Substantial
Differential
Actionable
• Segments must respond
differently to different marketing
mix elements & programs.
• Effective programs can be
designed to attract and serve
the segments.
Requirements for Effective Segmentation
Steps in Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
1. Identify Bases
for Segmenting the Market
2. Develop Profiles
of Resulting Segments
3. Develop Selection Criteria
4. Select Target
Segment(s)
5. Develop Positioning
for Each Target Segment
6. Develop Marketing
Mix for Each Target Segment Market
Positioning
Market
Targeting
Market Segmentation
Step 1. Market Segmentation
Levels of Market Segmentation
Mass Marketing
Mass Marketing
Same product to all consumers
(no segmentation)
Segment Marketing
Segment Marketing
Different products to one or more segments
(some segmentation)
Micromarketing
Products to suit the tastes of individuals and locations
Micromarketing
Products to suit the tastes of individuals and locations
(complete segmentation)
Niche Marketing
Niche Marketing
Different products to subgroups within segments
(more segmentation)
Local Marketing
Tailoring brands/ promotions
to local customer groups
Individual Marketing
Tailoring products/ programs
to individual customers
Step 1. Market Segmentation
Bases for Segmenting
Consumer Markets
Geographic
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
Nations, states,
regions or cities
Step 1. Market Segmentation
Bases for Segmenting Business Markets
Bases
for Segmenting
Bases
for Segmenting
Business
Markets
Demographics
Personal
Characteristics
Situational
Factors
Operating
Characteristics
Purchasing
Approaches
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
Political/
Legal
Cultural Intermarket
Economic
Geographic
Industrial Markets
Step 2. Market Targeting
Evaluating Market Segments (developing
selection criteria)
Segment Size and Growth
Segment Size and Growth
Analyze sales, growth rates and expected profitability for
various segments.
Segment Structural Attractiveness
Segment Structural Attractiveness
Consider effects of: Competitors, Availability of Substitute
Products and, the Power of Buyers & Suppliers.
Company Objectives and Resources
Company Objectives and Resources
Company skills & resources relative to the segment(s).
Look for Competitive Advantages.
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Company
Company
Marketing
Mix
Company
Marketing
Mix
Company
Company
Marketing Mix 1
Company
Company
Marketing Mix 2
Company
Company
Marketing Mix 3
Market
A. Undifferentiated Marketing
B. Differentiated Marketing
C. Concentrated Marketing
Step 2. Market Targeting
Market Coverage Strategies
Step 2. Market Targeting
Choosing a Market-Coverage Strategy
Company
Resources
Product
Variability
Product’s Life-Cycle
Stage
Market
Variability
Competitors’
Marketing Strategies
Step 3. Positioning for Competitive
Advantage
Product’s Position
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
Against a
Against a
Competitor
Usage
Usage
Occasions
Away from
Away from
Competitors
Product
Product
Attributes
Product
Product
Class
Benefits
Benefits
Offered
User Class
B
B
A
E
E
D
D
C
C
H
H
G
G
F
F
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
Image People
Areas for Competitive
Areas for Competitive
Differentiation
Selecting the Right Competitive
Advantages
Criteria
for
Determining
Which
Differences
to
Promote
Affordable Superior
Profitable
Preemptive
Distinctive
Important
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’

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PA240_-_L3_-_Market_segmentation (1).pdf

  • 1. Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning © Leonard Walletzký
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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.
  • 5. Advantages of Segmentation 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
  • 6. • Size, purchasing power, profiles of segments can be measured. • Segments can be effectively reached and served. • Segments are large or profitable enough to serve. Measurable Accessible Substantial Differential Actionable • Segments must respond differently to different marketing mix elements & programs. • Effective programs can be designed to attract and serve the segments. Requirements for Effective Segmentation
  • 7. Steps in Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning 1. Identify Bases for Segmenting the Market 2. Develop Profiles of Resulting Segments 3. Develop Selection Criteria 4. Select Target Segment(s) 5. Develop Positioning for Each Target Segment 6. Develop Marketing Mix for Each Target Segment Market Positioning Market Targeting Market Segmentation
  • 8. Step 1. Market Segmentation Levels of Market Segmentation Mass Marketing Mass Marketing Same product to all consumers (no segmentation) Segment Marketing Segment Marketing Different products to one or more segments (some segmentation) Micromarketing Products to suit the tastes of individuals and locations Micromarketing Products to suit the tastes of individuals and locations (complete segmentation) Niche Marketing Niche Marketing Different products to subgroups within segments (more segmentation) Local Marketing Tailoring brands/ promotions to local customer groups Individual Marketing Tailoring products/ programs to individual customers
  • 9. Step 1. Market Segmentation Bases for Segmenting Consumer Markets Geographic 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 Nations, states, regions or cities
  • 10. Step 1. Market Segmentation Bases for Segmenting Business Markets Bases for Segmenting Bases for Segmenting Business Markets Demographics Personal Characteristics Situational Factors Operating Characteristics Purchasing Approaches
  • 11. Segmenting Business Markets Segmentation by customer size or geographic location Four segments of business customers Programmed buyers Relationship buyers Transaction buyers Bargain hunters
  • 12. Step 1. Market Segmentation Bases for Segmenting International Markets Political/ Legal Cultural Intermarket Economic Geographic Industrial Markets
  • 13. Step 2. Market Targeting Evaluating Market Segments (developing selection criteria) Segment Size and Growth Segment Size and Growth Analyze sales, growth rates and expected profitability for various segments. Segment Structural Attractiveness Segment Structural Attractiveness Consider effects of: Competitors, Availability of Substitute Products and, the Power of Buyers & Suppliers. Company Objectives and Resources Company Objectives and Resources Company skills & resources relative to the segment(s). Look for Competitive Advantages.
  • 14. Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Company Company Marketing Mix Company Marketing Mix Company Company Marketing Mix 1 Company Company Marketing Mix 2 Company Company Marketing Mix 3 Market A. Undifferentiated Marketing B. Differentiated Marketing C. Concentrated Marketing Step 2. Market Targeting Market Coverage Strategies
  • 15. Step 2. Market Targeting Choosing a Market-Coverage Strategy Company Resources Product Variability Product’s Life-Cycle Stage Market Variability Competitors’ Marketing Strategies
  • 16. Step 3. Positioning for Competitive Advantage Product’s Position 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.
  • 17. Step 3. Positioning for Competitive Advantage: Strategies Against a Against a Competitor Usage Usage Occasions Away from Away from Competitors Product Product Attributes Product Product Class Benefits Benefits Offered User Class B B A E E D D C C H H G G F F
  • 18. 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
  • 19. Developing Competitive Differentiation Product Service Image People Areas for Competitive Areas for Competitive Differentiation
  • 20. Selecting the Right Competitive Advantages Criteria for Determining Which Differences to Promote Affordable Superior Profitable Preemptive Distinctive Important Communicable
  • 21. 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’