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MKT Chapter 6
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market segmentation | dividing a market into smaller segments with distinct needs, characteristics, or behavior that might require separate marketing strategies or mixes |
market targeting | the process of evaluating each market segment's attractiveness and selecting one or more segments to enter |
differentiation | actually differentiating the market offering to create superior customer value |
positioning | arranging for a market offering to occupy a clear, distinctive, and desirable place relative to competing products in the mind of target customers |
geographic segmentation | dividing a market into different geographical units such as nations, states, regions, counties, cities, or neighborhoods |
demographic segmentation | dividing the market into segments based on variales such as age, gender, family size,family life, income, occupation, religion, race, generation, and nationality |
age and life cycle segmentation | dividing a market into different age and life-cycle groups |
gender segmentation | dividing a market into different segments based on gender |
income segmentation | dividing a market into different income segments |
psychographic segmentation | dividing a market into different segments based on social class, lifestyle, or personality characteristics |
behavioral segmentation | dividing a market into segments based on consumer knowledge, attitudes, uses, or responses to a product |
occasion segmentation | dividing the market into segments according to occasions when buyers get the idea to buy, actually make their purchase, or use the purchased item |
benefit segmentation | dividing the market into segments according to the different benefits that consumers seek from the product |
intermarket segmentation | forming segments of consumer who have similar need and buying behavior even though they are located in different countries |
target market | a set of buyers sharing common needs or characteristics that the company decides to serve |
undifferentiated (mass) marketing | a market coverage strategy in which a firm decides to ignore market segment differences ad go after the whole market with one offer |
differentiated (segmented) marketing | a market coverage strategy in which a firm decides to target several market segments and designs separate offers for each |
concentrated (niche) marketing | a market coverage strategy in which a firm goes after a large share of one or a few segments or niches |
micromarketing | the practice of tailoring products and marketing programs to the needs and wants of specific individuals and local customer segments-includes local marketing and individual marketing |
local marketing | tailoring brands and promotions to the needs and wants of local customer segments-cities, neighborhoods, and even specific stores |
individual marketing | tailoring products and marketing programs to the needs and preferences of individual customers-also labeled one to one marketing, customized marketing, and markets of one marketing |
product position | the way the product is defined by consumers on important attributes-the place the product occupies in consumers minds relative to competing products |
competitive advantage | an advantage over competitors gained by offering greater customer value, either through lower prices or by providing more benefits that justify higher prices |
value proposition | the full positioning of a brand-the full mix of benefits upon which it is positioned |
positioning statement | a statement that summarizes company or brand positioning- it takes this form: to (target segment and need) our (brand) is (concept) that (point of difference) |