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Marketing Exam 2
Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Market segmentation | involves aggregating prospective buyers into groups, or segments, that (1) have common needs and (2) will respond similarly to a marketing action. |
| Product differentiation | is a marketing strategy that involves a firm using different marketing mix actions to help consumers perceive the product as being different and better than competing products. |
| market-product grid | is a framework to relate the market segments of potential buyers to products offered or potential marketing actions. |
| Product positioning | is the place a product occupies in consumers’ minds based on important attributes relative to competitive products. |
| Personas | are character descriptions of a brand’s typical customers. Personas bring target market data alive by creating fictional character narratives. |
| Product repositioning | involves changing the place a product occupies in a consumer’s mind relative to competitive products. |
| Ways to segment consumer markets | Geographic segmentation—where customers live or work. Demographic segmentation—objective classification. Psychographic segmentation—subjective attributes. Behavioral segmentation—observable action. |
| Step 1 in segmenting and targeting markets | GROUP POTENTIAL BUYERS INTO SEGMENTS |
| Step 2 in segmenting and targeting markets | GROUP PRODUCTS TO BE SOLD INTO CATEGORIES |
| Step 3 in segmenting and targeting markets | DEVELOP A MARKET-PRODUCT GRID AND ESTIMATE THE SIZE OF MARKETS |
| Step 4 in segmenting and targeting markets | SELECT TARGET MARKETS |
| Step 5 in segmenting and targeting markets | TAKE MARKETING ACTIONS TO REACH TARGET MARKETS |
| Organizational synergy | better functioning organization. |
| Cannibalization | stealing sales from yourself |
| Three segmentation strategies | One product and multiple market segments. Multiple products and multiple market segments. Segments of one—“mass customization.” |
| Segmentation | Linking needs to actions |