Nowadays, Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning (STP) is the most used strategic way in Marketing. It is the prime of the available methods that are applied to create marketing models in practice. This model is beneficial when making marketing communication plans because it aids marketers to prioritize ideas and thereby create and advertise unique and appropriate slogans to communicate with various segments this is a segment based strategy rather than a product based strategy. This strategy enables to communicate more appropriate messages to product appealing segments. Segmentation Segmentation is a marketing strategy that involves separating a wide target market into small groups of customers who share the common need of using or purchasing the product that needs to be marketed. Market segmentation strategies are utilized to identify these groups of consumers and strategies are designed and implemented to make the product or service appeal to them. Support and also the product will be strategically placed in order to successfully achieve the ultimate marketing goal. Businesses and organizations may come up with different type of strategies involving different products and catchy phrases depending on the product or the target segment. Targeting Once a business has successfully completed segmentation based on the market into various groups the targets will be chosen. As we all know no one unique strategy will be able to appeal to all consumer segments therefore being able to come up with different strategies for specific targets are a vital aspect of marketing. There are three strategies that are generally used for identifying the most profitable target markets and they are as follows Positioning The activities consisted in the process of identifying a problem that has to be addressed in marketing or an opportunity to increase the brand image of a business or to increase sales volume by having an increased reach in advertising and formulating a strategy based on extensive market research, segmentation and supporting data is known as positioning in terms of marketing. Positioning is formulating a strategy using tactical development phases to carry out a goal to attain an organizational objective. Generally the positioning process involves the following steps Task 2 Micro environmental Factors There are six primary micro environmental factors that usually influence Boots’ business activities, each of the microenvironment factors consists within itself a self-contained micro environment that is alone but allows interaction between other micro environments. The six primary micro environmental factors are divided into two groups one which directly impacts Boots’ and the other that doesn’t.
“A market segment consists of a group of customers who share a similar set of needs and wants. The marketer’s task is to identify the appropriate number and nature of market segment and decide ...
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Caroline and Jennifer said that ‘Market segmentation is a crucial marketing strategy. Its aim is to identify and delineate market segments or set of buyers which would then become targets for the company’s marketing plans.’ (Tynan and Drayton, 1987) There are many ways to segment the market, such as age, region, environment, psychology and wages (Hall, Jones and Raffo, 2010).
Segmentation, targeting and positioning are the fundament of modern marketing (Proctor, 2002, p. 188, as cited in Harris and Schaefer, 2015).
Market segmentation can be defined as the process of subdividing and defining a large homogenous market into a clearly noticeable segments
According to Kotler et al 2013 market segmentation is defined as dividing a market into smaller segments of buyers with distinct needs, characteristics or behaviours that might require separate marketing strategies or mixes. As per the industry data which we were operating we used different theories to segment the market one of them is STP process. In this method whole market is sub divided into different segments based on three activities these are segmentation, targeting and positioning. From the market information in case study we identified similar groups of consumer under market segmentation activity. For example market E had consumers travelling between mini hub to medium city that had a new and growing market. While targeting the market we identified which group of consumers to aim for instance market D had major university and service sectors. Lastly in the product and brand positioning we created a concept so as to appeal the target market by running as discount airline. One of the approaches for market segmentation according to Kotler et...
With the processor market for personal computers stabilizing, and the future of Intel being involved in broader markets, Intel will have to develop its market segmentation strategy. For each new market that Intel enters they will have new market segmentation obstacles to overcome. “Market segmentation can be defined as the subdividing of a market into distinct, but possibly overlapping subsets, where any subset may be selected as a market target to be reached with a distinct marketing mix (Desarbo)". Market segmentation strategy success relies on the proper steps along with a throw understanding of these steps. Since being pioneered in 1956 by Wendell Smith, market segmentation still remains to be one of the most pervasive activities in both market academic literature and practice. Ma...
The major premises or the foundational issues of marketing strategy are (Smith, Blazovich & Smith, 2013; Varadarajan, 2010). 1- The purposes of marketing strategy : A- To enable organizations to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. B- To create both market-based relational and intellectual assets. C- To enable organizations to build beneficial exchange relationships with customers. D- To modify, influence and shape the behaviors of customers. E- To identify and increase new paths of differentiation, and F- To enhance the importance of non-price criteria relative to price in the brand choice decision process of buyers 2- The last objective can be achieved through by segmenting market into subgroups and offer based on customer’s needs for each segment 3- Differentiation means heterogeneity in supply 4- A sustainable competitive advantage is important condition for a business to compete over the long-run.5- In an industry, there will be more than one path or marketing strategy to attain the desired performance. industries can attain superior performance by applying different marketing strategies such as promotional strategies ( ...
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Marketing is a well known act and process used by many businesses and brands to effectively sell their product or service. Marketing can be defined as a management method which creates the exchange between concepts or ideas to the customer. The four elements known as the four P’s of marketing are product, price, place and promotion. A product is selected and developed, followed by identifying a price determined by the company. A distribution medium is selected in order to enhance the reach to the place of the customer. The promotional strategy is designed and applied lastly so that it will further reach to the target audience. For this, a marketing strategy can be considered as the plan for contacting people and transforming them to become
The characteristics of a market are always evolving, so it can be vital to the success of a company to alter their targeting strategy to meet the changes within the market. According to Lewison & Hawes (2007), “A target marketing approach requires a focus on one or more selected market segments and the development of separate marketing programs for each segment” (p.16). The reasons for alteration in the targeting strategy can include low sales, changing demographics, new competitors, and changes in market research. These variables will have an effect on the targeting strategy deployed by any company, so it is important for a company to change
Marketing strategy is a process that can allow an organization to concentrate its resources on the optimal opportunities with the goals of increasing sales and achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. The Marketing strategy consist 4Ps that is place, product, price, and promotion. This 4Ps is used to market the product to the people and to make the product being famous in the country or international. The size of market segment for this product include geograpic, demographic, behavioural, and psychorgrapic.
Segmentation, targeting and positioning are interrelated activities which are important to achieving a successful Marketing Mix. Discuss these concepts in theory and give practical examples of how they can be applied to one industry of your choice
Market segmentation means dividing the market into distinct groups that have common needs and will respond similarly to marketing action. Each segment must be unique, have common needs, and respond in a similar manner to marketing efforts. Target market is the group of potential customer that has been selected by business to focus its marketing efforts towards. This is the group the business wants to sell its products/services to. Positioning refers to the image created in the minds of customer of its product or brand. It is a perception created in the minds of the consumer relative to that of its competitors.
As noticed earlier, the formulation of a marketing positioning strategy needs dedication and work from the respective strategist, like patience, creativity, ability, imagination and sheer instinct. It also requires awareness that some times, the best strategy might be not to enter the market.