Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Benefits Of A Market Segmentation Strategy

By Kate McMahon


A good market segmentation strategy has been used by diverse companies to become successful in their domain. Those who fail to have this could not distinguish the possible buyers who might want to try their products. Moreover, they could not devise a plan on how to capture them since they do not know their targeted group. Still, there are plenty of benefits that a company could have by considering such strategies.

Segmentation has been a very effective method to increase the focus of any firm. Whenever you have a better focus, you will definitely have better returns. There are numerous companies that started focusing on smaller segments. These companies would base their strategy completely on a certain segment which will increase their focus and profitability.

If the focus would increase, their competitiveness would likewise increase. Their market share also increases and their chances of having new competitors that could compete with them may be low. Loyalty of people on their brand would somehow gain. It further increases competitiveness of some firms from a certain view.

Another type of this would be geographic segmentation that would make expansion very possible. When you already have your market strategy that will be based on a particular geography, you could certainly expand to some nearby areas. Yet, this plays and essential role for expansion. You could never expand further in areas that you are not familiar about the kind of customers that might await you.

By using this, a company can also somehow retain their customers. Communication must also be made possible by simply knowing the target market. This is a major requirement in any segmentation strategy. You will never conform a message without knowing your demography and the behavior of your customers.

Picking an excellent kind of media that will be used to relay your marketing messages are necessary to attain efficiency in marketing. Knowing the segments and using the proper medium will make it easier for you to communicate. If you are planning to sell some outdoor tools and equipment, try to advertise it in adventure magazines.

By simply limiting the audience, you might select from the many forms of media that are available like the radio, magazines and websites that the customers might hear or see. You could also reach out to them in various ways that can be very convenient for them. By this, you could even choose different sections and even show them a particular product that would be best for them.

You may also develop any unique selling message that will be easier for the audience to relate especially if they want to gain benefits. Creating a brand will be easier by having excellent characteristics that will include affordability, service, price and status. You may even have excellent reputation and protect your primary brand.

Having a market segmentation strategy could be very useful to all companies so that they will end up with a successful product line. Through this, they can determine what particular products might suit the needs of some specific groups. Therefore, they can satisfy the needs of these people in a more effective way. However, there are few organizations that are big enough to cater all the desires of each person.




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