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©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Chapter 8
Market Segmentation, Targeting, and
Positioning
Dr. John V. Padua
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Chapter Objectives• Explain market segmentation and identify
several possible bases for segmenting markets
• List and distinguish among the requirements for effective segmentation
• Illustrate the concept of positioning for competitive advantage
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Markets
• A market is all actual and potential buyers of a product or service
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Market Segmentation
• Geographic Segmentation
• Demographic Segmentation
• Psychographic Segmentation
• Behavior Segmentation©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Geographic Segmentation• Dividing the market into different
geographic units
– Nations– States– Regions– Counties– Cities– Neighborhoods
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Demographic Segmentation
• Dividing the market into groups based on demographic variables– Age– Gender– Income– Occupation
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Psychographic Segmentation
• Dividing buyers into different groups based on social class, lifestyle, and personality characteristics
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©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Behavior Segmentation• Buyers are divided into groups based on their
knowledge, attitude, and use or response to a product
• The best starting point for building market segments
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Requirements for Effective Segmentation• Measurability
• Accessibility
• Substantiality
• Actionability
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©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
• 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
Actionable• Effective programs can be designed to attract and serve the segments.
Requirements for Effective Segmentation
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©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Positioning Strategies
• Products can be positioned on specific attributes or against another product class
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©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Product Differentiation• Physical Attribute Differentiation
• Service Differentiation
• Personnel Differentiation
• Location Differentiation
• Image Differentiation ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Selecting the Right Competitive Advantages
• Avoid:– Underpositioning - failing ever to position
the company at all – Overpositioning - giving buyers too
narrow a picture of the company– Confused positioning - leaving buyers
with a confused image of a company
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, 4th editionUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Kotler, Bowen, and Makens
Positioning Measurement
• Perceptual mapping is a research tool used to measure a brand’s position
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