Strategic Management: A Competitive Advantage Approach, Concepts and Cases, 16/e
by Fred R. David, Forest R. David
Market Segmentation
Market segmentation and product positioning rank as marketing’s most important contributions to strategic management.Market segmentation can be defined as the subdividing of a market into distinct subsets of customers according to needs and buying habits. For example, eBay recently initiated a new market segmentation strategy to target consumers under 18 years old. “We’re definitely looking at ways to legitimately bring younger people in,” said Devin Wenig at eBay. “We won’t allow a 15-year-old unfettered access to the site. We would want a parent, an adult, as a ride-along. But the age 18 and up group [is] an increasingly savvy and desirable consumer segment for us.”
Market segmentation is important in strategy implementation ...
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