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Market Segmentation - Behavioural Segmentation

Author: Jim Riley  Last updated: Sunday 23 September, 2012

Behavioural segmentation divides customers into groups based on the way they respond to, use or know of a product.

Behavioural segments can group consumers in terms of:

Occasions

When a product is consumed or purchased. For example, cereals have traditionally been marketed as a breakfast-related product. Kelloggs have always encouraged consumers to eat breakfast cereals on the "occasion" of getting up. More recently, they have tried to extend the consumption of cereals by promoting the product as an ideal, anytime snack food.

Usage

Some markets can be segmented into light, medium and heavy user groups

Loyalty

Loyal consumers - those who buy one brand all or most of the time - are valuable customers. Many companies try to segment their markets into those where loyal customers can be found and retained compared with segments where customers rarely display any product loyalty.

Benefits Sought

An important form of behavioural segmentation. Benefit segmentation requires Marketers to understand and find the main benefits customers look for in a product. An excellent example is the toothpaste market where research has found four main "benefit segments" - economic; medicinal, cosmetic and taste.






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