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SEM1 3.01 A - Market Planning

SEM1 3.01 A - Market Planning. PE – Select target market appropriate for product/business to obtain the best return on marketing investment PI – Describe the nature of target marketing in sport/event marketing. Terms.

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SEM1 3.01 A - Market Planning

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  1. SEM1 3.01A - Market Planning PE – Select target market appropriate for product/business to obtain the best return on marketing investment PI – Describe the nature of target marketing in sport/event marketing

  2. Terms • Market – includes the group of all potential customers who share common needs • Target market – group of very specific customers that a company desires to have as consumers • Mass marketing – single marketing plan to reach all consumers – Ex: bottled water • Marketing segments – groups of unique individuals that share common characteristics • Market segmentation – dividing the entire market into smaller groups that share common characteristics & to create a target market – niche market would be an example

  3. The importance of target markets to SEM & why is it increasing • Provides them with a group of potential or existing customers in which to communicate • About their good or service to match, understand & satisfy customer needs – (leads to customer retention too!) • Who is buying, what do they buy and why do they buy – the more you know the better your product can satisfy those specific needs

  4. The importance of target markets to SEM & why is it increasing • Develop a specific, targeted marketing mix • Reflect differences in customer tastes & their needs • Increased sales & profits from each targeted market & more opportunities for growth • Make sure the customers you are targeting have the willingness and ability (disposable income) to purchase

  5. Describe advantages & disadvantages of using Market Segments • Advantages • Distinctive/Identifiable • Accessible/Actionable • Easy to get to • Measurable/Definable • Substantial • Large enough to make a difference • Stable • Will be around long enough for marketing to work • Disadvantages • Wrong market • Can’t reach them • No real data • Bad forecasts or information • Fads

  6. Describe advantages & disadvantages of Mass Marketing • Advantages • Less confusion • To implement • To customers • Less promotional cost • Less work • Strategic thinking • Manual hours • Disadvantages • Single message may not reach enough customers • May not keep pace with new trends • Lost sales opportunities • Harder and more costly to gain a new customer than to retain an old one

  7. Market Research • Find 8 products or services of your choosing: • Identify the target market (age range, % of male/female, % of ethnicity, income level, family size) • How is the company reaching their target markets? (mass marketing, market segments, market segmentation, or combinations) • Create a PowerPoint Presentation of your findings and submit in Edmodo • Due by end of class

  8. Trends to smaller market segments 1950’s - Mass Marketing 1960’s Market Segments 1970’s Niche Marketing 1980’s Mass Customization 1990’s Micro-Marketing 2000’s E-Marketing

  9. Demographic Market Segmentation • Age • Generation • Baby-boomers (‘46 – ’64) • X (‘65 – ’76) • Y (‘77 – ’93) • Z (‘94 – ’04) techies • Gender • Family size • Family life cycle • Income • Disposable & Discretionary • Occupation • Education • Ethnicity • Nationality • Religion • Social Class

  10. Geographic Market Segmentation • Region: by continent, country, state, city, neighborhood or street • Size of metropolitan area: segmented according to size of population • Population density: often classified as urban, suburban or rural • Climate: according to weather patterns common to certain geographic regions

  11. Psychographic Market Segmentation • Activities • Interests • Opinions • Attitudes • Values • Lifestyles • What a person likes to do

  12. Behavioral Market Segmentation • Behavior towards a product • Benefits sought by the customer • Usage Rate – how often do they purchase? • Brand Loyalty – they expect something • User status – potential, first-time or regular • Readiness to buy – urgency • Occasions like holidays, birthdays & events that stimulate purchases

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