Describe the primary segment in terms of the behavioral, demographic, and psychographic characteristics for the segment. Give this segment an appropriate name. See, Segmenting and Targeting Markets and Customers in Learning Resources.

Marketing Principles

Instructions

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to apply segmentation and targeting techniques to potential new subsets for a marketing campaign. This connects to course learning outcomes of constructing market segments of target customers for a product or service.

Assignment Task Overview

For this assignment, you will assume the role of a marketing analyst. Your consulting firm has been hired to help with a campaign effort for the client company of your selected product/service. You will communicate your results in a professional memorandum.
There are three steps to this assignment. Review all three steps before you begin.

Step 1: Refer to the product/service you chose for your Value Proposition Assignment.

The product/service you chose for the Value Proposition Assignment in Week 2 will be the subject of this assignment.

Review any feedback you received on your Value Proposition memo. You will be writing a longer, more detailed memo about the same product/service for this assignment.

Follow the specific instructions outlined in Steps 2 and 3 below.

Step 2: Respond to each of the following questions as they relate to your product/service.

Note the research and references requirement.

Your market segmentation memo will have three major sections.

Respond to all the questions in each section.

Your memo also must meet the research and references requirement in Step 3.

I. Market Segment Analysis

Determine and describe the current primary segment. The client has an interesting question.

What target market can be perceived by current messaging for the product/service?

Visit the public website for your company’s product/service. Based on the information available and any other publicly available information, infer the primary target market based on the messaging you find.

Describe the primary segment you believe your company is targeting for this product/service. Focus only on this product/service .

Describe the primary segment in terms of the behavioral, demographic, and psychographic characteristics for the segment. Give this segment an appropriate name. See, Segmenting and Targeting Markets and Customers in Learning Resources.

 

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