Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning

Camilleri, M. A. (2018). Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning. In Travel Marketing, Tourism Economics and the Airline Product (Chapter 4, pp. 69-83). Springer, Cham, Switzerland.

17 Pages Posted: 17 Dec 2018

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Mark Anthony Camilleri

University of Malta; University of Edinburgh; Northwestern University

Date Written: December 1, 2017

Abstract

Businesses may not be in a position to satisfy all of their customers, every time. It may prove difficult to meet the exact requirements of each individual customer. People do not have identical preferences, so rarely does one product completely satisfy everyone. Therefore, many companies may usually adopt a strategy that is known as target marketing. This strategy involves dividing the market into segments and developing products or services to these segments. A target marketing strategy is focused on the customers’ needs and wants. Hence, a prerequisite for the development of this customer-centric strategy is the specification of the target markets that the companies will attempt to serve. The marketing managers who may consider using target marketing will usually break the market down into groups (segments). Then they target the most profitable ones. They may adapt their marketing mix elements, including; products, prices, channels, and promotional tactics to suit the requirements of individual groups of consumers. In sum, this chapter explains the three stages of target marketing, including; market segmentation (ii) market targeting and (iii) market positioning.

Keywords: marketing, market segmentation, segmentation, targeting, niche marketing, positioning, airline marketing, travel marketing, business customers

JEL Classification: M00, M1, M10, M3, M30, M31, Z3, Z30, Z32

Suggested Citation

Camilleri, Mark, Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning (December 1, 2017). Camilleri, M. A. (2018). Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning. In Travel Marketing, Tourism Economics and the Airline Product (Chapter 4, pp. 69-83). Springer, Cham, Switzerland., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3289470

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