{"id":6766,"date":"2024-01-16T00:26:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T00:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/principles-of-marketing-purpose-and-benefits-of-segmentation-chapter-3-discussion-question\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T00:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T00:26:12","slug":"principles-of-marketing-purpose-and-benefits-of-segmentation-chapter-3-discussion-question","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/principles-of-marketing-purpose-and-benefits-of-segmentation-chapter-3-discussion-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Principles of Marketing &#8211; Purpose and Benefits of Segmentation (Chapter 3 discussion question)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In order to understand the purpose and benefits of segmentation, it\u2019s helpful to step back momentarily and look at markets as a whole and how segments help us understand a market. A market is a group of potential buyers with needs and wants, as well as the purchasing power to satisfy those needs and wants. These buyers might be individuals, groups, businesses, or organizations. The \u201ctotal market\u201d constitutes all the potential customers for a given product. Potential customers share a common problem or business need that your product can address, and they share other characteristics as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In order for a market to exist, the following five criteria must be met:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">There must be a true need and\/or want for the product, service, or idea; this need may be recognized, unrecognized, or latent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The person\/organization must have the ability to pay for the product via means acceptable to the marketer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The person\/organization must be willing to buy the product.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The person\/organization must have the authority to buy the product.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The total number of people\/organizations meeting the previous criteria must be large enough to be profitable for the marketer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">If these criteria aren\u2019t met, there probably isn\u2019t a viable market for your product(s).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Think about this&#8230; What are some things that a person\/organization can do to prevent this from happening?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Two to three paragraph response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u>Textbook attached for reference. Chapter 3 (pages 60-85).<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to understand the purpose and benefits of segmentation, it\u2019s helpful to step back momentarily and look at markets as a whole and how segments help us understand a market. A market is a group of potential buyers with needs and wants, as well as the purchasing power to satisfy those needs and wants. 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