Learning objectives:
be able to understand …
… how businesses
can identify
market segments
… how businesses
can map their
market to
identify key
features
… how businesses use this
information to identify and target
gaps in the market
Market segmentsMarket segments
Definition
A part of a market that
contains a group of buyers
with similar characteristics
and buying habits
Definition
A part of a market that
contains a group of buyers
with similar characteristics
and buying habits
•Age
thirty somethings, ‘grey’
•Gender
male, female
•Household type
DINKYs, KIPPERs, Pink £
•Income levels
low, middle, high
•Ethnic group
white, Asian, Afro-Caribbean
•Geographical
North West, Europe, South East Asia
•Socio-economic group
working class, middle class
How businesses segmentHow businesses segment
• Religion
Jewish, Muslim
GroupType
1 Higher managerial and professional occupations
1.1 Large employers and higher managerial occupations
1.2 Higher professional occupations
2 Lower managerial and professional occupations
3 Intermediate occupations
4 Small employers and own account workers
5 Lower supervisory and technical occupations
6 Semi-routine occupations
7 Routine occupations
8 Never worked and long-term unemployed
Socio-economic groupsSocio-economic groups
Task 1: which segment?Task 1: which segment?
In pairs, look at two adverts and decide which
market segments the company is targeting.
Record your ideas on your worksheet
Be ready to feedback your ideas to the rest of
the class
Task 2: homeworkTask 2: homework
For next lesson see if you can find an advert
which is targeted at you or your family
Stick this advert in your worksheet in the
space provided
Write 3 sentences about why you think this
advert is targeted at you or your family
Task 3: why does Unilever Task 3: why does Unilever
produce so many shampoos?produce so many shampoos?
Task 4: extended writingTask 4: extended writing
Unilever offers a range of different types and
brands of shampoo.
Explain why it does this (8 marks)
Market mappingMarket mapping
Definition
A market map is diagram that
shows the range of possible
positions for 2 features of a
product
Definition
A market map is diagram that
shows the range of possible
positions for 2 features of a
product
•High priced / low priced
•For young / for old
•Modern / traditional
•For men / for women
•Low fat / high fat
•Everyday / luxury
How markets can be mappedHow markets can be mapped
Task 5: map the chocolate Task 5: map the chocolate
marketmarket
Let’s have a go at mapping the chocolate
market
We will use the following criteria
luxury chocolate / everyday chocolate
light chocolate / filling chocolate
When you are called to come up to the
whiteboard
choose a brand of chocolate
decide where it should be placed on the market map
drag the brand to your chosen position
justify your decision to the rest of the class
Luxury
Everyday
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x Twix
x Mars
x Turkish Delight
x Crunchie
x Kit Kat
x Milk Tray
x Dairy Milk
x Maltesers
x Snickers
x Caramel
x Snaps
x Celebrations
x Lindor balls
x Milky way
x Fudge
x Milky bar
x Buttons
x Galaxy
x Flake
Task 6: paired discussionTask 6: paired discussion
Using the chocolate market map we have
created, discuss why a market map would be
useful to a business
Record your ideas on the worksheet
Uses of market mapping for
existing businesses
To show where a
sector is
overcrowded
To show where a
sector is
overcrowded
To identify gaps
in the market to
extend product
range
To identify gaps
in the market to
extend product
range
To stop the producer becoming
over reliant on one sector which
may decline
To stop the producer becoming
over reliant on one sector which
may decline
Use of market mapping for
new businesses
To identify gaps in the market in
order to enter as a ‘niche’ provider
To identify gaps in the market in
order to enter as a ‘niche’ provider
Task 7: exam practiceTask 7: exam practice
Complete the three multiple choice questions
on the worksheet to check your
understanding of the topic we have now
completed.
Record your mark on your worksheet.