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Nivea employs market segmentation to tailor its products to diverse customer needs, ensuring high sales and market share. By dividing consumers into socio-economic classes, age, gender, lifestyle, and geographic locations, Nivea effectively targets its audiences. The main segments include skincare for young adults, moisturizers for middle-aged consumers, and anti-aging products for seniors. This targeted approach allows Nivea to develop specific products that resonate with each segment, contributing to its popularity and sales growth.
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MARKET SEGMENTATION The division of potential customers into groups with similar characteristics
Questions Why does Nivea have to segment the market? How have Nivea segmented their product range? List the 3 segments and explain what each segment uses the product for. How does market segmentation allow Nivea to maintain high sales/ market share?
Segmentation SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASS – Some business aim their products at specific social classes, and their income.
Segmentation RELIGION / ETHNICITY – Products may be targeted towards specific religious / ethic groups.
Segmentation AGE – The demand for some products is clearly linked to age. For example, holiday companies segments the market by age.
Segmentation GENDER – Some business aim their products specifically at one gender, producing products just for women or men.
Segmentation LIFESTYLE – This method of segmentation attempts to classify consumers according to their individual patterns of expenditure.
Segmentation GEODEMOGRAPHIC – Segments consumers using geographic and economic factors. For example, where the customer lives and the type of house they live in. www.upmystreet.com
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Mass Market • This is where there is a very large number of sales of a product
Niche market • This is a small usually specialised, market segment of a much larger market.