Market Segmentation Analysis : understanding it, doing it, and making it useful / Sara Dolnicar, Bettina Grün, Friedrich Leisch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dolnicar, Sara, Author.

Grün, Bettina, author.

Leisch, Friedrich, author.

Series:

Management for professionals.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marketing research.

Statistics.

Market Research/Competitive Intelligence.

Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance.

Local Subjects:

Market Research/Competitive Intelligence.

Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXI, 324 p. 123 illus., 51 illus. in color.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This open access book offers something for everyone working with market segmentation: practical guidance for users of market segmentation solutions; organisational guidance on implementation issues; guidance for market researchers in charge of collecting suitable data; and guidance for data analysts with respect to the technical and statistical aspects of market segmentation analysis. Even market segmentation experts will find something new, including a vast array of useful visualisation techniques that make interpretation of market segments and selection of target segments easier. The book talks the reader through every single step, every single potential pitfall, and every single decision that needs to be made to ensure market segmentation analysis is conducted as well as possible. All calculations are accompanied not only with a detailed explanation, but also with R code that allows readers to replicate any aspect of what is being covered in the book using R, the open-source environment for statistical computing and graphics.

Contents:

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1. Market segmentation

Chapter 2. Market segmentation analysis

Part II. Ten steps of market segmentation analysis

Chapter 3. STEP 1: Deciding (not) to segment

Chapter 4. STEP 2: Specifying the ideal target segment

Chapter 5. STEP 3: Collecting data

Chapter 6. STEP 4: Exploring data

Chapter 7. STEP 5: Extracting segments

Chapter 8. STEP 6: Profiling segments

Chapter 9. STEP 7: Describing segments

Chapter 10. STEP 8: Selecting (the) target segment(s)

Chapter 11. STEP 9: Customising the marketing mix

Chapter 12. STEP 10: Evaluation and monitoring. .

Notes:

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Other Format:

print version

ISBN:

981-10-8818-7

OCLC:

1050722411