or Services Group 8 Marketing Segmentation Is a marketing strategy that involves dividing a broad target market into subsets of consumer Types of Marketing Segmentation Demographic Segmentation Geographic Segmentation Behavioral Segmentation Psychographic Segmentation Demographic Segmentation Simplest and most widest type of market segmentation used The market divide based on the structure of population. Geographic Segmentation The market divide based on geographic factor. Behavioral Segmentation It divides consumers into groups according to their knowledge of, attitude towards, usage rate or response to a product Psychographic Segmentation It is a classification of customers with regard to different characteristics. Importance of Segmentation 1. Marketers can be more efficient with their time, money and other resources than if they were targeting consumers on individual level Importance of Segmentation 2. Reduces the risk of unsuccessful or ineffective marketing campaign 3. To prioritize target audiences