Segmentation is a foundational tool used to understand the customer landscape. After segmenting
the market, we provide an assessment of where to play and how to win, at both a global level and for
individual markets or regions. We also explore linking to your brand's internal databases to ensure
full implementation and activation.
Key questions
answered include:
- What does the customer landscape look like, and who should I
target?
- Where are the largest segments in the market?
- How can we win with target segments?
- How does my brand(s) perform today across the various
segments?
- Which occasions provide the most ROI and how do we best win
there?
- How do the segments vary across markets and where should we
invest?
Each solution is
tailored specifically to the business question and client need, often leveraging these four
stages:
- Discovery and Framing: Conduct stakeholder
interviews to gather cross-functional perspective and hypotheses to be validated or dispelled.
Audit existing research and strategy documents to leverage current knowledge. Conduct working
session with core team to align on final research design and project plan.
- Research and Analytics: Conduct primary research
(qualitative optional) with focus consumers. Apply advanced analytics to survey data to develop
multiple potential segmentation solutions. Workshop with core team to align on ideal
solution.
- Strategy Building: Identify focus segments based
on a set of criteria including, but not limited to size of the prize, brand fit, brand
performance, competitive intensity, and future strategy. Highlight where to play and how to
win.
- Socialization & Activation: Conduct
cross-functional workshop to deploy results, and bring them to life. Begin ideation based on
opportunities identified and align with team on roadmap for next steps.