Target Marketing

Target Marketing

Target marketing is one of the best ways to appeal to the wants and needs of a certain group of people. Most marketers know the popular principle “20 percent of buyers consume 80 percent of product volume." However, the really hard part is to find that 20 percent of buyers that are willing to buy our products and market to them specifically. What makes it hard to find the right target market is the fact that there are many market segments out there. There are demographic segments such as age, gender, income level, race or marital status. Other segments are based on the consumers’ lifestyle information like hobbies, religion, personality and even their life stage. Finding a sustainable, identifiable, accessible and responsive market segment is one of the keys to the success of a product.

One of the companies that has a very defined target market is Mercedes Benz. Although Mercedes Benz is an international company, their market size is relatively small because they have a very specific market. This sophisticated car company basically targets high-class, middle aged men and women. People who can afford these cars have a high education and income level, and they target middle age people because younger or older people are less likely to have the purchasing power to buy their vehicles. Even though most car companies focus on models that are attractive to men, Mercedes Benz has been successful in creating designs that include features that have a special appeal to each gender.

The best way to market to an audience like this is to include the best features and the most innovative and advance technology in the car industry. For example, their new model, the CLA45 AMG Coupe, offers some of the most advanced features in the market. Their performance and safety features include an AMG sport suspension, collision prevention assistant, LED daytime running lamps and rain-sensing windshield wipers. Their entertainment and convenience package offers a...