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Market Segmentation

Conceptual and Methodological Foundations

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Authors:
  1. Michel Wedel

    1. University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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  2. Wagner A. Kamakura

    1. University of Iowa, USA

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Part of the book series: International Series in Quantitative Marketing (ISQM, volume 8)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Historical Development of the Market Segmentation Concept

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 3-6

    3. Segmentation Bases

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 7-16

    4. Segmentation Methods

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 17-29

    5. Tools for Market Segmentation

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 31-35

  3. Segmentation Methodology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Clustering Methods

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 39-73

    3. Mixture Models

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 75-99

    4. Mixture Regression Models

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 101-124

    5. Mixture Unfolding Models

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 125-144

    6. Profiling Segments

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 145-158

    7. Dynamic Segmentation

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 159-186

  4. Special Topics in Market Segmentation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Joint Segmentation

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 189-194

    3. Market Segmentation with Tailored Interviewing

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 195-215

    4. Model-Based Segmentation Using Structural Equation Models

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 217-229

    5. Segmentation Based on Product Dissimilarity Judgements

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 231-238

  5. Applied Market Segmentation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. General Observable Bases: Geo-Demographics

      • Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura
      Pages 241-258
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About this book

Modern marketing techniques in industrialized countries cannot be implemented without segmentation of the potential market. Goods are no longer produced and sold without a significant consideration of customer needs combined with a recognition that these needs are heterogeneous. Since first emerging in the late 1950s, the concept of segmentation has been one of the most researched topics in the marketing literature. Segmentation has become a central topic to both the theory and practice of marketing, particularly in the recent development of finite mixture models to better identify market segments.
This second edition of Market Segmentation updates and extends the integrated examination of segmentation theory and methodology begun in the first edition. A chapter on mixture model analysis of paired comparison data has been added, together with a new chapter on the pros and cons of the mixture model. The book starts with a framework for considering the various bases and methods available for conducting segmentation studies. The second section contains a more detailed discussion of the methodology for market segmentation, from traditional clustering algorithms to more recent developments in finite mixtures and latent class models. Three types of finite mixture models are discussed in this second section: simple mixtures, mixtures of regressions and mixtures of unfolding models. The third main section is devoted to special topics in market segmentation such as joint segmentation, segmentation using tailored interviewing and segmentation with structural equation models. The fourth part covers four major approaches to applied market segmentation: geo-demographic, lifestyle, response-based, and conjoint analysis. The final concluding section discusses directions for further research.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Groningen, The Netherlands

    Michel Wedel

  • University of Iowa, USA

    Wagner A. Kamakura

About the authors

Michel Wedel (1957) is Professor of Marketing Research at the Department of Economics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Market Segmentation

  • Book Subtitle: Conceptual and Methodological Foundations

  • Authors: Michel Wedel, Wagner A. Kamakura

  • Series Title: International Series in Quantitative Marketing

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4651-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8635-3Published: 31 December 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7104-5Published: 17 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-4651-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0923-6716

  • Series E-ISSN: 2199-1057

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 382

  • Topics: Marketing, Organization, Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics

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