demographic

(noun)

A grouping of people for statistical purposes, based as age, race, gender, etc.

Examples of demographic in the following topics:

  • Demographics of New Markets

    • Marketers typically combine several variables to define a demographic profile.
    • A demographic profile (often shortened to a "demographic") is a term used in marketing and broadcasting to describe a demographic grouping or a market segment.
    • The five types of demographics for marketing are age, gender, income level, race, and ethnicity.
    • Most demographic information is also culturally based.
    • Demographics can be measured in a variety of ways.
  • Target Market Characteristics

    • The different characteristics of a target market are geographic, demographic, psychographic, behavioral, and product related.
    • The different characteristics of a target market are geographic, demographic, psychographic, behavioral, and product related.
    • A demographic or socioeconomic target market would focus on a specific gender, age group, income level, or education level.
    • Irish Spring would focus on a male demographic.
    • For example, the televisions station G4 is aimed at men but also gamers in the age 16-34 demographic.
  • Demographics

    • Marketers must understand the different demographic groupings that exist and the demographic changes that are constantly occurring.
    • Demographics describe the observable characteristics of individuals living in the culture.
    • It is important that marketers understand the demographic segment that they are focusing on.
    • One differentiation is by generation--two of the biggest demographic groups are the baby boomers and generation X.
    • Identify common demographic traits used by marketers and demographic changes in the current marketplace
  • Determining Segmentation Variable(s)

    • Markets can be segmented primarily according to geographic, demographic, usage, and psychological segments--or a combination of the above.
    • As noted, religion is an interesting basis for demographic segmentation.
    • Demographics can be used to help companies develop products that meet current and future consumer needs.
    • Segmentation should recognize psychological as well as demographic influences.
    • Measurements of demographic, personality, and attitudinal variables are convenient measurements of less conspicuous motivational factors.
  • Developing a Market Segmentation

    • A market segmentation is developed based on one of two strategies and several consumer identifying characteristics like demographics and behavior.
    • The geo-cluster approach combines demographic data with geographic data to create a more accurate profile of a specific consumer.
    • Demographic segmentation variables are among the most popular bases for segmenting customer groups because customer wants are closely linked to variables such as income and age and because there is a plethora of demographic data available.
    • Foreigners within the same demographic group can exhibit very different psychographic profiles.
  • Databases

    • This customer information oftentimes includes, but is not limited to, a variety of data, including name and address, history of shopping and purchases, demographics, and brand and product consumption.
    • When companies want to conduct consumer market research, they call on these research facilities to request consumers who fit a specific demographic and behavioral profile so that these prospective respondents can then be contacted to participate in research studies.
    • Database research provides the raw data that has already been contributed by the purchaser when they complete brief surveys that ask for their contact and demographic information during or after a product purchase .
    • The resulting list can be merged with another list of women who are Hispanic and African American to further target this niche demographic.
  • Defining Consumers

    • A consumer can be a person (or group of people), generally categorized as an end user or target demographic for a product, good, or service.
    • Now, there is a trend in marketing to individualize the concept of "A Consumer. " Rather than generating broad demographic profiles and psycho-graphic profiles of market segments (which has been the norm), marketers are now starting to engage in personalized marketing, permission marketing, and mass customization.
  • Retail Marketing Strategy

    • Department, discount, warehouse, Mom And Pop, specialty, demographic, general, convenience, big box, automated/self serve, hypermarkets, supermarkets, malls and variety stores have adjusted traditional marketing strategies such as print advertising, media buys and in-store campaigns to incorporate the use of new technologies such as online outlets and shopping, email, texting, mobile applications, blogging, QR codes, kiosks, digital signage and online advertising.
    • The feedback and customer information gathered over the various marketing channels provides valuable information on customer demographics, lifestyle and purchase behavior.
    • This makes for a fluid and "living" marketing approach that can be adjusted to take advantage of trends, geographic shifts and demographic changes.
    • In-store marketing utilizes custom displays that are designed to attract customers in specific demographic groups.
  • Goals of Consumer Market Research

    • For instance, a consumer goods company that wants to develop a new cheese product for the growing Hispanic demographic can use market research.
    • For instance, a consumer goods company that wants to develop a new cheese product for the growing Hispanic demographic can use market research.
  • Roles

    • A marketer may decide his product is best suited for a specific demographic and will define that demographic as clearly as possible.
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