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SUMMARY

15 January, 2016 - 09:51

The concept of a market was examined in this chapter. It was defined from three perspectives: people, place, and economic activity. In addition, the four types of markets were discussed. The bulk of this chapter dealt with the two general marketing approaches toward the market: undifferentiated (aggregated) and segmental. The former was defined as the assumption that the market is homogeneous and developing separate strategies is unnecessary. The latter was defined as the acknowledgement that markets contain submarkets known as segments, which must be evaluated as potential target markets. The remainder of the chapter highlighted various bases for segmenting markets and delineating the criteria employed in assessing the value of a segment.