Business Studies (AS)·Marketing · NSSCAS 3.1

Marketing and market segmentation

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In this lesson you will learn what marketing really means and how it links with production, finance and human resources. You will see how a business divides its market into segments using geographic, demographic and psychographic methods, and you will assess which method fits a given Namibian situation. Finally you will compare mass marketing and niche marketing. By the end you will be able to justify a segmentation choice and weigh up a marketing strategy the way AS examiners expect.

What you'll learn in this lesson

By the end you should be able to (NSSCAS Business Studies (AS) 3.1):

  • explain the role of marketing and its relationship with other business activities
  • discuss the benefits and limitations of market segmentation
  • assess the best methods of market segmentation in a specific context including geographic, demographic and psychographic methods
  • explain reasons for and benefits and limitations of mass marketing and niche marketing
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