• Market Segmentation
• The Need for Market Segmentation
• Requirements of Market Segments
• Bases for Segmentation in Consumer Markets
• Geographic Segmentation
• Demographic Segmentation
• Psychographic Segmentation
• Behavioralistic Segmentation
• Bases for Segmentation in Industrial Markets

Behavioralistic Segmentation

• Benefits sought
• Usage rate
• Brand loyalty
• User status: potential, first-time, regular, etc.
• Readiness to buy
• Occasions: holidays and events that stimulate purchases

Behavioral segmentation has the advantage of using variables that are closely related to the product itself. It is a fairly direct starting point for market segmentation.