• 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

Geographic Segmentation

The following are some examples of geographic variables often used in segmentation.

• Region: by continent, country, state, or even neighborhood
• Size of metropolitan area: segmented according to size of population
• Population density: often classified as urban, suburban, or rural
• Climate: according to weather patterns common to certain geographic regions