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Lower Costs and Higher Flexibility For Your Marketing Efforts
Lower Costs and Higher Flexibility For Your Marketing Efforts
Lower Costs and Higher Flexibility For Your Marketing Efforts
7. Demographics is the study of the traits of different groups for the purpose of targeting marketing
messages. Demographic groups include people of different races, political beliefs or age groups. A
thorough understanding of customer demographics is essential to successful marketing efforts,
because no product will appeal to everyone. If you have a clear idea of the type of person most
likely to use your products and services, then you can tailor your marketing message, as well as
your marketing medium, to appeal to precisely that type of customer.
Identifying Target Demographics
Marketing campaigns that appeal to specific demographics start by identifying a target market. Your
product may be specifically designed with a particular demographic in mind, or you may learn from
trial and error that it holds special appeal for a clearly defined age or ethnic group. Whether your
product's demographic appeal is intentional or accidental, gathering detailed information about who is
buying your products will help you to attract similar customers in the future; customers who will likely
purchase your offerings for many of the same reasons.
Crafting Your Message
Different demographic groups respond to different types of messages. If your product appeals to a
specific cultural or ethnic group, it is important to work with people who are familiar with the
assumptions, language and preferences of that group. Avoid social and cultural stereotypes, and pay
close attention to body language and idiomatic language quirks in order to prevent unwitting insults,
missteps or mistranslations. Being sensitive and knowledgeable about your target demographic enables
you to craft an effective and appealing marketing message.
Using Appropriate Media
Developing a marketing plan that appeals to your core demographic enables you to spend your
marketing budget most effectively, purchasing advertising through the types of media that your target
market uses. Teens and young adults get most of their information online, so Internet advertising is a
smart way to reach them. If you offer a product that appeals to an intellectual audience, you are more
likely to reach them by sponsoring public radio than by advertising on a pop music station.
Limitations
Although using demographics to focus your marketing efforts offers the advantage of understanding
and appealing to your target customers, demographic marketing has limitations. If you sell a product
with a potentially broad appeal but limit your marketing message to attract a single demographic, you
may alienate other potential customers. A car company that uses rap music to sell cars to young adults
may risk losing the business of older customers who stereotype rap music as violent and angry.
10. Search results refer to the list created by search engines in response to a query. Search results can be
broken down as follows: Natural search results (usually on the left-hand side of search engine’s
results page) Here you will see all the websites in a search engine’s index which are relevant to the
query.
11. Social media is any web platform or mobile application that allows users to network, share
information, photos, or ideas with other users who share their social network or online community.
The use of social media technology requires an array of different supporting activities, including blog
curation, professional social networking, customers sharing reviews, and many social media sites that
enable you to share photos and videos with friends and family.
Example
Royal Q
Bumble
Facebook
WhatsApp
WeChat
Instagram
Skype
Tinder