Psychographic Segmentation and VALS Framework

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What is the primary focus of psychographic segmentation?

  • Consumer wealth and income levels
  • Demographic attributes such as age and gender
  • Consumer attitudes, values, and lifestyles (correct)
  • Geographic location of consumers

Which framework was developed to segment consumers according to their resources and primary motivations?

  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
  • Values and Lifestyles framework (VALS) (correct)
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Porter’s Five Forces

Which category is NOT one of the segments identified by the VALS framework?

  • Survivors
  • Strivers
  • Achievers
  • Explorers (correct)

What percentage of the Euroconsumer population is classified as 'comfortable belongers'?

<p>25–50% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these descriptions best characterizes the 'successful idealist' segment from the Euroconsumer study?

<p>Individuals with high social consciousness and financial success (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a segment defined by Finland's Nokia in the early 1990s?

<p>Trendsetters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Values and Lifestyles framework (VALS) classifies consumers based on their primary motivations and attitudes.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of information do marketers gather for psychographic segmentation?

<p>Consumer attitudes, values, resources, opinions, and activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Euroconsumer study, the segment that comprises high financial and social achievers is called the ______.

<p>successful idealist</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following psychographic segments with their descriptions:

<p>Innovators = Early adopters and leaders in trends Strivers = Individuals focused on improving their status Experiencers = Those seeking variety and adventure Believers = Consumers with strong ideals and community focus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Psychographic Segmentation

Categorizing consumers based on their attitudes, values, resources, opinions, and activities.

VALS Framework

A well-known psychographic segmentation framework that classifies consumers based on their resources and primary motivation.

Successful Idealist

A category within the VALS framework representing consumers who are successful and have a high degree of social consciousness.

Affluent Materialist

A category within the VALS framework representing consumers driven by success and who actively display their wealth.

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Comfortable Belonger

A category within the VALS framework representing consumers who are conservative and value tradition.

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How does Psychographic Segmentation work?

A method of understanding consumers by grouping them based on their attitudes, values, resources, opinions, and activities.

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What are the benefits of Psychographic Segmentation?

This type of segmentation helps marketers to understand consumer behavior and target specific segments.

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What is the VALS Framework?

A research framework that classifies consumers into eight categories based on resources and primary motivation.

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Who are 'Successful Idealists' in VALS?

They are high achievers with strong social awareness, often investing in ethical and sustainable products.

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Study Notes

Psychographic Segmentation

  • Psychographic segmentation categorizes consumers based on their attitudes, values, resources, opinions, and activities.
  • Marketers collect data to identify commonalities in lifestyle, attitudes, and values.
  • Nokia used psychographic segmentation in the 1990s to target specific segments like trendsetters, social contact seekers, poseurs, and highfliers for mobile phone sales.
  • This approach is a method for categorizing groups of consumers worldwide.

VALS Framework

  • VALS, developed by SRI International in the late 1970s, segments consumers based on resources and primary motivations.
  • It's a widely used psychographic segmentation tool.
  • VALS categorizes consumers into innovators, thinkers, believers, achievers, strivers, experiencers, makers, and survivors.

Euroconsumer Study

  • The Euroconsumer study, conducted by D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, identified four Euroconsumer types.
  • These types include successful idealists (high financial/social achievers with social consciousness, estimated to comprise 5-20% of the population), affluent materialists (successful professionals displaying wealth), comfortable belongers (a conservative segment, estimated to comprise 25-50% of a country's population), and frustrated moderns (lack of financial resources and a lower social consciousness).

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