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Micro-Segmentation in the Age of Big Data

One of the essential topics taught in introductory marketing courses is the concept of market segmentation, which is the division of a market into groups of consumers that share one or more characteristics. Although most marketers understand the value of segmentation as a means to better target their efforts, many are daunted by the task of applying segmentation in an age of Big Data, where a deluge of information—both internal and external—is available. In this post, I’ll quickly review traditional B2C and B2B approaches to segmentation and touch on the concepts of anti-segments before relaying story of how a retailer [...]

2016-11-18T11:23:36-05:00 By |Analytics, Marketing|0 Comments