Final Customer Purchasing from an Intermediary of the Product

Use Steps: Use steps include all the Final customer’s activities to find the appropriate product category at the Intermediary, to choose among the alternatives to the product and to take delivery of the product.

2. Emotional: Segment customers according to the personal emotional needs of the segment.

B. Needs to avoid sources of anxiety

1. Risks in relationship: The customer segment needs reassurance it can trust.

A piece of equipment or product- a specific product apart from the company or process

Segment's recognition of third party endorsements

No. SIC Year Note
1 5943 2001 Staples.com isn't the only one cashing in on the online trend. OfficeDepot.com, Staples' rival, is also offering a partner-based business service on the Web. Customers not only tap partners for online printing and copying jobs, but they also use them for payroll processing, taxes, and finding credit. Staples.com offers partner business services in three areas: office operations, technology and communications, and sales and marketing.

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