Improve Your Ability to Segment Customers
| PROBLEMS calling for better customer segmentation: | 
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Unrelenting demands for discounts  Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Discounting Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Discounting
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High turnover in some customer segments  Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Turnover Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Turnover
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Minor relationships in the industry’s best segments  Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Roles Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Roles
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Low margins in many customer relationships  Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Margins Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Margins
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Customers bringing on additional suppliers  Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Additional Suppliers Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Additional Suppliers
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Slow sales growth among Company’s key customer segments  Audio Tip: Segments and Customer Growth Audio Tip: Segments and Customer Growth
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Unproductive sales calls in some segments  Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Sales Audio Tip: Customer Segments and Sales
| SOLUTION: New Customer Segments | 
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By the 
 importance of the market segment- 
Size of customer relationship: Does the customer segment buy enough to matter? 
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Segment volatility: Can you capture and retain the customer market share in motion? 
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Segment profitability: Does the customer segment cover your costs? 
 
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By the 
 needs of the target customer segments- 
Physical: How does the customer segment use, transport and store the product? 
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Emotional: Can you improve the market segment's experience, either individually or as part of a social segment? 
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Intellectual: Would some segments benefit from more knowledge about the product? 
 
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