consumer segments vs tribes

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Tribes Segments The groups are… Mutually exclusive Clearly defined Homogeneous Bound by similar characteristics Not mutually exclusive; may even be inter-connected Not clearly defined Heterogeneous Bound by consumption behaviour and shared experiences Group membership is… Easy to determine Consumers do not choose which segment they belong to Static Membership of the tribe is hard to determine Consumers choose which tribes they belong to Fluid Loyalty is established through… Frequent, consistent, and personalised interactions between firm and consumer Interactions between consumers (which may or may not be facilitated by the brand) Brand adds value by… Solving problems Connecting consumers and enabling experiences Adapted from: Cova, B. and Cova, V. (2002) Tribal marketing: The tribalisation of society and its impact on the conduct of marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 36 (5-6), pp.595 - 620 Dahl, S. (2015). Social Media Marketing - Theories & Applications. London, Sage. © Ana Isabel Canhoto, 2016

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Page 1: Consumer segments vs tribes

TribesSegmentsThegroupsare… • Mutuallyexclusive

• Clearlydefined• Homogeneous• Boundbysimilarcharacteristics

• Notmutuallyexclusive;mayevenbeinter-connected

• Notclearlydefined• Heterogeneous• Boundbyconsumptionbehaviourand

sharedexperiences

Groupmembershipis… • Easytodetermine• Consumersdonotchoosewhich

segmenttheybelongto• Static

• Membershipofthetribeishardtodetermine

• Consumerschoosewhichtribestheybelongto

• Fluid

Loyaltyisestablishedthrough… • Frequent,consistent,andpersonalisedinteractionsbetweenfirmandconsumer

• Interactionsbetweenconsumers(whichmayormaynotbefacilitatedbythebrand)

Brandaddsvalueby… • Solvingproblems • Connectingconsumersandenablingexperiences

Adaptedfrom:Cova,B.andCova,V.(2002)Tribalmarketing:Thetribalisationofsocietyanditsimpactontheconductofmarketing.EuropeanJournalofMarketing,36(5-6),pp.595- 620Dahl,S.(2015).SocialMediaMarketing- Theories&Applications.London,Sage.

©AnaIsabelCanhoto,2016