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Rediscovering Market Segmentation
Fifty-nine percent of recently surveyed companies executed a major market-segmentation initiative in the previous two years. Yet only 14% derived real value from the exercise. What's wrong with market segmentation? Segmentation typically focuses on consumer...
Tags: Marketing Research, Branding, Customer, Segment, Brand, Market-segmentation, Segmentation, Consumer, Marketing, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Daniel Yankelovich, David Meer, Strategy, Market Segmentation
Articles 2008-05-06
The Middle Market: An Unglamorous Opportunity
The middle market is that great area where customers on the low end of the income scale aspire to shop, and where high-end spenders fear to fall. Think Sears, T.J. Maxx, and Applebee's as prototype mid-market players. Harvard Business School marketing professor John Quelch thinks the middle...
Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Marketing, Finance, Management, Sales, Marketing Research, Team Management, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Toyota Motor Corp., Market, Segment
Blog posts 2008-03-26
IDEX Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you very much. Operator Instructions. Our first question today will come from Jim Lucas with Janney Montgomery Scott. Ryan MacLean - Janney Montgomery Scott Hi, this is Ryan MacLean on behalf of Jim. I just wanted to go through the Fluid & Metering segment real quick....
Tags: Segment, Petroleum, Call Transcript, Earnings, Supply Chain, Telecom & Utilities, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha, IDEX Corp.
Earnings calls 2009-02-05
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operators instructions And we’ll go first to Sandy Harrison with Signal Hill Research. Sandy Harrison – Signal Hill Research Thanks for taking my questions and best of luck to you, Kambiz. Kambiz Hooshmand Thank you. Sandy Harrison – Signal Hill Research Just to kind of hit on...
Tags: Segment, Call Transcript, Earnings, Applied Micro Circuits Corp., Wireless, Enterprise Printing, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-29
Tellabs, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from George Notter with Jefferies. George Notter - Jefferies Hi. I wanted to ask about the Q1 guidance. It's little bit below where we are and where the street expects. I'm trying to get a better handle on where you are...
Tags: Segment, Guidance, Call Transcript, Earnings, Government, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Seeking Alpha, Tellabs
Earnings calls 2009-01-27
Methode Electronics, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 11/01/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from David Leiker with Robert W. Baird. Analyst for David Leiker - Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Can you just talk about how your business is kind of attracting this quarter so far versus the third quarter? Obviously the...
Tags: Segment, Analyst, Call Transcript, Earnings, Methode Electronics Inc., Auto, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-12-09
Cross Country Healthcare Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jim Janesky – Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. James Janesky – Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. When you look at the fourth quarter can you give us an idea by segment the direction of weakness? I would imagine that...
Tags: Segment, Physician, Clinical Trial, Call Transcript, Earnings, Cross Country Healthcare Inc., Physician Staffing, Contribution Margin, Human Capital, Healthcare, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-11-03
Reynolds American Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question and answer session will be conducted electronically. Operator Instructions. And we will take our first quarter from Judy Hong with Goldman Sachs. Judy Hong Thanks. Good morning everyone. Susan Ivey Good morning Judy. Thomas Adams Good morning. Judy Hong...
Tags: Brand, Segment, Reynolds American Inc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Camel Crush, Branding, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-10-22
Desarrolladora Homex SA de CV Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. We have a question from Jorge Kury with Morgan Stanley. Go ahead, Jorge. Jorge Kury - Morgan Stanley Hi, good morning. Two quick questions, the first one, operating expenses were up 36% year-on-year,...
Tags: Analyst, Bank, Basis Point, Call Transcript, Capital Structures, CEO, CFO, Credit Suisse Group AG, Earnings, Finance, Financial Planning, Free Trade, Gerardo, Growth, Home, Impact, Income, INFONAVIT, Market, Mexico, Mortgages, Operational Accounting, Project, Quarter, Question, Revenue, Seeking Alpha, Segment, State, Taxes, Term
Earnings calls 2007-10-25
IntegraMed America Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator All right. Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Greg Williams, Sidoti. Gregory Williams - Sidoti & Company Hi, nice quarter. I just had a couple of questions. One, John, on the script you mentioned the dispute over a payer. Can you just tell...
Tags: Segment, Call Transcript, Surgery, Earnings, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Seeking Alpha, IntegraMed America Inc.
Earnings calls 2009-02-17
Western Digital Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 03/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Sherri Scribner - Deutsche Bank Sherri Scribner - Deutsche Bank Clearly this quarter you guys lost a little bit of share in 3.5 and 2.5 inch. What would be your plans going forward for share gains? Do you see a...
Tags: Segment, Deutsche Bank AG, Call Transcript, Western Digital Corp., Earnings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Management, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-04-23
SunPower Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you very much. Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Sanjay Shrestha from Lazard Capital. Your line is open. Sanjay Shrestha - Lazard Capital Great. Thank you. Good afternoon guys and appreciate the guidance and the commentary on the ramp up. Just a quick question. Tom,...
Tags: Segment, Call Transcript, Market Share, Earnings, Balance Sheets, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-04-24
SPX Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions And we will go first to John Baliotti with FTN Equity Capital Markets. John Baliotti – FTN Equity Capital Markets Hi Chris. Chris Kearney Hi John how are you doing? John Baliotti – FTN Equity Capital Markets I'm well, how or you? I'm just curious,...
Tags: Segment, Call Transcript, Earnings, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Seeking Alpha, SPX Corp.
Earnings calls 2009-04-29
Sigma Designs, Inc., F1Q10 (Qtr End 05/02/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. The first question comes from the line of John Vinh - Collins Stewart. John Vinh - Collins Stewart My first question is on the digital media adapters or the connected media segment. Can you just give us a little bit more color...
Tags: Segment, Call Transcript, Earnings, Digital Media Adapter, Storage, Digital Media, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Seeking Alpha, Sigma Designs
Earnings calls 2009-05-27
Headwaters Incorporated F3Q09 (Qtr End 06/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Steve Sanders with Stephens Incorporated. Trey -- Stephens Incorporated Good morning This is Trey [ph] for Steve. First, in the release, you noted that the Energy segment was breakeven for the month of June. How shall we...
Tags: Segment, Coal, Call Transcript, Operating Income, Earnings, Seeking Alpha, Headwaters Inc.
Earnings calls 2009-08-04
Matthew Avril Takes the Reins at Starwood
When Matthew Avril took the helm of president of the hotel group of Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide last week, after Matthew Ouimet was terminated by the company after two years, who knew that chief executive Fritz van Paasschen could come up with so much hackneyed praise to heap upon the...
Tags: Segment, Van, Matthew Avril, Corporate Governance, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Barbara E. Hernandez
Blog posts 2008-09-08
Advertising M&A Market Slowed Considerably in Q4 2008
The advertising deal market reflected the slowing economy in Q4 2008, according to a new report by Petsky Prunier, an investment bank specializing in ad agencies and marketing services. Direct Mag gives this summary: The 140 transactions it tracked from the fourth quarter totaled $4.7 billion, reflecting a 42%...
Tags: Advertisement, Segment, Dollar Volume, 3Q08, Marketing Research, Marketing, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2009-01-16
National Oilwell Varco: Long-Term Oil Play with a Competitive Advantage
Steve Alexander submits: National Oilwell Varco NOV is the leading provider of oil and natural gas drilling equipment worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Rig Technology (56% of 2007 sales, 63% of operating profits) provides systems and components for both ...
Tags: Segment, Competitive Advantage, Seeking Alpha, Steve Alexander, Sales Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Sales Force Management, Outsourcing, Sales, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, National Oilwell Varco Inc., Energy
External links 2008-10-24
Target Market Selection
This article is about the marketing segmentation. Target marketing tailors a marketing mix for one or more segments identified by market segmentation. Target marketing contrasts with mass marketing, which offers a single product to the entire market. Two important factors to consider when selecting a target market segment are the...
Tags: Segment, Marketing Research, Marketing
White papers 2003-01-01
Aligning Sales with Marketing
Chip Terry, VP & General Manager of Sales Intelligence at Zoom Info, explains that by understanding who your customers are and what segment you're going after, marketing and sales can focus their efforts to be more useful to each other. Too often, he says, each department feels ignored by the...
Tags: Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, sales, marketing, salespeople, leads, calls, closing, segment, customers
Videos 2009-03-18