Toward a Theory of Segmentation by Objectives in Social Marketing

Two consumer characteristics—objectives (goals) and strategies (decision rules)—are Investigated as possible criteria in market segmentation, and a method is proposed for inferring them from behavior. A decision-rule model and an ensuing decision-process model are specified and then empirically estimated with data from a nutrition survey in a developing society. Segments based on decision rules were found to have between-group heterogeneity, which was substantiated by the decision-process, an econometric model.

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