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Segmenting the client base for effective marketing and service Presented to: Securities & Investment Institute Presented by: Martin Heale Date: 19 February 2008
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 2 Why segment? One organisation cannot satisfy the needs and wants of all consumers In other words, you cannot be all things to all people However you can discover common wants, needs, behaviours and attitudes, both in your existing client base and in a desired marketplace, and successfully build your business in these clusters or ‘segments’ Is it understanding what the client feels to better service them or is it manipulating them?
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 3 Benefits of segmentation Better matching of customer needs and wants Enhanced profits – variables in disposable income creates variables is sensitivity to price. Canny businesses understand sensitivities in segments and can raise average prices Better opportunities for growth – increased level understanding of what customers want and need now, want and need more of, now and in the future Retention – understand lifecycle of consumer, varying needs and wants at each stage and be primed to respond to these changes at key milestones will undoubtedly aid retention Growth of share of market and wallet Targeted marketing and sales activity – less scattergun, more cost effective
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 4 We should have been doing this years ago… Financial services, especially private wealth management slow to catch onto segmentation and its benefits Surprising we were slow to catch on to segmentation given an abundance of data at individual level and enjoy highly intimate relationships with our clients equipping with us a knowledge of needs, wants, aspirations, behaviours and attitudes that other industries can only dream of! FMCGs have been doing it longer and better but they would kill for our level of data and the access to and intimacy with the consumer Segmentation can and will save (and make) time and money – allows us to differentiate between profitable and less profitable clients and therefore enhancing long term profitability of business
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 5 Successful segmentation requires Homogeneity in each segment Heterogeneity between segments Segments that are measurable and identifiable Segments that are actionable and accessible Segments that are large enough to be profitable
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 6 Types of segmentation Geographical Region Country Density of area (i.e urban, semi-urban, rural) Climate
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 7 Types of segmentation Demographical Age Sexuality Gender Race Religion Language Occupation Education Family size Lifecycle
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 8 Types of segmentation Behavioural Benefits sought Decision making unit Product usage rate Brand loyalty Product end usage Readiness to buy
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 9 Types of segmentation Top down, bottom up (George Day, 1980) Top down –Dividing whole market into defined segments Bottom up –Start with single customer and build on that profile
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 10 ‘Bottoms up’ at Kleinwort Benson Traditional PWM industry segmentation purely by wealth thrown out the window Existing client base profiled and single profile emerged and developed Depth segmentation utilised - demographic, behavioural, psychographic analysis Clearer picture of wants, needs, behaviours and attitudes emerged – position statements Clearer understanding of how all above affected by lifecycle
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 11 ‘Bottoms up’ at Kleinwort Benson Eight main profiles identified Internal segment experts or ‘champions’ identified and key teams developed Deeper mining ongoing to understand further client needs, wants, aspirations, attitudes and behaviours within Happy realisation our products and services fit segments already or need very little tailoring Segments however will never take precedence over the ‘individual’ The best banker for the individual, regardless of segment
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 12 The difference Language Product design Events planning “People like people like them” Matching bankers and clients Gap analysis Segmenting the segmentation
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 13 Pitfalls of segmentation Will not deliver on ROI unless based on robust management information strategy and platform Don’t publicise what could be perceived as pigeonholing – remember Mondeo Man? Don’t think because you’ve identified a segment that it’s worth targeting for growth, segments have lifecycles and therefore limitations You don’t necessarily have to create a series of products and services for every single segment – clever companies tailor what they have to the individual needs of each segment or pinpoint common wants and needs
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© Kleinwort Benson, 0208 0924, page 14 In conclusion We have always been segmenting in our own minds Good bankers already understand the triggers for their clients Segmentation simply formalises great service
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