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Psychographic targets after an economic crisis

Traditionally, media research by TV networks in Mexico analyzed the the audience by either demographic or geographic segmentation. In 1994, the Mexican peso suffered from a huge devaluation, which affected life style and aspirations of the audience,...

Catalogue: Seminar 1998: Towards Total Communications Strategies

Author: Idalia Cruz Garza

October 20, 1998

From 'gizmo geeks' to 'toy freaks'

This paper looks at the use of cultural differences to help segmentation at a socio-cultural level rather than solely at a demographic or psychographic level. It uses Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to understand consumer mindsets and...

Catalogue: Seminar 1998: Competition And Innovation In The Telecommunications Industry

Author: Dipen Mehta

June 15, 1998

Human life cycle

This paper describes the psychographics of the Indian youth and child. The results are based on a study carried out in a sample size of over 8000 respondents across twenty centres in India. The findings can be used to study the shifts in values among...

Catalogue: Seminar 1997: How To Be Number One In The Youth Market

Author: Umesh Kothari

October 22, 1997

Egyptian consumers

The paper presents the use of psychographics in segmenting the Egyptian market. In addition, it also outlines a socio-demographic system for the less adventurous marketers with which to classify consumers. The paper attempts to provide an objective...

Catalogue: MENAP Forum 1996: Pressure On Profit

Authors: Jehan El-Tigi, Mohamed Wafai

March 1, 1996

Beyond demographics

The South African market research industry has been strongly influenced by its segregationist past, and Qualitative research is no exception. Political and geographical isolation of the country, and of the research industry, has resulted in little...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Looking Through The Kaleidoscope

Author: Christiane von Ulmenstein

December 1, 1995

Positioning one thousand brands in their respective markets

The Market Radar is a new and efficient way to link market research with marketing. It answers a key question in research: Who is the buyer? By doing that it demonstrates the position of a brand or service and allows for efficient marketing planning....

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1994: Success Through Adaptation

Author: Werner Wyss

Company: DemoSCOPE

September 1, 1994

Understanding the new generation

The central tenet of this paper is to go beyond standard demographics and look in detail at one specific demographic group: Young people aged 13-25 in Saudi Arabia. 3845 young people were interviewed across the Kingdom. The overall objective was to...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Conference 1992: The Opportunity Factors To Business Success In The Post War Middle East

Author: Anne Sayers

June 15, 1992

The new rich

In a period of rapid and dynamic change in Japan, an understanding of Changing Values and Lifestyles provide strategic advantage to the today's marketer by providing an opportunity to observe emerging needs and desires among various psychographic...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF/JMA Conference 1990: America, Japan and EC '92

Author: Robert J. Wilk

June 15, 1990

Typology versus segmentation

Recently psychographic characteristics have become en vogue to typify and to describe groups of people. How fruitful are these psychographic variables, these personal values and value-systems to describe people and to explain behavioural differences...

Catalogue: Seminar 1989: Is Marketing Keeping Up With The Consumer?

Authors: Theo M. M. Verhallen, Anthonie G. L. V. van Onzenoort, John Barzilay

Company: Unilever

June 15, 1989