While ________ May Underperform Established Products in Mainstream Markets,they Often

question 36

Multiple Choice

While ________ may underperform established products in mainstream markets,they often offer features or capabilities appreciated by some fringe customer group.

• A) Throughput technologies
• B) Acquired innovations
• C) Disruptive innovations
• D) Lagging innovations

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Definitions:

Geographic Segmentation

The process of dividing a market into different geographical units such as countries, states, or cities, based on the assumption that people's needs and preferences vary by location.

Lifestyle Segmentation

The practice of dividing the market based on consumers' lifestyles, including their attitudes, values, and activities.

Geodemographic Segmentation

A method of market segmentation that combines demographics with geographic location to identify market segments with similar characteristics and behaviors.

Psychographic Segmentation

A marketing strategy that divides a market based on consumer personality traits, lifestyles, interests, attitudes, and values.