Question

Gulf Coast, a wholesale shrimp distributor, groups its customers by regions in the United States, such as Midwest, Northeast, and Southwest. For each region, Gulf Coast tailors a different set of advertisements and promotions. The supplier is segmenting its market according to ________.

Answer 1

Geographic location.

Step-by-step explanation:

Market segmentation is a process of grouping customers in markets with some heterogeneity into smaller, more similar or homogeneous segments with similar requirements and buying characteristics.

Types of market segmentation:

-Demographic

-Psychographic

-Behavioral

-Geographic. Target customers based on a predefined geographic boundary. Differences in interests, values, and preferences vary dramatically throughout cities, states, regions and countries.