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Understand the significance of customer segmentation in modern business practices. Learn why segmenting customers based on various criteria can lead to improved profitability, loyalty, and effective communication strategies.
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Segmentation Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Why to segment ? • Customers have different needs • Customers have different price elasticity • Competitors • Best fit with Customers needs • Improve “commercial profitability” • Improve Customer loyalty • Focused promotion and comunication Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Segmentation High Recurrent Value B A Relationship buyer Price Transaction C D Negotiation power Bargain hunters Low Low Customer management cost High Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Example of segmentation GDS Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Amadeus: Criteri di Segmentazione • Market segmentation along two major criteria: • Volume: based on yearly air segments generated • Specialization: Customer’s cose business and focus Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Volume Multinational > 100.000 5.000 - 100.000 < 5.000 Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Specialization Fabio Maria Lazzerini
The Italian Market Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Overview of GDS competitive landscape (2/2) 12.1% 25.8% 32.8% 29.2% Amadeus Mkt Share 30% 29,8% 29,6% 19,3% 3 M bkgs Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Overview of GDS competitive landscape (1/2) 23% 57% 4,6% 7,9% 7,5% Amadeus Mkt Share 61,4% 37,6% 56,7% 26,1% 18,7% 3.2 M bkgs Fabio Maria Lazzerini
The on-line market Fabio Maria Lazzerini
A new variable: relevance for Customer 100% ??? Prezzo Relative importance 0% 100% 0% Reelvance for Customer’s Core Business Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Micro • Independent Travel Agencies: • Serve small Customers and individuals • Limited investments in technology • Basic and non sophisticated needs • Goal is to reduce operational cost and to access content • Main decision driver: price • Loyalty: low Fabio Maria Lazzerini
SME • Multisite Independent Agencies: • Manage medius/big Custoemrs and individuals generating medium volumes of business • Negotiated fares • Tour packages • Out-going and In-coming • Goal of efficiency and automation • Main decision drivers: • “turn key” solutions • Price • Content • Customer’s loyalty: medium/low Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Large • Travel Management Companies: • Manage very complex Customers • High need to integrate with their Custoemrs’ processes and systems • Very high automation • Focus on Business Travellers and MICE (bowling pin) • Goal to increase processes and efficiency through automation • Main decision drivers: • Services • Product • Continuous relationship with Provider • Customer’s loyalty: medium/high Fabio Maria Lazzerini
On-Line • Business Critical Customers: • Fierce competition and acceleration of business • Maximum automation (touchless) • Maximum process complexity • Goal to imimprve processes and manage Company’s growth • Main decision drivers: • Solution (product + Customer services + Value Added Services) • Provider/Customer interdipendence • Joint development • Customer’s loyalty: maximum Fabio Maria Lazzerini
18 Compagnie di Crociera 790 Compagnie Aeree 74.000 Alberghi 185 Tour Operator Leisure • Business Critical Customers: • High complexity • Content content content content content • Need of solutions which ease integration (dynamic packaging) • CRM • Main decision drivers: • Content • Solution (product + Customer services + Value Added Services) • Customer’s loyalty: medium Fabio Maria Lazzerini
The choice of the target segment • Criteria: • Potential volumes and growth • Profitabiity • Current and potential future competition • Fit between segment and Company’s capacity of interacting with the segment (products, organization, distribution channels, geographical coverage, services, etc.) • Possible Choices: • No differentitation • Differentitation • Focus • Niche Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Choices No Differentiation Focus Niche Differentiation Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Growth strategy at Amadeus • Increase products and services for SME Customers • Develop new Products and Services to complement the “traditional” offer • Develop a Value Proposition specific for each target segment led by M3: products, services set, pricing policy, sales coverage, etc. • Alignment Marketing and Sales and compensation schemes • Sales channel alignment: Telesales, Geo Sales, Account Managers, Indirect Channels • Possible Up and Cross Selling Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Results KPIs Segment Profitability Market Share Fabio Maria Lazzerini 1 i.e. excluding churn in
Overview of GDS competitive landscape (2/2) 12.1% 25.8% 32.8% 29.2% 30% 29,8% 29,6% 19,3% +11.7% mkt share in 2 years Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Caveat • Market segmentation IS NOT Product Segmentation • Do not over-analyze and Execute • Segment based on REAL Customers’ needs and charachteristics • Focus on Customer and not on Product Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Customer’s life cycle Lever 2: Optimize profit from customer Lever 1: Reduce customer acquisition cost Lever 3: Increase customer longevity Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Each pillar has evolved! The travel distribution industry 3 pillars • Content • Technology • Reach
1. Content • Content is fragmented across different channels • LCCs content • Web fares • Preferred channel agreements and POS selection • Content for distribution means today relevant travel content • Addressing the full journey needs for the traveller and trade • Addressing the multiple ways to sell – dynamic packaging • Content presentation and merchandising • More than just the neutral screen • Today incorporates shopping functionality
2. Technology • Travel distributors transact huge volumes • Un-rivalled economies of scale • However transaction volumes are and will increase • Internet distribution (look-to-book ratio, low fare search tools …) • Future improvements in content presentation and merchandising • New technologies are part of the solution • Mobile & Social !!!
3. Reach evolution • Direct online distribution will continue to grow • But indirect distribution is and will be vital • CAGR 2006 - 10: 4.3 % • CAGR 2006 - 10 • 0.4% • 9.5% • 14.5% • 0.2% • Source: Amadeus, IATA, ICAO
What are the perspectives? • More by-pass attempts • Coping with content dis-aggregation and re-aggregation costs • Travel agencies are increasingly competing with direct channels to deliver the lowest price • All the airline focus put on the cost of distribution…
What about selling more & selling better?
How to enable more and better sales?Can food retailing offer clues?
Customer shopping experience • Maximising revenues and profitability • Differentiation Lessons from food retailers
Let’s look at consumer behaviour in the airline industry • Future Traveller Tribes 2020 – Bringing together major macro, consumer and technology trends • Report commissioned by Amadeus to • Understand what the future of air travel may hold • Stimulate debate across the industry • Analyse how airlines can respond
Future Traveller Tribes 2020 • 4 important traveller groups have the potential to transform the sector in the next decade, • Their needs • How airlines can meet them • The humanisation of technology is the key driver of technology development • The journey experience will be more intuitive and responsive to traveller needs now and in the future
Key trends impacting the future of travel • Burgeoning global population • Growth in global migration • Globalisation of business • Globalisation of travel and tourism • Increased travel • Rising affluence • New developments in aircraft
Critical uncertainties affecting travel • Growing awareness of carbon emissions and environmental issues • Rising cost of oil • Climate of fear
The four future Traveller Tribes • Active Seniors • Cosmopolitan Commuters • Global Clans • Global Executives
Active Seniors Who are they? • Adults, mixed genders • Aged 55+, physically healthy and active • Retired / working part-time and senior pros Key purpose for travel? • Short holiday for relaxation and enjoyment • The more affluent are likely to take 4-5 holidays per year as they have time available (either retired or senior pros who can take time off work) • For retirees, enjoying their time and the freedom of retirement Specific travel needs? • Health focus • Comfort • Price Details of travel? • Travelling predominantly economy class (may upgrade for one special holiday per year) • Short haul trip and long-haul • Booked and researched online (or offline via travel operator depending on region)
Global clans Who are they? • Immigrants travelling to see family Key purpose for travel? • Visiting family and friends for holidays which enable them to be together and re-connect Specific travel needs? • Likely to be price sensitive • If travelling with children, tied to specific dates such as half-year and end-year holidays and other key festivities • May be more focused on groups Details of travel? • Travelling in economy class • Long haul flight & short haul connection to destination • Booked online (or offline depending on region)
Cosmopolitan commuters Who are they? • Businessmen / women • Predominantly younger (20s, 30s, 40s) Key purpose for travel? • Frequent business trips • A key sub-segment is weekly business commuters who fly from home to city of work on Monday and return for the weekend (e.g. internal commuting in the US, intra-European commuting such as Spain-England, France-Germany) Specific travel needs? • Price sensitive • Schedules • Convenient airport locations • Ability to work • Flexibility • Details of travel? • Travelling LCC for short haul or premium economy class • Typically short-haul • Frequent flyer • Managed booking
Global executives Who are they? • Senior executives travelling from/to BRIC markets Key purpose for travel? • Key international business meetings • May Include leisure elements – taking partner or catching up with old friends / colleagues Specific travel needs? • Comfort & relaxation • Ability to work • Status • Details of travel? • Travelling in business class • Long-haul / short haul • Managed bookings, dealt with by PA
Technology implications • Travellers want more control, comfort, security and personalisation • Improving customer experience • Significant role for technology to underpin delivery of tailored, personalised and streamlined experiences • Ensuring differentiation • Need integration of systems, and new technology developments across all stages of the journey from booking, to check-in, in-flight and baggage collection • Maximising revenues and profitability
And in the future? The ‘humanisation of technology’ • Trusted digital personal identities • Integrated information systems • Access to real-time, geo-relevant information • New communications technologies
Technology to meet the traveller needs • What would future travellers require from you? • Travel to be bought and sold as a commodity • Flexible journey management • Dynamic visualisation of the trip • Web-based group forums • Personalised premium packages • Personalised healthcare services
Marketing Industriale Customer Satisfaction Fabio Maria Lazzerini
La dinamica della base Clienti Customer acquisition Customer Base Customer retention Customer cancellation Fabio Maria Lazzerini
“Three most important business KPIs: • Customer satisfaction • Employees satisfaction • Cash flow Jack Welch 1990 Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Customer Satisfaction • Customer Satisfaction: is one of the top KPIs monitored in the business evolution of a Company • Customer Satisfaction needs to be incorporated in any strategic process • Customer Satisfaction is a Marketing issue • Marketing has to get ownership of every process which impacts Customer Satisfaction Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Customer Satisfaction: Why ? • For a simple, basic relationship: New Customers Revenues Satisfied Customer Loyal Customer Profit Fabio Maria Lazzerini
Customer Satisfaction & Profitability Unsatisfied Customer Satisfied Customer ProfitableCustomer 1 2 3 4 UnprofitableCustomer Fabio Maria Lazzerini