Marketing Analytics
Module 3
Positioning
Introduction
• Product Positioning
• Perceptual maps
• White spaces
• Umbrella Brands
• Multidimensional scaling
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Product Positioning
Tools & Techniques involved in creating a mental picture of a product from
consumers that enable them to visualize product & identify which particular
niche it belongs to Unique brand positioning helps brands charge premium
price.
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Perceptual mapping
• Visual method of showcasing how an average target consumers perceives the
positioning of various products relative to their competitors.
• Determinant attributes - Characteristics that drive purchasing decisions when
consumers is presented with multiple buying options.
• Correspondence analysis - Statistical technique showcasing interrelated data as plot
points in 2D.
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Perceptual mapping (Cont’d)
• Joint perceptual maps show required needs of various market
segments based on same attributes, used for providing highly
specific insights into consumer perceptions.
• Constructing perceptual maps:
• Choose 2 determinant attributes
• List of competitors to be plotted
• Score brands based selected determinants
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White spaces
• Identification gap in market and cleverly exploiting this gap to offer new &
unique services that competitors aren’t offering.
• Identifying & taking advantage of such white spaces is crucial in fight to
stay relevant and to set oneself apart from rest.
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Umbrella Brands
• Umbrella/family branding - selling multiple products under a single brand.
• Psychologically, well-known brand name instills trusts.
• Relation between white spaces and umbrella branding.
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Multidimensional scaling
• MDS is a technique to visualize the extent of similarity among
individual observations in data. Important to visually represent
similarity between products on key attributes.
• Extended to understand similarity among consumers on
attribute preferences.
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