Customer Segmentation Toolkit - CGAP

1 CUSTOMERSEGMENTATIONTOOLKITSTART HERELike the back of my I could dig a bit know my customers really well. I m not sure what this Toolkit can teach me that I don t already I m interested! I have time but not much I m interested! I have some budget but not much very interested. I m more concerned with other issues and experienced are you with Customer research and Segmentation ?How interested are you in learning more?No, really. How well do you know your customers?Path A offers a few basics to keep in mind for external expertise might really help your organization.

2 Follow path B for time-saving are some great ways to pick up knowledge without high costs. Follow path C for low-cost the Toolkit along path D. You may find a few tips and tricks you ll like. How To Use This Segmentation ToolkitFollow the decision tree to see how much you may already know about Customer Segmentation . Your knowledge level will lead you to path A, B, C, or D. That path will then guide you through the Toolkit elements that can benefit your organization the , or not very , or not very experienced. Could learn more!

3 Interested. Tell me well do you know the market you re considering segmenting?Do you have any resources for conducting a Segmentation effort?If you have both time and budget, consider looking over the entire ABCDABCDBBBCDBDBCDBCBCACDACCABCBCT able of Contents14132021232529303436384245474950 52 INTRODUCTIONMAKING THE CASEFINDING THE STARTING POINTSEGMENTATION PROCESSStep 1: Define Your ObjectiveStep 2: Pick Your PopulationStep 3: BrainstormStep 4: Conduct Informal Qualitative ResearchStep 5: Dig into Existing DataStep 6: Develop Hypothesis SegmentationStep 7a: Conduct Additional ResearchStep 7b: Engage a Market Research Firm (optional)Step 8.

4 Refine and Finalize SegmentationStep 9: Showcase Your ResultsStep 10: Apply Your FindingsStep 11: Track and MeasureADDITIONAL RESOURCESSOURCES1 Organizations with a strong interest in or a mandate to serve low-income and mass market customers. Financial service providers with business challenges that may be addressed by a more nuanced understanding of their customers. A wide range of senior leadership, mid-level managers, researchers, and analysts interested in Customer Segmentation . It provides summaries, tools, links, and other Customer Segmentation Toolkit IS DESIGNED FOR:INTRODUCTION ResourcesLook for these icons throughout the Toolkit .

5 Each indicates more in-depth information on a subject or helpful and Execute Customer Segmentation ActivitiesRobust tools that help you integrate and manage Customer Segmentation initiatives within your organization including project planning tools, key frameworks, and design Customer Segmentation into ActionPractical exercises that help you get closer to your customers and add Segmentation as a core competency. Many of these experiments can be done in as little as an hour or StudiesLearn from Other OrganizationsEvidence of the value of Customer Segmentation from financial service providers who ve invested in this approach and Your Customer Segmentation Knowledge BaseCurated research and reference materials that build your internal knowledge base and increase the impact of Customer Segmentation within your , financial service providers have considered low-income consumers as a single segment.

6 Microfinance institutions were formed specifically to target this segment historically with a monoproduct offering. But some financial service providers have begun to see more potential in the segment while others still wonder what steps to take toward understanding research such as the Financial Diaries and other demand studies show that the low-income or mass market is not one single segment; people s worries, wants, needs, and behaviors are nuanced. Customer Segmentation allows organizations to divide a market into subsets of customers that have, or are perceived to have, common needs, interests, and priorities then design and implement strategies targeted toward them.

7 An essential tool, Segmentation helps organizations serve low-income markets by understanding important common characteristics of their Customer base, which can make the difference between an underutilized service and one that resonates with customers. Segmentation also allows financial service providers who ve previously only focused on high-value customers to focus their energy on other value segments. The growth in the number of organizations that offer services to the poor shows that this opportunity is Customer Segmentation Toolkit provides practical guidance on how to use Segmentation to better serve the needs of your customers and improve Customer experience overall.

8 Despite increases in access, there are still poor households that don t have access to a full range of financial services. Segmentation unlocks opportunities for innovation that can offer value to both customers and bird s-eye view of the market may tell you there s an overall opportunity but provides no insight into various Customer needs or who to focus example looks at the market for financial services in a large unbanked population:Number of PeopleVOLUME = TOTAL MARKET OPPORTUNITYA verage OpportunityTOTAL MARKET OPPORTUNITY = ~$100 MThe market (5M people) seems to be interested in a variety of products from current accounts and small loans to savings products.

9 Some people are served by the competition, but a large portion (40 percent) are currently not served by any financial institution at Customer Segmentation reveals nuances in demographics, attitudes, and behaviors. These difference may help you identify where your products and services can fill unmet needs and provide the most value to you and your = TOTAL MARKET OPPORTUNITYN umber of PeopleAverage OpportunityWhen you begin to divide a market by key Customer characteristics, big differences in Customer value reveal themselves.

10 The pie chart below illustrates a Segmentation exercise applied to transportation demographics. Each pie slice represents an opportunity area. Slices 2 and 4 elaborate specific details uncovered in the Value: $ Opportunity: $25 per year Number of People: 750 KGROUP CHARACTERISTICS Need for financial transactions for their moderately successful businesses 20 percent are currently unbankedADAPTED MESSAGINGA ppeal to efficiency (time and cost savings)Market Value: $ Opportunity: $10 per year Number of People: 625 KNot a target due to segment size and low average opportunity per customerINTRODUCTION 541 Why Conduct a Segmentation ?