VALS
Segmentation
Bases
Vocabulary
ADAMS
100

This VALS group is motivated by ideals and has high resources.

Who are Thinkers?

100

This segmentation base groups consumers by age, gender, income, or education.

What is demographic segmentation?

100

This term refers to the group of consumers a company decides to serve.

What is a target market?

100

This criterion ensures a marketer can effectively reach a specific segment.

What is accessible? 

200

Consumers in this group are motivated by achievement and focus on career success.

Who are Achievers?

200

This type of segmentation focuses on consumers’ lifestyles, values, and interests.

What is psychographic segmentation?

200

A visual tool used to compare brands based on consumer perceptions is called this.

What is a perceptual map?

200

A segment that reacts differently to marketing messages meets this requirement.

What is Differentiable?

300

This VALS type is motivated by self-expression and enjoys taking risks.

Who are Experiencers?

300

A company targeting customers based on brand loyalty or usage rate is using this base.

What is behavioral segmentation?

300

This strategy focuses on serving one specific market segment.

What is concentrated marketing?

300

This criterion focuses on whether effective marketing strategies can be created.

What is actionable?

400

This group has lower resources and is motivated by ideals, often favoring familiar brands.

Who are Believers?

400

Dividing a market by country, region, climate, or city size is known as this.

What is geographic segmentation?

400

This term describes tailoring products and marketing to individual customers.

What is micromarketing?


400

Marketers use this criterion to evaluate segment size and purchasing power.

What is measurable?

500

This VALS group has the highest resources and tends to lead change and innovation.

Who are Innovators?

500

This segmentation base is often hardest to measure because it deals with attitudes and motivations.

What is psychographic segmentation?

500

This approach involves creating separate marketing strategies for multiple segments.

What is differentiated marketing?

500

This criterion ensures a segment is large or profitable enough to target.

What is Substantial?

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