--- title: "[Guide] The ABCs of Market Segmentation: A Beginner's Guide" description: "The ABCs of Market Segmentation: A Beginner's Guide is a simple to follow strategy for building an understanding of the fundamentals of segmentation." image: https://blog.hurree.co/hubfs/Guide_webthumbnail.png --- [Marketing Strategy](https://blog.hurree.co/topic/marketing-strategy) [User Engagement](https://blog.hurree.co/topic/user-engagement) [Market Segmentation](https://blog.hurree.co/topic/market-segmentation) [Big Data](https://blog.hurree.co/topic/big-data) # [Guide] The ABCs of Market Segmentation: A Beginner's Guide [![Dominique Daly](https://blog.hurree.co/hs-fs/hubfs/Dominique.jpg?width=40&height=40&name=Dominique.jpg)](https://blog.hurree.co/author/dominique-daly) by [Dominique Daly](https://blog.hurree.co/author/dominique-daly) 2 min read Mar 4, 2020   So, you’re a total [Market Segmentation](https://info.hurree.co/market-segmentation-pillar) beginner? You’ve heard rumours of a potential increase in profits and user-evangelism galore, but you’re a bit lost when it comes to the hows and whys of market segmentation strategies. Never fear! In life, it’s often the first few steps that are the hardest part of the journey. Having the strength, courage and innovative spirit to try something completely new is daunting. You might wobble at first, but once you take that leap into the unknown you’ll find that great things are waiting for you. And that’s exactly what will happen if you decide to [get started ](https://blog.hurree.co/blog/video-market-segmentation)with market segmentation. ## What is Market Segmentation? First introduced in 1956 by Wendell R. Smith, market segmentation is the process of identifying segments of consumers within a diverse market that have shared characteristics, and grouping those consumers into subgroups that are likely to respond positively to similar marketing approaches. 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This has inspired us to come up with a clever little acronym to help you break down the segmentation process into workable pieces and get to grips with this essential marketing tactic: **A **is for Audience Data **B **is for Breakdown Into Groups **C** is for Customise Content Download your **[free guide here ](https://blog.hurree.co/blog/abcs-market-segmentation-beginners-guide)**& discover the power of the ABCs of Market Segmentation:  [![ABCs of Market Segmentation: A Beginner's Guide - Download Now](https://blog.hurree.co/hs-fs/hubfs/CTA_small.png?width=800&name=CTA_small.png)](https://www.hurree.co/guide-download-the-abcs-of-market-segmentation)  > *Enjoy!  💌 I'd love to hear from you so don't hesitate to get in touch with me directly via contact@hurree.co with any of your [market segmentation](https://info.hurree.co/market-segmentation-pillar) questions or comments you may have! *   #### Share this [Share on X ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https://blog.hurree.co/abcs-market-segmentation-beginners-guide&text=%5BGuide%5D+The+ABCs+of+Market+Segmentation%3A+A+Beginner%27s+Guide) [Share on Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.hurree.co/abcs-market-segmentation-beginners-guide&t=%5BGuide%5D+The+ABCs+of+Market+Segmentation%3A+A+Beginner%27s+Guide) [Share on LinkedIn ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.hurree.co/abcs-market-segmentation-beginners-guide&t=%5BGuide%5D+The+ABCs+of+Market+Segmentation%3A+A+Beginner%27s+Guide) Previous story [← 7 Types of Humour that will Transform your Brand Voice](https://blog.hurree.co/humor-types-brand-voice) Next story [Market Segmentation In The Online Betting Industry →](https://blog.hurree.co/infographic-market-segmentation-online-betting-industry) ### You May Also Like These Related Stories [[Guide] The SMART Guide to Market Segmentation](https://blog.hurree.co/smart-market-segmentation) ![featured-1](https://blog.hurree.co/hubfs/featured-1.png) [Market Segmentation](https://blog.hurree.co/topic/market-segmentation) #### [Guide] The SMART Guide to Market Segmentation Jun 3, 2022 1 min read [Firmographic Segmentation: 7 Essential Elements](https://blog.hurree.co/infographic-firmographic-segmentation-7-essential-elements) ![](https://blog.hurree.co/hubfs/featured_img-2.png) [Marketing Strategy](https://blog.hurree.co/topic/marketing-strategy) #### Firmographic Segmentation: 7 Essential Elements May 14, 2020 1 min read [Behavioural Segmentation: 3 Case Studies](https://blog.hurree.co/behavioral-segmentation) ![2-1](https://blog.hurree.co/hubfs/2-1.png) [Marketing Strategy](https://blog.hurree.co/topic/marketing-strategy) #### Behavioural Segmentation: 3 Case Studies Mar 20, 2019 7 min read ### Get Email Notifications ![](https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/924676190/?value=0&guid=ON&script=0) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Dominique Daly", "url" : "https://blog.hurree.co/author/dominique-daly" }, "dateModified" : "2022-03-25T15:32:21.485Z", "datePublished" : "2020-03-04T12:59:20.000Z", "headline" : "[Guide] The ABCs of Market Segmentation: A Beginner's Guide", "image" : [ "https://blog.hurree.co/hubfs/Guide_webthumbnail.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.hurree.co/abcs-market-segmentation-beginners-guide", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.hurree.co/hubfs/Logo_Word.png" }, "name" : "Hurree" } } ```