Age Matters Segmenting Swedish Markets by Generational Cohorts

Charles Schewe and Benny Carlson
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Charles Schewe: University of Massachusetts
Benny Carlson: Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Postal: Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Box 7080, SE-220 07 Lund, Sweden

No 2003/3, Working Paper Series from Lund University, Institute of Economic Research

Abstract: Marketing has long rested on the use of market segmentation. While birth age has been a useful way to create groups, it describes segments but does not help to understand segment motivations. However, environmental events experienced during one’s coming of age create values that remain relatively unchanged throughout one’s life. Such values provide a common bond for those in that age group, or cohort. Segmenting by “coming of age” age provides a richer segmentation approach than birth age. This approach, known to work in America, is used to create generational cohorts in Sweden.

Keywords: Generational Cohorts; Market Segmentation; Consumer Values; Consumer Behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2003-06-27
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