Political Economic Social: Geographic
Political Economic Social: Geographic
Newton (n.d.) believes that to succeed in business you do not need to “sell your product
to the whole world”.
Therefore, the secondary research has recognised key target groups that have the
potential to provide the best return on investment to Sipsmith. The following provides
the initial target group which is believed to have a significance to the success of the
introduction of this product to this market :
Geographic:
Tier-1 cities of Shanghai and Beijing
Beijing and Shanghai have a significant foreign commercial presence and South China
morning post (n.d.) reports the following demographic statistics:
Beijing
GDP US$319.719 (Worth in 2013)
Politics Directly controlled by the National Centre
Population 21,500,000
Shanghai
GDP US$352.292 (Worth in 2013)
Politics Directly controlled by the National Centre
Population 35,965,403
Over 1.34 million High-Net-Worth Individuals live in Shanghai and Beijing, who have a
growth rate of 10.70% to these geographic areas should be targeted (Creienglish.com ,
2017).
Demographic:
Gender Male – as predominantly more frequent drinkers in China
Age Crummy (2012) reports that 80% of Chinese millionaires in the geographical
areas of Shanghai and Beijing are below 45 years old. Therefore, the target age group
will be 35-45 years old
Social Status High-Net-Worth Individuals as they have the affordability of this luxury
product and will contribute to the bottom line
Psychographic:
•Lifestyle influenced by British culture, and those that value luxury products from
the UK
•Consumers who value brand loyalty, to ensure a repeat in business and also an
opportunity of offering other products from this brand in the future
Behavioural:
•Consumers that drink alcoholic beverages regularly, and