The State of the overall market demand:
The consumer is a connoisseur, as he turns to different search engines depending on the type of research he needs to do. For example, the engine "All the Web" has a specialized search option for MP3 files, images and video. The consumer will therefore prefer this type of engine, rather than an engine termed "generalist" such as Google if he has a specific requirement.
The growth of the engine is based on the revenue generated by the advertisements that Google hosts. We see that the competition in this market is fierce. In such a scenario, Google needs to do better than the competition to stand out. The market is buoyant because Google is in the phase of launch, and its growth is greater than 1.5%.Indeed between 2007 and 2008, Google has grown by 31%.
The market of Google is segmented. There is both customer segmentation and product segmentation.
-Customer segmentation, generally takes place in the basis of age.
Indeed, the use that customers have for Google depends on their age.
-From July to December year, consumers use Google to play. They go on the search engine to find games, music, images, and video clips.
-Customers from 13 to 25 years go to Google to share music, and videos, as well as for academic research. They also look for sites to create a social network, such as MSN, Facebook, or blogs.
-Among customers from 25 to 60 years who are in full working life, there is a distinction between private research and professional research. As part of private research, they turn to websites which help them to maintain a social network (like the previous category), but also browse sites which facilitate practical research (forum to address issues of daily life, recipes) tourism (SNCF).
They also perform increasingly "smart" buying on the Internet (eBay).
-Seniors, themselves, are increasingly spending time on the Internet. They most often research practical information, about topics such as culture. With respect to segmentation by product, Google offers several services that meet different needs:
-Internet Search
-mailbox
-mapping (e.g. - Google Earth Street View)
-office software
-News
An element of direct competition: The Company is up against competitors with the same range of services and the same clients such as Yahoo, Live Search etc. They are also used by Internet users for research, because they are generalist search engines. In this context of direct competition, when the competitor offers a new service the company should comply. They thus offer the same basic services: such as Yahoo Maps, a mail box etc.
Elements of indirect competition: These basically have the same clientele, but with a range of more services which are more specialized. In this context we may consider the example from 'the entire web" which specializes in research of web videos and audio files, or the site-"Justice "which is a search engine for legal and judicial professionals. Their field of research is more limited and they can thus increase their credibility, as the research will be targeted in a specific area.
Tags: Yahoo Maps, indirect competition, search engines, Internet Search, MSN, Facebook, market demand, Google
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