This is the presentation of Dr. Gudmundur Stefansson from Matis, Iceland in the Conference “European seafood production and markets” in the framework of Vietfish 2018.
Consumer side: ever more differentiated
Address diversity
Satisfy specific needs
Understand and approach our customer better
Industry side: ever more competitive environment
Define target customers - segments
Find niches - overlooked by (big) competitors
Reduce competition

Italy
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Healthy & environmen-tally conscious
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Brand-convenience-taste
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Self-efficacious health oriented cooking artist
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Local connoisseur
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Price-wise convenience
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Self-efficacious pragmatic
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Indif-ferent
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Spain
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Brand/seller dependent high quality
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Self-efficacious egoistic brand buyer
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Independent “good-for-me” connoisseur
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360° health
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Cooking artist
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Indifferent
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France
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Egoistic health
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Health oriented, egoistic (not creative) cook
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Cooking artist
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Self-efficacious convenience
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Indifferent
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Germany
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Cooking artist
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Healthy & environmentally-conscious
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Convenience-brand loyal
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Health oriented cooking artist
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Cheap brand & taste
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Indifferent
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UK
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Healthy convenience
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Egoistic health & convenience
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Cooking artist
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Self-efficacious - & local ecologist
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Indifferent
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Health and environmentally conscious consumers

Convenience, brand loyal consumer

Cheap brand and taste consumer

Cooking artist

Healthy cooking artists

Indifferent



Nutritional digestive and inclusive health (360°)



Product and segment match – illustrative example 1

Product and segment match – illustrative example 2
