Hcs 539 Marketing Research and Segmentation

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Marketing Research and Segmentation As a Senior Marketing representative for LAC+USC Medical Center (LAC+USC) one of the training tools used to familiarize new marketing representatives in to the LAC+USC marketing team is to provide the trainee with marketing research databases and lifestyle analysis of consumers who currently utilizes LAC+USC and potential consumers who may need medical services. The researched database and life style analysis provides researched resources regarding consumers surrounding LAC+USC and neighboring cities. According to Burns & Bush (2006, n.p.), “the purpose of marketing research is to link the consumer to the marketer by providing information that can be used in marketing decisions. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief description of LAC+USC, conduct research on consumers surrounding LAC+USC, and describe research methods and database used and the finding of the databases. The Writer will describe two strategies used to segment the LAC+USC market and how the profile provides insight on how the people in this area perceive LAC+USC. In addition the writer will point out how characteristics of the targeted audience will determine market strategies used and finally the writer will articulate whether the demographic and psychographic information is accurate. LAC+USC located in Boyle Heights is the second largest health care organization in the nations and is the largest public and medical training hospitals. LAC+USC is affiliated with the USC school of Medicine and operates a 600 bed facility and a level one trauma center which provides emergency care for 28 percent of Los Angeles County. In addition to providing emergency and inpatient treatment, LAC+USC provides clinical services such as primary care services and many specialty clinics. LAC+USC provides health care services for more than half of Los Angeles AIDS and
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