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Market Segmentation and Its Impact on
Customer Satisfaction with Especial Reference
to Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
Puwanenthiren Premkanth
Year 2012
Abstract - In this competitive commercial world, an product or service should read the consumers pulse
organization has to satisfy the needs and wants of the then meeting or exceeding the consumer expectation,
customers, and has to attract new customers, and hence then only marketing may play any role in market
enhance their business. Customer value is considered as a segmentation.
control element for all business strategies. Therefore, every
organization has to emphasize on customer satisfaction. As 33
far as the banks are concerned this phenomenon is very
prominent .To carry out this research, defined the Hypotheses The paper of W. Boyd et al. (1994) the results of
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as The Market Segmentation highly positive impact on the study reveal that reputation, interest charged on
customer Satisfaction. The Customer satisfaction with Market loans, and interest on savings accounts are viewed as
Segment has higher positive correlation 0.726. This means having more importance than other criteria such as
that high level of four market segment leads to highly increase friendliness of employees, modern facilities, and drive-
in the customer satisfaction. This Co-efficient of determination in-service.
0.526 that the customer satisfaction in accounted for by A study by Clarkson et al. (1990), suggests that
market segment. In this connection hypothesis is
the characteristics and financial service requirements of
accepted.That is market segments and marketing mix has
consumers vary with age, and that these differences
strong impact on customer satisfaction.
Keywords : Market Segmentation, Customer could be used in developing marketing strategies for
Satisfaction, Commercial bank. such services.
Marla Royne Stafford (1996) stated that
demographics continue to be one of the most popular
H
and well-accepted bases for segmenting markets and
aving multi perspective on a concept is a power customers. Even if others types of segmentation
full source to capitalize the knowledge on a variables are used a marketer must know and
particular concept. According to that the concept understand demographics to assess the size, reach and
of market segmentation will be illustrated in the following efficiency of the market. The general conclusion of this
manner. study is that there is a significant relationship between
Market segmentation is no accident, but a demographics characteristics the service quality
result of careful planning and execution. perception. However, for income the test statistic was
Through above phrase we can smell an initial not significant.
idea about what is meant by the term Market The psychographic segmentation, in the literature,
segmentation. There are so much of strategies and has been extensively researched. For example Beckett
techniques are available for an entrepreneur to segment et al. (2000) presents and develops a model through
the market. But this research concentrates on how to which attends to articulate and classify consumer
tune the market segmentation in ensuring achieving the behaviour in the purchasing a range of financial
efficient customer satisfaction. products and services. Using and placing the two
So that research topic falls into marketing field. principal factors that motivate and determine individual
In growing competitive world marketing plays a vital role contracting choices, namely involvement and
in every business firm. Any firms in any industry realized uncertainty, on to a simple continuum running from high
that marketing management is an essential part in their to low it is possible to construct a two-dimensional
business success. A well prepared counter argument is matrix of consumer behavior.
also believed by lot expert against to previous one. Harrison (1994) concludes that the traditional
Marketing is not a magic tool which means a firm which segmentation variables of age, stage in the family life
produces worst goods cant become as a market leader cycle and social class have provided little insight into the
by using effective market segmetation. The financial services customer behavior. In order to take full
firstrequirement for market segmentation is particular advantage of the factors which could affect take-up and
Author : Former Assistant Lecturer University of Jaffna JAFFNA Sri usage of financial services, Harrison develops a multi-
Lanka. E-mail : premkanth85@yahoo.com dimensional model. The analysis has suggested four
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customer segments for financial services on the basis of behavior as it is mediated by the importance of a
customers own perceived knowledge, confidence and particular bank service to a particular customer and by
interest in financial maturity, defined by the type and the nature of competitive offerings for different types of
complexity of financial services currently in use. Each of banking services available from other banks. Gil et al.
the four segments is distinct in terms of the financial (2007), in their research exhibited that services
objectives exhibited, motivations for financial services encountered directly and significantly affect perceived
usages and attitudes and behaviour towards financial service value which is the final antecedent to customer
services. satisfaction in banking industry.
Machauer and Morgner (2001) prefer In the call center industry the empirical research
segmentation by expected benefits and attitudes could for SERVQUAL model appears to be scarce.
enhance a banks ability to address the conflict between Warrenet.al. (2002) conducted a research to assess a
individual service and cost-saving standardization. case call center using SERVQUAL model. They found
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Using cluster analysis, segments were formed based on that as a customer never comes into contact with the
combinations of customer ratings for different attitudinal physical appearance of a call center, the area covered
dimensions and benefits of bank services. The clusters by the tangibles criteria does not apply. Via the
generated in this way were superior in their homogeneity telephone, the only dimension of tangible contact is
and profile to customer segments gained by referring to customer service representatives (CSR) voice, which is
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2 demographic differences. extremely important in any encounter with a customer
Booms and Bitner (1981) suggested 7Ps mix through telephone. It is not possible for the customer to
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which extended the traditional 4Ps which including 3Ps: evaluate the service level but the customer has to
Participants, Physical Evidence and process. The 7Ps of interact with other criteria. Responsiveness, reliability,
marketing mix have been conducted by some assurance and empathy are all transmitted by CSRs
researchers in marketing fields (e.g., Low and Tan, voice and are dependent on CSRs communication skills
1995; Pheng and Ming, 1997; Melewar and saunder, In another research, Upal M. (2008)30 applied
2000). Nagar and Rajan (2005) studied the impact of SERVQUAL approach in evaluating customer
satisfaction and other operational factors utilizing cross- satisfaction in telecommunication industry in
sectional data on US retail banks. Despite its Bangladesh. The traditional SERVQUAL five dimension
importance to the banking industry, limited researches model was adjusted into four dimension model. These
that consider customer requirements and service dimensions are responsiveness, assurance,
elements together have been conducted even though communication and discipline. The research showed
considerable researches have been done on service that call center agents are vital to the success of any call
sector (Bolton and Drew, 1991; Parasuraman et al., center. Satisfied employees reinforce customer
1988). Garwin (1988) did a research that considers satisfaction, which in turn reinforced employee
customer requirements and service product quality satisfaction. In addition to that, customers education in
separately. A number of models and views have been the service delivery process contributes to their
developed to identify the determinants of retail customer satisfaction. Managerial orientation also is one of the
satisfaction in banking industry. major forces that drive customer satisfaction.
Kearsley (1985) in his article discussed the Beckett et al. (2000) draw tentative conclusions
types and uses of computerbased training (CBT) in as to why consumers appear to remain loyal to the
bank training to achieve better customer satisfaction. same financial provider, even though in many instances
Rust and Zahorik (1993) provided a mathematical they hold less favourable views toward these service
framework for assessing the value of customer providers. For example, many consumers appear to
satisfaction. The framework enables managers to perceive little differentiation between financial providers,
determine which customer satisfaction elements have making any change essentially worthless. Secondly,
the greatest impact, and how much money should be consumers appear to be motivated by convenience or
spent to improve particular customer satisfaction inertia. Finally, consumers associate changing banks
elements. They demonstrated the application of with high switching costs in terms of the potential
theirapproach in a pilot study of a retail banking market.
sacrifice and effort involved.
Athanassopoulos (2000) performed a complete survey
Market segmentation and customer satisfaction
on customer satisfaction in retail banking services in
Greece. The study proposed an instrument of customer have been largely affected by banks massive
satisfaction that contains service quality and other involvement in technological banking activities (Keeton,
attributes. The performance implications of the customer 2001). De Young (1999) found that some consumers
satisfaction instrument are also explored. willing to pay high service charge since they are
Manrai L. A. and Manrai A. K. (2007) developed receiving e-banking services at the next foot step,
and tested some hypotheses regarding the between however, some people still want to see banks are
customer satisfaction and bank service switching reducing fees/ charges where they believe in
personalized attention instead of large technological customer satisfaction started warily came in the study
investment, which may increase cost done by Snow et al. (1996). This study concluded that
Studies on satisfaction of the customers in there were clear differences in the services expectations
financial service sectors have been well known among for retail banks in Canada among different ethnic
the academicians since the mid of 80s. Parasuraman et groups. Research continues with Furrer et al. (2000),
al. (1988) opened a new window of research in service which reported relationship between segmented
quality by establishing SERVQUAL model. Their model customers based on cultural background and their
has been replicated in many countries with multi- satisfaction. They also developed a Cultural Service
dimensional sectors, and found close to a big success. Quality Index (CSQI) and established multicultural
Since, customer satisfaction has close relationship with market segmentation
customer retention especially in markets that are highly
competitive and saturated like financial services (Lopez
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et al. 2007); it is necessary to continuously monitor Visualizing the research problem by addressing
changes in satisfaction among different segments of the independent and dependent variable involved in the
customers. In this regard, studies on customer research problem is known as conceptual model of
segmentation and bank selection criteria along with research problem.
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Market Segmentation
Customer Satisfaction
Marketing Mix
b) Customers Pulse about Commercial Bank of Ceylon are poor (Low).Major Customers (74%) say that the
Plc Services are effective in the Banking industry. But 15%
According to the below tabulation 2% of of Customers argue that the Banks services are in the
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No of In Percentage
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2 Level Customers
Customer low 2%
2
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satisfaction
Moderate 24 24%
High 74 74%
Customer Satisfaction
11 4
Good
12 70
Effective
d) Under this below part Analysis- Correlation, Regression, Correlation Co efficiencies, ANOVA test
and presentation of Scatter PLOT.
i. Market Segmentation Vs Customer Satisfaction.
Summary Information of Segmentation and Customer
Satisfaction.
Indicators Value
Correlation 0.726
Regression 0.776
T-Value 10.437
R-Square 0.526
F-Value 108.936
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calculated value is 10.437 which is greater than critical Source : Survey data
value 1.6662. Show it proved the positive relationship The Correlation between Product and Customer
between the two variables and it was significant at 5% of satisfaction is 0 .590, which shows the positive
significance level. According to the Model summary R relationship between two variables in the Commercial
square is 0.526 that mean 52.06% of Customer Bank Sri Lanka PLC. The Regression equation shows 37
satisfaction is accounted by effective tuning of Market the positive relationship between Price and customer
segmentation in the Commercial Bank Sri Lanka PLC.
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satisfaction. That is when the Product is made on the
ii. Price Vs Customer Satisfaction basic of Customer point of view. Customer satisfaction
will increase by 0.522. According to the F value it is
Summary Information of Price and Customer greater than Table value 1.6662. So it is express that
Satisfaction. there is a relationship between two variables. According
Indicators Value to the T test the calculated value is 7.243 which are
greater than critical value. Show it proved the positive
Correlation 0.520 relationship between the two variables and it was
Regression 0.508 significant at 5% of significance level. According to the
T-Value 6.031 Model summary R square is 0.349 that mean 34.09% of
R-Square 0.271 Customer satisfaction is accounted by effective tuning
F-Value 36.369 of Market segmentation in the Commercial Bank Sri
Lanka PLC
iv. Place Vs Customer Satisfaction
Source: Survey data
Summary Information of Place and Customer
The Correlation between Price and Customer Satisfaction.
satisfaction is 0 .520, which shows the positive
Indicators Value
relationship between two variables in the Commercial
Bank Sri Lanka PLC The Regression equation shows the Correlation 0.681
positive relationship between Price and customer Regression 0.565
satisfaction. That is when the Price is made on the basic T-Value 9.215
of Customer point of view. Customer satisfaction will R-Square 0.464
increase by 0.508. According to the F value it is greater F-Value 84.909
than Table value 1.6662. So it is express that there is a
relationship between two variables. According to the T Source: Survey data
test the calculated value is 6.031 which are greater than The Correlation between Place and Customer
critical value. Show it proved the positive relationship satisfaction is 0 .681, which shows the positive
between the two variables and it was significant at 5% of relationship between two variables in the Commercial
significance level. According to the Model summary R Bank Sri Lanka PLC. The Regression equation shows
square is 0.271 that mean 27.01% of Customer the positive relationship between Price and customer
satisfaction is accounted by effective tuning of Price in satisfaction. That is when the Place is made on the
the Commercial Bank Sri Lanka PLC. basic of Customer point of view. Customer satisfaction
will increase by 0.565. According to the F value it is
greater than Table value 1.6662. So it is express that
there is a relationship between two variables. According
to the T test the calculated value is 9.215 which are
greater than critical value. Show it proved the positive
relationship between the two variables and it was
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significant at 5% of significance level. According to the Commercial bank Sri Lanka PLC has a special interest
Model summary R square is 0.464 that mean 46.04% of on price to compete with rival parties. Slightly
Customer satisfaction is accounted by effective tuning discounting the price/Maximize highest Interest in
of Place in the Commercial Bank Sri Lanka PLC compared with leader for a same product or service is a
good tricky to convince the leaders customers in favor
v. Promotion Vs Customer Satisfaction
of challengers output. It is the conventional strategy in
Summary Information of Promotion and Customer marketing. Through this strategic movement challenger
Satisfaction. can give a considerable pressure on leader and
increasing the market share by convincing the leaders
Indicators Value
customers. At the same time counter argument is also
Correlation 0.545 prevailing among marketing specialists that is through
Regression 0.431 this strategic movement challenger can not convince the
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Co efficient of
Factors Correlation Determination
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Product 0.59 0.349
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The Customer satisfaction with Market Segment to depositors and borrowers and the bank charges and
has higher positive correlation 0.726. This means that commission for individual services.
high level of four market segment leads to highly In the Jaffna region Commercial bank
increase in the customer satisfaction. This Co-efficient of customers are in the satisfactory state. Customers of the
determination 0.526 that the customer satisfaction in opinion that, interest rate for deposits should be
accounted for by market segment. In this connection increased and the interest rates for loans should be
hypothesis is accepted. reduced .They realize that service charges are reason
b) Researchers Ideas on Market Segmentation and able.
Customer Satisfaction Commercial Bake must consider the following
Commercial Bank Sri Lanka PLC which are aspects in order to maximize satisfaction regarding
running in their Banking Industry can be named as Top price.
Provide competitive interest rates to the deposits.
Firm in Bank. The term Top Firm can be interpreted in
Interest rates for deposits must be revised
meaning full terms in the following manner, A firm which
periodically.
has highest market share in a particular industry can be Revise and reduce the interest rates charged to
addressed as Top Firm of that particular industry. Under scheme loans given for agricultural purposes and
this portion ideas of Customer Satisfaction on shaping small industries.
Market Segmentation in any industry in interest of
market position by tuning different class of marketing ii. Product Wise
Mix are clearly presented. Here elected Bank suggested Products are developed with the aid of
proper Market Segmentation strategic and Marketing marketing research, test marketing and then launched.
Their success is then monitored and they may be
mix which are utilized by them in their Jaffna Market to
withdrawn or modified or relented, if they are not
attack the Customers in an efficient way with the
sufficiently successful. A product must be both
intention of capturing market leader position in the near profitable and compatible with banks image and long-
future and or long run. Those model is presented in a term strategy.
manner as mentioned in the research problem. Out of
the Mix, one is Price is a prime variable, rest of the mix
Views on loan facilities
are place promotion, product. Following steps could be taken in order to
increase customer satisfaction in the distribution of loan
c) Recommendations to Develop Customers
in the Jaffna region,
Satisfaction To encourage private traders, bank could provide
After testing of hypothesis it is necessary to extended overdraft facilities in periods and amounts.
provide recommendation to improve satisfaction and New loans schemes could be formulated and the
managing market segment and marketing mix following existing loan schemes may be made more public by
are some recommendation to improve the customer advertisement.
satisfaction. Develop credit card system in Jaffna region.
i. Price Wise
Price in banking refers, to interest rates offered
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