Entity Market Segment

DescriptionA group of parties that share similar consumer characteristics. Market segments divide the marketplace into homogeneous groups that require similar treatment from a marketing perspective, who have similar risk or profitability profiles, and so on.

For example:
Leads
Qualified Medicare beneficiaries
Males in the 40 to 50 years of age range

Attributes
Market PositionMarket Position
Market Segment BasisMarket Segment Basis
Market Segment DescrMarket Segment Descr
Market Segment NameMarket Segment Name
Market ShareMarket Share
Market Size By ValueMarket Size By Value
Market Size By VolumeMarket Size By Volume

Relationship
Market Segment_Customer_FKMarket Segment_Customer_FK

Dependencies
 NONE

Reverse Dependencies
 

Attribute Details

 Market Position
DescriptionPositioning of the healthcare organization or its products or services relative to rivals in the targeted market segment.

For example:
1
2
3
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Small Counter [SHORT]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Market Segment Basis
DescriptionMarket segment basis distinguishes between market segments according to the major basis under which the market segment was formed.

For example:
New business
Population age
Profession
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Market Segment Descr
DescriptionThe textual description of the market segment.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Long [VARCHAR(1024)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Market Segment Name
DescriptionThe word or phrase used to identify (but not uniquely) the market segment.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/String [VARCHAR(255)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Market Share
DescriptionThe percentage of the targeted market segment that is held by the healthcare organization. This is typically based on an external definition of the total market for a product or service.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Percentage [FLOAT(2)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Market Size By Value
DescriptionThe size of a defined market segment expressed as the potential monetary value of that market. For example, the health insurance market for individuals in South Carolina might be defined as having a value of 900,000,000 USD.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Currency Amount [DECIMAL(14,2)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Market Size By Volume
DescriptionThe size of a defined market segment expressed as the number of customers or products that can be potentially sold to that market. For example, the health insurance market for individuals in South Carolina might be defined as 500,000 members or policies.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Count [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse

Relationship Details

 Market Segment_Customer_FK
Is Identifying Relationshipfalse
Child TableMarket Segment
Child MultiplicityZERO_TO_MANY
Child Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE
Parent TableCustomer
Parent MultiplicityZERO_TO_MANY
Parent Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE