Thursday, November 15, 2007

Why Market To Women And How Should You Do It?

Even if the decision to buy appears to rest elsewhere, women frequently have a major influence on whether or not the sale is made. It?s easy to consider the car industry as predominantly male-driven. The majority of salespersons, journalists and mechanics are male, and published statistics of new car sales are weighted toward men.
For example, in 2002, almost 850,000 new cars were sold in Australia, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. It is estimated that sole female car purchases represent between 20 and 48 percent of this figure, but female influence on those same purchases is around 70-80 percent.
This takes us back to the basic marketing concept of remembering that the decision-maker is not always the person who pays the bill, a rul View the rest of this article


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