Customers, users & segmentation · Working
Firmographic segmentation
Also called: firmographics
ELI5
Group businesses by company characteristics.
Used in conversation
“The firmographic segmentation separates regulated enterprises from small firms.”
Definition
Grouping organisations by attributes such as size, industry, revenue or location.
Here “Firmographic segmentation” means: Grouping organisations by attributes such as size, industry, revenue or location.
Pitch context
You will see “Firmographic segmentation” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches customers, users & segmentation.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret customers, users & segmentation without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16