# Segments

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## Overview

A Segment, in theory, is a group of customers who share some common characteristics.&#x20;

Segmentation is widely used in the field of marketing to target the right audience for a marketing campaign. For example, cross-selling a hair conditioner to a set of customers who have purchased shampoo in the past. Or launching a new dry skin-related product to those who have purchased a product for the same concern in the past.

LimeChat's `Segments` tool helps you build such segments using which you can broadcast to the relevant audience or download the list of such customers to perform any other action.

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## Types of Segmentation Filters

* Based on `WHAT` activity they have performed in the past
* Based on `WHEN` they performed a certain activity
* Based on `CHARACTERISTICS` of the activity they performed
* Based on `CHARACTERISTICS` of the customer's overall purchase history

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## Limitations

* Currently, only historical data from Shopify brands can be imported

*Let's understand how to use the above filters to create segments!*
