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Topic: Target market

	Target Market Selection
		Target marketing tailors a marketing mix for one or more segments identified by market segmentation.
		Two important factors to consider when selecting a target market segment are the attractiveness of the segment and the fit between the segment and the firm's objectives, resources, and capabilities.
		This coverage can be achieved by means of either a mass market strategy in which a single undifferentiated marketing mix is offered to the entire market, or by a differentiated strategy in which a separate marketing mix is offered to each segment.
	www.netmba.com /marketing/market/target (614 words)

	Proactive Target Marketing: Rethinking Your Business Strategy
		In its purest definition, a target market is described as the majority of people your business attracts, either by circumstance or design.
		Target marketing is one of corporate America's most effective business strategies.
		Whatever the goal, successful target marketers know the first step is to take a long, hard look at their business before seeking the perfect prospect.
	www.asashop.org /autoinc/june97/strategy.htm (1632 words)

	Difference between target market & audience? \| MarketingProfs
		Your target audience is the population group that are going to see your various marketing endeavors, whereas your target market is a specific break-down of the target audience.
		Target audience is the people who are reached by the various media you are using to communicate your marketing activities.
		A classic example is of chocolate where target market is generally in the age group of 8-25 but normally audiance is someone who buy chocolate and that may be old men/women.
	www.marketingprofs.com /ea/qst_question.asp?qstID=2980 (1153 words)

	Target market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Target audience.
		Target market is the market segment to which a particular product is marketed.
		Targeting strategy is the selection of the customers you wish to service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Target_market (151 words)

	BizPlanIt Virtual Business Plan - Target Market Business Plan Newsletter
		This is your target market, defined as the group of the population sharing a common set of traits, which distinguish them from everyone else.
		If you're in the start-up phase, your target market may be less tangible than the target market for a company with years of operational history and customer files.
		Trying to reach and sell a large target market is difficult and costly, especially if it's populated by well-financed competitors who will force you to incur significant costs to achieve a sizable market share.
	www.bizplanit.com /vplan/targetmkt/newsletter.html (1129 words)

	Targeting Your Market
		Where the blanket approach of mass marketing was touted by marketing professionals of years past, today's industry experts are singing the praises of one-to-one, or relationship marketing.
		Individual consumers are somewhat more difficult to target because they are diverse and unpredictable, they typically have small individual budgets, and their buying preferences may change as they age.
		Businesses as a target market tend to be fairly stable over time and have large budgets to spend on various products and services.
	va-interactive.com /inbusiness/editorial/sales/ibt/target_market.html (1697 words)

	Duct Tape Marketing Blog - Voted Best Small Business Marketing Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In many doctor's offices, equipment and software is marketed to the doctor, but if the administrator or receptionist doesn't see how it will make their life better, the doctor may never know it exists.
		Find a market niche that is large enough to allow you to grow your business, determine if you can serve this market and then let the world know through your marketing that you are indeed the expert in serving that market.
		Develop your marketing, your tools, your culture and your language around catering to the needs of that market and you will find that not only will your business soar, your ability to charge a premium for your services to this market will be a given.
	www.ducttapemarketing.com /weblog.php?id=C0_5_1 (2271 words)

	Target Market Research for Product and Market Planning
		Clearly defined target markets are critical to the penetration of existing and the development of new markets.
		Marketing has the critical function of finding and defining target markets for its products and services.
		Marketing must be able to match the product to specific groups of people that are willing and able to buy the product and to know the differences of each of these target markets.
	www.steinermarketing.com /target_market.htm (329 words)

	About Target Market Advisors...
		Target Market Advisors is Chicago's trusted source for complete marketing strategy & services, general business, and sales consulting for small to medium sized organizations.
		Since December of 2003, Target Market Advisors has been helping our clients grow their top line and their bottom line results.
		Target Market Advisors is a reseller of a business management consulting package called "StragegyStreet.com." StrategyStreet is a service of Windermere Associates.
	www.targetmarketadvisors.com (342 words)

	Target Market
		The housing we create offers rents which are targeted to people who make about 60% of the average medium income of the county.
		Finally, the supply of affordable housing is shrinking due to market rate conversions of existing affordable housing.
		This is a result of expiring obligations to provide units at below market rate under the HUD financing program and the strength of the rental market.
	www.gandolfgroup.net /Target_Market.htm (511 words)

	Target Market Development - specializing in market differentiation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Target Market Development is a six-year-old consulting and management company that embraces two seemingly diverse and unconnected disciplines – marketing consulting, and oil and gas exploration, development and management.
		TMD specializes in working with companies whose products, services and approach to their market are in reality, or perceived to be, similar or identical to that of their competitors.
		Although the two businesses may appear completely different, that is what we are all about – taking the ordinary, the mundane, the unpredictable and, through differentiation strategies and tactics, making an entirely new, fresh approach to achieving results.
	www.targetmarketdevelopment.com (225 words)

	SOHO Marketing-Target a Niche Market To Increase Your Sales and Profits
		A niche or target market is a group of potential customers who share common characteristics making them especially receptive to your product, service or opportunity.
		By targeting active duty military families and providing a solution to their "special" life insurance problem, Frank became one of the top sales agents in his company.
		However, one of the most profitable target markets for this manual is businesses that use a network marketing or MLM distribution system.
	www.soho.org /Marketing_Articles/Target_a_Niche.htm (817 words)

	Define Your Target Market and Marketing Mix in a Business Plan
		Rely, in part, on the industry data in the General Market and Industry Analysis section to define which will be your targeted client base.
		be certain your target clients reside or do business in the geographic target market.
		Demographic data plays a key role in identifying the growth or decline of your targeted client by country, province, state, county or city.
	www.windhaus.net /targetmarket.htm (660 words)

	Target Market Ethics \| MarketingProfs
		Our understanding of identifying a target market is that the market needs to be measurable and easy to access, etc. Never in our team meetings or presentation was anything derogatory said about GLBT people.
		Marketing a specific product/service to a certain group of consumers-sounds perfectly normal to me. Market segmentation is usually successful only when you break the classes down to the finest level and are finally almost sure of your taget market.
		Different group of consumers have different lifestyles, cultures and as a marketer your job would be to find the core of that lifestyle and use that to communicate to your target customer.
	www.marketingprofs.com /ea/qst_question.asp?qstID=4713 (1210 words)

	Claritas > Marketing Research, Marketing Software, Target Market Research
		Claritas' marketing software, demographic targeting, target marketing research and market analysis services are aimed at reducing your cost of customer acquisition and growing customer value.
		Claritas is a marketing research information company dedicated to helping you with consumer marketing research, B2B marketing research, and is dedicated to maximizing your profitability with measurable target market research programs, marketing software tools and B2B marketing software.
		The result of our marketing research analysis and consumer profile work allows you to go beyond conventionally accepted target marketing strategies to capitalize on new segment opportunities and existing market potential.
	www.claritas.com (601 words)

	Bear Market on Target (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At a staggering $10t in market capitalization, it is over twice as large and important as the elite Dow 30 and NASDAQ 100 companies combined, many of which are also included in the SandP 500.
		Market technicians have to be very careful today as the general market environment has changed dramatically.
		Sell aggressively into these bear market rallies, preserve your scarce capital elsewhere through the post-bubble busts, and wait for the enormous bargains to come when general equity market valuations finally unavoidably fall below their historical norms.
	www.zealllc.com /2002/target.htm (3317 words)

	We Target Your Market FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is a targeted approach to increased sales as opposed to a print media advertisement that is viewed by a relatively small number and perhaps applicable to only a fraction of those individuals who you wish to reach.
		Direct marketing businesses succeed or fail by their ability to determine who is most likely to buy what they offer.
		For the direct marketing business person, lists of hundreds of thousands of names are the instruments that can create a thriving business by filling consumer needs.
	www.wetargetyourmarket.com /faq.htm (910 words)

	Target Markets
		The Target Markets Electronic Submission Protocol (ESP) is designed to maximize the efficiency in which Association members can market their program to Carrier Partners of Target Markets.
		Target Markets has developed a protocol and criteria to evaluate the program business operations of Association members.
		Target Programs is a unique entity designed to connect retail agents to the Programs offered by Target Markets member agencies.
	www.targetmkts.com (561 words)

	MarketTools – The defining provider of on-demand market research
		As the defining provider of market research for the on-demand era, MarketTools helps you connect with the universe of voices within your target market or gives you the tools to do it yourself—so that you can make the right decision.
		Market ReachConnect directly with individuals and communities across the globe—from representative markets to highly-targeted segments.
		Market Reach that extends across the globe—from a diverse proprietary panel of over 2.5 million individuals to interactive community-led learning for continuous, truly authentic feedback.
	www.markettools.com (234 words)

	Differentiation Programs - Target Market Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		They sought out attorneys, CPAs, market makers and investment bankers to provide them expertise to gain a foothold in the public arena through an initial public offering or seeking out and capturing a shell.Yet, after going public, many business people discovered they still were in command of their business but not of the company’s destiny.
		The Target Market Development Stock Strategy plan is a four-step process designed to give executives a strategy and tools to regain control of the company’s destiny and overcome the whims of the market.
		The Target Market Development Plan Design approach is a process that focuses energy and resources toward activities that can have impact on strategic goals and outcomes.
	www.targetmarketdevelopment.com /differentiation_programs.htm (675 words)

	SOHO Marketing -- Target Marketing Strategy – Find Your Own Niche Market
		The more narrowly you define your niche market the easier it is to cater to the specifically defined interests of people in that market.
		She now has a lot of success targeting a niche market of female physical education teachers who are married, have children and are members of the same professional association.
		Another way to find a niche market is to work backward from the benefits you offer.
	www.soho.org /Marketing_Articles/target_marketing_strategy.htm (678 words)

	How to Use Target Marketing to Grow a New Small Business \| Marketing & Advertising > Segmentation & Targeting from ...
		Segment your target market so that you reach the most likely potential customers and do not overlap in your efforts.
		The key is to know as much as you can about your target market and present them with some new information, new products, new services or new means of meeting their needs.
		Provides identification and analysis of target markets designed to provide a foundation on which a marketing mix can be developed.
	www.allbusiness.com /marketing/segmentation-targeting/1967-1.html (496 words)

	Target Market
		Whittman-Hart previouslydefined their target market by revenue size focusing on the middle market of $50-$500 million.
		Inaddition, the market is plentiful; there seems to be no end to the number of "people with goodideas" who are starting companies in the Bay Area.
		They are expandingtheir traditional target market to both larger and smaller companies, markets they have not historicallysought out.
	www.redcottage.com /worksf/consulting_strat.htm (545 words)

	Define target market
		Present a seminar that markets your services to a particular group of people or companies.
		It may seems antithetical, but the more narrowly you define your market, the stronger a reputation you can build as a solution provider.
		Advertise in trade journals or in conference brochures targeting the market you have defined.
	www.4d.com /startconsulting/marketyourself/targetmarket.html (317 words)

	High-Tech Direct Marketing: Covente, Inc.
		Covente’s Target Market Services will pinpoint the companies that are most likely to buy your product or service.
		Validated List Development— developing a validated list of up-to-date information for your target market including contact names, titles, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and email addresses will improve the results of all your sales and marketing programs.
		When you are equipped with an accurate market perspective, you'll be able to plan and execute your marketing and sales efforts more successfully.
	www.covente.com /what/target_market_services.asp (570 words)

	We Target Your Market Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On-line marketing is time consuming, but very important to business growth, and sales.
		Good marketing campaigns explain what you offer, how to purchase, as well as how to contact you.
		Our Direct Marketing campaigns target the areas you need targeted, with the added bonus of letting your potential customers know how to reach you, and even do business after hours.
	www.wetargetyourmarket.com (218 words)

	Flexible Solutions: Investor: Target Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is estimated that eighty percent (80%) of the total pool market exists in the United States alone.
		Regarding the residential pool market, management believes that there are approximately 8,000,000 residences in the United States and Canada that have swimming pools.
		Flexible Solutions' targeted market segments for Watersavr™ is estimated to be approximately US $3 billion dollars in the United States alone.
	www.flexiblesolutions.com /investor/target_market.shtml (398 words)

	Target Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This does correspond to the national market share for this retailer of 11.2 percent as reported by Natural Foods Merchandiser, June 2001.
		The Salt Lake County market is represented by a patchwork of sport nutrition and weight loss retailers.
		Seventy-one percent of all weight loss products are purchased from the Internet, mail order; multilevel marketing or practitioners because there is not a retail store in Salt Lake County capable of satisfying the consumers need for selection and information.
	www.dietandsport.com /id5.htm (817 words)

	Where the Girls Are: Target Market Concepts gives samples to roller-skating teens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As a partner of Target Market Concepts in Ovid, NY, he distributes samples on behalf of his clients to young people at 450 roller-skating rinks across the country.
		With a 90% market share - reaching in-line and four-wheel locales (nearly 50% of them are still outfitted for four-wheel skating) - he knows his arena.
		The goal is to add the teenage girl group to advertisers' market share.
	directmag.com /mag/marketing_girls_target_market/index.html (885 words)

	Target Market News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Marketers, who have not experienced exclusion based on race or color, may find it difficult to understand that this sensitivity exists.
		Marketers must appeal to them through a broader range of campaigns and executions generally reserved for non-Hispanic whites, but can be personalized for them.
		Target Track, a joint offering of ACNielsen U.S. and Spectra, analyzes point-of-sale data from food, drug, and mass merchandise stores to quantify sales among Hispanic and African-American consumers, highlighting those categories and brands that skew toward each segment.
	www.targetmarketnews.com /consumernews.htm (8949 words)

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