BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Market Targeting
- the selection of a particular market segment toward which all marketing effort is directed. Market targeting enables the characteristics of the chosen segment to be taken into account when formulating a product or service and its advertising.
Additional Resources
- Market Segmentation And Market Targeting
- The latest buzzword in marketing realm today is target marketing. It aims to address similar groups of people by providing products that are carefully tailored to match group tastes and preferences. Market segmentation, market evaluation and product positioning are the three key steps in a target marketing strategy. The paper...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Hiscox targets large IFA market with five funds.
- Hiscox Investment Management has made a push into the retail market, targeting high net-worth investment advisers. The firm, which has had little exposure to the retail market in the past, is hoping to capture the attention of IFAs Hargreaves Lansdown and Towry Law to...
- Research articles 2004-04-19
- AMD Is Actually Targeting the Netbook Market After All
- AMD is targeting what Intel calls the netbook market, but not completely. Here’s a tale of semantic fun on Friday night. When I read Brooke Crothers report on how AMD wasn’t entering the netbook market I was shocked. After all, I was one of those people that...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Can Inflation Targeting Work in Emerging Market Countries?
- This paper explores issues in emerging market countries to make inflation targeting work for them. It starts by outlining why emerging market economies are so different from advanced economies and then discuss why developing strong fiscal, financial and monetary institutions is so critical to the success of inflation targeting in...
- White papers 2004-07-01
- What Is Behavioral Targeting?
- Better, more sophisticated software analytic tools are allowing Web advertisers to precisely target ads to their most coveted consumers How It Works ...
- Articles 2008-05-01
- Principles Of Marketing: Market Segmentation, Targeting, And Positioning For Competitive Advantage
- Segmentation, targeting, and positioning are marketing tools used by a company to gain competitive advantage in the market. They help the company to differentiate its product offering from that of its competitors and ensure that the same reaches the exact market profile for which it is intended. Market segmentation is...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Market Segmentation, Targeting, And Positioning
- Effective market segmentation, targeting and positioning strategies enable an organization to gain competitive advantage in the market. Market segmentation involves dividing the entire market into groups containing identifiable consumers who seek similar benefits from a product. Next comes the task of targeting and product differentiation. In this, marketers must decide...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Targeting Market Segments And Communities
- Segmentation and targeting are important functions within the realm of marketing. Market segmentation involves grouping individuals on the basis of similar characteristics that pertains to the use of a particular product. Targeting is the process of selecting the most lucrative market segments with regard to the product or service in...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Inflation Targeting in Emerging Market Economies
- This paper assesses inflation targeting in emerging market economies EMEs, and develops applied prescriptions for the conduct of monetary policy and inflation-targeting design in EMEs. The paper verifies that EMEs have faced more acute trade-offs higher output and inflation volatility and worse performance than developed economies. These results stem from...
- White papers 2003-10-01
- WATERFORD LIGHTING REPOSITIONS FOR GROWTH; THE DIVISION HAS INCREASED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT WHILE ALSO TARGETING A YOUNGER MARKET.
- Byline: Waterford Lighting Repositions for Growth The division has increased product development while also targeting a younger market Waterford Lighting Repositions for Growth The division has increased product development while also targeting a younger market Nancy Meyer WALL, N.J.-Waterford Lighting has taken an...
- Research articles 2006-10-30
- Segmenting, Targeting, And Positioning – Cornerstones Of Marketing Management
- The paper studies the different steps involved in segmentation, targeting and positioning. Market segmentation involves grouping individuals on the basis of similar characteristics that pertains to the use of a particular product. Targeting is the process of selecting the most lucrative market segments with regard to the product or service...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Segmentation, Targeting, And Positioning
- The processes of segmentation, targeting, and positioning enable an organization to strategically place its product in the market and gain competitive advantage. It begins with situation analysis wherein the company does a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats SWOT analysis to ascertain the issues prevailing in the market. Based on the...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Paul Hudson: Targeting an Under-served Market
- Paul Hudson: Targeting an Under-served MarketRE: Paul Hudson: Targeting an Under-served MarketHello, Dearmy name is grace i am 23years old, i saw your profile today and becameintrested in you,i will also like to know you the more,and i want you to send anemail to my email address so that i...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-02
- SAMSUNG TARGETING CHINESE MARKET
- AsiaInfo Services 11-05-2002 Samsung Targeting Chinese Market BEIJING, Nov 05, 2002 SinoCast via COMTEX -- "The future belongs to Asia. China, as the core of Asia, has become the strategic place for international enterprises to win globa AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2002-11-05
- Recession Survival Strategy: Market Segmentation
- Market segmentation is one of the most powerful strategies a company can use to improve profit margins and ultimately gain market share. And when markets are flat or declining and differentiation is at a premium, creative segmentation strategy can mean the difference between survival and road-kill. What...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Kintera and Echelon Targeting™ Sign Multi-Year, Exclusive Agreement; Industry Leaders Team up to Provide Nonprofits with Superior Wealth Screening Capabilities
- SAN DIEGO -- KinteraR Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA) and Echelon Targeting today announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement. The agreement gives Kintera exclusive rights to market Echelon Targeting's Echelon Power SegmentsTM to nonprofit organizations. Kintera is the leading provider of software as a service to the nonprofit industry. Echelon Targeting,...
- Research articles 2005-10-26
- BASF Is Targeting a Top Spot In Contract Manufacturing.(for pharmaceuticals)(Brief Article)
- BASF AG is targeting a leading position in the custom manufacturing market for pharmaceuticals following the sale of its pharma unit. Though still a minor player in the field, the company sees substantial opportunity for growth, given its experienc BASF AG is targeting a...
- Research articles 2001-09-10
- Tyco Ele. targets residential cabling market
- HARRISBURG, Pa.-Tyco Electronics has introduced a new residential cabling system that it plans to introduce to the residential multi- dwelling unit market, its first step to targeting the residential wiring market as a whole.HARRISBURG, Pa.-Tyco Electronics has introduced a new residential cabling system that it plans to introduce to the...
- Research articles 2002-01-01
- Acer: Strong growth expected in Iran's display market.
- Nov. 17--Acer, one of the world's top branded electronics vendors, is predicting significant growth in Iran's display market, and is targeting a 25 percent share of the market by the second half of 2006. Nov. 17--Acer, one of the world's top branded electronics ...
- Research articles 2005-11-17
- Is Inflation Targeting the Best Policy Choice for Emerging Economies?: A Survey of Emerging Market Experiences and Lessons for Pakistan
- This paper serves as a survey of some recent literature and discusses the possibility of adoption of inflation targeting by the SBP. This is a new subject for Pakistan's monetary policy and will need more detailed and serious deliberation before a decision is made. This initial work could be considered...
- White papers 2005-10-01



