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{{cquote|All the parties in an exchange usually have the ability to select their exchange partner(s). For the customer, whether consumer, industrial buyer, institution, or reseller, product choices are made daily. For a product provider, the person(s) or organization(s) selected as potential customers are referred to as the target market.|author = John Burnett}}
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# Read this extract from Saylor's ''Principles of Marketing'': [https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_principles-of-marketing-v2.0/s08-03-selecting-target-markets-and-t.html Selecting target markets and target-market strategies]
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# Post a WEnote to share your thoughts about the importance of targeting the market, and read the posts from others on the Course Feed page. For example:
1. Read the section titled [http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BUS203-2.1.2_Approaching-the-market.pdf "Approaching the Market"], by John Burnett, University of Georgia. This section discusses the process of identifying and reaching the target market.}}
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#* ''Targeting the market enables ...''
Please share your thoughts about the importance of Targeting the Market on the course microblog.
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 3 September 2019

On target
All the parties in an exchange usually have the ability to select their exchange partner(s). For the customer, whether consumer, industrial buyer, institution, or reseller, product choices are made daily. For a product provider, the person(s) or organization(s) selected as potential customers are referred to as the target market.

—John Burnett


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Targeting the Market
  1. Read this extract from Saylor's Principles of Marketing: Selecting target markets and target-market strategies
    • This resource discusses the process of identifying and reaching the target market.
  2. Post a WEnote to share your thoughts about the importance of targeting the market, and read the posts from others on the Course Feed page. For example:
    • It's important to identify the target market because ...
    • Targeting the market enables ...


Note: Your comment will be displayed in the course feed.