A target market or target audience is a group of customers that the business has decided to aim its marketing efforts and ultimately its merchandise. A well-defined target market is the first element to a marketing strategy. The target market and the marketing mix variables of product, place (distribution), promotion and price are the two elements of a marketing mix strategy that determine the success of a product in the marketplace.

Once these distinct customers have been defined, a marketing mix strategy of product, distribution, promotion and price can be built by the business to satisfy the target market.

Market segmentations

Target markets are groups of people separated by distinguishable and noticeable aspects. Target markets can be separated into:

geographic segmentations (i.e. their location),
demographic/socio-economic segmentation (gender,age, income occupation, education, sexual orientation, household size, and stage in the family life cycle),
psychographic segmentation (i.e. similar attitudes, values, and lifestyles),
behavioral segmentation (i.e. occasions, degree of loyalty),
• product-related segmentation (relationship to a product)

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