Marketing Management (M240)

Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Targeting

Once the market has been segmented, it is important to focus on those segments with the greatest potential for fulfilling the objectives of the firm.

There are a number of criteria that can be used to evaluate segments and choose target segments, including:

size
growth
potential competition

Generally, the combination of these factors determines the potential profitablity of the target segment.

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