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What is a target audience?<\/h2>\n

As much as we’d all love to believe otherwise, no product or service is truly right for\u00a0<\/span>everyone<\/span><\/em>. And even though there may be products or services that can (and do!) benefit nearly everyone, certain demographics are much more likely to purchase than others. A target audience is a group (or groups) of people for whom your product or service is designed and to whom your marketing is directed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why is having a target audience important?<\/h2>\n

Not having a target audience means your sales and marketing strategy is simply throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping something sticks. If you don’t have a target audience, you’ll have no way of knowing how effective your sales and marketing efforts are because you could be marketing your product or service to the wrong people! <\/span><\/p>\n

Unless you’ve got an unlimited marketing budget (wouldn’t that be the dream?), the powers that be will want to know that your marketing dollars are being spent wisely.<\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding your target audience helps ensure your marketing budget is used effectively and efficiently while building relationships with the folks you hope to convert over time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because\u00a0<\/span>personalized marketing is a must<\/span><\/a>, it’s a fact that people don’t want to be sold to. Your audience wants to feel like they have a relationship with you. Nothing’s a bigger audience turn-off than receiving generic, impersonal sales messages. Crafting marketing campaigns designed around your target audience helps deliver personalized marketing to build those relationships with your audience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Determining Your Target Audience<\/h2>\n

Research<\/span><\/a>, research, research. A certain amount of this information will likely come to you from your product team, and some may already exist if you’re an established brand. But when it comes to your target audience, there’s no such thing as too much information. You should be able to describe \u2013 in detail \u2013 specific members of your target audience that you’ll segment your marketing around.<\/span><\/p>\n

These specific members of your target audience are called “<\/span>buyer personas<\/span><\/a>,”\u00a0they help you understand where exactly you can reach your customers and what messages will resonate most clearly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are some best practices for researching and crafting your audience personas:<\/span><\/p>\n