1. A good marketing team can help develop a positioning statement to help reach as much or the target market as possible. The best start for any positioning analysis is gaining a thorough knowledge of a product or service's target market. This is the group of people or businesses that will best benefit from the use of the product/service.

1. A good marketing team can help develop a positioning statement to help reach as much or the target market as possible. The best start for any positioning analysis is gaining a thorough knowledge of a product or service's target market. This is the group of people or businesses that will best benefit from the use of the product/service.

MARKETING 2018

19th Edition

ISBN:9780357033753

Author:Pride

Publisher:Pride

Chapter6: Target Markets: Segmentation And Evaluation

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