____________________________  is the advertising or promotio…

____________________________  is the advertising or promotion of a product, good or service to a wide variety of audiences with the expectation of appealing to as many as possible.  This group usually has different needs and wants but will buy the same product.  This is usually costly for marketers compared to targeted marketing strategies.  Product examples: paper towels, soap, toilet paper, fast food, chain restaurants, drinks, mobile devices, Amazon, Wal-mart.

Segmentation is one area of research used to help determine…

Segmentation is one area of research used to help determine and understand your target market.  You can use the information to understand where to market, what channels to use, and incorporating the information into targeted online ads for search engines (Google) and social media sites.  There are four areas marketers use to build a segmentation of a target market.  The four categories of segmentation include: