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An Introduction to Social Media for Business

Sprout Social

The lower barrier to entry make it possible for any business to compete. Knowing the age, gender and psychographics of your audience allows you to create and share more targeted content. Before social media you’d have to pay thousands of dollars to put together focus groups and send surveys.

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Target Market Research for the Professional Services

Hinge Marketing

So how can you get past there barriers to identify your best target markets? Let’s start with the scenario where you already have a group of clients. Primary research can be done using structured interviews, focus groups, or surveys. Most executives are not forthcoming in a group of direct competitors!

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What is personalized marketing and how is it used today?

Martech

Many brands cite the lack of sophisticated marketing technology as a barrier to personalization. Using demographic, firmographic, and psychographic data gleaned from CRMs , marketers can build profiles that represent their customers’ interests and behaviors. This isn’t traditional research involving surveys or focus groups.