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Target Audience

What is Target Audience?

A target audience is the specific group of consumers a brand aims to reach with marketing messages, defined by demographics, psychographics and behaviours.

Key points

  • Segmentation: Age, location, job role, interests, buying stage.
  • Precision: Clear targeting reduces wasted ad spend.
  • Tools: Google Analytics, Meta Audience Insights, CDPs.
  • Evolution: Re-evaluate personas annually.
  • Custom audiences: First-party data outperforms cold targeting.

Pro tips

  • Build lookalike audiences from converters.
  • Exclude existing customers in acquisition campaigns.


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