The Marketing Architects

What Marketers Get Wrong About Targeting

Apr 29, 2025
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INSIGHT

Targeting Is Core Strategy

  • Targeting is foundational for marketing strategy, affecting product, pricing, distribution, and communications.
  • Skipping targeting results in lack of direction no algorithm can fix.
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Broad Reach Drives Brand Growth

  • Brands grow by reaching all category buyers, not just narrow high-value segments.
  • Over-focusing on a narrow ideal customer misses the bigger growth picture.
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Beware Algorithmic Bias in A-B Testing

  • Digital ad platforms' optimization often biases A-B tests, favoring one ad with skewed audience exposure.
  • This undermines reliability of test results and budgeting decisions based on them.
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