This course builds your foundation in go-to-market strategy by helping you connect market analysis, customer insights, and strategic planning into a cohesive launch approach. You'll learn how to evaluate market opportunities and demographic segments to assess product-market fit by mapping customer pain points to feature benefits and estimating addressable revenue potential.

Market Strategy & Targeting
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Market Strategy & Targeting
This course is part of Microsoft Go-To-Market Strategy Professional Certificate

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What you'll learn
Conduct market‑size, trend, and competitive analyses to identify high‑potential opportunities.
Build and prioritize buyer personas using firmographic and behavioral segmentation.
Validate product‑market fit with hypothesis‑driven research and rapid‑test prototypes.
Design a data‑rich market‑opportunity report and Power BI dashboard for stakeholder presentations.
Skills you'll gain
- Marketing Effectiveness
- Marketing Strategies
- Business Priorities
- Target Audience
- Target Market
- Market Analysis
- Campaign Planning
- Go To Market Strategy
- Campaign Management
- Value Propositions
- Product Marketing
- Marketing Planning
- Product Strategy
- Market Share
- Market Opportunities
- Strategic Marketing
- Persona Development
- Data-Driven Marketing
- Market Research
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