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Market Strategy & Targeting

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

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8 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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.

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July 2026

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19 assignments¹

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This course is part of the Microsoft Go-To-Market Strategy Professional Certificate
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There are 9 modules in this course

Market sizing is the foundation of strategic go-to-market (GTM) planning. This module teaches you to estimate Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Available Market (SAM), and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) using top-down and bottom-up approaches, then use these metrics as part of a strategic decision flow to prioritize target segments based on growth potential and expected return.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Market size means nothing without product-market fit. This module teaches you to systematically map customer pain points to your product's features and benefits, then quantify the revenue opportunity to validate whether your solution addresses real market demand. In a real go-to-market (GTM) workflow, these insights are used to prioritize and refine messaging and inform strategic planning.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment

Even the best market analysis fails if campaign goals don't align with business objectives. This module teaches you to connect GTM campaigns to corporate Objectives and Key Results (OKR), identify misalignments before they derail your launch, ensure that campaign activities directly and measurably support business outcomes, and communicate priorities to cross-functional stakeholders.

What's included

2 videos2 readings3 assignments

Buyer personas bring your target audience to life. This module teaches you to synthesize multiple data sources like CRM attributes, demographic insights, and qualitative research into persona profiles that guide messaging, channel selection, and campaign creative across your GTM program.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments

Personas tell you who to target; segmentation tells you how to organize and reach them at scale. This module teaches you to build segmentation frameworks using demographic, firmographic, and behavioral criteria, creating audience definitions that power personalized campaigns and dynamic targeting.

What's included

1 video3 readings2 assignments

A strong value proposition is the foundation of all GTM messaging. This module teaches you to craft concise, benefit-led statements using the Problem–Solution–Outcome framework, emphasizing your differentiators, then use AI tools to check for clarity, revise wording, and generate variations for different audiences.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments

Great messaging requires validation through testing. This module teaches you to design A/B tests for messaging variations, analyze simulated performance data to determine statistical winners, calculate lift, and summarize results in a format that informs future GTM decisions.

What's included

2 videos2 readings3 assignments

A GTM plan transforms strategy into action. This module teaches you to use a standardized framework for assembling comprehensive market-entry plans, bringing together objectives, segments, value propositions, channels, budgets, and timelines into a cohesive document ready for stakeholder review and execution.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments

Even great GTM plans need testing. This module teaches you to evaluate plans against resource constraints, business alignment, and performance benchmarks, then make strategic recommendations for prioritization or phased rollout when constraints require trade-offs.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments

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