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<\/span>What Is Market Penetration?<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are two common ways to define market penetration:<\/p>\n

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  1. Market penetration is the measurement of an organization\u2019s sales expressed as a percentage of all of the sales for a given service or product.<\/li>\n
  2. Market penetration can also be defined as the percentage of an organization\u2019s target market that uses their services or products.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/span>How Does Market Penetration Work and How Do You Calculate It?<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Every organization produces either a product or service with a particular target market in mind. Market penetration is an expression of how many people within that target market use or buy those products or services versus those that don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

    Calculating market penetration is reasonably straightforward.<\/p>\n

    If your organization\u2019s target market is around 25 million people and 12.5 million of those consume your service or product, you have a market penetration of 50%.<\/p>\n

    12.5 million divided by 25 million equals 0.5, then multiplied by 100 equals 50%.<\/p>\n

    You can also use market penetration to establish the percentage of your organization\u2019s sales versus the total sales for a particular product.<\/p>\n

    So, if all companies that produce a specific product within a certain market have total sales of $7 million, and your organization’s sales equal $2 million, then your market penetration would be 28% ($2 million \/ $7 million = 0.28).<\/p>\n

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    <\/span>Why Is Market Penetration Important to Understand?<\/span><\/h2>\n

    There are many reasons why it\u2019s important to understand market penetration. Here are a few:<\/p>\n