Understanding Audience Targeting Basics

Level: Beginner

Targeting determines who actually sees your ad, and even the strongest offer fails if it's shown to people who were never going to want it in the first place.

Demographic Targeting Is a Starting Point, Not a Strategy

Age, location, and gender narrow an audience broadly, but rarely capture genuine purchase intent on their own.

Interest and Behavior Targeting Adds Real Signal

Targeting based on demonstrated interests or past behaviors gets closer to people who've shown a real affinity related to your offer.

Custom and Retargeting Audiences Are Usually Your Strongest Asset

Audiences built from your own existing customers or website visitors typically outperform any interest-based targeting a platform can build on your behalf.

Next step: Use the Sales Letter Writer to tailor your ad copy to speak directly to the specific targeting segment you've chosen, since the same offer often needs different framing for a cold interest-based audience versus a warm retargeting one.