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The concept of mass-market is one we are familiar with as entrepreneurs<\/a> but many are ignorant of its advantages, so, they seldom practice it. Many practice it but do not know the right term for it. This post is going to be enlightening, trust me!<\/p>

If I said economies of large scale production, you will nod to the understanding of its concepts, right? Well, they are similar. In fact, we can say they are the same, however, no two concepts are exactly alike.<\/p>

Let us begin our discussion on the mass market, its importance,  examples, characteristics, and the products that can be mass-produced. The advantages and disadvantages will not be forgotten either.<\/p>

What Is Mass Market in Business?<\/span><\/h2>

The term mass market refers to a market where goods are produced in large quantities for many end-users.<\/p>

Furthermore, they are perceived as a group of people who specialize in common household products that many customers need. They have a large variety of people with needs.<\/p>

Businessdictionary<\/a> defines it as an unsegmented market in which products with mass appeal like aspirin, orange juice are offered to every customer through mass retail or independent stores and promoted through mass media.<\/p>

It is different from the niche<\/a> market, more like the opposite. How? We will tell you. The niche market focuses on a particular market segment and makes products specific to them. but the mass market focuses on customers with no identifiable preference and different backgrounds in a large market segment.<\/p>

In other words, it uses mass distribution and mass media to reach the widest audience possible. The aim is to reach the highest number of customers.<\/p>

The Evolution of Mass Marketing<\/h2>

Businesses have traditionally served fairly small geographic markets throughout history. The size of a company’s target markets was typically limited to the range of the entrepreneur’s personal mode of transportation.<\/p>

Advances in transportation, such as trains and vehicles, opened the door to mass merchandiser distribution in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In the 1920s, radio transmissions enabled businesses to deliver promotional messages to huge, undifferentiated audiences at the same time, giving birth to the mass market concept and the first mass marketing strategies.<\/p>

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What Are the Characteristics Of a Mass Market?<\/span><\/h2>

Before we go into the characteristics of a mass market, it is important we note that in a mass-market there are many producers. Because the customers who need the products are much, only one producer cannot manufacture all the market needs. For instance, only Unilever cannot produce all the toiletries a country like the US will use in a year.<\/p>

Having established this, the key features are;<\/p>