Microtargeting

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The targeting of small, specific demographics on a person-by-person basis. uncountable

    "Microtargeting involves obtaining an extensive amount of information—much more than was possible before the use of high-speed computers and relatively cheap databases—about potential groups of voters. The leading Republican microtargeting firm is called TargetPoint Consulting, Inc."

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"Microtargeting involves obtaining an extensive amount of information—much more than was possible before the use of high-speed computers and relatively cheap databases—about potential groups of voters. The leading Republican microtargeting firm is called TargetPoint Consulting, Inc."

Etymology

From micro- + targeting.

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