audience targeting

Start with Who: Precise Audience Targeting for B2B

In this episode of The HealthTech Marketing Show, I explore the critical importance of precise audience targeting in health tech B2B marketing with Mark Erwich, Chief Strategy Officer at Health Launchpad. Getting your target market right can be the difference between success and failure in B2B Healthcare marketing.

We discuss the differences between Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Available Market (SAM), and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM). We also highlight common pitfalls in targeting and share effective strategies to define and engage ideal customer profiles (ICPs).

Through practical examples and clear frameworks, we examine the role marketers play in aligning internal teams around targeted strategies to drive business growth.

Key Topics Covered

  • Importance of Precise Audience Targeting (00:01:52)
  • Why Precise Targeting Matters in HealthTech Marketing (00:03:58)
  • ROI and Marketing Metrics (00:05:23)
  • Aligning Teams Through Targeting Discussions (00:05:50)
  • Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and Target Selection (00:07:04)
  • Common Mistakes in Targeting and Market Segmentation (00:08:13)
  • Systematic Approach to Defining Markets (TAM, SAM, ICP) (00:09:44)
  • ICP (Ideal Customer Profile): Firmographic, Technographic, Behavioral (00:13:35)
  • Process of Identifying Target Accounts (00:15:57)
  • Resource Allocation and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) (00:20:09)
  • Example: Precise Targeting Success Story (00:32:30)
  • Consequences of Poor Targeting vs. Benefits of Precision (00:35:18)
  • Emerging Tools for Hyper-Precise Targeting (00:37:41)

Check out our detailed blog post, where you can read more about precise audience targeting for B2B health tech marketing.

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Posted by Ian Schnepf
Posted in Healthtech Marketing Show on March 17, 2025

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About the Author Ian Schnepf

Hi, I am Adam Turinas, Health Launchpad's founder. I am passionate about helping healthtech firms succeed through better sales and marketing. I have hard-earned experience in healthcare technolgy as I started two healthcare businesses in the US, the first with zero healthcare experience. We sold the second business to a strategic buyer seven years later. Over 9 years building a healhtech businesses, I have learned how to sell and market effectively to healthcare organizations. Prior to this, I spent two decades in digital marketing across healthcare and other consumer industries where I sold over $100 million in products and services to corporations and healthcare orgs. I would love to talk with you. You can book a call with me on the right hand side. Best Adam (This is page 0 of many)Enter your text here...

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