Book Your Free Strategy Session:

Sign Up
Home ยป Encyclopedia Terms ยป T ยป TAM or Total Addressable Market Definition

TAM or Total Addressable Market Definition

Definition: As companies look at how to go to market, it’s important to catalog the entire ecosystem of potential buyers or the TAM.

Out of the total addressable market, wise companies will then focus on the low-hanging fruit and completely ignore more difficult portions of their TAM.

TAM or Total Addressable Market Definition

Use It In a Sentence: We’ve got a huge TAM, but we really want to get this company profitable by selling to every soccer mom we can until we can’t find anymore.

More Definitions: X-Factor Definition, Yield Management Definition, Hockey Stick Growth Definition, Daily Active Users Definitions, High-Value Customer Definitions, Yield Management Definition

Further Reading: 3 Great CMO Interview Questions | Setting the Table โ€“ 5 Tips for Working Together in a Complex Go-to-Market Strategy

Business professional presenting revenue attribution modeling and customer journey insights

Free Download: 100 Sales & Marketing Jargon Terms You Should Know

    Services & Capabilities

    Sales Funnel Services
    Top of Funnel

    Search Engine Optimization/SEO

    AI Search Optimization/AEO

    Pay Per Click/SEM

    Paid Social

    Organic Social

    Account-Based Marketing/ABM

    Middle of Funnel

    Websites

    App Store Profiles

    Newsletters

    Retargeting/Remarketing

    Bottom of Funnel

    Relational/Contractual/Closer

    Demo/Guided Tour

    Freemium/In-App Upgrade

    Checkout/Digital Purchase

    Capabilities

    Branding

    Print Design

    Video Production

    Animation

    Podcast Production

    App<>CRM Integration

    Sales & Marketing Stack Configuration

    Sales Funnel Professor and The Professor's likeness are trademarks of ETC Software. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.