Strategy frameworks & analysis · Core
Market penetration
Also called: penetration strategy
ELI5
Sell more of what already exists to current markets.
Used in conversation
“The plan prioritises market penetration before expansion.”
Definition
Growth by selling more existing products to existing markets.
Here “Market penetration” means: Growth by selling more existing products to existing markets.
Pitch context
You will see “Market penetration” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches strategy frameworks & analysis.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret strategy frameworks & analysis without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- Market penetrationThe same visible label “Market penetration” names different concepts.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16