A business strategy that involves focusing on a small number of high-value targets, rather than trying to cover a wide range of potential customers. This approach is often used in niche markets, where there is less competition and it is easier to stand out from the crowd.
Example: The CEO used a rifle approach for deciding the company's product strategy, and decided to focus on building one product instead of seven.
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Date: 04/19/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Rifle Approach." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1620. Accessed 04/19/2025.