marketed
v.v. to advertise or promote a product so that people will want to buy it. You use this when describing how a company tries to sell something to a specific group of people.
v. to advertise or promote a product or service to a specific demographic or audience. Often used in the passive voice to describe how a product is positioned in the consumer landscape.
The new phone is marketed to teenagers.
The organic cereal is marketed as a healthy alternative to sugary breakfast options.
Although the software was originally developed for professional engineers, it is now being marketed to hobbyists and students to expand the user base.
The verb is transitive and often takes the preposition 'to' for the target audience or 'as' for the product's identity.
The product marketed very well.The product was marketed very well.Learners often use 'marketed' in the active voice when they mean the product was the subject of a campaign; the passive voice is required here.