Horizontal and vertical market

The medicine industry is an example of a vertical market

A vertical market is a market in which vendors offer goods and services specific to an industry, trade, profession, or other group of customers with specialized needs.

A horizontal market is a market in which a product or service meets the needs of a wide range of buyers across different sectors of an economy.[1][2]

  1. ^ Jakki J. Mohr; Sanjit Sengupta; Stanley F. Slater (2010). Marketing of High-technology Products and Innovations. Prentice Hall. p. 251. ISBN 9780136049968.
  2. ^ Robert W. Haas (1992). Business Marketing Management, An Organizational Approach : Text and Cases. PWS-KENT Publishing Company. p. 107. ISBN 9780136049968.