09/26/2025
When leaders talk growth, they often default to TAM (Total Addressable Market). It’s the dream scenario the biggest possible market. But smart ex*****on lives in TRM (Total Relevant Market) the piece of that market you can truly reach and serve today.
TAM gives vision. TRM gives focus. Without that focus, strategies drift and investments underperform.
Question for you: when you plan, are you aiming at the ceiling, or building momentum in the space you can own now?
Read our blog on the TAM vs TRM debate.
https://wynnandhowe.com/why-tam-misleads-and-trm-wins-rethinking-market-opportunity-in-go-to-market-strategy/
I’ll never forget one of my early executive conversations about market strategy. A fellow leader was eager to anchor our growth plans to the concept of Total Addressable Market (TAM). Slide after slide painted a picture of billions in opportunity if only we believed hard enough. But the reality wa...