Wednesday, July 04, 2018

How to Create a Buyer Persona



How to Create a Buyer Persona

Since digital marketing is becoming more targeted and personalized than ever before, direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketers should know their audiences better than ever. One way to create engaging content is to create it for a Buyer Persona, or an approximation of someone who fits within your target demographic.

Key Facts:




A buyer persona is a little like a Top Trumps card - only more useful.
According to Rob Peterson, founder of BarnRaisers agency, buyer personas can improve the following aspects of a marketing campaign: Targeting and positioning, messaging and media, defining purchase motivations in the buying process, establish company alignment, and creating a human face for sales and marketing.

To build a buyer persona, 

  1. Check your site and social media platform analytics for inspiration
  2. Create a buyer profile, complete with personal details and customer-specific information, like preferred news sources. I liked the suggestion to start with a famous character with obvious characteristics (see the example, left)

Example: Walter White's Buyer Persona


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Download a free Buyer Persona generator template here: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/build-buyer-personas


Read more here:
https://www.buyerpersona.com/what-is-a-buyer-persona

https://www.businessesgrow.com/2014/02/12/31-business-building-benefits-buyer-personas/

https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/en-us/blog/2017-4-27-the-beginners-guide-to-defining-buyer-personas

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