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7 Buyer Persona Mistakes (and How You Can Avoid Them) Jared Macdonald NOVEMBER 2, 2017 | CONTENT JAM - CHICAGO, IL

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7 Buyer Persona Mistakes (and How You Can Avoid Them)Jared Macdonald

NOVEMBER 2, 2017  |  CONTENT JAM - CHICAGO, IL

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of people unsubscribe from a brand's emails because they're irrelevant or sent too often

Source: "Adapting to Consumers' New Definition of Spam" eBook, Litmus (2016)

67%

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of customers who had a bad experience won't willingly do business with your company again

Source: "Counting the Customer" eBook, Glance (2015)

91%

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Consumers have changed.

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Consumers don't just desire personalization in exchange for

their data... they expect it.

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of consumers would be more likely to purchase from a brand if it gave them content that was more valuable, interesting or relevant

Source: http://info.raptmedia.com/blog/future-of-content-report-part-1

62%

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of consumers have chosen, recommended or paid more for a brand that provides a personalized service or experience

Source: http://customercommunications.com/webinar-digital-customer-experience-trends-for-2016/

77%

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"Marketers understand the concept of segmentation, and

personalization is really modern- day segmentation."

A N N L E W N E S - C M O , A D O B E

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of marketers agree that personalization helps to advance customer relationships

Source: "Main Report - Real-Time Personalization Survey", Evergage (2017)

96%

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of marketers believe they must deliver a personalized experience to be successful

Source: "Main Report - Real-Time Personalization Survey", Evergage (2017)

73%

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To create content that is truly valuable to your customers, you have to understand who they are and what they need.

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Deliver the right message, to the right audience,

at the right time.

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Deliver the right message, to the right audience,

at the right time.

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Enter personas

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A single, archetypal representation of a cluster of your target audience that shares similar behaviours, goals, and motivations.

persona

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Why personas?

Who are we talking to?

Why will they care? 

What are we going to say that's relevant to them?

GOOD PERSONAS ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

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"If your buyer personas are more representative of product

marketing or sales jargon, then they're not a good representation

of your buyer's story."- T O N Y Z A M B I T O

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Why do personas work?

Understand, relate to and share the feelings of

other people

Have the emotions, thoughts, beliefs and internal

responses of a fictional character

ONE WORD: EMPATHY

As humans, we have the ability to:

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Not  Having  Personas1

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"We know our customers."

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of companies who exceed lead and revenue goals report segmenting their database by persona

Source: "Understanding B2B Buyers, The 2016 Benchmark Study" - Cintell

93%

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higher than non-segmented emails

Source: https://mailchimp.com/resources/research/effects-of-list-segmentation-on-email-marketing-stats/

100.95%Clickthrough rate (CTR) on segmented emails is

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210% 97%MORE LEADS

MORE WEBSITE TRAFFIC

73%MORE

OPPORTUNITIES

Skytap Case Study:

Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/article/case-study/targeted-persona-content-marketing-strategy

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minimum viable persona

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a persona created in a shorter timeframe with just enough detail to be actionable until it's expanded upon in future

minimum viable persona

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Assumption Mapping

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Assumption Mapping

Collaborative workshop format Share and record existing knowledge and assumptions about customer segment(s)Captured with sticky notes or paper & markersDiscussion and refinement 

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Source: https://www.slideshare.net/7thpixel/introduction-to-assumptions-mapping-agile2016

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Benefits

Cheap and fastCombines different viewpoints  Helps with stakeholder alignment & buy-inQuick transfer of knowledge

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Tips:Have each participant explain their insightsFind patterns across your findingsIf you discover multiple possible personas, always have one primary persona, the rest being secondaryPrioritize by importance to your business

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So far, this is only just a prototype persona ("proto persona")

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If a persona doesn't include voice of customer (VOC) data derived from qualitative research, then it's not a persona! 

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Relying On Demographic Information2

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"HR Sally has a Honda, two kids, lives in the suburbs, middle aged, loves dogs, and works in HR." 

"That seems we've brought to life who this person is outside of her job title."

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People still view personas only as demographics?

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15% of survey respondents found buyer personas to be significantly

effective, yet only 15% of respondents used in-depth qualitative research.

Source: http://customerthink.com/state-of-buyer-personas-2015-survey-results/

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If it doesn't include voice of customer (VoC) data derived from qualitative research, then it's not a persona! 

Remember:

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Who to interview

Existing customers (those who considered you and ultimately chose your product/service) Competitors' customers (who considered you but went with one of your competitors instead)Former prospects (those who considered you but opted not to make a decision at all)People who use a similar product or service and have never heard of your company

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A few notes:Don't interview anyone currently in the sales processInterview people as close to the purchase decision as possible (no more than 6 months after)Make sure interviewers haven't had any prior interaction with the buyer at allIf in software, conduct interviews before the buyers start using the product/get onboarded

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How to find interviewees

Sales teamCustomer successCRMMarket research firmsConvenience sample (friends, family, LinkedIn)

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How many interviews?

20-25 total is a good target (usually 4-6 per persona)Trends are often observable from 5 interviewsLaw of diminishing returns appliesMore interviews will deepen your understanding

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When you start hearing the same things over and over again, you'll

know you've hit a sweet spot.

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What questions should you ask?

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Scripting Your Interviews 3

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So, you're ready to start interviewing...

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You'll wonder:

Which questions do I choose?How do I prioritize which ones to ask?Will I gain actionable insight from all of the questions I choose and ask?

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Actual example questions from articles:

What city were you born in?What's your level of education?What types of vehicles do you own and why?How many years of experience do you have?How many brothers and sisters do you have?

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What's wrong with these questions?

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They focus on the buyer, not the buying decision.

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What vehicles a buyer owns or how many siblings they have

doesn't tell you WHY they chose (or didn't choose) your solution.

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You want detailed accounts of the customer's buying process, in their own words.

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Things like...What drove them to start looking for a solution like yoursResistance they encountered along the wayWhere they went for information at each step of the journeySpecific attributes of your product or service that factored into their comparison and decision

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What's the best way to mine this gold?

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No scripts!

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Scripted interviews...

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Scripting drawbacks

Comes off as an interrogationYou're always thinking of the next questionLeaves little room for follow-up questions and improvisationOften don't get deep enough to tap into the buyer's emotions at key stages of their journey

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"Take me back to the day when you first decided to evaluate [product or service] and tell me what happened."

A D E L E R E V E L L A   - C E O , B U Y E R P E R S O N A I N S T I T U T E

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Then, rely on active listening to ask insightful follow-up questions to get

all of the information you need.

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a communication technique requiring the listener to fully concentrate, understand, respond and then remember what is being said

active listening

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Ignoring How Personas Interact with Each Other

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"The number of people involved in B2B solutions purchases has climbed from an

average of 5.4 two years ago to 6.8 today."

Source: https://hbr.org/2017/03/the-new-sales-imperative

- H A R V A R D B U S I N E S S R E V I E W ( 2 0 1 7 )

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IT MANAGER

Example: Video conferencing solution

CTO SALES DIRECTOR

INDIVIDUAL REPS

SOMEONE IN HR

MARKETING MANAGER

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" Sales reps today rarely find a unilateral decision maker. More often, they discover that the

authority to make decisions rests with groups of individuals—all of whom have different roles, and

all of whom have veto power."

Source: https://hbr.org/2015/03/making-the-consensus-sale

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When interviewing, make sure to uncover:

Who your interviewee interacts with dailyWho influences them and who they influenceWhat kind of pushback they received during the buying process and from whoHow consensus was reached among all parties

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Not Using Your Personas5

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"Personas created in silo then imposed on others are rarely effective."

- N I E L S E N N O R M A N G R O U P

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Reasons personas aren't used:

Too complicatedNot communicated wellPerception that they're not credibleUnclear how to use them

Hard to findLack of support from ownershipWeren't created by a cross-functional team

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Much like content marketing, persona success comes down

to one thing:

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Much like content marketing, persona success comes down

to one thing:

buy-in

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How to help with buy-in

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Source: https://www.slideshare.net/7thpixel/introduction-to-assumptions-mapping-agile2016

Remember assumption mapping?

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Create a persona team

Include the members from different departments that were involved in assumption mapping Helps evangelize personas across departmentsKeeps individual biases at bay

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Set goals

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Set goals

Prior to conducting research, set goals for how the persona will be used and how you'll act on the information you gain

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Set goals

"We want to understand what influences customers who have booked with us to book again"

"We want to understand why people choose competitors X and Y over us"

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Execute a communication strategy

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Execute a communication strategy

Show how you achieved your goals and what insight you gained

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Execute a communication strategy

Show how you achieved your goals and what insight you gained

Use your persona team to help explain the methods and insights that drove creation

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Execute a communication strategy

Show how you achieved your goals and what insight you gained

Use your persona team to help explain the methods and insights that drove creation

Ongoing initiatives to educate departments how to use personas (WIIFM)

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Never Updating YourPersonas 6

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"We've already done personas."

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"Personas are not a document. These are just the final souvenirs, after the team has gained the real value. That value comes when the team visits and

observes their target audience, absorbs and discusses their observations, and reduces the chaos

into patterns, which then become the personas."

Source: https://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2008/01/24/personas-are-not-a-document/

-   J A R E D S P O O L , U I E F O U N D E R

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Your personas should be a living, breathing project updated regularly.

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How often to update personas?

Source: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/revising-personas/

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Perceived success:

Source: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/revising-personas/

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When should you update your personas?

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Business changes

New products or services Buyout or mergerChange in company directionEntering into new markets or regionsCompetitor offerings have changed

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Changes in user base

Drop in organic search trafficDecline in email subscriptions or content downloadsAnalytics dataChanges in support logs, tickets & calls

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Even if you don't make phyical updates, use other research methods to constantly be validating your personas.

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Such as...Focus groupsSurveysAnalyticsEthnographic researchOn-site pollsUser testing

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Thinking Personas Are Only For Content

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Yes, personas have a massive impact on your content

marketing strategy...

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Content

Matches your content's voice and tone to your customer's Dictates what content to create and ensures it will resonate with your audienceAllows you to audit your content and identify gaps in the buyer's journey

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But when done correctly, persona research benefits all departments and lays the groundwork for a unified customer experience across the entire lifecycle.

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Marketing

Increase conversion rates on web and email after discovering the right messaging to use Know which PPC ads were most effective and at what stage of the buyer's journeyMeasure performance by persona to know what works and what needs adjusting

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Sales

Arm reps with critical buyer insights to help them close more dealsAlign sales and marketing in a mutually beneficial relationshipUse regularly-updated persona findings in sales training materials 

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Customer Success

Gives customers a consistent experience pre- and post-purchase Empowers CS team with extensive background on customers for better onboardingFeedback from CS team keeps personas up-to- date throughout customer lifecycle

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To recap...

Use persona research to amp up your

personalization efforts in 2018

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Deliver the right message, to the right audience,

at the right time.

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Deliver the right message, to the right audience,

at the right time.

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7 persona mistakes:1. Not having personas

2. Relying on demographic information

3. Scripting your interviews

4. Ignoring how personas interact with each other

5. Not using your personas

6. Never updating your personas

7. Thinking personas are only for content

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How to avoid them:1. Create minimum viable personas

2. Interview your customers

3. Actively listen in unscripted interviews

4. Identify influencers & influencing behaviors in interviews

5. Get buy-in across the company

6. Always be validating and refreshing personas

7. Use persona research across all internal departments

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