Vidyard

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

.” One tool that has become essential to defining a target market is the buyer persona, especially with the rise of social media and video. For many marketers, buyer personas are the key to making better video content, but what are they? There are several reasons why you should use them. How can you do this?

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

It’s true that there are a lot of less-than-actionable personas being built, but we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. And, speaking of babies, even though no one likes to hear that theirs is ugly, unlike babies, those buyer personas aren’t going to get any cuter with age. To know what motivates a buyer, ask one.

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ANNUITAS

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

It’s true that there are a lot of less-than-actionable personas being built, but we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. And, speaking of babies, even though no one likes to hear that theirs is ugly, unlike babies, those buyer personas aren’t going to get any cuter with age. To know what motivates a buyer, ask one.

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Hubspot

JUNE 2, 2020

Do you know who your business's buyer personas are? Buyer personas are semi-fictional representations of your ideal customers based on data and research. Okay, so personas are really important to my business. Follow along with this guide and download these persona templates to simplify this process.

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ActiveDEMAND

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Buyer Personas are a powerful tool used in marketing and sales. They help define the parameters of an ideal customer which then outlines the content to write that speaks to them, where marketing should get in front of potential customers, and buyer personas can also help qualify or disqualify prospects faster.

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Tony Zambito

JANUARY 3, 2016

In 2016, we will mark the fifteenth year since buyer personas were first introduced. The journey, however, continues towards professionals and organizations gaining a true understanding of what buyer persona development entails. by Scott Lewis.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Read any inbound marketing blog or article and it’ll tell you to start any new initiative with, first, your goal(s) and then, second, your buyer personas. Because personas are at the heart of content. Buyer personas allow you to target and attract the right people to your website like sweet-smelling pheromones.

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Tony Zambito

MAY 4, 2011

Buyer Persona Development and the qualitative research methodology applied to creating buyer personas have proven to be an effective means for B2B organizations to reach a deeper understanding of their buyers.    Buyer persona development methodology is at its core a research methodology. 

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Marketing Interactions

JANUARY 27, 2020

In a lot of the conversations I have with B2B marketers, many are overwhelmed when confronted with how to build truly actionable buyer personas. Building actionable personas takes a fair bit of time and effort. And along with that, so is your persona project. 3 B2B Buyer Persona Types. Primary Buyer Persona.

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Only B2B

JANUARY 9, 2023

Because many new marketing efforts lack the proper segmentation, personalization, ideal client representations, or customer research. Because of these crucial elements, account-based marketing presents a fantastic opportunity. Make a lot of research. Account-based marketing presents a few unique challenges.

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Tony Zambito

JANUARY 10, 2022

Lack of insights about buyers creates an inability to solve problems. Over the last twenty years, since founding the concept of buyer personas, I have worked with many leaders. What I often hear is the need to get more insights about their buyers and customers. You get it. Problems multiply and they are interrelated.

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Tony Zambito

JULY 18, 2011

This is the third part of a series of reflective articles on the future of buyer personas.    In part 1 of this reflection on the future of buyer personas, I focused on some of the misconceptions about buyer personas and in part 2 , I offered perspectives on why changes were needed to be relevant to the social age. 

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Tony Zambito

MAY 26, 2021

In various webinars, online conferences, and Zoom events we have seen this phrase filtered in throughout presentations and interviews. Sometimes it is used to describe the meaning of buyer enablement. Especially as an idea to examine in buyer persona development. The phrase certainly makes sense.

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Marketing Interactions

JUNE 23, 2017

One of the key foundational elements to a content marketing strategy is a buyer persona. Yet merely 57% of B2B marketers say they have a deep understanding of the buyer personas included in their strategy. A B2B Buyer Persona is a Functional Tool—Not a Poster with a Few Platitudes. Everyone is busy.

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Tony Zambito

JANUARY 9, 2022

Not only are buyers changing but also buying processes are changing. These changes combined are causing significant gaps in the ability of businesses to understand and serve their buyers and customers. These combined changes now present a new set of risks to businesses.

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Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Here are 5 important factors: Buyer Insight : Revenue and Sales leaders will need to possess deep insight into how buyers are changing. Conducting buyer research to gain insight into new goals and situational challenges buyers are experiencing. There is no room for guesswork on understanding buyers.

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Tony Zambito

MARCH 20, 2011

  Presently, there appears to be multiple meanings and uses for each of the terms content strategy and content marketing.    The deeper the understanding, the more targeted and relevant content can be for buyers.    Buyer persona development is a methodology for informing strategy. 

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Tony Zambito

JULY 6, 2011

As an individual with a background in marketing and sales, I began to think of how this could be a process to help make informed decisions not just about users but also buyers.    I wound up on a path afterward searching for a way to make buyer personas a reality. 

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Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

More Research. What we are seeing is buyer goals, challenges, psychology, behaviors, and situations are undergoing rapid shifts. Despite this accepted notion that shifts are happening, there is the usual impulse by businesses to cut back on any planned research. This is exactly the time to conduct buyer research.

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Tony Zambito

JULY 10, 2011

In part 1 of this reflection on the future of buyer personas, I focused on how it is important to leave some of the major misconceptions about buyer personas behind in order to peer into the future.    Without a doubt, we are seeing the most dramatic change in buyer behaviors since post World War II. 

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Optinmonster

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Do you want to learn about the types of qualitative research and some examples of methodologies? Qualitative studies are vital to the market research process. If you’re new to this kind of market research, you’re in the right place. In this guide, you’ll learn the basics of qualitative market research.

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The Mx Group

AUGUST 16, 2017

Your Top Ten Questions About B2B Buyer Personas. Recently, we partnered with Demand Gen Report to present a webinar about the power of personas. Try going back to the research to see if it can be retooled. We are in the early stages of persona use and development. SEO and Website Optimization. Contact Us.

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Tony Zambito

APRIL 27, 2011

.  What is new is that story telling is beginning to gain acceptance as a planning tool for strategies focused on buyer experience interactions and understanding the social buyer persona.    All good stories have good context as well as good narratives.    Related articles. . 

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This implies that trigger events are not created equal; therefore, an in-depth knowledge of your ideal customer profile, buyer personas, and purchasing behaviors is required for creating a successful B2B trigger event selling approach. Buyer Persona Role Changes. Hiring Surges. News/Media Mentions. Fundraises.

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Tony Zambito

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Over the past few years, I have struggled with the use of the word “profile” or “profiling” when it came to describing buyer personas.   My discomfort is arisen out of experience, what the terms fails to communicate about buyer personas, and how it is problematic in gaining adoption by senior leaders.

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Tony Zambito

JANUARY 18, 2011

As many of you know from reading my articles before, I am a big advocate of buyer personas and exactly for the purpose Adam has stated.    Too often B2B demand generation plans are not built around the modern B2B buyer and his/her information consumption needs."   No, really, how can you really do this?!?!?

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Tony Zambito

MAY 19, 2021

Some of the assumptions being made about the buyer’s journey and even the internal buying processes of buyers are sounding very antiquated. For instance, many companies are still wedded to old funnel thinking first presented by Elmo Lewis over a century ago! 3 – Focus on buyer interaction design (BxD).

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Tony Zambito

APRIL 21, 2010

  You may have recently sat in a presentation whereby you reviewed results of online surveys, viewed multiple pie charts segmenting data, analyzed customer data reports generated in multi-variant ways, and purchased industry related reports with a chockfull of relevant data.  A hard lesson learned. 

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Tony Zambito

MARCH 31, 2010

  It looks like Apple will be tapping into a distinctive buyer persona, the business professional, which may be the real winner in the introduction of the iPad.   I had previously noted how Plastic Logic ’s Que , an eReader, was designed specifically with a business buyer persona in mind.

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Tony Zambito

AUGUST 3, 2011

This is the fifth and final part of a series of reflective articles on the future of buyer personas in the social age.    In this final reflection, I offer 6 essentials to embedding buyer personas into your organization.     Then a third-party option should be explored. 

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Tony Zambito

JANUARY 5, 2010

As we begin a new decade, it is amazing to think how the term buyer persona has become part of the lexicon of business language.   I am often asked by clients, colleagues, friends, and family – where did the idea or the term buyer persona come from?   It resides with one man and one man only – Alan Cooper.

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Marketing Interactions

JUNE 23, 2017

In a previous post, I shared a four-step process for creating in-depth B2B buyer personas. In this post, I’ll discuss how the details of a buyer persona inform a content marketing strategy. 9 Components of a B2B Buyer Persona. Obstacles present in a variety of ways. A Day in the Life. Objectives.

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Marketing Interactions

MARCH 8, 2017

If you know me, you know I’m all about creating and using B2B buyer personas to drive content marketing strategy. I’ve created more than 400 buyer personas over the last four or five years. A B2B buyer persona should never be treated as a silo. And this one presents a huge opportunity for B2B marketers.

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Only B2B

APRIL 30, 2024

This entails conducting extensive market research to recognize challenges and opportunities, thereby positioning your offering as the solution. Intent Signals: Identify and track the accounts that are researching your offerings or similar offerings that your competitors are offering.

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 1, 2019

With constant change being the norm in marketing and business, one thing remains the same: the need for marketing research. Marketing research is a helpful tool for organizations to better identify marketing strategies and evaluate business decisions using data. Develop Your Marketing Research Plan.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 25, 2020

Bottom line, when you automate routine tasks, your sales teams can devote more time to creating killer presentations. Use Buyer Personas to Drive Strategy. One of the best ways to do that is with buyer personas. Personalize Web Content Through Buyer Personas and Other Data.

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SnapApp

MARCH 13, 2015

Developing buyer personas is an important step in a successful inbound marketing program – but it’s not just a step. And the best marketers are keeping this in mind – they’re embedding buyer personas in everything they do. But there are three key areas where hooking in your buyer personas will make a big difference.

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