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State Of Buyer Personas 2016: Strong Correlation Between Effectiveness And Goals

Tony Zambito

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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Beyond the Obvious – Drilling Down on B2B Buyer Personas

FunnelEnvy

In 1985, a software designer named Alan Cooper invented a user persona named Kathy to add human context to the development process. Over the years, marketers built on that idea to develop buyer personas – profiles of fictional people that embody several ideal client characteristics.

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How To Meet Buyers’ Goals in an Era of Uncertainty

Tony Zambito

Foundational to buyer insights and buyer personas is this critical principle regarding goals. It is why we often refer to buyer personas as helping us identify goal-directed behaviors. Correlating external pressures and their impact on how buyers can or cannot meet their goals. Growth in market share. Growth in revenues.

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Use Buyer Persona Research To Improve B2B Customer Experience

Tony Zambito

This 80/20 correlation is not a surprising revelation. If we stay consistent with the 80/20 correlation noted above, it is a good bet that 80% of such efforts are focused on internal processes rather than what is actually happening in the minds of customers. . Buyer persona research can play a role.

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Study Confirms Importance Of Qualitative Research To Success With Buyer Personas

Tony Zambito

A recent survey conducted by Cintell*, entitled 2016 Benchmark Study On Understanding B2B Buyers , indicates that high performing organizations utilized qualitative research for their buyer personas. The study focused entirely on the use of buyer personas for understanding B2B buyers. This is a welcome shift. Communicating The Value.

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Overcoming The Content Personalization Challenge With Buyer Persona Research

Tony Zambito

The correlation is evident. Could there be a correlation here also? Buyer Persona Research. When I first began my involvement with personas in the ‘90’s, they were primarily aimed at attaining a deeper understanding of user behaviors to inform overall design strategies. Is Technology The Answer?

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The Virus Has Changed. So Have Buyers.

Tony Zambito

Correlating to variants and the migration of the virus. . For far too long, gaining this understanding, via buyer insights research and buyer personas , has been viewed as a one-time spend. . A few things about it have been consistent. A look at any of the multitude of graphs on positivity rates, hospitalizations, etc.