Knowing who your customers are is extremely important when you want to market your business. Having an understanding of who your customers are, why they choose you and what their demographics and psychographics are will help you to be more successful and connect with them on a different level. Using buyer personas will help make this happen. I’m going to share a story with you today to show you what I mean.
We have a client who has a pretty good idea of who her target market and buyer persona are but we really helped her hone down on specifics. Really quick, because it’s important to know, buyer personas are “fictional, generalized characters that encompass the various needs, goals, and observed behavior patterns among your real and potential customers. They help you understand your customers better.” (HubSpot)
Ok, back to our story.
Meet Mollie, our client who started a new company called Mood Swing Wines. Mood Swing Wines is obviously as the name implies, a wine company. However, it’s not just any kind of wine that anyone would buy off of the shelf; her wine specifically targets menopausal women.
Here’s an example of what one of Mollie’s buyer persona’s looks like:
Menopausal Mary
Once buyer personas were created for Mollie’s company, everything from there on that had to do with marketing her business kept this persona in mind. Focusing on your persona helps to target the exact customer you really want. By doing this you’re catering to their wants and needs better than you ever have before. You connect with them on a more personal level because you understand what makes them tick, what their struggles are and what get’s them excited.
The way her logo, labels and website were created and look were all dictated by her buyer personas.
Wine names: Covers off Chardonnay, Personal Summer Pinot, Zinopause, Memory Lapse Merlot, Crabby Cabby
See a trend here? Everything is specifically targeted to certain personas that are able to relate to menopause and what it’s like being a woman going through the change, but is also able to have a sense of humor about it.
And guess what? It took off! Women love it! Not just any women, but women who are going through menopause, are about to go through menopause or have already gone through menopause. Surprise, surprise! You can market your business and still be personable, likeable and relatable.
Knowing what your business's buyer personas are will help with marketing your business and reaching your ideal target market. You’ll also be giving your customers what they really want. You will be able to meet their needs and wants even better because you understand them! Keep in mind, it’s common to have anywhere from two to four different buy personas for your business.
Do you need help establishing your business’s buyer personas and ideal target market? Want to establish a relationship with your customers and really understand them? We can help!
Since 2002, Half a Bubble Out has been dedicated to providing marketing, advertising and small business consulting that meet the needs of our clients. We specialize in powerfully telling stories through inbound marketing to grow your business filled with more passion and provision. Based in Chico California, we serve clients throughout Northern California and across the country to New York.
