Understanding your Customer
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Episode Brief Description
Most businesses don’t truly understand their customer, which is why they are struggling. In this episode, we walk through how to clarify and own your customer
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Key Insights & Timestamps
- [00:36] – Welcome
- [05:14] – Who is your customer
- [06:13] – Discovering your ideal customer
- [08:00] – Demographics vs. Psychographics
- Gather information on a much deeper level through market research, social media, etc
- [10:14] – What do your customers need? Niche down until you’ve reached a specific enough person – this will then become your ideal customer
- [13:00] – Finding the pain points
- Ask, ask, ask! Diagnose symptoms and trace backward to find the root cause of the issues they need help with
- [15:40] – The Transformation
- [17:33] – Identify wants vs needs
- [20:20] – Learning how your customer thinks
- What are their dreams?
- What are their fears?
- [23:02] – What makes them ultimately buy?
- [23:31] – Buying styles
- FOMO
- Emotional
- Aspiration
- [32:05] – Objections
- [39:49] – Homework
- [42:29] – Introducing – Ariana’s Bookshelf!
- [44:11] – Tom’s Bookshelf
Your Homework
Ariana’s Homework
- Use the 2 templates (Value Proposition Canvas and Empathy Map) to think about your ideal customer. Fill them out as best you can.
Tom’s Homework
- Take the time to really discover your customer. If you already have customers, take the time to reach out and talk to them.
Tom’s Bookshelf – Lean Customer Development
Ariana’s Bookshelf – Ask
Key Insights
- Discover your ideal customer and what makes them buy
- Find ways to connect with the needs of your ideal customer
- Utilize different buying styles to attract more sales!
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