How many buyer personas should I produce?

10 October 2011
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Good targeting and segmentation are fundamental to effective marketing. The concept of the buyer persona neatly distils both into a useable tool. But how many buyer personas should you produce?

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SPLASH and the Dragons’ Den

21 September 2011
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Take 300 sixteen-year-olds studying creative subjects and put them in a room with 30 business experts. Now stand well back.

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How buyer personas help match problems with solutions

31 August 2011
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A potential buyer weighing up choices will be influenced by the supplier that articulates its services best. These buyers are looking for evidence of a close match between their problem and the supplier’s solution.

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Social media activity delivers 15:1 ROI

16 August 2011
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“Where’s the ROI from social media marketing?” Last week I was delighted to hear a resounding answer to that question from a client who had achieved a handsome ROI of 15:1 simply by leveraged her online networks.

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Use buyer personas to hone your marketing messages

22 July 2011
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Competitive advantage belongs to those companies that have the deepest insight into their target buyers. Buyer personas are one way to stay ahead of the pack.

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It costs how much!?! Or why it pays to have the money conversation early

17 July 2011
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Anyone running their own consultancy or marketing agency quickly learns to have ‘the money conversation’ early. Here are the four key reasons you should be doing it, too.

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Free eBook: a Content Marketing Primer

11 July 2011
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My eBook ‘A Content Marketing Primer’ wasn’t difficult to put together, was published without a great ‘song and dance’, and has already gained a modest following.

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