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How to Create Personas
© SilverTech, Inc. 2017
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Webinar Tips● Presentation will last 30 minutes● Q&A will follow● Post questions in webinar chat pane● Your participation in the personas poll is
greatly appreciated● The slides, recording, and tools will be
made available after the broadcast.● Thank you for joining us today!
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P R E S E N T I N G
CONTENT STRATEGIST
Ian HughesAs the main content writer for The SilverTech Blog and the host of the Lead to Loyal™ podcast, Ian
aspires to create content that resonates with SilverTech’s diverse audience of marketers and
technologists.
YOUR HOSTS
PRINCIPAL STRATEGIST
Samantha MaltaisSamantha is a seasoned digital strategist, marketer,
and project manager that has the innate ability to combine marketing and operational requirements
while integrating SEO and SEM as well as UI and UX to deliver top-notch strategies for clients.
@SamMaltais@SilverTech
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Valuable, relevant digital experiences lead to loyal relationships with your audience.
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01. Why Do I Need Personas?02. The Seven Steps to Successful Persona
Creation03. The Five Essential Elements of Every
Persona
Agenda
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Why Do I Need Personas?
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PARTNER INSIGHT
“By 2018, 70% of digital commerce will move from business-to-consumer (B2C) and B2B
models to models that focus on the individual customer experience.”
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The 2017 State of Digital Marketing Report
The creation of well thought out personas will help you identify the problems you are hoping to solve for your website visitors.
Example: Kentico CMS Content Personalization
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EXPERT INSIGHT
“It’s incredibly difficult to monetize an “audience of everybody”. Trying to do so only “reduces the
potential impact of your content and makes it more difficult for your business to achieve its
marketing goals.”
Joe Pulizzi, Content Marketing Institute
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The 2017 State of Digital Marketing Report
Website Presence is mostly or very effective
Website Presence is ineffective or only somewhat effective
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...are the foundation of personalized, one-to-one communication.
By identifying your persona’s ideal online experience, your business can create targeted content, navigate an ever-shifting digital landscape and surpass marketing goals.
Personas
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PARTNER INSIGHT
“[Personas] are a representation of the goals and behaviors of a hypothesized group of users. In many cases they are captured in a 1-2 page description that include behavior
patterns, goals, skills, attitudes, and a few fictional details the make the persona a realistic character.”
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
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● What the user is looking for online● Why they are looking for it● What motivations they have to engage● What barriers they have to interaction● What solutions (content) will remove
roadblocks and allow the user to engage with your organization
Personas Answer
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona CreationStep 1 - Use Your Analytics
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example: Audience / Demographics / Age
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example: Audience / Interests / Affinity Categories
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example: Audience / Geo / Location
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona CreationStep 2 - Include Your Team
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Sample QuestionsThe following are provided as a representative sample of the types of questions we may ask. Every session is different based on the background, interests, and role of the stakeholder.
● How do your customers perceive quality and value with our product or service?● Name three of the most common pain points that you hear from customers.● Name three of the most common positive comments that you hear from customers.● What challenges does the company face with online communication? ● Do you think the company is portrayed appropriately and adequately online? ● If you could change three things about our website what would they be and why?
Example: Internal Interview Questions
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona CreationStep 3 - Social Media Research
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona CreationStep 4 - Customer Interviews
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona CreationStep 5 - Compile Your Research
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona CreationStep 6 - Bring Them to Life
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona CreationStep 7 - Introduce Them to Your Organization
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PARTNER INSIGHT
“For marketers, [personas] can (and should) dictate the emails you send, the calls-to-action your contacts
see, and the website experience they see. For your sales team, it should influence the topics and tone of
the conversations they have.”
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The Five Essential Elements of Every Persona
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1. Demographics2. Background3. Motivations / Influences4. Frustrations / Barriers5. Ideal Experience
Five Elements
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example University Digital Persona
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example University Digital Persona
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example University Digital Persona
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example University Digital Persona
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example High Tech Digital Persona
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example Travel Digital Persona
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CRM
The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Google Analytics Screenshots
Example Health System Digital Persona
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona CreationHow to Create Personas Template
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The Seven Steps to Successful Persona Creation
Thursday, March 23rd, at 2pm ET
[Webinar] How to Map the Customer Journey
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SILVERTECH HEADQUARTERS
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196 Bridge Street
Manchester, NH 03104
CALL US: 603.669.6600
EMAIL: [email protected]
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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
● The 3 Big Problems with Personalization in Online Sales and Marketing● The Complete, Actionable Guide to Marketing Personas
● Personas● How to create personas
● How to Create Easy, Yet Actionable, Content Marketing Personas● 3 Cutting-Edge Examples of Website Personalization
● Don’t Start Website Personalization without these Best Practices