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Crystallizing your target customer and their unique pain points is critical to defining an effective strategy for selling
to them. As Zig Ziglar said, “How can you hit a target you don’t even have?”
Without a customer avatar, your marketing efforts are likely to err on the side of generic and boring. These days,
people don’t open their wallets for generic and boring, which is why this exercise is the foundation for success in
virtually every aspect of your sales and marketing process.
Getting clear on your customer avatar will affect these areas and more:
Product/service creation – What solutions can you develop and deliver to your avatar to anticipate and solve their problems?
Copywriting – In what way should offers be described to attract and convert your avatar?
Social media marketing – Which platforms are most important to be present and active on?
Paid traffic – Where should you spend your dollars and what targeting options should you utilize?
Customers buy time and time again from businesses they trust. To develop trust, you must show your customers
that you understand them better than they understand themselves. It takes work and imagination, but with your
customer avatar in hand, you’ll be well equipped to create and market products and services that will convert your
ideal prospects into a long-term purchasers.
So, it’s time to think about your ideal customer. Imagine their story and give them a full identity. Get specific and
be emotional. Don’t be afraid to GO DEEP with this worksheet as your guide.
Note: You may require more than a single customer avatar to represent different segments of your market, but fo
cus on tackling just one at a time.
Step 1: On a separate sheet, list the common demographic and psychographic traits of your ideal customer. Do a
brain dump based on the market research you’ve done and customer feedback you’ve received.
Step 2: Give your avatar a name and a face. Yes, really! You can even go so far as to find a photo.
Step 3: Step into your avatar’s shoes and see life through their eyes as you complete each question in this work
sheet to form their identity. If you think of more details, by all means, add them! The more specific you can be
about your avatar, the better.
- Am I male or female?
- How old am I?
- Where do I call home?
- Do I have a spouse? How old are they?
- Do I have kids? What are their genders and ages?
- What’s my highest level of education?
- What’s my occupation/industry?
- What’s my income level?
- What’s my life motto or a quote I love?
- What are my hobbies and interests?
- What are my goals?
- What are my values?
- Where do I get my information? What books, blogs, conferences, gurus, social media, etc. do I consume?
- What are my wildest dreams?
- What challenges do I face?
- What are my most irrational fears?
- What’s my role in the purchase process? Am I a decision-maker or an influencer?
- What are my objections to buying your product or service?
