how to sell buyer persona services to inbound clients
DESCRIPTION
Researching the process a buyer goes through to make purchasing decision is critical to inbound marketing success. This presentation shows why, when and how to sell buyer persona services to your inbound and content marketing prospects and clients.TRANSCRIPT
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• Webinar recording
• Slides
• Blog article
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Today’s Question:
How can I sell buyer persona services to my clients?
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First, what is a buyer persona?
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What is a buyer persona?
Is not… superficial qualities
(37 year old male, lives with his mom)
Is… a buying process
(Adele Revella’s “5 rings of insight”)
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Buyer personas as a service.
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Why is buyer persona insight valuable?
To deliver the right information at the right time
To attract leads that are already in a purchasing process
To convert leads to customers
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When does a company need buyer persona work?
FIRST!
Before they create a content strategy
Before they design a new website
Before they create any new content
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How to tell when your EXISTING CLIENT needs
buyer persona work
Lots of leads, not a lot of customers
Only creates content for ONE buyer persona
Creates content for too many buyer personas
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Scope of work
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IMR’s Buyer Persona Service
2-5 interviews with people that have gone through your client’s sales process recently.
Deliverable: Documentation of your findings
Available training: Buyer Persona Institute (buyerpersona.com)
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Process and Timeline
Process
1. 30 minute meeting to request interviews from client
2. Client/IMC schedules 20 minute interviews
3. IMC conducts interviews
4. IMC creates buying process map
5. IMC presents map to client
6. Client can request modifications or more detail
7. IMC will make necessary modifications
IMC time budget 30 minute call: .5 hours 5 (30 minute interviews):
2.5 hours Build document: 3 hours Presentation: 1 hour Modifications: .5 minutes
Total: 7.5 hours
Timeline: 10-15 business days
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Client commitment
Time commitment
30 minute call
1.5 hours to secure interviews
1 hour presentation
30 minutes to review buying process document and give feedback
Total: 3.5 hours
Pricing
7.5 IMC hours x $165/hour = $1,125
Price increases:
Number of influencers
Complicated sales process
High value of customers
Multiple buyer personas
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Downloads in today’s blog
Buyer persona package
Overview of service (copy for proposal)
Detailed process for delivering service
Pricing guide
Sample buyer persona document & training course
Sample 5 rings of insight (buyerpersona.com)
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What to do with your buyer personas?
It is the foundation for other strategy services:
Brand Messaging
Website optimization plan
Content Marketing Strategy (CMB)
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