This page provides you with text, videos and links that will help you develop your persona(s) for your marketing strategy and plan.
When you develop your persona for marketing purposes you need to pay attention the following;
Which media is the persona using? (Both online & offline)
What time of the day is the persona online on which media?
What do the persona use each media for?
What kind of posts and content does the persona prefer, react to an engage with?
All of the answers to these questions should obviously be based on data on your target groups. As you know from the conceptualization phase there are numerous ways of finding data. Need a recap? Click here; Market size and target group.
Furthermore, at the bottom of this page you will find links to different data sources about social media behavior and trends - and here is much more out there on the internet.
We recommend that you watch this video which is a visualization of the process and purpose of working with personas.
Creating a persona, helps you get a better understanding of the specific type you believe would attend your event. A persona describes a specifik, fictive person or type. Knowing your potential participant not only helps you and your team align your expectations, but also helps you design your event to suit this person's needs, as well as find the right marketing mix to attract them. All the information you have gathered through your use of the various tools listed above, helps you piece together the person you want to attract. The information which can help you define your persona is:
What do they look like? (hairstyle, clothing style, use of accessories, etc.?
Who are they? (name, age, income, job, education, what interests do they have? etc.)
What are their challenges in their eveyrday life?
How do they act? (what do they buy? how do they spend their free time?)
How do they communicate? (how do they use SoMe, devices? etc.)
What are their values? (do they put great importance in career? family? sustainability? health? etc.)
What are their needs? (Do they search for knowledge? relationships? Activities? Change? etc.)
This video shows you how to build (or refine/improve) your persona when you have a brand already.
This is highly relevant for you if you are working in an event organisation (or any other organisation) that already has a facebook page, website, instagram account etc.
This is a short visual introduction to how personas is of high value to the design process of your event (or any other product and service).