Customer Profiling training

Three short microlessons on finding the buyers most likely to convert, from ideal customer profiles to detailed B2B buyer personas.

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About this course

What the Customer Profiling course covers

This course covers customer profiling in three short microlessons. It's built for sellers and marketers who want to spend their time on the right prospects, and covers what an ideal customer profile is, why you need buyer personas, how to build a detailed B2B persona, and Seth Godin's advice on finding your "who".

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Define an ideal customer profile using firmographics, revenue, size and values
  • Build buyer personas with demographics, psychographics, scenarios and motivations
  • Segment your audience by beliefs, desires, fears and motivations
  • Align your positioning and messaging with what customers want to achieve
  • Write targeted messages that convert better
  • Focus outreach on the prospects most likely to buy
Course contents

3 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson.

1Understand ICP
2Why You Need a Persona
3Finding Your "Who" With Seth Godin

  1. Understand ICP: What an ideal customer profile is, and the traits of your best-fit customers.
  2. Why You Need a Persona: Why buyer personas matter, and how they lift conversion rates.
  3. Finding Your "Who" With Seth Godin: Seth Godin on finding your "who" and marketing to the people who care.
Audience

Who should take this course

Who it's for

  • SDRs and account executives planning outreach
  • Sales and marketing teams defining their target market
  • Founders selling B2B for the first time
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Questions about Customer Profiling training

How long is the Customer Profiling course?

It's made up of 3 short microlessons. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

What does the course cover?

Ideal customer profiles, why you need buyer personas, building a detailed B2B persona, targeting by psychographics, and Seth Godin's advice on finding your "who".

Who should take Customer Profiling training?

SDRs, account executives and marketers who want to focus their time on the prospects most likely to buy.

Can I try the course first?

Yes. Request a free sample lesson and book a short demo with our team. After your demo, we'll share sample lessons with you so you can see the format for yourself.

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