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Optimize marketing efforts with segmentation and persona research

1h 56min | 8 lessons | 8 downloadable resources

In this course, you will learn how to:

  • Understand customer segmentation and evaluate five segmentation types to determine the best approach for your go-to-market strategy.
  • Implement a five-step process to build customer segments that align with your business objectives.
  • Develop buyer personas using “The 5 Rings of Buying Insights” to gain deeper insights into your target audience.
  • Conduct and process persona research effectively to create impactful buyer personas.
  • Apply segmentation and persona research to craft messaging that resonates with each target market or buyer.

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Refine your targeting strategy to reach and connect with the right audiences

Accurate customer segmentation and in-depth persona research are essential for delivering relevant, impactful messaging that aligns with each unique audience segment. Without a clear understanding of your target market, efforts can become generic and ineffective. This course teaches you to look into customer motivations and behaviors, helping you tailor strategies that speak directly to your ideal customers, increase engagement, and drive higher conversions.

Master segmentation & persona research to improve messaging and drive customer engagement

Course Length:
1h 56min. 8 lessons.

Gain practical expertise in accurately defining customer personas and segmenting your audience to ensure precise targeting and personalized strategies. This course will help you connect with different customer groups, improving engagement and increasing conversions. Walk away equipped to create targeted campaigns, address customer needs effectively, and elevate your marketing impact through actionable insights.

After completing this online course on segmentation & persona research you will be able to assist your team and company with:

  • Building data-backed customer personas.
  • Segmenting audiences for precise targeting.
  • Crafting personalized marketing strategies.
  • Addressing distinct customer needs.
  • Increasing campaign ROI through focused engagement.

This course is for you if you are responsible for:

  • Developing marketing strategies with audience insights.
  • Implementing audience segmentation and targeted messaging.
  • Creating personalized marketing campaigns.
  • Conducting user research and persona development.
  • Driving customer engagement and loyalty efforts.

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Course Curriculum

Segmentation and persona research

1 Course Introduction & Overview

Intro to segmentation and buyer personas and their importance in shaping go-to-market strategies. Topics covered: Just why are segments and buyer personas core to good product marketing?Understand why segments and buyer personas are so important to the

2 Understanding Segmentation

This introduction to segmentation defines segmentation, highlights the different types of segmentation strategies, and shares tips and tricks for picking the right segmentation approach. Topics covered: Define segmentationUnderstand the 5 types of segm

3 Segmentation Deep Dives

In this section of the course, we’ll take a deeper look at each of the five types of segmentation, looking at their attributes and how to go about collecting the data necessary to conduct your segmentation. Topics covered: Develop an in-depth understan

4 How to Build Segments

In this lesson, we cover an easy to follow 5-step process for building segments for your business. Topics covered: Learn an easy-to-follow 5-step process for building surveys.How to design and field effective segmentation surveys.Common mistakes to avo

5 Buyer Personas

In this lesson, you will learn about buyer personas. What they are, why they’re important, and the role they play in your go-to-market strategy. Topics covered: Understand buyer personas, the buying committee, and the benefits each serve to your market

6 Building Personas

Learn a framework for researching and building effective buyer persona that actually move the needle for your business. Topics covered: Learn how to prepare for a buyer persona project from picking the right people to interview to picking the questions

7 Bringing it All Together

Use segments and buyer personas to drive go-to-market strategy. From messaging and positioning, to content creation and sales enablement. Topics covered: Learn how to develop differentiated messaging that resonates with your audience’s most felt pain-p

Osman Javed

Head of Product Marketing @ Cresta Intelligence

For the past decade, Osman Javed has been building and scaling product marketing strategies for high-growth enterprise startups. Osman started his career in technology consulting, and after a brief stint in product management, found a passion for product marketing and all things go-to-market.

Osman Javed is currently responsible for Product Marketing at Cresta and previously built Product Marketing functions at Tanium and Zuora.

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Completing this course earns you an official CXL Segmentation & Persona Research Course Certificate to prove your achievement. CXL is recognized as an industry-leading qualification by employers worldwide, and it is an official qualification on Linkedin that can be added to your profile.

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