The original definition established in 2002 was, “Buyer Personas are research-based archetypal (modeled) representations of who buyers are, what they are trying to accomplish, what goals drive their behaviour, how they think, how they buy, and why they make buying decisions.” Today, the Buyer Persona Institute includes “where they buy” as well as “when buyers decide to buy.” Others have their own definitions, for example, Hubspot’s definition is, “Semi-fictional representations of your ideal customer based on real data and some select educated speculation about customer demographics, behaviour patterns, motivations, and goals.”
Buyer Personas ARE NOT specific real people, job titles, job positions, target markets or industry segments. Continue reading What is a Buyer Persona? (Part 2 of 7 Series) →