MARKETING MINUTE [Video]: "5 Keys to Knowing Everything Possible about Your Target Audience"

Marketing is key for any company, but especially for those with a home-based business. The BETTER that you know your target audience, the more successful you will be in a) locating potential customers and b) solving their problems by offering them a solution. In today's "MARKETING MINUTE" video, I go over 5 keys in getting to know your target audience. (Scroll down for a list of questions to print out and get familiar with, as you develop your relationships with potential clients.)


What do you think? How important is this to achieving success in your business??? Let me know in the comments, below!

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5 Keys to Knowing Everything Possible about Your Target Audience:


1) WHO ARE THEY???
- What are their demographics? (Age, gender, income-level, etc)
- How do they like to be entertained? How do they spend their free time?
- What are their hobbies and passions?
- What are their goals and dreams? If time and money didn't matter, how would they be spending their time?
- Where do they hang out online?
- How are they inspired? How are they motivated?


2) WHERE ARE THEY IN THEIR LIFE, RIGHT THIS MINUTE???
- Where are they in their personal life? Where are they in their business life?
- What are their problems? What are their pain points?
- What challenges do they face, day-to-day?
- Do they believe in their own success?
- Are they seeing the level of success that they want? Why or why not?
- What's keeping them from reaching their true potential?
- How many hours per week are they dedicating towards self-improvement?
- What are their fears? What's holding them back from pursuing their dreams?
- Do they want *something* - but don't know how to get it?
- How do they feel about themselves, right now? Confident & successful? Or frustrated & discouraged?


3) WHAT HAVE THEY ALREADY TRIED???
- How are they trying to solve their problems on their own?
- What keywords and hashtags are they searching online?
- What videos do they watch to try to find answers?
- What fan pages and groups have they joined?


4) ARE THEY READY FOR A CHANGE - OR NOT YET???
- What makes them want to change *now*?
- How skeptical are they of potential solutions? How open-minded are they?
- Are they hungry for change? How badly to they want it?
- Does their goal mean everything to them?
- How willing are they to accept help from others? How willing are they to ask for it?
- How many hours per week can they dedicate to working towards applying a solution?
- How serious and committed are they?
- What makes them want to learn more?
- What's their support system like? Do they have mentors?


And, lastly...


5) WHY ARE YOU, PERSONALLY, THE SOLUTION???
- What do you have to offer and how will it solve their problem?
- How are you and what you have to offer any different from what they've already tried?
- How resistant will they be to what you have to offer them?


As my mentor says, "Be borderline creepy on how well you know your perfect customer!" ;)