Marketing Foundations: Customer Decision Journey
48mIntermediate2021-05-07
Authors

Dina Shapiro
Brand Strategist, Marketing Executive, Founder of Yorkville Consulting
Course details
The customer decision journey is a time-tested tool for connecting your brand with customers and differentiating your company from the competition. But like any tool, it has evolved with time. Learn how the decision journey has developed, with digital as the catalyst, and why it's more critical than ever to your business. Dina Shapiro walks you through the process of creating buyer personas, defining and mapping customer touchpoints, and aligning your marketing message to the customer decision journey. This framework will help you create customer-focused, integrated campaigns and experiences by connecting your brand with customers at their most influential points throughout their decision journey.
Topics include:
How the decision journey has evolved
Defining and using buyer personas
Developing insight-driven journey stages
Choosing touchpoints strategically
Aligning messaging across the brand's touchpoints
Topics include:
How the decision journey has evolved
Defining and using buyer personas
Developing insight-driven journey stages
Choosing touchpoints strategically
Aligning messaging across the brand's touchpoints
Skills covered
Customer Service ManagementCustomer ServiceDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Taking the customer s perspective
Decision Journey Basics
- Importance of the decision journey
- How the decision journey has evolved
- Insights are the foundation
Buyer Personas
- Define buyer persona
- Profile your buyers
- Use your buyer personas
Decision Journey Stages
- Define journey stages
- Develop the journey map
- Common journey stages
- Think through the stages
Map Across Touch Points
- Define touch points
- Engage across touch points
- Determine touch points
Align Messaging and Content
- Messaging versus content
- Align across touch points
- Emotional versus rational
Conclusion
- The journey continues