Why Most Marketing Personas Suck (and How to Make It Better) with Adrienne Barnes (GMT133)

<p>Personas. Maybe you love them. Maybe you hate them. Either way, you’ve probably concluded at some point in your career that your current personas are failing you. It’s because most buyer personas are built on anecdotes and made-up stories.</p><p>In this episode, Adrienne Barnes, founder of <a href="https://bestbuyerpersona.com/">Best Buyer Persona</a>, shares how she uses the JTBD framework to create a data-backed, insightful, and useful persona that will help the marketing, sales, and product team.</p><p>In episode 133, you’ll learn:</p><ol> <li>The problem with the “one-and-done” buyer personas</li> <li>The three-step process to creating a JTBD buyer persona</li> <li>The best way to get actionable insights from user interviews</li> </ol><p><strong>Sponsor For This Episode</strong></p><p>This episode of Growth Marketing Today is brought to you by Ahrefs Webmaster Tools. Find the top keywords you rank for, track new organic keywords, get more in-depth backlink data, and perform a site audit. Ahrefs Webmaster Tools is a completely free product for website owners. Sign up today at <a href="https://growthtoday.fm/ahrefs">growthtoday.fm/ahrefs </a>or find that link in the description of the show</p><p><strong>Get the free growth cheat sheets with all actionable notes, takeaways, and tips from the latest episode in a one-page PDF at </strong><a href="https://growthtoday.fm/133"><strong>https://growthtoday.fm/133</strong></a></p><p><strong><a rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/growthtoday">★ Support this podcast ★</a></strong></p>