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    Persona Validation Interviews

    Pressure-test draft personas against 5 real buyers in one week.

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    Persona Sheet
    One persona: bio, jobs, pains, gains, channels, quote.
    Pricing Willingness Interviews
    Van Westendorp · 4 price questions · 8 buyers.
    Anti-Personas
    The buyers we will refuse — and the reasons we hold the line.
    Empathy Map
    Says, Thinks, Does, Feels — for one persona.
    Brand Archetype Picker
    12 Jungian archetypes — pick primary and secondary.
    Brand Audit Walkthrough
    Inventory every touchpoint · rate consistency · fix list.
    Strategy this executes

    The strategic decisions this play depends on.

    Personas
    Framework
    Fictional profiles that make abstract segments concrete for the team.
    User Persona
    Framework
    High-fidelity single persona with 13 sections of depth.
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    Audience Strategy
    Who you choose to serve — demographics, psychographics, pains and priorities of the buyers you actually want to win.
    Customer Strategy
    The full commitment to customers you make: segments to win, jobs to solve, promises to keep, and value to deliver over the lifetime.
    Segmentation
    Segment a market by need, behavior, value and context — not just demographics.
    Personas
    Fictional profiles that make abstract segments concrete for the team.