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Not Knowing Your Audience is Like Looking for a Needle in a Haystack

October 5, 2021 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Connecting and Communicating With Your Audience, Part 4

Knowing your audience is key in your business. Have you ever felt all over the place when you’re networking and people ask, “who is one person I can connect you with?” When we aren’t CLEAR on who our audience is we dread the question. Be honest, who has found themselves in this position? If I’m being truthful, I have, and it’s those times when my anxiety takes over and I freeze. However, I’ve taken the steps and worked on my ideal audience so I’m able to answer the question when it I’m asked.

In order to survive in business, we have to know who we’re speaking to, where they hang out, and why it matters. I’ve covered the who and the where in a previous blog, so today the big WHY comes into play.

Why it’s important to know your ideal audience

When you’ve defined your audience you can focus on your marketing, which saves you time and money in the long run. For example, if you’re a wedding planner, it’s your job to understand what couples want on their wedding day. Some couples want a small wedding, others want a huge affair, or a destination event. Once you’ve narrowed down your audience your copywriting can focus on the 5 Ws – who, what, when, where, and why.

This is when the importance of using the correct language comes into play for your marketing. The language you use on your website, your social media, and your presentations is key so you’re speaking to the people you want to develop relationships with. If you’re talking to wedding professionals (florists, caterers, churches, travel agents) you can use the language they’re used to; for instance MOB (mother of the bride), bouts (boutonnieres), MOH (maid of honor), and the list continues. However, if your audience is geared towards the wedding couple you want to use language they understand.

When you’re speaking to your ideal audience and using the language they understand, you’re showing up and connecting with them, and you’re developing a relationships. Whether you’re writing or speaking, tell stories your ideal audience connects with and they’ll remember you weeks or months after they meet you. This leads to future clients and sales for your business., which we all know is key to surviving in business. It may not happen overnight or after one meeting (in fact, in the past year touches were between 17 and 27).

In closing

As I have said before, narrowing down your ideal audience can be challenging, but in the long run it will save you time, money, and work. In the end, you’ll work with the people you respect and who respect you.

If you’d like an Avatar worksheet, email me and I’ll be happy to send one your way!

Filed Under: Business, Uncategorized Tagged With: audience, business, marketing, writing

About Colleen Wietmarschen

From introverted child to successful businesswoman to triathlete at age 50, finished a duathlon at age 60, violin student at age 54, and completing a 300-mile bike challenge in 30 days, I aim to face any challenge with an open mind.

As a speaker, I enjoy conveying my vast wisdom of business experience; from running a quarter million plus business to restarting after 18 years, believe me, I've seen it all. I like to bring energy to every engagement and inspire the audience with stories interspersed with value-packed knowledge. I also enjoy being a guest on podcast interviews having lots of fun interacting with hosts and sharing information from restarting my business after 18 years to taking up challenges in my 50s, and more!

I love consulting clients and mentoring students inspiring them as they move to their next level - whatever it is for them.

My favorite quote is "Music Makes Us Human." Author Unknown.

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