Research & strategy

Clarify who the client should reach.

A broad audience brief makes every message harder to write. Use Purselio's customer fit workflow to turn product context and customer evidence into useful target segments, buying roles, and qualification questions.

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Get specific before you choose the message

Use this workflow when the client is entering a segment, reviewing its positioning, or attracting interest that rarely becomes a good customer. It gives strategy and creative teams a common view of who the work is for.

What you can prepare

A practical customer profile

Describe the needs, operating conditions, and buying triggers that make a customer a strong fit.

A map of the buying roles

Separate the user, champion, decision-maker, and potential blockers so the campaign addresses the right concerns.

Qualification and messaging guidance

Prepare observable fit indicators, discovery questions, exclusions, and implications for the next campaign brief.

What to bring

  • The product, offer, and market
  • What customers need to achieve
  • Available interviews, deal notes, usage insights, or support themes
  • Commercial constraints and examples of poor-fit customers

How the workflow comes together

  1. Understand where value comes from Define the outcome customers seek and the conditions required to get it.
  2. Compare the evidence Look for meaningful patterns across customer needs, buying context, and positive or negative outcomes.
  3. Make the profile usable Turn the findings into audience guidance and qualification questions, with hypotheses clearly identified.

Example brief

Our client wins interest from both small agencies and large internal teams. Use our interview and deal notes to identify which segment should lead the next campaign.

What to work toward: A segment comparison, a preferred customer profile, the buying-role map, and the open questions to validate.

Illustrative example

Example output

Fictional sample for layout. Not a customer result, testimonial, or product screenshot.

SegmentGood-fit signalExclude when
Agency ownerRuns 3 or more client accountsNo client delivery work
Account leadNeeds a weekly client updateOnly internal campaigns

Questions about this workflow

How is a customer profile different from a persona?

A customer profile defines who is a good fit and why. A buying-role profile explains the priorities and concerns of the people involved in the purchase.

Can we start with limited customer research?

Yes. Use the evidence you have, but treat unsupported conclusions as hypotheses and identify the research needed to improve them.

Is a qualification score a proven prediction?

Only if it has been validated against real outcomes. An initial rubric is a working tool that should be tested and refined.

Related workflows

Give the next campaign a clearer audience.

Bring the product context and what you know about customers. Develop a customer profile your team can use in Purselio.

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