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Persona Mapping
The Process of Marketing 
Give your audience something of value, build trust and credibility, and then introduce your 
products and services to help them solve their problems.
Persona Types 
CEO 
Home Owner 
Planning Director 
Architect 
Property Developer 
The purpose of persona mapping is to enable you to communicate with different types of 
personas using language they understand from the way they see the world. 
Architects see the world differently that engineers, you have to communicate to them in the 
world they understand to get your marketing messages across. 
Get it right and your business will grow from more sales.
Persona Interests
Social Demographic 
B – Middle class 
C1 – Lower middle class 
Specific features that matter to me 
Case studies 
Product information 
Technical information 
About the company for trust 
Future plans of the business 
Design guides 
Specific benefits that matter to me 
Simple to use 
Easy to find what I am looking for 
Architect Persona 
The reason I buy from you 
Quality of the business 
Reputation 
Certificates 
Management systems ISOs 
Technical assurance 
Testimonials 
Internal Stakeholders I need to please 
Partners 
It’s all about 
Designing and building great buildings 
New design concepts and innovations 
Being the best practice 
Reputation
Online Habits 
Email, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest 
Social Cannels I visit 
LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest 
Favorite Blogs/Websites 
Property 
Architecture 
Architect Persona 
Companies I follow - LinkedIn 
Bovis homes 
Arup 
Cheshire and West LEP 
Wates 
Kirkegaard Associates 
Lend Lease 
AA Projects 
Morgan Sindall 
Sutcliffe Construction 
Products/Services I want 
Design presidents, concepts, innovation 
Historic maps 
Aerial photo’s 
Content I consume and share 
Place North West 
Insider 
Building design 
Groups I am in - LinkedIn 
Construction Architecture 
Design meets business 
Construction Excellence 
Carbon Connect 
Business is great Britain 
LinkedIn Liverpool 
Building Design 
Revit Users 
People I follow – LinkedIn Influencers 
Richard Branson 
James Caan 
David Cameron
Experimental/New/Innovat 
ive 
Performance/Quality/Reli 
able/Dependable 
Psychographics 
Value/Worth/Money 
People orientated Business Developer Head Teacher People Manager 
Objective, numbers, 
logic orientated 
Project manager 
Wealthy Individual 
Engineer 
Works Engineer 
Estates Director 
Operations Director 
Business owner 
Land Buyer 
CEO 
Thinker, self ideal, 
living inside the head 
orientated 
Architect 
Development Director 
Chief Architect 
Entrepreneur 
CEO 
Different personas think differently 
• An architect lives in his/her head and likes innovation 
• An engineer is logic orientated and likes performance
Words Architect Persona 
Experimental Performance Value 
Introducing Improved Free 
âś” Breakthrough Just arrived Bargain 
Miracle Valuable Save 
âś” How to Easy Send no money 
Never before At last Bonus 
First time Instantly Discount 
Discover Premium Offer 
âś” Challenge Quick Super 
Revealing Remarkable 
Initial Powerful 
Revolutionary Incredible 
New Phenomenal 
âś” Innovative Successful 
People Objective Thinker 
Gift âś” Unique Now 
You It’s here The truth about 
Your Guaranteed Miracle 
Today Which How to 
Limited This Secrets 
Special Sensational Last chance 
Premium Incredible âś” Discover 
Love Here Magic 
Astonishing Greatest Challenge 
Time These âś” Advise 
Sensitive Revealing Successful 
Urgent Successful 
Wonderful âś” Exciting 
What do they want? 
Experimental Performance 
Satisfy their curiosity âś” Protect the environment 
Be successful Prevent or relieve boredom 
Be comfortable âś” Get ahead 
âś” Make their work easier Enjoy beautiful things 
âś” Gain recognition or praise Be popular 
Save money âś” Be their own boss 
Make money âś” Enjoy leisure pursuits 
âś” Satisfy their ego Gain better health 
âś” Gain self respect Become fit 
âś” Be recognized as an expert Get rid of aches and pains 
Protect self, family, business Be more active 
âś” Protect their reputation âś” Satisfy their own desires 
Avoid embarrassment Be good parents 
Save time âś” Relax with friends or alone 
Gain status Be safe and secure 
Gat a bargain Financial freedom 
Get something for free Live longer 
Reduce stress âś” Enjoy their life more 
Words and wants an architect 
may relate to
Types of Personas 
Sectors and Persona Types 
Personas Private Sector Public Sector 
Persona 1 Persona 2 Persona 3 Persona 4 Persona 5 
Education Bursar Head Teacher Estates Director Director of Education 
Housing RSL CEO Opperations Director Development Officer Chief Architect 
Housing Elderly & Assisted CEO Opperations Director Development Officer 
Housing Private Wealthy Indvidual 
Housing Student CEO Opperations Director Development Director 
Housing Developer CEO Opperations Director Development Director Land Buyer 
Office Land Buyer 
Retail Estate Director Chief Architect 
Leisure CEO Opperations Director Development Director Estate Director Director Leisure/Tourism 
Culture Head of Museums 
Industrial CEO Operations Director Works Engineer 
Community Estate Director 
Mixed Use CEO Opperations Director Development Director Land Buyer 
Heritage & Conservation Property Owner Conservation Officer 
Who are the personas in your sectors?
Build Persona Lists 
Existing Customers Twitter LinkedIn Web Forms Partners 
Architects âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Engineers âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Estate Managers âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Project Managers âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Business Owners âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
CEO/MDs âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Buyers âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Works Engineers âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Mechanical 
Engineers 
âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Process 
Engineers 
âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
Electrical 
Engineers 
âś” âś” âś” âś” âś” 
You cannot do any marketing without a segmented marketing 
database and CRM system to monitor, score, improve results
Persona Mapping Workshops 
Makes it Easy
Persona Name 
Problem or opportunity that the 
above person needs help with 
Have defined their solution 
strategy, method, or approach. 
Have clearly defined and gives a 
name to their problem or 
opportunity 
Have realized & expressed 
symptoms of a potential problem 
or opportunity 
Content Idea Content Idea Content Idea 
Jimmy Gym Owner 
Persona Mapping & The Sales Process 
1
Persona Name 
1 
Problem or opportunity that the 
above person needs help with 
Have defined their solution 
strategy, method, or approach. 
Have clearly defined and gives a 
name to their problem or 
opportunity 
Have realized & expressed 
symptoms of a potential problem 
or opportunity 
Content Idea Content Idea Content Idea 
Jimmy Gym Owner 
2 
Jimmy is new to gym 
ownership. He needs to buy 
some gym equipment, but is 
unsure where to begin, how 
much he should spend, etc. 
Persona Mapping & The Sales Process
Persona Name 
1 
Problem or opportunity that the 
above person needs help with 
Persona Mapping & The Sales Process 
Have defined their solution 
strategy, method, or approach. 
Have clearly defined and gives a 
name to their problem or 
opportunity 
Have realized & expressed 
symptoms of a potential problem 
or opportunity 
Content Idea Content Idea Content Idea 
Jimmy Gym Owner 
2 
Jimmy is new to gym 
ownership. He needs to buy 
some gym equipment, but is 
unsure where to begin, how 
much he should spend, etc. 
• Beginner’s Guide to 
Buying Gym Equipment 
[Ebook] 
• New or Used: When to 
Stretch Your Gym 
Equipment Budget & 
When to Splurge 
[Infographic] 
3
Persona Name 
1 
Problem or opportunity that the 
above person needs help with 
Persona Mapping & The Sales Process 
Have defined their solution 
strategy, method, or approach. 
Have clearly defined and gives a 
name to their problem or 
opportunity 
Have realized & expressed 
symptoms of a potential problem 
or opportunity 
4 
Content Idea Content Idea Content Idea 
Jimmy Gym Owner 
2 
Jimmy is new to gym 
ownership. He needs to buy 
some gym equipment, but is 
unsure where to begin, how 
much he should spend, etc. 
• Beginner’s Guide to 
Buying Gym Equipment 
[Ebook] 
• New or Used: When to 
Stretch Your Gym 
Equipment Budget & 
When to Splurge 
[Infographic] 
3 
• Gym Equipment Budget 
Template [Excel 
spreadsheet] 
• Purchasing Timeline for 
Gym Equipment: What 
Should You Buy First? 
[PowerPoint worksheet]
Persona Name 
1 
Problem or opportunity that the 
above person needs help with 
Persona Mapping & The Sales Process 
Have defined their solution 
strategy, method, or approach. 
Have clearly defined and gives a 
name to their problem or 
opportunity 
Have realized & expressed 
symptoms of a potential problem 
or opportunity 
Content Idea Content Idea Content Idea 
Jimmy Gym Owner 
2 
Jimmy is new to gym 
ownership. He needs to buy 
some gym equipment, but is 
unsure where to begin, how 
much he should spend, etc. 
• Beginner’s Guide to 
Buying Gym Equipment 
[Ebook] 
• New or Used: When to 
Stretch Your Gym 
Equipment Budget & 
When to Splurge 
[Infographic] 
3 
4 
• Gym Equipment Budget 
Template [Excel 
spreadsheet] 
• Purchasing Timeline for 
Gym Equipment: What 
Should You Buy First? 
[PowerPoint worksheet] 
• Request a quote 
• Phone assessment of 
equipment needs 
5
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