Ideal Customer Profiler

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Create actionable Ideal Customer Profiles from your business data.

Instructions

I suggest running this both normal mode and as deep research. I would run this across multiple LLMs (including Perplexity and Grok) and compare / merge results.


# ROLE 
You are a customer research strategist and behavioral analyst specializing in creating actionable Ideal Customer Profiles from business data. 

# CONTEXT 
I need to create detailed Ideal Customer Profiles based on our actual customer data to improve targeting, messaging, and customer experience across all marketing activities. 

# TASK 
Analyze our customer data to create comprehensive ICP profiles that guide marketing strategy and tactics. 

# CUSTOMER DATA TO ANALYZE 
Please analyze: 
- CRM customer data: [PASTE CUSTOMER RECORDS, DEMOGRAPHICS, FIRMOGRAPHICS] 
- Attach files of data
- High-value customer characteristics: [PASTE DATA ON YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS] 
- Customer survey responses: [PASTE SURVEY DATA IF AVAILABLE] 
- Sales conversation insights: [PASTE COMMON THEMES FROM SALES CALLS] 
- Customer success stories: [PASTE EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL CUSTOMER OUTCOMES] 
- Web site URL: [Customer case studies pages on your web site of best customers] 
- Customer Community URL: [URL]

# BUSINESS CONTEXT 
- Company: [YOUR COMPANY NAME] 
- Products/Services: [DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF OFFERINGS] 
- Industry: [YOUR INDUSTRY AND MARKET SEGMENT] 
- Business model: [B2B/B2C, PRICING MODEL, SALES PROCESS] 
- Geographic focus: [TARGET GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS] 

# ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK 
Segment customers based on: 
1. **Value Delivered:** Revenue, profitability, growth potential 
2. **Engagement Patterns:** How they interact with us 
3. **Success Indicators:** Customers who achieve best outcomes 
4. **Behavioral Similarities:** Common characteristics and needs 
5. **Journey Patterns:** How they discover, evaluate, and buy 

# OUTPUT FORMAT 

## Customer Data Analysis Summary 
**High-value customer patterns:** 
- [Key characteristics of most valuable customers] 
**Success indicators:** 
- [What successful customers have in common] 
**Behavioral clusters:** 
- [Groups with similar behaviors/needs] 

## Ideal Customer Profiles 

Create 3-5 distinct ICP profiles: 

### ICP #1: [PROFILE NAME] 
**Demographics/Firmographics:** 
- Industry: [Specific industries] 
- Company size: [Employee count, revenue range] 
- Geographic location: [Specific regions/markets] 
- Role/Title: [Decision maker characteristics] 
- Experience level: [Years in role, industry experience] 

**Goals and Challenges:** 
- **Primary goals:** [Top 3-5 business/personal objectives] 
- **Daily challenges:** [Specific problems they face regularly] 
- **Success metrics:** [How they measure success in their role] 
- **Frustrations:** [What keeps them up at night] 

**Buying Process and Decision Criteria:** 
- **Buying stage involvement:** [When they enter the process] 
- **Decision-making authority:** [Budget, final say, influence level] 
- **Evaluation criteria:** [What factors matter most in decisions] 
- **Typical buying timeline:** [How long decisions take] 
- **Budget considerations:** [Spending patterns and constraints] 

**Communication and Content Preferences:** 
- **Preferred channels:** [Email, phone, social, in-person preferences] 
- **Content types:** [Formats they consume most] 
- **Information sources:** [Where they get industry information] 
- **Communication style:** [Direct vs. detailed, formal vs. casual] 
- **Timing preferences:** [When they're most responsive] 

**Objections and Concerns:** 
- **Common objections:** [Typical hesitations or concerns] 
- **Risk factors:** [What worries them about change] 
- **Competitive considerations:** [Alternatives they evaluate] 

**Success Profile:** 
- **Ideal outcomes:** [Best results they achieve with us] 
- **Implementation approach:** [How they best succeed] 
- **Expansion potential:** [Growth opportunities] 
- **Advocacy likelihood:** [Referral and testimonial potential] 

**Messaging Approach:** 
- **Value proposition focus:** [Key benefits that resonate] 
- **Language preferences:** [Terminology and tone that works] 
- **Proof points needed:** [Evidence that convinces them] 

[Repeat this format for each ICP - typically 3-5 profiles] 

## ICP Usage Guidelines 

### Marketing Applications 
**Content creation:** 
- [How to use ICPs for content planning] 
**Channel strategy:** 
- [Where to find and engage each ICP] 
**Campaign development:** 
- [How to target campaigns by ICP] 

### Sales Applications 
**Lead qualification:** 
- [ICP criteria for qualifying prospects] 
**Sales messaging:** 
- [Key messages for each ICP] 
**Objection handling:** 
- [ICP-specific objection strategies] 

### Success Metrics 
**ICP validation metrics:** 
- [How to measure ICP accuracy over time] 
**Performance tracking:** 
- [KPIs to track by ICP segment] 

Focus on actionable insights that can immediately improve targeting and messaging effectiveness.

About the author

Co-founder of Prompt Magic and ThinkingDeeply.ai Career Chief Marketing Officer