{"id":108068,"date":"2025-05-16T21:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T19:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/difference-between-buyer-persona-and-target-group-definition-differences-when-you-need-what\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T19:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:56:26","slug":"difference-between-buyer-persona-and-target-group-definition-differences-when-you-need-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/difference-between-buyer-persona-and-target-group-definition-differences-when-you-need-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between buyer persona and target group: definition, differences &amp; when you need what"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"108068\" class=\"elementor elementor-108068 elementor-107966\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6abc2e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6abc2e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b8343\" data-id=\"e9b8343\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845e7af elementor-toc--minimized-on-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"845e7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__845e7af\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__845e7af\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__845e7af\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0d23fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0d23fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d9cf4\" data-id=\"33d9cf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53bf81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e53bf81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you want to create content that doesn&#8217;t go nowhere &#8211; but reaches exactly the right people? Then the difference between <a href=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/dictionary-of-the-internet-digital-dictionary\/#buyerpersona\">buyer persona<\/a> and target group is something you should learn. <\/p><p>In this article you will find out:<\/p><ul><li>What both articles mean<\/li><li>Where the decisive differences lie<\/li><li>When you need what &#8211; and how to strategically combine the two.<\/li><\/ul><p>Spoiler: The target group is your compass, the buyer persona is your GPS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-745f611 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"745f611\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7e5835\" data-id=\"d7e5835\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d077812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d077812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Difference between buyer persona and target group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-825235c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"825235c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee0500d\" data-id=\"ee0500d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b18d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b18d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 What is a target group?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e58d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11e58d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d39ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d39ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong> target group<\/strong> is a term from classic marketing &#8211; and describes a <strong>delimited group of people<\/strong> who are defined by certain characteristics and are potentially eligible for an offer.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Typical characteristics of a target group:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>Socio-demographic<\/strong>: age, gender, marital status, income<\/li><li><strong>Geographical<\/strong> : Region, place of residence, urban \/ rural<\/li><li><strong>Psychographic<\/strong> : Values, interests, lifestyle<\/li><li><strong>Behavior-oriented<\/strong>: Purchasing behavior, media use, price awareness<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Example: <\/strong><\/p><p>Target group: Women aged 30-45, urban, academic, interested in healthy eating and sustainable products.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What is the target group used for?<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Market segmentation<\/li><li>Media planning<\/li><li>Advertising rates (e.g. in print\/TV)<\/li><li>Rough strategic orientation<\/li><\/ul><p>It is therefore <strong>quantitative and descriptive<\/strong> &#8211; a grid that you use to categorize your potential customers into groups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d74f34e\" data-id=\"d74f34e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628c003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"628c003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Was-ist-eine-Zielgruppe-und-was-ist-eine-Buyer-Persona-ixtreme-1024x1008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-107987\" alt=\"Was ist eine Zielgruppe und was ist eine Buyer Persona - ixtreme\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Was-ist-eine-Zielgruppe-und-was-ist-eine-Buyer-Persona-ixtreme-1024x1008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Was-ist-eine-Zielgruppe-und-was-ist-eine-Buyer-Persona-ixtreme-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Was-ist-eine-Zielgruppe-und-was-ist-eine-Buyer-Persona-ixtreme-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Was-ist-eine-Zielgruppe-und-was-ist-eine-Buyer-Persona-ixtreme.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b892a84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b892a84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e29ad58\" data-id=\"e29ad58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e09e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e09e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7469825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7469825\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c151c9\" data-id=\"5c151c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af365e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1af365e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2 What is a buyer persona?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb1743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7bb1743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d37fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d37fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>buyer persona<\/strong> goes a decisive step further. It is a <strong>fictitious but data-based individual <\/strong> who embodies a typical representative of your <a href=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/dictionary-of-the-internet-digital-dictionary\/#zielgruppenanalyse\">target group<\/a> &#8211; with real problems, needs, emotions and decision-making processes. <\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Characteristics of a buyer persona:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>Name &amp; job title<\/strong>: e.g. &#8220;Marketing Manager Lisa, 38<\/li><li><strong>Behavior &amp; decision-making processes<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Goals, challenges, pain points<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sources of information &amp; motivation to buy<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Frequently: quotes, storytelling, real language<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Lisa M\u00fcller (38), Marketing Manager in a medium-sized company<\/strong> . Lisa wants to build more reach for the company, but struggles with limited resources and unclear responsibilities. She finds information mainly via LinkedIn and specialist blogs. For her, it is important that service providers work reliably and strategically &#8211; operational implementation is secondary.   <\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Difference between buyer persona and target group: first demarcation<\/span><\/p><p>While the target group remains an abstract concept, the buyer persona becomes tangible. You are no longer writing text for &#8220;women aged between 30 and 45&#8221;, but for Lisa. And that changes everything.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87659ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87659ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0f949f\" data-id=\"d0f949f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f2fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0f2fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. difference between buyer persona and target group - the most important characteristics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f96938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6f96938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf0f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bf0f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is a direct comparison of the two concepts:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47441a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47441a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e503a46\" data-id=\"e503a46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e147c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79e147c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Feature:<\/strong><\/p><p>Depth<\/p><p>Data basis<\/p><p>Area of application<\/p><p>Emotional access<\/p><p>Relation to reality<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb4ff1\" data-id=\"ebb4ff1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b147a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5b147a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Target group:<\/strong><\/p><p>Superficial, group-oriented<\/p><p>Statistical, market research<\/p><p>Advertising, media, rough strategy<\/p><p>Low<\/p><p>Theoretically<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1716c19\" data-id=\"1716c19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471b70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"471b70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Buyer Persona:<\/strong><\/p><p>In-depth, person-oriented<\/p><p>Data + interviews + real insights<\/p><p>Content, UX, sales processes<\/p><p>High (incl. motivations &amp; feelings)<\/p><p>Realistic &amp; specific<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7e8bf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7e8bf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7725feb\" data-id=\"7725feb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ec30d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a4ec30d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4175254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4175254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. when do you need what? What is the difference between buyer persona and target group? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b912ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b912ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f2500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f2500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many companies ask themselves: <strong>Is one target group enough<\/strong>? The answer is: <strong>Yes and no<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Target group = orientation<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>If you are building your business, planning advertisements or exploring new markets, the target group is a good foundation.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Buyer Persona &#8211; Implementation<\/span><\/p><p>As soon as you create concrete <a href=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/content-marketing-for-the-self-employed\/content-marketing-for-visibility\/\">content<\/a>, write a website or plan a campaign, you need a buyer persona. Only this will give you the empathy and clarity you need for targeted communication. <\/p><p><strong>Ideally, you should use both and then also know the difference between buyer persona and target group:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The target group for strategic alignment<\/li><li>The buyer persona for operational implementation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcc76cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcc76cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa9d11e\" data-id=\"aa9d11e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8fa9d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8fa9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. create a buyer persona: Step by step instructions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eff145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7eff145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611a6c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"611a6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you want to create a <strong>buyer persona<\/strong> that really works? Here is a proven roadmap. <\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #bf923b;\">Step 1: Collect data<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Anal\u00edtica web (Google, Matamo, etc.)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hubspot.de\/products\/crm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRM<\/a> data<\/li><li>Social-Media-Insights<\/li><li>Sales-Feedback<\/li><li>Customer service requests<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #bf923b;\">Step 2: Conduct interviews<\/span><\/p><p>Talk to real customers &#8211; not just your sales team. Questions like: <\/p><ul><li>What was your main problem before you found us?<\/li><li>What alternatives have you checked<\/li><li>What convinced you in the end?<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #bf923b;\">Step 3: Fill persona template<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Name, demographics, job, goals, challenges, buying behavior, quotes, etc.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #bf923b;\">Step 4: Visualize<\/span><\/p><p>Make the persona visible, a one-pager in the team, on the intranet, in the briefing document.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #bf923b;\">Step 5: Update regularly<\/span><\/p><p>A persona is never &#8220;finished&#8221;. Markets and people change &#8211; and so does your persona. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f8fc4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f8fc4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8eacb75\" data-id=\"8eacb75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572bcd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"572bcd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. common mistakes and misunderstandings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0ca7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f0ca7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba806a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba806a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u274c<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> &#8220;Our target group is already our persona&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p>This is a common fallacy. A target group is too broad &#8211; you need specific personas if you want to make an impact. <\/p><p>\u274c <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Personas from the drawer<\/span><\/p><p>Templates or AI-generated personas without a database are often too generic. They look nice, but don&#8217;t help you. <\/p><p>\u274c <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Too many personas<\/span><\/p><p>A mistake from the &#8220;we want to be everything for everyone&#8221; mindset. Concentrate on a maximum of 3-4 central personnel.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8447e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8447e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a886526\" data-id=\"a886526\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4880e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4880e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7 My conclusion: Target group and buyer persona - two sides of the same coin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f5682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7f5682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4edec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c4edec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you know the difference between buyer persona and target group, you can align your marketing strategy much more precisely.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dein Takeaway:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Use the target group for rough segmentation and strategic planning.<\/li><li>Use buyer personas for specific content, texts and campaigns.<\/li><li>Remember: A buyer persona is alive &#8211; keep it up-to-date and practical.<\/li><li>And: Use your persona as a briefing basis for agencies, SEO copywriters or internal teams.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b952ece elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b952ece\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c34c121\" data-id=\"c34c121\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e880913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e880913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q &amp; A: Questions on differentiation and the difference between buyer persona and target group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9af0ca8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9af0ca8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3947833\" data-id=\"3947833\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0ee5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f0ee5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is a buyer persona enough?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f51132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f51132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee627de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee627de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You usually need several, depending on the structure of the offer. But: quality before quantity! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70792f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f70792f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22478f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22478f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does it cost to create a buyer persona?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584bbc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"584bbc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cdd059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cdd059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Time and resources: But if you use existing data and customer conversations, the ROI is enormous &#8211; especially for <a href=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/content-marketing-for-the-self-employed\/\">content<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/seo-for-self-employed\/\">SEO<\/a> and campaigns. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214e939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"214e939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbac15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbac15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How often should I update my buyer personas?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b80cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13b80cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c0679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91c0679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At least once a year &#8211; ideally whenever offers, target markets or communication channels change<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5358030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5358030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03f2ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f03f2ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I combine target group and persona?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f442744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f442744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2031030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2031030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, this is even recommended: target group = segment = focus person.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed78bab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ed78bab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cef9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4cef9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is a target group outdated?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ff824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"43ff824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc1fadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No &#8211; it is still relevant for media planning, strategies and target group segmentation. But it is not sufficient for operational measures. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45417b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"45417b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f14e4ea\" data-id=\"f14e4ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c4c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6c4c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Du-hast-Fragen-ixtreme-hat-die-Antworten.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-106565\" alt=\"You have questions - ixtreme has the answers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Du-hast-Fragen-ixtreme-hat-die-Antworten.png 408w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Du-hast-Fragen-ixtreme-hat-die-Antworten-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2161e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2161e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7380639\" data-id=\"7380639\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a71a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a71a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ffffff;\">Would you like to develop your buyer persona &#8211; or are you not sure whether your target group is precise enough?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd23824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fd23824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a6845 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"03a6845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">You can get support here - without any marketing buzzwords<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd0274f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd0274f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ddfee\" data-id=\"61ddfee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa7ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8aa7ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a6bf16e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a6bf16e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14ef4fbc\" data-id=\"14ef4fbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591eeee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"591eeee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/favicon-250.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-107237\" alt=\"Become visible with content &amp; SEO from ixtreme\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/favicon-250.png 250w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/favicon-250-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10884b9\" data-id=\"10884b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448595a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"448595a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"791\"><strong data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"789\">About the author:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"1063\">My name is Isabel Unger, I am an independent digital strategist with a clear focus: visibility for the self-employed &amp; small businesses. My heart beats for SEO, content, structure &#8211; and for explaining complex things in a way that makes them understandable and feasible.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1181\">On ixtreme.online I share my knowledge, my experience and a lot of plain language &#8211; without any technical gobbledygook.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1291\">\ud83d\udc49 <a class=\"cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/about-me\/\" data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1239\">Learn more about me<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-848c133 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"848c133\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b36e5e\" data-id=\"1b36e5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb272c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3cb272c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b8b37c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b8b37c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5a7ccd\" data-id=\"d5a7ccd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2530dc8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2530dc8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Content-Marketing-jetzt-sichtbar-werden-1024x907.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105553\" alt=\"Content marketing - become visible now\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Content-Marketing-jetzt-sichtbar-werden-1024x907.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Content-Marketing-jetzt-sichtbar-werden-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Content-Marketing-jetzt-sichtbar-werden-768x680.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Content-Marketing-jetzt-sichtbar-werden-1536x1360.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Content-Marketing-jetzt-sichtbar-werden.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b697669\" data-id=\"7b697669\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148bead1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"148bead1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cab0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cab0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff;\">Content marketing for the self-employed &#8211; Your voice on the web<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Discover how you can build visibility, trust and genuine customer relationships with well thought-out content.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d695751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d695751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d58e65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d58e65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ixtreme.online\/en\/content-marketing-for-the-self-employed\/content-marketing-for-visibility\/\"><strong>\u21d2 To the Content Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to create content that doesn&#8217;t go nowhere &#8211; 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