{"id":76936,"date":"2025-11-27T18:43:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dralysstore.com\/blog\/?p=76936"},"modified":"2025-11-27T18:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:43:32","slug":"the-buyer-persona-gap-thats-costing-you-customers-and-making-your-marketing-less-authentic-the-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dralysstore.com\/blog\/the-buyer-persona-gap-thats-costing-you-customers-and-making-your-marketing-less-authentic-the-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"The buyer persona gap that\u2019s costing you customers and making your marketing less authentic [+ the fix]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Buyer personas are a foundational component of many brands\u2019 marketing strategy. Personas often serve as a blueprint that guides marketing campaigns, customer journeys, and even product development.<\/p>\n

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Even though buyer personas are highly effective, they often miss the helpful context that marketers need to effectively serve the various identities their ideal customers possess. As a result, personas aren\u2019t converting certain consumers at the rates that they could be.<\/p>\n

In this post, I\u2019ll share where traditional buyer personas miss the mark and how to fix it.<\/p>\n

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The Gap in Most Buyer Personas<\/h2>\n

As an inclusive marketing strategist and consultant, I work with my clients to audit various components of their customer experience. This often includes reviewing and providing feedback on their creative briefs as they work on creating campaigns. It also involves getting consumer feedback on what they make.<\/p>\n

Whenever I flag materials that can be improved regarding consumers with specific identities, brands have included specific buyer personas in their creative brief.<\/p>\n

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However, the execution of the materials wasn\u2019t as successful. That\u2019s often because the personas lacked the depth of information about the various identities of the consumers that the brand wanted to reach.<\/p>\n

And as a result, the corresponding campaigns often fail to effectively engage consumers who are part of underrepresented and underserved communities that also fit the buyer persona profile. That\u2019s a missed opportunity. Getting it right makes buyers feel seen, supported, and like they belong.<\/p>\n

Here are some examples of challenges that arise with personas that lack specificity. I should note that these are all complaints I\u2019ve heard directly or seen consumers commenting on in various channels:<\/p>\n