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Fred McClimans

The big guys often use market research to feed their marketing machine. One great use of market data is building a buyer persona.

Fred McClimans is a business and market advisor, with a diverse background and experience that ranges from startups to executive board rooms and from small businesses to global enterprises.

Fred McClimans is the Managing Director of the McClimans Group, a firm helps businesses uncover and understand the voice of their customers, their competitors and their market, developing business, product and digital marketing strategies that strengthen their brand and market position. Fred is also a Principle in the Intelligist Group, a consultancy that helps develop brands through advocacy and community engagement.

Over the course of his career, Fred has worked within a number of different industries, and helped guide a wide range of organizations, from local businesses to global enterprises. In addition to his work at firms such as Gartner and Ernst & Young, Fred is also a start-up veteran, including the global market intelligence and analyst firm Current Analysis, which he founded in the late 1990’s to provide real-time analysis and insights on trends and events in the digital technology and services markets.

Some of his recent clients include ESPN, where he assisted with social fan engagement strategies, and Clarabridge, a leader in the Customer Experience Management market, where he helped infuse an element of customer-centric understanding into their business and marketing strategy.

Build A Buyer Persona – Market Research – Fred McClimans

Also mentioned on this Episode is Hubspot

You can reach Fred at his blog-site, fredmcclimans.com and follow him on Twitter @fredmcclimans

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