Subjective learning as a marketer

9 June 2009 in Explanation, Random Thoughts by Kate | Comments

As in any profession, our jobs are never done when it comes to learning. 

Learning can come in many forms: industry articles, conferences and seminars, internal training sessions, or going back to school.  But there’s a different type of learning that requires being very conscious of yourself not as a marketer, but as a consumer.  The age old “Putting yourself in the other person’s shoes.”

I call it Subjective Learning.  No, this isn’t technical, and probably somewhere in psychology or something there is a different (and more formal) definition of this.  But the idea is that you have your own personal feelings as a consumer that could be valuable when it comes time to make decisions as a marketer.

For instance, why does one direct emailing campaign cause you press delete, while another one causes you to sign up for a two hour free webinar during the busiest day of your week?  Is it the content?  Was it the subject line?

We need to actively identify ways in which data, content, info and….well…marketing campaigns either reach us or don’t.  And while you certainly don’t want to run a marketing campaign solely on what you feel as a consumer (that’s like running a one-person focus group!), these actively sought out pieces of information can be very valuable, especially when it comes down to the little things like the updating of your Facebook Pages status, or a company Tweet.  What’s going to make people come to your page or Retweet you?

So, be a little subjective in your information gathering and it could really help you hone your skills as a marketer.

What are some of the things you’ve noticed as a marketer when you put on your consumer shoes?

         

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