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Clare Maxwell

I'm a somanaut and peacenik! Also, an embodiment coach for innovative leaders who love what they do and want to keep doing it for as long as possible. I teach tools for deep resilience, mobility of mind and body, energy conservation, and longevity. I offer online and in person embodiment coaching ba…


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I have an AI tool called Castmagic, which actually has a template for processing sound files into Market Research! I'm so not good with AI, but will explore redesigning this template. It has the following ways that it summarizes the sound file for an interview built in: Summary and sentiment; Pain points; Problems to solve; Current process; Customer needs; Our solution; product considerations; budget and buying process; competitors; ....etc. It goes on. I can use this to fill out your chart, but it doesn't fit your thinking, 

@George Kao ...so I'll be slow and manual for now. Truth be told, for me the data processing takes A LONG TIME. I can't keep up with my current marketing schedule/strategy, running my biz, taking this course, and processing data. So I may start to lag behind and thats ok.
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@Marta Goertzen They keep adding tools, there is a whole coaching template that I haven't used much, but sometimes use to create outline follow ups after private coaching sessions if I didn't keep my own notes
Stages of Client Awareness -- problem aware to solutions aware etc 9:35
Awareness Spectrum (problem-aware, solutions-aware, etc.)

Click here for the written post about this In your MDCs, what stage(s) do your people occupy the most? Focus your content and marketing accordingly...


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Very helpful thank you 

@George Kao ! Immediately applicable to content creation for my current marketing strategy. I think I often try to cram ALL these stages into a marketing content, which is too much. With my YouTube Channel, I think it's most powerful for stages 1, 2, 3 and sometimes 4 if I'm lucky and strike a chord. The rest I need to get them to my website or sales pages. It's nice to see this so clearly. 
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@Colleen Adrian That's awesome, Colleen. Yup, I think it's a great place for educational content. I don't expect it to bring me clients...it's a ton of labor...but I have been pleasantly surprised! Now I'm moving towards doing more interviews, which are very popular with my audience. That's even more work, and I think it does more to build and strengthen my networks than it does to bring in clients (so far) but that's fine with me.
Why don't things sell? 8:05
When your things don't sell... why not?

Why do you think that is? Before you continue to read, comment below first on what your hunch tells you...  If your stuff isn't selling well, here's why it might be...  You might be thinking a lot in isolation when it comes to what to offer. Analogy of mountaintop vs people at the river. To get clients, you must sell what others want (not just what you want). To understand what they want (to buy), you must do market discovery... that's what this course is about! Find out what your people are hungry for... for which they aren't finding satisfying options. Find the gaps in offerings that your people are *eagerly* looking for. Finding "product-market fit" is life or death for a business. For us who are coaches/healers/mentors, this translates into "You-topic-format-audience fit". You = your energy signature Topic = what your services are about Format = offer format, e.g. 1-1 services, group programs, or something else? Audience = of all the people you can reach, who's most interested to work with you? This is what the Authentic Market Discovery process unconvers. We help you discover what your ideal clients must buy, not just would be "nice to have." Bottom line -- You must choose the right thing to offer, if you want people to buy from you...


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Wow, “building trust” is the key!
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@Meng Chen Yes this struck a chord with me. I had a conversation with an old client yesterday and I was a bit gobsmacked at how touched she was that I reached out. And to be clear, I didn't book a market discovery call with her, it was just sincerely to find out how she was doing. And she was doing great but like many therapists, lonely and really in need of community and to know someone cared about HER. I guess when you are talking to someone you care about, it's hard NOT to do market research.