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Why bother with personas? 
heartof Putting your user at the 
your digital experience 
Lizzie Hodgson // Strategist: Digital, Content, Comms 
@Deeson_Labs 
lizzieh@deeson.co.uk
So. What is a persona?
*A persona is… 
A ‘person' that represents 
your customers/users/audience 
*in brief
Why is this important? 
No.1 rule: understand your 
audience
“Right. So I can’t just whack a site together & 
hope for the best?”
No, silly. 
When building audiences you need to first 
understand them 
Sounds obvious. But it's often something 
that's left as an afterthought…
What’s the point of them? 
You use intel from personas to create 
a piece or pieces of content that will…
…in very simple terms: 
• They will clearly and simply highlight 
expectations and use of your site for your 
end user 
• They should help drive the benefits in 
a way that will be immediately understood 
by the audience
Example of how to do Personas - D8 ‘adoption’ 
Dries Buyaert’s personas 
DrupalCon Prague Keynote speech
Drupal show & tell talk personas
We focused on: 
Persona 
Small site owner! 
Front-end developer 
Marketer 
Engineering director 
Designer 
Digital / content
Interviews 
Getting your questions right… 
Remember: you 
are building up a 
complete snapshot 
of your ‘persona’…
Where do you work? 
What is your job title? 
What country do you live in? 
How long have you had this role? 
How old are you? 
Are you a budget holder? 
What KEY skills are required for your job? 
What does a day in your working life look 
like? (From what time you get to work to 
how many coffee breaks you have!) 
How many people work in the company?
The outcome
Value add 
Personas: 
Marketing & comms! 
Future features 
Growth
Thank you 
Lizzie Hodgson // Strategist: Digital, Content, Comms 
@Deeson_Labs 
lizzieh@deeson.co.uk

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Drupal show & tell talk personas

  • 1. Why bother with personas? heartof Putting your user at the your digital experience Lizzie Hodgson // Strategist: Digital, Content, Comms @Deeson_Labs lizzieh@deeson.co.uk
  • 2. So. What is a persona?
  • 3. *A persona is… A ‘person' that represents your customers/users/audience *in brief
  • 4. Why is this important? No.1 rule: understand your audience
  • 5. “Right. So I can’t just whack a site together & hope for the best?”
  • 6. No, silly. When building audiences you need to first understand them Sounds obvious. But it's often something that's left as an afterthought…
  • 7. What’s the point of them? You use intel from personas to create a piece or pieces of content that will…
  • 8. …in very simple terms: • They will clearly and simply highlight expectations and use of your site for your end user • They should help drive the benefits in a way that will be immediately understood by the audience
  • 9. Example of how to do Personas - D8 ‘adoption’ Dries Buyaert’s personas DrupalCon Prague Keynote speech
  • 11. We focused on: Persona Small site owner! Front-end developer Marketer Engineering director Designer Digital / content
  • 12. Interviews Getting your questions right… Remember: you are building up a complete snapshot of your ‘persona’…
  • 13. Where do you work? What is your job title? What country do you live in? How long have you had this role? How old are you? Are you a budget holder? What KEY skills are required for your job? What does a day in your working life look like? (From what time you get to work to how many coffee breaks you have!) How many people work in the company?
  • 15. Value add Personas: Marketing & comms! Future features Growth
  • 16. Thank you Lizzie Hodgson // Strategist: Digital, Content, Comms @Deeson_Labs lizzieh@deeson.co.uk