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I remember the first time I ‘officially’ got paid in dollars. It was a sale of the Origami Patternmaking Online Course from a lady in South America. I honestly cannot explain what the feeling was like.
Here I was, in Lagos, doing my thing appealing to a global audience that I was not actively marketing to.
And that is how I have always operated. I have always applied global methods customized to the Nigerian environment.
And who better to talk about this than Mai Atafo @maiatafo of @atafo.official !
Mai needs no introduction! He is pretty much a household name in the Fashion Industry. The designer to the celebrities whose works have been recognized beyond the shores of Nigeria. And he operates from Nigeria!
It is, therefore, my pleasure to invite him on Thursday 15 July 2021 on our Live Webinar on the topic Think Global, Act Local. How to Evolve & Grow Your Fashion Business.
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Now that you know what a customer persona is, what you need to include, now let’s talk about how you can get the information you need.
Fashion is very dynamic and consumers are definitely using more clothes for a less period of time, Why you may ask?
Simply because they have more options!!! And are more informed, so if they don’t feel a brand connects with them, they just find another! So you want to start your research from your customers.
You could consider;
Now let’s discuss 4 of these sources
If for instance, you are trying to introduce a new service or modify your branding, policies, etc sending a survey to people in your database will help you know the opinion of your audience even before you embark on the project.
These could give you insights into how to go about the project when to launch the new concept or even place it on hold.
Gap Inc. for instance introduced a new logo in 2010, only to receive some backlash from the consumers and within one week, the logo was pulled down.
Perhaps if Gap Inc. had conducted a survey, the money spent on re-branding could have been invested into something more profitable.
Conduct an interview with people who will be willing to give you insights into the questions discussed in (this article). Such people may include; Your existing customers, old customers, as well as people you suspect might be your customer.
Doing this will be accurate and help you to truly know your audience.
Virtually all digital channels have analytics in them, which can enable you to study what is happening on your website. Google Analytics, for instance, can show your the following details:
In some cases, you can get real-time data such as the actions performed by the user while online. Eg scrolls, clicks, etc.
Hence, studying your analytics can help you know who you are targeting. Is it different from the audience in your sales data? Or perhaps your survey forms say otherwise. Then you can reposition your brand appropriately.
Here is another inexpensive way to get information from your audience. From your reviews, you can get the following information.
On a final note, remember the purpose of this is to know who your ideal customers are, where to find them, and the appropriate content to provide for them at each stage of the Buyer’s journey. This, therefore, implies that you need to avoid making decisions based on guesses as much as possible.
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How To Create Your Ideal Customer Avatar
Adopting Technology In Your Fashion Business
Your Ideal Customer avatar also known as a customer persona is simply a representation of your potential client . Knowing your ideal customer will help better understand how to communicate with them. Thus, enabling you to create a Fashion line that is tailored to solve their needs. Whether what they need is comfort clothing , or a corporate lady look .
Perhaps they just want to identify with you as a luxury brand. Whatever the case is, a complete customer profile helps you create a personalized service.
How Detailed Should a Bio Persona Be?
It should be as detailed as possible. It’s not enough to say your customer avatar is a married woman that wants to look sweet sixteen. I mean that’s part of it, but not all!
It should be as detailed as giving your customer avatar a name, identifying the demographic details, interests, behaviour, location, e. t. c
How Do You Create Buyer Persona?
Your customer Avatar can be more than , depending on how big your brand is, thus understanding your customers will help with segmentation and personalization.
You want to understand the industry your buyer persona works in . For instance, if your customer is a fresh graduate , working in a consulting firm, and her current pain-points are getting affordable professional clothing then you shouldn’t be marketing a lounge wear to her at that stage.
A good understanding of your customer’s personalities and attitudes will help your targeting better align with their world. Psychographics helps you get more personal and enables you to sell more than a piece of clothing. Rather, you sell an emotion with it.
Consider doing research on what type of information your client is interested in. Where and how it is sourced.
Never assume you know your customers enough , ensure you do your research , collect as much data as possible rather than a guess work.
With a good grasp of these details, you can take it further by giving your customer avatar a name and even a face. Create your customer avatar in such a way that it is easy for you and your team to understand.
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The 3 Stages Of The Buyer’s Journey
How To Find Customers and Increase Sales
Tips For Writing Good Product Description
Did you read my last post? If you didn’t, click HERE to read it. This post is a sequel to BNM #16. I had the privilege of hosting Tochukwu Chukwuma, Creative Director of Toyadinma. My first interaction with 3D was with Tochukwu in the most unlikely places.
I had asked her about what she would like to discuss at the webinar, and these were her words:
‘I like discussing Fashion as a tool to empower not only people but a nation. The capacity that lies within us when we are not only consumers but creators. We tear things apart and discover how things work and how to apply them.
I believe this is what technology does for us. It has opened possibilities to us. It helps us think in detail and in larger scales. Most importantly it enables us to work efficiently, effectively, and be more productive in our process of garment production starting from the idea to sketch, textile sourcing and manufacturing, through sampling, laying, cutting, finishing using technology.
The full cycle of the creation of a garment is fully revolutionized in a new way by infusing tech. The time is now for us all to start looking within at our workflow and explore better, effective, and efficient methods through tech in fashion.’
I totally agree that now is the time for you as a Fashion Business Owner to leverage technology to enhance your business.
Click the video below to listen to our discussion on how you can adopt 3D pattern drafting and what it can do for your business
Digital Pattern making can give better control of your production process, you can see the overall look of the design in real-time. You can decide to have a digital runway for your next release, create custom-made avatars.
There speculations in the industry that digital fashion might overtake fast- fashion. If that eventually happens, you definitely want to be among the brands making waves right?
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Latest Technology Used In Garment Industry
How To Increase Your Brand Visibility Through Technology
Digital Fashion ,amongst the many disruptions of technology in the fashion industry gained a lot of traction during the COVID -19 pandemic. Though not a new concept, it definitely gained more awareness in a bid for fashion brands to adapt to the current global situation.
Thus, more brands were open to adopting digital methods of prototyping, virtual runways, amongst many other benefits. Let’s have a overview of what digital fashion really is.
Digital Fashion is the visual representation of clothing built using computer technologies and 3D software, thus serves as an interplay between digital technology and couture.
It is the manufacturing of clothes with the use of pixels as against fabrics. The advent of covid-19 has created a new normal in the fashion industry and digital fashion has provided a means to cope with some of these changes. Consequently, increasing the possibilities of building a more sustainable brand
Just as in the traditional design process, digital fashion also needs to be translated from design, to pattern, sewn and then simulated to view the outcome.
In episode 16 of Business Webinar by Martwayne, we talked about digital pattern making. Why it’s a better approach compared to the traditional pattern drafting.
Take for instance, you run a garment factory, the more jobs you have means, you need to get more tailors/ pattern makers . This could translate to spending more time, money , whether it is direct or indirect . You agree with me right?
What if there was a way to cut down these expenses and even shorten the sampling time. Well I can tell you for free that with digital pattern making, this is possible. Click the video below to watch the full episode of BWM #16 .
CAD (Computer Aided Designs) pattern making has been existing since the early days of Fashion Design, companies such as Gerber, Opitex, etc are among the early pioneers.
Despite the numerous benefits of digital pattern drafting, the technology was not accessible to the majority.
The cost of acquiring and sustaining this software was far too high for small-scale businesses.
In recent times, more software has been developed in order to bridge this gap,
thus making digital patterns a more accessible way to create clothing patterns.
It’s no surprise that it is fast becoming a popular method and is starting to replace the traditional paper pattern drafting. Visit Garment Production House for Digital Pattern Prototyping.
Digital Pattern making can give better control of your production process, you can see the over all look of the design in real time. You can even decide to just focus on digital pattern making, virtual sampling , etc.
In the episode 18 of BNM, I talked more on the applications to use as well as examples of fashion retailers already making waves with this technology.
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Adopting Technology In Your Fashion Business |BWM #17|
Increasing Your Brand Visibility Through Technology
Have you ever wondered why people say “Sell the Value, Not the Product”
Well, that’s because building a brand is about selling value to your customer, not the products or services. However, you also need to know how to effectively articulate the value of your products to your customer.
People come to my inbox and lament about how they are not selling. I visit their pages and tell them instantly, I don’t know what you are selling>>>>>>
Before I go further, Click the podcast below to listen to how tips that will help you effectively craft and articulate the value of your products.
<<<<<<So back to our discussion.
So yes, you make clothes. I can see that. And yes they are nice. I can also see that. It might seem obvious to you but not to anyone else, so you need to clearly understand and articulate what you are offering to make me part with my hard-earned money.
Your business must have a promise to fulfill each time a sale is made. It could be in the form of an experience, a story you are telling. Perhaps it’s even a particular feeling.
Do you want your customers to feel happy, confident, or sustainability-conscious when they buy your product?
Then sell that to them! Be consistent in your brand message, sales copy, website, and newsletters.
Read this article for more on writing a good product description.
Never assume your customers know, rather let every piece of content you share tell your Brand story effectively.
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