Assignment 15A Figuring Out Buyer Behavior
With these interviews, I
was able to further learn about how consumers would buy my product. My interview
with Avery’s dad was very helpful; he recommended structuring it as listings. Various producers and artists would have their
own personalized listing to communicate their value and skills to clients and
would be on one central page for easy access.
It seemed like price was
a big factor, and clients wanted a premium experience to go along with it. My price point implies a standard of high
quality expected by the paying customers.
Andrew, another interviewee, served to emphasize the premium experience
in regards to the website the customers go through.
The service would be
strictly online as an e-business. Joe,
another interviewee, said he would like the option of monthly payments if he
bought the service, which is easy to offer and would make the service more palatable
and accessible to customers.
A common theme for
customer needs was the focus on easy accessibility and value for the price. Customers wanted to be able to reorder/extend
the rental if necessary, as the interviewees didn’t think 3 days would be long
enough to learn. All of them seemed to
like how the product was an experience, they weren’t just getting the
equipment, they were getting professional help in how to use it.
Overall, customers are
looking for a smooth, readily accessible product they can buy at their
convenience and learn something out of the experience. I consider this segment as middle-class
consumers of my product, and more than anything, they are looking for high
value in their purchases.
Hi Ulysses. How did you feel about taking payments for your services instead of payment at time of service?
ReplyDeleteI am close to someone who works in a service industry, not much different than your idea. The widget is different however. Collecting payment is one of the most difficult parts of the business for some reason.
I always recommend to this individual to switch to a system where payment is due in full at time of service so that accounts payable do not pile sky high or trickle in via payments.
Consumers are very value conscious, even for non-essential services like the ones we are working with. Maybe even more so with non-essentials.