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Mental Modeling For Content Work
CONTEXTUAL INQUIRY, PERSONAS AND PLANNING
DANIEL EIZANS | CONFAB CENTRAL
5.7.14
HI! I’m daniel Eizans. I’m an Information Architect
!
ABOUT ME: I’ve been a journalist, student of
neuroscience, a marketer and a strategist at two
of the world’s largest advertising agencies.
Now, I’m a senior information architect at The
Understanding Group (TUG)
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CLIENT WORK: Automotive (Ford, Chevrolet),
Government (EPA, CDC, FAFSA) Non-Profits
(National Safety Council), Healthcare (Kaiser
Permanente, McClaren Health, MetroHealth)
and Consumer Products (Olympic)
!
TWITTER: @danieleizans
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What we’ll cover today
Part 2: Affinity Diagrams
1. Overview: Affinity Diagrams
2. Exercise: Group Affinity Diagrams
3. Review and Q/A
Part 1: Contextual Inquiry
1. Overview: Contextual Inquiry
2. Exercise: Performing Inquiry
3. Exercise: Interview Interpretation
Part 3: Developing Personas
1. Overview: Developing Personas
2. Group Work: Review Personas
3. Exercise: Cognitive Diagram
Part 4: Mental Modeling
1. Overview: The Process
2. Exercise: Mental Modeling
3. Review and Q/A
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Part 1: Contextual inquiry
Contextual inquiry: What it is
Contextual inquiry is a structured form of
interviewing that allows the research team to:
• Gather interview data
• Understand ethnographic insights
• Capture physical behaviors and work
patterns
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The data gathered helps inform everything
from personas, to product design, to workflow/
workplace modification, to content strategy.
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Contextual inquiry: What it is
User Interview
(Influenced by Designer/Strategist)
Contextual Inquiry
(Influenced by designer, user and strategist)
Observation
(Influenced by end user)
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Conducting Interviews: needs
Keys to a successful interview are:
• An interviewer for formal questioning
• An observer for recording physical
behaviors, workflow models and note taking
• Trust between interviewer and subject
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The interview is about building a relationship.
Even if we feel like we have the right answers,
our effort should focus on developing a shared
interpretation of an activity or work.
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Conducting interviews: goals
Key outputs of contextual inquiry should be:
• Watching and probing to observe users as they
work and inquire to understand motivations and
strategies
• Learn from the user perspective, even you feel like
you know the “answers”
• Look for gaps in what a user is leaving out and ask
questions to fill them
• Gather both concrete and abstract data to have
them focus on actual artifacts and actions
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The interviewer role
In traditional user interviews, the interviewer asks users a
series of questions that relate to the business objectives or
research goals. In contextual inquiry, interviewers must:
• Be a facilitator of conversation AND of behavior
• Make the participant feel like an expert, in whatever
they’re doing
• Ensure that the interview environment is contextually
relevant to the research or tasks to be addressed
• Ensure the participant articulates the processes and
methods for work as he/she is doing it
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Photo: Columbia Pictures
The observer role
The observers role in contextual inquiry is to do just
that… observe. The goal of having an observer on hand is
to
• Document physical behaviors
• Understand how the environment (context) affects the
participants ability to complete a task or perform work
• Note patterns that emerge from one interview to the
next
• Take photographs or video
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Photo Mike Freedman: https://flic.kr/p/hvZwgb
The Participant role
Participants in contextual inquiry research are equally as
responsible for the outcome as the interviewer and
observers. Participants are responsible for:
• Doing and answering
• Showing the observer and interviewer complete tasks
• Avoiding assuming that the interviewers will
understand “why” something is being done
• Talk to the researchers level of understanding (avoid
jargon)
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Photo - DG EMPL: https://flic.kr/p/7yh1oF
Conducting the inquiry
The most important thing to remember when doing
contextual inquiry is to avoid things like conference
rooms, Skype or usability centers. Participants must be
in their own environment (home, office, workspace, etc.)
• I typically send out an email to participants to outline
goals, rules of engagement and profess my ignorance
• On arrival, note ambient factors (lighting,
temperature, time of day, layouts of things,
observable culture, artifacts present, etc.)
• Begin the session with a short questionnaire
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Photo - Mark Hunter: https://flic.kr/p/aZdRXi
Conducting the inquiry - continued
• After your short questionnaire, note that you’ll be
doing something completely different and set them to
work
• Ask questions that arise during the completion of task,
keep the interview free flowing and adjust as needed
• Ask specific questions relating to their thought
process, task, and ensure that they feel like their the
expert
• Work up to an hour, be ready to move locations if
necessary (e.g. workstation change or an
environmental stimuli requirement)
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Photo - Jeff Swaim: https://flic.kr/p/e5fATs
Conducting the inquiry - continued
• Document, document, document
• Photograph, photograph, photograph
• Ask, ask, ask
• Ask again
• Spend two hours on analysis for every
one hour of inquiry
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Photo - Marco Arment: https://flic.kr/p/411AnZ
Preparing for interpretation
During your interview be sure to:
• Avoid lots of open ended questions that provide
less chance for interpretation
• Strike a balance between probing for what you
sense as a pattern and allowing the participant to
work freely
• Cycle between observing, probing and interpreting
• Be flexible but be consistent in the type of person
you are so that trust will develop
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Photo - Hans Splinter: https://flic.kr/p/5tWKPt
Questions?
Exercise: Contextual Inquiry
Photo Hibb08: https://flic.kr/p/5NUGUW
Questions?
Let’s take a Short break!
Photo: David Joyce- https://flic.kr/p/5AwR9z
Overview: Interpreting Contextual Inquiry
Photo - Peter Vlk: https://flic.kr/p/64K9LN
FACT
HYPOTHESIS
IMPLICATION
IDEA
Most interactive projects jump from fact to idea
immediately, missing work that should happen
between research and ideation.
The interpretation sessions are crucial in the
content strategy process for persona
development and content planning
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Interpretation: Moving beyond facts
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Interpretation sessions
Team interpretation sessions bring a cross-functional
team together to hear the whole story of an interview and
capture the insights and learning relevant to the problem.
These sessions should:
• Be conducted within 48 hours of the interviews
• Be moderated by an interviewer who discusses each
interview for the benefit of the team
• Assign roles: Moderator (interviewer), work modeler,
recorder, task master
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Goals of the interpretation sessions
Since the sessions are cross functional and
collaborative, they’re particularly valuable for transfer
of the knowledge that the interviewers and observers
learned in the actual interviews.
Teams should:
• Listen and participate in conversation
• Ask questions
• Draw work models
• Record issues, interpretations and ideas based on
the interviews
Models for observing work/tasks
There are a variety of ways that observers can use
to model work and tasks, depending on the goal of
the research. These include:
• Flow Models
• Sequence Models
• Artifact Models
• Cultural Models
• Physical Models
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Observation Modeling: Flow
FLOW MODELS:
• Show “actors” and their interactions during
a process (e.g. A receptionist greeting a
visitor upon entry to a hospital lobby)
• Maps all the events that take place during
work, process or task
• Are NOT responsible for showing the
sequence of events during a work process
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Attempts To Save
Configurtion
KARYN
Visits Rebel's website
and researches several
vehicles
Schedules Appointment
With Ambassador
Configuration Cannot
Be Saved
Observation Modeling: Sequence
SEQUENCE MODELS:
• Document the steps taken to perform
a task or work
• Build from data captured in a flow
model or are produced exclusively
• Can include multiple actors if
necessary
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Intent: Configure A
Vehicle
Trigger: Reads reviews and clicks ad on sidebar
Starts to build a small SUV using online tool
Attempts to Save Configuration
Share button appeared to have
a save option that confused
user
Observation Modeling: Artifact
ARTIFACT MODELS:
• Provide a view of all artifacts, tools (e.g. mobile
phone, tablet, reminder note etc.) used in the
work process
• Are typically forms of information, screenshots
of how people use digital information
• Are crucial for placemaking, in that they
provide understanding where the digital and
physical worlds should intersect
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Collector
Visitor Book
Cultural Model
Ok, I will explain it to you [#39]
Please explain so that I understand [#39]The page from 1493?[#55]
Based on avor [#34]
Book distracts by som
ething
else interesting
[#71]
Campaign buttons / current history [#60]
Historic interests (1886) [#9] [#59] [#65]
Flavor of reading: Eg Harry Potter [#33]
Does not borrow/loan or give away [#39]
Prefers hard copy books [#43]
Try to preserve connection [#105]
Likes to keep the collection alive [#133]
Recreate the old German library [#140]
Collector really likes old books [#158]
Usually goes to book store to have a lot of fun [#160]
Collects irony [#58]
Likes to reminisce [#77]
How
to preserve old books? [#48]
M
akes it m
ore real, easy to im
agine [#63]
Important to build context [#43]
Plastic Jacket
No physical use of book
Another
Collecter
Book store
owner
It m
akes collector to
collect by size
[#139]
Visiting to take a look and
nd a book [#2
1]
Collector doesn’t keep notes [#127]
Informsaboutnewerversions/
opinionsaboutabook[#195]
Owner’sbookbuyingpreference[#162]
Som
etim
escollectoraddsvaluebycom
pleting
sets[#150]
Book’squality,age,andpriceareimportant[#189]
Allbooksmustbekeptsafe
Price matters more than quality
Observation Modeling: Cultural
CULTURAL MODELS
• Document how environments and other actors
in a given place influence the work being done
• Are impacted by things like:
• Socioeconomic status of the user
• Open office vs. traditional offices
• Vary significantly depending on participant
background
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Observation Modeling: physical
PHYSICAL MODELS
• Show the work environment in which work or
tasks occur
• Highlight the physical structures, layouts
and materials that take part in task
completion
• Will vary greatly from participant to
participant and with ambient factors like
time.
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Exercise: Interview interpretations
Questions?
Let’s EAT!
Photo: Jim Merithew | https://flic.kr/p/aEWJLp
Part 2: Affinity Diagrams
Consolidation of the work
When combined with a consolidation of work models,
affinity diagrams produce a reliable picture of who
and what a design or content program should address.
• The affinity diagram brings together issues and
insights across all participants into a wall-sized,
hierarchical diagram to reveal the scope of the
problem and opportunities
• Consolidated work models bring together each
different model separately, to reveal common
strategies and intents while retaining and
organizing the individual differences
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THE affinity diagram process
Materials needed: Sticky notes or cards,
marking pens and a large work surface
(table, wall or even the floor)

Procedure:
1. Record each idea or pattern with a
marking pen on a separate sticky note or
card. Randomly spread the notes on the
work surface so everyone involved can
see. The entire team organizes.
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Photo - Alex: https://flic.kr/p/8BsiCV
The affinity diagram process (continued)
2. With minimal or no talking, identify
relationships and group notes
accordingly. You can move something
someone has moved. If something
belongs in two groups make another note.
3. Discuss the patterns as a group. Why did
things move or not move. Create
categories or headings for each group.
Identify notes that capture the “meaning”
of the groups.
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Photo - Sean Munson: https://flic.kr/p/uEJQr
the Affinity diagram process (continued)
4. Combine groups of notes into larger
categories or supergroups if it’s
appropriate.
5. Map interview data to the affinity
diagrams if you can. Establish
patterns among similar participants
and begin to note where personas are
emerging in relation to your project
goals.
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Photo - Sean Munson: https://flic.kr/p/uEJZB
Exercise: Affinity Diagrams
Questions?
Welcome Back!
Meet Rebel Motor Company
Meet REBEL motor coMpany
Rebel Motor Company is an emerging American automotive
manufacture hoping to “change the way people buy cars.” The
company is dedicated to selling as many cars online as
possible, committing a minimal footprint to dealer networks.
Rebel, is dedicated to selling smart, environmentally friendly
vehicles that serve a variety of driver needs. The main focus of
their website has been on vehicle customization and a smooth
online ordering process. After spending time with their users
and shoppers, Rebel’s team is hoping to expand its content
offering to better meet the needs, behaviors and pain points
of potential buyers. They need personas, they need a content
strategy.
They need YOUR help.
Photo: Adrien Séné - https://flic.kr/p/5WcY3r
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RMC’s Goals
Rebel Motor Company wants to use contextual inquiry,
personas and planning to modify its content strategy and
information architecture to better serve customers. Their
primary goals in this initiative are:
1. To increase online-only sales by 20 percent
2. Improve the usability of the online build tool
3. Increase requests for test drives among conquests
4. Increase requests for online and in-person consultations
5. Improve peer-to-peer communication among Rebel
owners
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Photo: Audi PR
Research plan
Based on Rebel’s desired outcomes, our research goals should be
to:
1. Identify gaps or breakdowns in the online ordering and process
2. Understand pain points, frustrations, barriers and successes of
the build tool
3. Understand user desires and expectations for scheduling
online, as well as the workflow of ambassador and dealers in
the real world
4. Identify patterns and triggers for consultation requests
5. Identify social behaviors, sharing tendencies and triggers in
current RMC owners.
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The plan: Contextual inquiry + Personas
After reviewing Rebel’s goals and approving a research
direction, we have established a plan to perform
contextual inquiry with a series of owners, RCM intenders
(in-market shoppers) and experienced shoppers of
durable goods.
We will schedule up to 20 one hour interviews followed by
40 hours of analysis to establish segments for persona
planning.
Outputs of research will be:
• Affinity diagrams
• Personas
• A mental model for informing content strategy
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Let’s Review
Part 3: PERSONAS
(a.k.a “franken-people”)
Photo: Universal Pictures
Why Franken-People?
Personas are made up of real pieces of user research, composited together to form an amalgamated “person” who
represents a broader target.
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Photo: Universal Pictures
Personas: Research approach
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1
2
3
7Carlos
Matt
Brad
Austin
Nate
Tim
User Interviews
CONSIDERERS ONLINE CONQUESTS
Robert
8
9
10 Jennifer*15
12 Eric
Blake*
Marcy*
13
14
* PURCHASED ITEM $10,000+ ITEM ONLINE
Gary11
4
5
6
OWNERS
Aaron
Julia
Lynn
3
1
2
Personas
CONSIDERER
Cindy
Marco
Michael
ONLINE CONQUESTS
5 Kristopher
OWNER
4 Shannon
Personas: Research approach
Extracted patterns allow us to map personas to the people we interview and observe. We then plot them against the
business objectives and segment them appropriately
DIGITAL
STOREFRONT
BRICK &
MORTAR
COMMUNITY FOCUSED
COMMUNITY INDIFFERENT
2 Marco
3MICHAEL
1CINDY
5 KRISTOPHER
4SHANNON
1
2
3
7
Carlos
Matt
Brad
Austin
Nate
Tim
Robert
8
9
10
Jennifer*15
12
Eric
Blake*
Marcy*
13
14
Gary
11
4
5
6
Aaron
Julia
Lynn
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Personas: Segmentation
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Cindy: Competitive Owner/Considerer
Marco: First Time Buyer/Considerer
Shannon: Hard Sell/Conquest
Overcome fear
"I want to avoid the dealership but I'm
nervous about making a purchase this
large online."
Customizing for my family
"I need an environmentally friendly
vehicle that allows us to do the hobbies
that are important to us. "
Finding people like me
"My co-worker has had a great
experience with Rebel Motor
Company, but I want to be sure that
other's like me are equally happy."
Sense of pride
"I like talking with other people who
have the same type of vehicle as me. I
want to be involved with RMC's
community of ambassadors."
Compare vehicles/manufacturers
"I want something that is going to last.
I like the design and green touches
that RMC offers but I want something
that's proven."
Buy with confidence
I've had lots of hand me downs and
I'm ready to buy my first car. I want to
be sure I'm getting a good deal and
get something that feels like me."
Michael: Online Buyer/Conquest
Flexible times and appointments
"I'm a busy guy. I want a company
that can accommodate my schedule
during the purchase AND service
process
Bottom line
"I don't like hidden fees, and loathe
dealers. I want to know what I'm going
to pay out the door."
Win my business
"I'm a long time Chevy driver. I'm
unhappy about a slew of recalls on my
last vehicle. Why should I chose
Rebel?"
Post Sale Attention
"My Lexus dealer always knows my
name when I arrive and understands
what I expect from them. I want that
experience with my next car."
Style focused
I really like the styling of Rebel Motor
Company, what are my other options
as far as customization goes?"
Overcome fear
"I like RMC vehicles but there are so
few dealers. Who will service my car if
I have a problem?"
Kristopher: RMC Vehicle Owner
Sharing my story
"I want to share my experience with
key contacts and prospective Rebel
buyers. I also would consider being an
ambassador and helping spread the
word about RMC.
Keep me informed
"I always want to know what's coming
for my SUV. It's important to me to
connect with others and know what
the company is up to.
Reaffirm purchase
"I love being involved in the Rebel
community. It means a lot that they
invited me to events, and touched
base with me after I bought my car."
Let’s Meet Them
Rebel motor Company’s personas: MARCO
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Marco: First Time Buyer/Considerer
Sense of pride
"I like talking with other people who
have the same type of vehicle as me. I
want to be involved with RMC's
community of ambassadors."
Compare vehicles/manufacturers
"I want something that is going to last.
I like the design and green touches
that RMC offers but I want something
that's proven."
Buy with confidence
I've had lots of hand me downs and
I'm ready to buy my first car. I want to
be sure I'm getting a good deal and
get something that feels like me."
Rebel motor Company’s personas: Michael
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Michael: Online Buyer/Conquest
Flexible times and appointments
"I'm a busy guy. I want a company
that can accommodate my schedule
during the purchase AND service
process
Bottom line
"I don't like hidden fees, and loathe
dealers. I want to know what I'm going
to pay out the door."
Win my business
"I'm a long time Chevy driver. I'm
unhappy about a slew of recalls on my
last vehicle. Why should I chose
Rebel?"
Rebel motor Company’s personas: Shannon
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Shannon: Hard Sell/Conquest
Post Sale Attention
"My Lexus dealer always knows my
name when I arrive and understands
what I expect from them. I want that
experience with my next car."
Style focused
I really like the styling of Rebel Motor
Company, what are my other options
as far as customization goes?"
Overcome fear
"I like RMC vehicles but there are so
few dealers. Who will service my car if
I have a problem?"
Rebel motor Company’s personas: KRISTOPHER
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Kristopher: RMC Vehicle Owner
Sharing my story
"I want to share my experience with
key contacts and prospective Rebel
buyers. I also would consider being an
ambassador and helping spread the
word about RMC.
Keep me informed
"I always want to know what's coming
for my SUV. It's important to me to
connect with others and know what
the company is up to.
Reaffirm purchase
"I love being involved in the Rebel
community. It means a lot that they
invited me to events, and touched
base with me after I bought my car."
Rebel motor Company’s personas: Cindy
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Cindy: Competitive Owner/Considerer
Overcome fear
"I want to avoid the dealership but I'm
nervous about making a purchase this
large online."
Customizing for my family
"I need an environmentally friendly
vehicle that allows us to do the hobbies
that are important to us. "
Finding people like me
"My co-worker has had a great
experience with Rebel Motor
Company, but I want to be sure that
other's like me are equally happy."
Cindy has a heightened awareness and care for the world around
her. She has taken steps to ensure that her family is able to recycle
as much as possible. She uses re-usable shopping bags and their
family uses a single, energy efficient vehicle (a Toyota Prius). Cindy
wants another energy efficient vehicle but one that offers more
space for her family, pets and hobbies. She is very open to
potentially purchasing a vehicle online.
She spends a lot of time in her kayak and considers herself to be a
conservationist. In her spare time she likes up cycling, hiking and
being with family.
Cindy is a current Hybrid owner that is dissatisfied with the utility of
the vehicle. She and her husband want desperately to find an
environmentally friendly vehicle that will meet the needs of her
growing family and their "outdoorsy" activities.
Cindy has made major purchases online in the past and her
husband purchased a motorcycle sight unseen from eBay Motors
last year. One of her co-workers used the online concierge service
from Rebel and has raved about it.
She has started browsing on the Rebel Motor Company website and
has been customizing a mid-size environmentally-friendly small SUV
and uses their mobile site to share her inspiration with her husband.
Cindy and her husband have decided to use the online tools and
have chatted with ambassadors on Rebel's website. They ask a local
dealer to visit them at their home to compare a small Hybrid SUV
with their Prius.
“I'm always looking for an
opportunity to lessen my
impact on the environment. I
want a car that meets my
family's needs and aligns with
my values”
Age: 40
Location: San Diego, CA
Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole
Foods.
Home Life: Married to David and has
two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan
(12).
Personal Income: $350k / $550k
Household
Relationship with RMC:
Unhappy with her current vehicle, Cindy has
taken it upon herself to gather information from
her friends, family and co-workers to learn
more about the vehicles in RMC's lineup. She
has been impressed by the feedback and has
spent time configuring several vehicles on the
RMC website. She likes the company's small
carbon footprint and cavalier business model.
Cindy's Digital Life:
Cindy considers herself pretty adept at
technology and uses a wide range of different
devices at work and at home. She keeps a
strong separation of her technology between
work and home and has a different computer
and cell phone that she uses for each.
Daily Technological Diet:
▪ IBM Thinkpad
Used for communicating marketing plans,
sending emails and working at her daily
job.
▪ iPhone
Work issued and used for email, texting
and phone application
▪ Macintosh Laptops
Both she and her husband, have
MacBook Airs for personal use.
▪ Samsung Android Smartphone
Personal Android phone, used for text
messaging, email, social networking
▪ iPad
Both personal and business use.
Preferred when traveling, used for
reading, email, browsing and research
About Cindy
Consideration Prob.
Brand Aware
Mobile Use
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“I'm always looking for an
opportunity to lessen my
impact on the environment. I
want a car that meets my
family's needs and aligns with
my values”
Age: 40
Location: San Diego, CA
Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole
Foods.
Home Life: Married to David and has
two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan
(12).
Personal Income: $350k / $550k
Household
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“I'm always looking for an
opportunity to lessen my
impact on the environment. I
want a car that meets my
family's needs and aligns with
my values”
Age: 40
Location: San Diego, CA
Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole
Foods.
Home Life: Married to David and has
two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan
(12).
Personal Income: $350k / $550k
Household
Consideration Prob.
Brand Aware
Mobile Use
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“I'm always looking for an
opportunity to lessen my
impact on the environment. I
want a car that meets my
family's needs and aligns with
my values”
Age: 40
Location: San Diego, CA
Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole
Foods.
Home Life: Married to David and has
two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan
(12).
Personal Income: $350k / $550k
Household
Consideration Prob.
Brand Aware
Mobile Use
Cindy has a heightened awareness and care for the world around
her. She has taken steps to ensure that her family is able to recycle
as much as possible. She uses re-usable shopping bags and their
family uses a single, energy efficient vehicle (a Toyota Prius). Cindy
wants another energy efficient vehicle but one that offers more
space for her family, pets and hobbies. She is very open to
potentially purchasing a vehicle online.
She spends a lot of time in her kayak and considers herself to be a
conservationist. In her spare time she likes up cycling, hiking and
being with family.
Cindy is a current Hybrid owner that is dissatisfied with the utility of
the vehicle. She and her husband want desperately to find an
environmentally friendly vehicle that will meet the needs of her
growing family and their "outdoorsy" activities.
Cindy has made major purchases online in the past and her
husband purchased a motorcycle sight unseen from eBay Motors
last year. One of her co-workers used the online concierge service
from Rebel and has raved about it.
She has started browsing on the Rebel Motor Company website and
has been customizing a mid-size environmentally-friendly small SUV
and uses their mobile site to share her inspiration with her husband.
Cindy and her husband have decided to use the online tools and
have chatted with ambassadors on Rebel's website. They ask a local
dealer to visit them at their home to compare a small Hybrid SUV
with their Prius.
About Cindy
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Cindy has a heightened awareness and care for the world around
her. She has taken steps to ensure that her family is able to recycle
as much as possible. She uses re-usable shopping bags and their
family uses a single, energy efficient vehicle (a Toyota Prius). Cindy
wants another energy efficient vehicle but one that offers more
space for her family, pets and hobbies. She is very open to
potentially purchasing a vehicle online.
She spends a lot of time in her kayak and considers herself to be a
conservationist. In her spare time she likes up cycling, hiking and
being with family.
Cindy is a current Hybrid owner that is dissatisfied with the utility of
the vehicle. She and her husband want desperately to find an
environmentally friendly vehicle that will meet the needs of her
growing family and their "outdoorsy" activities.
Cindy has made major purchases online in the past and her
husband purchased a motorcycle sight unseen from eBay Motors
last year. One of her co-workers used the online concierge service
from Rebel and has raved about it.
She has started browsing on the Rebel Motor Company website and
has been customizing a mid-size environmentally-friendly small SUV
and uses their mobile site to share her inspiration with her husband.
Cindy and her husband have decided to use the online tools and
have chatted with ambassadors on Rebel's website. They ask a local
dealer to visit them at their home to compare a small Hybrid SUV
with their Prius.
“I'm always looking for an
opportunity to lessen my
impact on the environment. I
want a car that meets my
family's needs and aligns with
my values”
Age: 40
Location: San Diego, CA
Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole
Foods.
Home Life: Married to David and has
two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan
(12).
Personal Income: $350k / $550k
Household
Relationship with RMC:
Unhappy with her current vehicle, Cindy has
taken it upon herself to gather information from
her friends, family and co-workers to learn
more about the vehicles in RMC's lineup. She
has been impressed by the feedback and has
spent time configuring several vehicles on the
RMC website. She likes the company's small
carbon footprint and cavalier business model.
Cindy's Digital Life:
Cindy considers herself pretty adept at
technology and uses a wide range of different
devices at work and at home. She keeps a
strong separation of her technology between
work and home and has a different computer
and cell phone that she uses for each.
Daily Technological Diet:
▪ IBM Thinkpad
Used for communicating marketing plans,
sending emails and working at her daily
job.
▪ iPhone
Work issued and used for email, texting
and phone application
▪ Macintosh Laptops
Both she and her husband, have
MacBook Airs for personal use.
▪ Samsung Android Smartphone
Personal Android phone, used for text
messaging, email, social networking
▪ iPad
Both personal and business use.
Preferred when traveling, used for
reading, email, browsing and research
About Cindy
Consideration Prob.
Brand Aware
Mobile Use
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Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations
Find A Person Like Me
On the
Web
On the
Rebel Motors Site
Visits competitive sites
Reads online reviews Reads Industry Article Looks into forums
Looks for sponsors from bloggers she follows
Reads lifestyle content
Seeks Out Current Owners For Chat
Performs Web Searches
Customize for my family
On the
Web
On the
Rebel Motors Site
Investigates Dealer Locations
Wishes She Could Ask Directly
Uses Car Configuration Tool
Reviews Dealer Info
Overcome fear
On the
Web
On the
Rebel Motors Site
Visits Industry Financing Pages
Uses Site Search
Schedules to talk with an Ambassador and Dealer
Looks for Knowledge Base
Finds introductory ownerships information Unable to Find What She Needs
Polls friends on Facebook and Pinterest
Watches Online Videos
Chats with Concierge
Cannot Find Content She Needs
Wants more detailed info
Reads Owner Documents
Reads Reviews of Online Ordering
Strongly Considering Online Buy
Shares Configuration with Sister and Husband
Schedules Online Consultation Schedules in person meeting with Ambassador
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Cindy has a heightened awareness and care for the world around
her. She has taken steps to ensure that her family is able to recycle
as much as possible. She uses re-usable shopping bags and their
family uses a single, energy efficient vehicle (a Toyota Prius). Cindy
wants another energy efficient vehicle but one that offers more
space for her family, pets and hobbies. She is very open to
potentially purchasing a vehicle online.
She spends a lot of time in her kayak and considers herself to be a
conservationist. In her spare time she likes up cycling, hiking and
being with family.
Cindy is a current Hybrid owner that is dissatisfied with the utility of
the vehicle. She and her husband want desperately to find an
environmentally friendly vehicle that will meet the needs of her
growing family and their "outdoorsy" activities.
Cindy has made major purchases online in the past and her
husband purchased a motorcycle sight unseen from eBay Motors
last year. One of her co-workers used the online concierge service
from Rebel and has raved about it.
She has started browsing on the Rebel Motor Company website and
has been customizing a mid-size environmentally-friendly small SUV
and uses their mobile site to share her inspiration with her husband.
Cindy and her husband have decided to use the online tools and
have chatted with ambassadors on Rebel's website. They ask a local
dealer to visit them at their home to compare a small Hybrid SUV
with their Prius.
“I'm always looking for an
opportunity to lessen my
impact on the environment. I
want a car that meets my
family's needs and aligns with
my values”
Age: 40
Location: San Diego, CA
Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole
Foods.
Home Life: Married to David and has
two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan
(12).
Personal Income: $350k / $550k
Household
Relationship with RMC:
Unhappy with her current vehicle, Cindy has
taken it upon herself to gather information from
her friends, family and co-workers to learn
more about the vehicles in RMC's lineup. She
has been impressed by the feedback and has
spent time configuring several vehicles on the
RMC website. She likes the company's small
carbon footprint and cavalier business model.
Cindy's Digital Life:
Cindy considers herself pretty adept at
technology and uses a wide range of different
devices at work and at home. She keeps a
strong separation of her technology between
work and home and has a different computer
and cell phone that she uses for each.
Daily Technological Diet:
▪ IBM Thinkpad
Used for communicating marketing plans,
sending emails and working at her daily
job.
▪ iPhone
Work issued and used for email, texting
and phone application
▪ Macintosh Laptops
Both she and her husband, have
MacBook Airs for personal use.
▪ Samsung Android Smartphone
Personal Android phone, used for text
messaging, email, social networking
▪ iPad
Both personal and business use.
Preferred when traveling, used for
reading, email, browsing and research
About Cindy
Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations
Find A Person Like Me
On the
Web
On the
Rebel Motors Site
Visits competitive sites
Reads online reviews Reads Industry Article Looks into forums
Looks for sponsors from bloggers she follows
Reads lifestyle content
Seeks Out Current Owners For Chat
Performs Web Searches
Customize for my family
On the
Web
On the
Rebel Motors Site
Investigates Dealer Locations
Wishes She Could Ask Directly
Uses Car Configuration Tool
Reviews Dealer Info
Overcome fear
On the
Web
On the
Rebel Motors Site
Visits Industry Financing Pages
Uses Site Search
Schedules to talk with an Ambassador and Dealer
Looks for Knowledge Base
Finds introductory ownerships information Unable to Find What She Needs
Cindy's Scenarios
Consideration Prob.
Brand Aware
Mobile Use
Polls friends on Facebook and Pinterest
Watches Online Videos
Chats with Concierge
Cannot Find Content She Needs
Wants more detailed info
Reads Owner Documents
Reads Reviews of Online Ordering
Strongly Considering Online Buy
Shares Configuration with Sister and Husband
Schedules Online Consultation Schedules in person meeting with Ambassador
Cindy Key Scenarios
Finding A Person Like Me
Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves
that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can
to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having
personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new
Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active
lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV,
the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company.
She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child
on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others
with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good
utility.
She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her
process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to
people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does
her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details
that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has,
or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from
women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com
and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC.
She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC
as a sponsor of a recipe competition.
That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website.
She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes
and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops
up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued
with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking
a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial
search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos
and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's
looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong
reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to
chat with.
How can Rebel best support Cindy?
Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way
in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally,
arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how
many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other
available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy.
Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials
and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales
and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way
finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting
someone like Cindy.
▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she
sees on RMC's site is relevant for
her.
▪ Needs third party or peer validation
before purchase can occur.
▪ Concierge didn't provide external
resources.
▪ Would like additional insight from
the owners group.
Potential Pain PointsRobin's Questions
▪ How can I be sure that this car will
suit my family's needs?
▪ Can I find information on traveling
with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are
their options for towing/hauling?
▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle
impact my daily life?
Robin's Goal
"I want to understand the experience of
RMC owners who are similar to me."
Motivators
FACT
FEEL
SLOW
FAST
Process / Workflow
Social / Relational
Content / Research
Finding People / Locations
Cindy Key Scenarios
Finding A Person Like Me
Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves
that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can
to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having
personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new
Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active
lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV,
the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company.
She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child
on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others
with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good
utility.
She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her
process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to
people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does
her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details
that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has,
or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from
women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com
and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC.
She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC
as a sponsor of a recipe competition.
That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website.
She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes
and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops
up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued
with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking
a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial
search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos
and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's
looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong
reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to
chat with.
How can Rebel best support Cindy?
Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way
in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally,
arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how
many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other
available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy.
Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials
and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales
and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way
finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting
someone like Cindy.
▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she
sees on RMC's site is relevant for
her.
▪ Needs third party or peer validation
before purchase can occur.
▪ Concierge didn't provide external
resources.
▪ Would like additional insight from
the owners group.
Potential Pain PointsRobin's Questions
▪ How can I be sure that this car will
suit my family's needs?
▪ Can I find information on traveling
with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are
their options for towing/hauling?
▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle
impact my daily life?
Robin's Goal
"I want to understand the experience of
RMC owners who are similar to me."
Motivators
FACT
FEEL
SLOW
FAST
Process / Workflow
Social / Relational
Content / Research
Finding People / Locations
Cindy Key Scenarios
Finding A Person Like Me
Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves
that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can
to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having
personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new
Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active
lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV,
the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company.
She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child
on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others
with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good
utility.
She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her
process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to
people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does
her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details
that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has,
or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from
women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com
and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC.
She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC
as a sponsor of a recipe competition.
That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website.
She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes
and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops
up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued
with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking
a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial
search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos
and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's
looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong
reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to
chat with.
How can Rebel best support Cindy?
Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way
in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally,
arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how
many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other
available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy.
Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials
and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales
and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way
finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting
someone like Cindy.
▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she
sees on RMC's site is relevant for
her.
▪ Needs third party or peer validation
before purchase can occur.
▪ Concierge didn't provide external
resources.
▪ Would like additional insight from
the owners group.
Potential Pain PointsRobin's Questions
▪ How can I be sure that this car will
suit my family's needs?
▪ Can I find information on traveling
with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are
their options for towing/hauling?
▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle
impact my daily life?
Robin's Goal
"I want to understand the experience of
RMC owners who are similar to me."
Motivators
FACT
FEEL
SLOW
FAST
Process / Workflow
Social / Relational
Content / Research
Finding People / Locations
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Scenarios: User Engagement & Questions
Finding A Person Like Me
Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves
that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can
to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having
personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new
Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active
lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV,
the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company.
She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child
on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others
with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good
utility.
She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her
process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to
people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does
her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details
that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has,
or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from
women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com
and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC.
She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC
as a sponsor of a recipe competition.
That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website.
She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes
and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops
up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued
with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking
a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial
search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos
and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's
looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong
reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to
chat with.
How can Rebel best support Cindy?
Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way
in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally,
arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how
many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other
available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy.
Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials
and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales
and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way
finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting
someone like Cindy.
▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she
sees on RMC's site is relevant for
her.
▪ Needs third party or peer validation
before purchase can occur.
▪ Concierge didn't provide external
resources.
▪ Would like additional insight from
the owners group.
Potential Pain PointsRobin's Questions
▪ How can I be sure that this car will
suit my family's needs?
▪ Can I find information on traveling
with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are
their options for towing/hauling?
▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle
impact my daily life?
Robin's Goal
"I want to understand the experience of
RMC owners who are similar to me."
Motivators
FACT
FEEL
SLOW
FAST
Process / Workflow
Social / Relational
Content / Research
Finding People / Locations
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▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she
sees on RMC's site is relevant for
her.
▪ Needs third party or peer validation
before purchase can occur.
▪ Concierge didn't provide external
resources.
▪ Would like additional insight from
the owners group.
Potential Pain PointsCindy's Questions
▪ How can I be sure that this car will
suit my family's needs?
▪ Can I find information on traveling
with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are
their options for towing/hauling?
▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle
impact my daily life?
Cindy's Goal
"I want to understand the experience of
RMC owners who are similar to me."
Motivators
FACT
FEEL
SLOW
FAST
Process / Workflow
Social / Relational
Content / Research
Finding People / Locations
Scenarios: User Engagement & Questions
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Finding A Person Like Me
Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves
that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can
to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having
personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new
Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active
lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV,
the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company.
She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child
on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others
with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good
utility.
She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her
process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to
people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does
her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details
that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has,
or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from
women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com
and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC.
She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC
as a sponsor of a recipe competition.
That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website.
She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes
and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops
up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued
with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking
a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial
search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos
and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's
looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong
reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to
chat with.
How can Rebel best support Cindy?
Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way
in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally,
arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how
many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other
available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy.
Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials
and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales
and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way
finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting
someone like Cindy.
▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she
sees on RMC's site is relevant for
her.
▪ Needs third party or peer validation
before purchase can occur.
▪ Concierge didn't provide external
resources.
▪ Would like additional insight from
the owners group.
Potential Pain PointsCindy's Questions
▪ How can I be sure that this car will
suit my family's needs?
▪ Can I find information on traveling
with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are
their options for towing/hauling?
▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle
impact my daily life?
Cindy's Goal
"I want to understand the experience of
RMC owners who are similar to me."
Motivators
FACT
FEEL
SLOW
FAST
Process / Workflow
Social / Relational
Content / Research
Finding People / Locations
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She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes
and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops
up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued
with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking
a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial
search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos
and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's
looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong
reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to
chat with.
How can Rebel best support Cindy?
Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way
in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally,
arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how
many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other
available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy.
Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials
and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales
and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way
finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting
someone like Cindy.
▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she
sees on RMC's site is relevant for
her.
▪ Needs third party or peer validation
before purchase can occur.
▪ Concierge didn't provide external
resources.
▪ Would like additional insight from
the owners group.
Potential Pain Points
Questions?
Exercise: Review Persona Segments
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Exercise: COGNITIVE DIAGRAMS
Kudos to Kissane
• Now that we understand business
needs, understand persona needs
and pain points, we can think about
content strategy (6 hours later!)
• This cognitive diagram will help you
start to frame what a user needs in
order to take action on your site
OVERCOME FEAR
(Via testimonial, Use Cases, Financial
Examples)
PLAN AND IMMERSE
(Browse an expert, Understand Tools)
EXPLORE OPTIONS
(Browse options and understand
qualifications
TAKE ACTION
(Apply for pin, Download Forms,
Contact Advisor)
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Let’s take a Short break!
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chat with a
counsellor
EXPLORE OPTIONS
understand federal
aid
am I eligible?
what are my
financial impacts?
PLAN & IMMERSE OVERCOME FEAR TAKE ACTION
are there different
kinds of federal
aid?
apply for aid
how do I apply?
what forms do I
need?
what education do
I need to apply?
what happens
after I apply?
understand
repayment
understand private
aid
what are my
financial impacts?
understand
student aid
what is a grant?
what is a loan?
what is a
scholarship?
can I apply for
admittance
without aid?
what are the
payment
schedules?
can i postpone
repayment?
what happens if i
miss a payment?
self assesment
what tests do I
need to take?
repayment
calculators
chat with a
counsellor
account
management
what colleges
should I apply to?
how often do I
have to apply for
aid?
identify with others
am I eligible?
how does private
aid differ from
federal aid?
apply for financial
aid/pin
what are my
application
options?
how soon do I
need to apply?
get answers
decision tree
process
online application
aren't most
students in their
20s?
can you go back to
school and still be
a good parent?
will I still be able to
work?
new student
checklists
adult student
testimonials
read/create forum
topics
'getting started'
materials
adult student
testimonials
overview content
overview content contact forms
online application
connect to
representative
plan examples
when do I start
repaying?
how long will it
take?
who has to pay if I
die?
who has to pay if I
die?
outreach services
testimonials and
timelines
checklists and
overview
create accountoverview content
Part 4: Mental Modeling
What is a mental model?
A representation of the thought, and actionable processes, used to achieve a set of goals in a narrowly defined scope
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chat with a
counsellor
EXPLORE OPTIONS
understand federal
aid
am I eligible?
what are my
financial impacts?
PLAN & IMMERSE OVERCOME FEAR TAKE ACTION
are there different
kinds of federal
aid?
apply for aid
how do I apply?
what forms do I
need?
what education do
I need to apply?
what happens
after I apply?
understand
repayment
understand private
aid
what are my
financial impacts?
understand
student aid
what is a grant?
what is a loan?
what is a
scholarship?
can I apply for
admittance
without aid?
what are the
payment
schedules?
can i postpone
repayment?
what happens if i
miss a payment?
self assesment
what tests do I
need to take?
repayment
calculators
chat with a
counsellor
account
management
what colleges
should I apply to?
how often do I
have to apply for
aid?
identify with others
am I eligible?
how does private
aid differ from
federal aid?
apply for financial
aid/pin
what are my
application
options?
how soon do I
need to apply?
get answers
decision tree
process
online application
aren't most
students in their
20s?
can you go back to
school and still be
a good parent?
will I still be able to
work?
new student
checklists
adult student
testimonials
read/create forum
topics
'getting started'
materials
adult student
testimonials
overview content
overview content contact forms
online application
connect to
representative
plan examples
when do I start
repaying?
how long will it
take?
who has to pay if I
die?
who has to pay if I
die?
outreach services
testimonials and
timelines
checklists and
overview
create accountoverview content
Starting with a hypothesis
The cognitive diagrams we finished in
the last exercise will serve as a base for
a content plan.
The four points we need to address
before action can occur are
“engagements” that require content
OVERCOME FEAR
(Via testimonial, Use Cases, Financial
Examples)
PLAN AND IMMERSE
(Browse an expert, Understand Tools)
EXPLORE OPTIONS
(Browse options and understand
qualifications
TAKE ACTION
(Apply for pin, Download Forms,
Contact Advisor)
Find your Base
One of the most important parts of a
communication focused mental model
is understanding the engagement that
you want to influence with the content.
This gives your content a reason for
being and something to measure
against.
EXPLORE OPTIONS
BASE
(Engagement)
Below the line: The Roots
Remember all those content inventories
content strategists keep telling you to
have?
Dig em out and plug it into your model
EXPLORE OPTIONS
BASE
(Engagement)
chat with a
counsellor
decision tree
process
overview content
overview content
plan examples
overview content
ROOTS
(Existing Systems & Content)
From inquiry: Mapping intentions
Intentions should come directly from
your personas, which are based on your
inquiry!
Intentions relate directly to the
engagement and should further qualify
why you need or don’t need a piece of
content.
EXPLORE OPTIONS
BASE
(Engagement)
chat with a
counsellor
decision tree
process
overview content
overview content
plan examples
overview content
ROOTS
(Existing Systems & Content)
understand federal
aid
understand private
aid
understand
student aid
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
(Intentions)
The New things: tasks
New content builds upon intentions and
serve as the towers for our mental models.
I tend to frame tasks as questions because
it allows me to use the persona’s frame of
reference to talk about a content need.
When we focus on tasks, we probably have
content that is useable for humans and
search engines.
EXPLORE OPTIONS
BASE
(Engagement)
chat with a
counsellor
decision tree
process
overview content
overview content
plan examples
overview content
ROOTS
(Existing Systems & Content)
understand federal
aid
understand private
aid
understand
student aid
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
(Intentions)
am I eligible?
what are my
financial impacts?
are there different
kinds of federal
aid?
how do I apply?
what are my
financial impacts?
what is a grant?
what is a loan?
what is a
scholarship?
am I eligible?
how does private
aid differ from
federal aid?
TOWER
(Tasks)
And we keep going
chat with a
counsellor
EXPLORE OPTIONS
understand federal
aid
am I eligible?
what are my
financial impacts?
PLAN & IMMERSE OVERCOME FEAR TAKE ACTION
are there different
kinds of federal
aid?
apply for aid
how do I apply?
what forms do I
need?
what education do
I need to apply?
what happens
after I apply?
understand
repayment
understand private
aid
what are my
financial impacts?
understand
student aid
what is a grant?
what is a loan?
what is a
scholarship?
can I apply for
admittance
without aid?
what are the
payment
schedules?
can i postpone
repayment?
what happens if i
miss a payment?
self assesment
what tests do I
need to take?
repayment
calculators
chat with a
counsellor
account
management
what colleges
should I apply to?
how often do I
have to apply for
aid?
identify with others
am I eligible?
how does private
aid differ from
federal aid?
apply for financial
aid/pin
what are my
application
options?
how soon do I
need to apply?
get answers
decision tree
process
online application
aren't most
students in their
20s?
can you go back to
school and still be
a good parent?
will I still be able to
work?
new student
checklists
adult student
testimonials
read/create forum
topics
'getting started'
materials
adult student
testimonials
overview content
overview content contact forms
online application
connect to
representative
plan examples
when do I start
repaying?
how long will it
take?
who has to pay if I
die?
who has to pay if I
die?
outreach services
testimonials and
timelines
checklists and
overview
create accountoverview content
Exercise: Mental Modeling
Questions?
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  • 1. Mental Modeling For Content Work CONTEXTUAL INQUIRY, PERSONAS AND PLANNING DANIEL EIZANS | CONFAB CENTRAL 5.7.14
  • 2. HI! I’m daniel Eizans. I’m an Information Architect ! ABOUT ME: I’ve been a journalist, student of neuroscience, a marketer and a strategist at two of the world’s largest advertising agencies. Now, I’m a senior information architect at The Understanding Group (TUG) ! CLIENT WORK: Automotive (Ford, Chevrolet), Government (EPA, CDC, FAFSA) Non-Profits (National Safety Council), Healthcare (Kaiser Permanente, McClaren Health, MetroHealth) and Consumer Products (Olympic) ! TWITTER: @danieleizans 2
  • 3. What we’ll cover today Part 2: Affinity Diagrams 1. Overview: Affinity Diagrams 2. Exercise: Group Affinity Diagrams 3. Review and Q/A Part 1: Contextual Inquiry 1. Overview: Contextual Inquiry 2. Exercise: Performing Inquiry 3. Exercise: Interview Interpretation Part 3: Developing Personas 1. Overview: Developing Personas 2. Group Work: Review Personas 3. Exercise: Cognitive Diagram Part 4: Mental Modeling 1. Overview: The Process 2. Exercise: Mental Modeling 3. Review and Q/A 3
  • 5. Contextual inquiry: What it is Contextual inquiry is a structured form of interviewing that allows the research team to: • Gather interview data • Understand ethnographic insights • Capture physical behaviors and work patterns ! The data gathered helps inform everything from personas, to product design, to workflow/ workplace modification, to content strategy. 5
  • 6. Contextual inquiry: What it is User Interview (Influenced by Designer/Strategist) Contextual Inquiry (Influenced by designer, user and strategist) Observation (Influenced by end user) 6
  • 7. Conducting Interviews: needs Keys to a successful interview are: • An interviewer for formal questioning • An observer for recording physical behaviors, workflow models and note taking • Trust between interviewer and subject ! The interview is about building a relationship. Even if we feel like we have the right answers, our effort should focus on developing a shared interpretation of an activity or work. 7
  • 8. Conducting interviews: goals Key outputs of contextual inquiry should be: • Watching and probing to observe users as they work and inquire to understand motivations and strategies • Learn from the user perspective, even you feel like you know the “answers” • Look for gaps in what a user is leaving out and ask questions to fill them • Gather both concrete and abstract data to have them focus on actual artifacts and actions 8
  • 9. The interviewer role In traditional user interviews, the interviewer asks users a series of questions that relate to the business objectives or research goals. In contextual inquiry, interviewers must: • Be a facilitator of conversation AND of behavior • Make the participant feel like an expert, in whatever they’re doing • Ensure that the interview environment is contextually relevant to the research or tasks to be addressed • Ensure the participant articulates the processes and methods for work as he/she is doing it 9 Photo: Columbia Pictures
  • 10. The observer role The observers role in contextual inquiry is to do just that… observe. The goal of having an observer on hand is to • Document physical behaviors • Understand how the environment (context) affects the participants ability to complete a task or perform work • Note patterns that emerge from one interview to the next • Take photographs or video 10 Photo Mike Freedman: https://flic.kr/p/hvZwgb
  • 11. The Participant role Participants in contextual inquiry research are equally as responsible for the outcome as the interviewer and observers. Participants are responsible for: • Doing and answering • Showing the observer and interviewer complete tasks • Avoiding assuming that the interviewers will understand “why” something is being done • Talk to the researchers level of understanding (avoid jargon) 11 Photo - DG EMPL: https://flic.kr/p/7yh1oF
  • 12. Conducting the inquiry The most important thing to remember when doing contextual inquiry is to avoid things like conference rooms, Skype or usability centers. Participants must be in their own environment (home, office, workspace, etc.) • I typically send out an email to participants to outline goals, rules of engagement and profess my ignorance • On arrival, note ambient factors (lighting, temperature, time of day, layouts of things, observable culture, artifacts present, etc.) • Begin the session with a short questionnaire 12 Photo - Mark Hunter: https://flic.kr/p/aZdRXi
  • 13. Conducting the inquiry - continued • After your short questionnaire, note that you’ll be doing something completely different and set them to work • Ask questions that arise during the completion of task, keep the interview free flowing and adjust as needed • Ask specific questions relating to their thought process, task, and ensure that they feel like their the expert • Work up to an hour, be ready to move locations if necessary (e.g. workstation change or an environmental stimuli requirement) 13 Photo - Jeff Swaim: https://flic.kr/p/e5fATs
  • 14. Conducting the inquiry - continued • Document, document, document • Photograph, photograph, photograph • Ask, ask, ask • Ask again • Spend two hours on analysis for every one hour of inquiry 14 Photo - Marco Arment: https://flic.kr/p/411AnZ
  • 15. Preparing for interpretation During your interview be sure to: • Avoid lots of open ended questions that provide less chance for interpretation • Strike a balance between probing for what you sense as a pattern and allowing the participant to work freely • Cycle between observing, probing and interpreting • Be flexible but be consistent in the type of person you are so that trust will develop 15 Photo - Hans Splinter: https://flic.kr/p/5tWKPt
  • 17. Exercise: Contextual Inquiry Photo Hibb08: https://flic.kr/p/5NUGUW
  • 19. Let’s take a Short break! Photo: David Joyce- https://flic.kr/p/5AwR9z
  • 20. Overview: Interpreting Contextual Inquiry Photo - Peter Vlk: https://flic.kr/p/64K9LN
  • 21. FACT HYPOTHESIS IMPLICATION IDEA Most interactive projects jump from fact to idea immediately, missing work that should happen between research and ideation. The interpretation sessions are crucial in the content strategy process for persona development and content planning ! ! Interpretation: Moving beyond facts 21
  • 22. Interpretation sessions Team interpretation sessions bring a cross-functional team together to hear the whole story of an interview and capture the insights and learning relevant to the problem. These sessions should: • Be conducted within 48 hours of the interviews • Be moderated by an interviewer who discusses each interview for the benefit of the team • Assign roles: Moderator (interviewer), work modeler, recorder, task master 22
  • 23. Goals of the interpretation sessions Since the sessions are cross functional and collaborative, they’re particularly valuable for transfer of the knowledge that the interviewers and observers learned in the actual interviews. Teams should: • Listen and participate in conversation • Ask questions • Draw work models • Record issues, interpretations and ideas based on the interviews
  • 24. Models for observing work/tasks There are a variety of ways that observers can use to model work and tasks, depending on the goal of the research. These include: • Flow Models • Sequence Models • Artifact Models • Cultural Models • Physical Models 24
  • 25. Observation Modeling: Flow FLOW MODELS: • Show “actors” and their interactions during a process (e.g. A receptionist greeting a visitor upon entry to a hospital lobby) • Maps all the events that take place during work, process or task • Are NOT responsible for showing the sequence of events during a work process 25 Attempts To Save Configurtion KARYN Visits Rebel's website and researches several vehicles Schedules Appointment With Ambassador Configuration Cannot Be Saved
  • 26. Observation Modeling: Sequence SEQUENCE MODELS: • Document the steps taken to perform a task or work • Build from data captured in a flow model or are produced exclusively • Can include multiple actors if necessary 26 Intent: Configure A Vehicle Trigger: Reads reviews and clicks ad on sidebar Starts to build a small SUV using online tool Attempts to Save Configuration Share button appeared to have a save option that confused user
  • 27. Observation Modeling: Artifact ARTIFACT MODELS: • Provide a view of all artifacts, tools (e.g. mobile phone, tablet, reminder note etc.) used in the work process • Are typically forms of information, screenshots of how people use digital information • Are crucial for placemaking, in that they provide understanding where the digital and physical worlds should intersect 27
  • 28. Collector Visitor Book Cultural Model Ok, I will explain it to you [#39] Please explain so that I understand [#39]The page from 1493?[#55] Based on avor [#34] Book distracts by som ething else interesting [#71] Campaign buttons / current history [#60] Historic interests (1886) [#9] [#59] [#65] Flavor of reading: Eg Harry Potter [#33] Does not borrow/loan or give away [#39] Prefers hard copy books [#43] Try to preserve connection [#105] Likes to keep the collection alive [#133] Recreate the old German library [#140] Collector really likes old books [#158] Usually goes to book store to have a lot of fun [#160] Collects irony [#58] Likes to reminisce [#77] How to preserve old books? [#48] M akes it m ore real, easy to im agine [#63] Important to build context [#43] Plastic Jacket No physical use of book Another Collecter Book store owner It m akes collector to collect by size [#139] Visiting to take a look and nd a book [#2 1] Collector doesn’t keep notes [#127] Informsaboutnewerversions/ opinionsaboutabook[#195] Owner’sbookbuyingpreference[#162] Som etim escollectoraddsvaluebycom pleting sets[#150] Book’squality,age,andpriceareimportant[#189] Allbooksmustbekeptsafe Price matters more than quality Observation Modeling: Cultural CULTURAL MODELS • Document how environments and other actors in a given place influence the work being done • Are impacted by things like: • Socioeconomic status of the user • Open office vs. traditional offices • Vary significantly depending on participant background 28
  • 29. Observation Modeling: physical PHYSICAL MODELS • Show the work environment in which work or tasks occur • Highlight the physical structures, layouts and materials that take part in task completion • Will vary greatly from participant to participant and with ambient factors like time. 29
  • 32. Let’s EAT! Photo: Jim Merithew | https://flic.kr/p/aEWJLp
  • 33. Part 2: Affinity Diagrams
  • 34. Consolidation of the work When combined with a consolidation of work models, affinity diagrams produce a reliable picture of who and what a design or content program should address. • The affinity diagram brings together issues and insights across all participants into a wall-sized, hierarchical diagram to reveal the scope of the problem and opportunities • Consolidated work models bring together each different model separately, to reveal common strategies and intents while retaining and organizing the individual differences 34
  • 35. THE affinity diagram process Materials needed: Sticky notes or cards, marking pens and a large work surface (table, wall or even the floor) Procedure: 1. Record each idea or pattern with a marking pen on a separate sticky note or card. Randomly spread the notes on the work surface so everyone involved can see. The entire team organizes. 35 Photo - Alex: https://flic.kr/p/8BsiCV
  • 36. The affinity diagram process (continued) 2. With minimal or no talking, identify relationships and group notes accordingly. You can move something someone has moved. If something belongs in two groups make another note. 3. Discuss the patterns as a group. Why did things move or not move. Create categories or headings for each group. Identify notes that capture the “meaning” of the groups. 36 Photo - Sean Munson: https://flic.kr/p/uEJQr
  • 37. the Affinity diagram process (continued) 4. Combine groups of notes into larger categories or supergroups if it’s appropriate. 5. Map interview data to the affinity diagrams if you can. Establish patterns among similar participants and begin to note where personas are emerging in relation to your project goals. 37 Photo - Sean Munson: https://flic.kr/p/uEJZB
  • 40. Welcome Back! Meet Rebel Motor Company
  • 41. Meet REBEL motor coMpany Rebel Motor Company is an emerging American automotive manufacture hoping to “change the way people buy cars.” The company is dedicated to selling as many cars online as possible, committing a minimal footprint to dealer networks. Rebel, is dedicated to selling smart, environmentally friendly vehicles that serve a variety of driver needs. The main focus of their website has been on vehicle customization and a smooth online ordering process. After spending time with their users and shoppers, Rebel’s team is hoping to expand its content offering to better meet the needs, behaviors and pain points of potential buyers. They need personas, they need a content strategy. They need YOUR help. Photo: Adrien Séné - https://flic.kr/p/5WcY3r 41
  • 42. RMC’s Goals Rebel Motor Company wants to use contextual inquiry, personas and planning to modify its content strategy and information architecture to better serve customers. Their primary goals in this initiative are: 1. To increase online-only sales by 20 percent 2. Improve the usability of the online build tool 3. Increase requests for test drives among conquests 4. Increase requests for online and in-person consultations 5. Improve peer-to-peer communication among Rebel owners 42 Photo: Audi PR
  • 43. Research plan Based on Rebel’s desired outcomes, our research goals should be to: 1. Identify gaps or breakdowns in the online ordering and process 2. Understand pain points, frustrations, barriers and successes of the build tool 3. Understand user desires and expectations for scheduling online, as well as the workflow of ambassador and dealers in the real world 4. Identify patterns and triggers for consultation requests 5. Identify social behaviors, sharing tendencies and triggers in current RMC owners. 43
  • 44. The plan: Contextual inquiry + Personas After reviewing Rebel’s goals and approving a research direction, we have established a plan to perform contextual inquiry with a series of owners, RCM intenders (in-market shoppers) and experienced shoppers of durable goods. We will schedule up to 20 one hour interviews followed by 40 hours of analysis to establish segments for persona planning. Outputs of research will be: • Affinity diagrams • Personas • A mental model for informing content strategy 44
  • 46. Part 3: PERSONAS (a.k.a “franken-people”) Photo: Universal Pictures
  • 47. Why Franken-People? Personas are made up of real pieces of user research, composited together to form an amalgamated “person” who represents a broader target. 47 Photo: Universal Pictures
  • 48. Personas: Research approach 48 1 2 3 7Carlos Matt Brad Austin Nate Tim User Interviews CONSIDERERS ONLINE CONQUESTS Robert 8 9 10 Jennifer*15 12 Eric Blake* Marcy* 13 14 * PURCHASED ITEM $10,000+ ITEM ONLINE Gary11 4 5 6 OWNERS Aaron Julia Lynn 3 1 2 Personas CONSIDERER Cindy Marco Michael ONLINE CONQUESTS 5 Kristopher OWNER 4 Shannon
  • 49. Personas: Research approach Extracted patterns allow us to map personas to the people we interview and observe. We then plot them against the business objectives and segment them appropriately DIGITAL STOREFRONT BRICK & MORTAR COMMUNITY FOCUSED COMMUNITY INDIFFERENT 2 Marco 3MICHAEL 1CINDY 5 KRISTOPHER 4SHANNON 1 2 3 7 Carlos Matt Brad Austin Nate Tim Robert 8 9 10 Jennifer*15 12 Eric Blake* Marcy* 13 14 Gary 11 4 5 6 Aaron Julia Lynn 49
  • 50. Personas: Segmentation 50 Cindy: Competitive Owner/Considerer Marco: First Time Buyer/Considerer Shannon: Hard Sell/Conquest Overcome fear "I want to avoid the dealership but I'm nervous about making a purchase this large online." Customizing for my family "I need an environmentally friendly vehicle that allows us to do the hobbies that are important to us. " Finding people like me "My co-worker has had a great experience with Rebel Motor Company, but I want to be sure that other's like me are equally happy." Sense of pride "I like talking with other people who have the same type of vehicle as me. I want to be involved with RMC's community of ambassadors." Compare vehicles/manufacturers "I want something that is going to last. I like the design and green touches that RMC offers but I want something that's proven." Buy with confidence I've had lots of hand me downs and I'm ready to buy my first car. I want to be sure I'm getting a good deal and get something that feels like me." Michael: Online Buyer/Conquest Flexible times and appointments "I'm a busy guy. I want a company that can accommodate my schedule during the purchase AND service process Bottom line "I don't like hidden fees, and loathe dealers. I want to know what I'm going to pay out the door." Win my business "I'm a long time Chevy driver. I'm unhappy about a slew of recalls on my last vehicle. Why should I chose Rebel?" Post Sale Attention "My Lexus dealer always knows my name when I arrive and understands what I expect from them. I want that experience with my next car." Style focused I really like the styling of Rebel Motor Company, what are my other options as far as customization goes?" Overcome fear "I like RMC vehicles but there are so few dealers. Who will service my car if I have a problem?" Kristopher: RMC Vehicle Owner Sharing my story "I want to share my experience with key contacts and prospective Rebel buyers. I also would consider being an ambassador and helping spread the word about RMC. Keep me informed "I always want to know what's coming for my SUV. It's important to me to connect with others and know what the company is up to. Reaffirm purchase "I love being involved in the Rebel community. It means a lot that they invited me to events, and touched base with me after I bought my car."
  • 52. Rebel motor Company’s personas: MARCO 52 Marco: First Time Buyer/Considerer Sense of pride "I like talking with other people who have the same type of vehicle as me. I want to be involved with RMC's community of ambassadors." Compare vehicles/manufacturers "I want something that is going to last. I like the design and green touches that RMC offers but I want something that's proven." Buy with confidence I've had lots of hand me downs and I'm ready to buy my first car. I want to be sure I'm getting a good deal and get something that feels like me."
  • 53. Rebel motor Company’s personas: Michael 53 Michael: Online Buyer/Conquest Flexible times and appointments "I'm a busy guy. I want a company that can accommodate my schedule during the purchase AND service process Bottom line "I don't like hidden fees, and loathe dealers. I want to know what I'm going to pay out the door." Win my business "I'm a long time Chevy driver. I'm unhappy about a slew of recalls on my last vehicle. Why should I chose Rebel?"
  • 54. Rebel motor Company’s personas: Shannon 54 Shannon: Hard Sell/Conquest Post Sale Attention "My Lexus dealer always knows my name when I arrive and understands what I expect from them. I want that experience with my next car." Style focused I really like the styling of Rebel Motor Company, what are my other options as far as customization goes?" Overcome fear "I like RMC vehicles but there are so few dealers. Who will service my car if I have a problem?"
  • 55. Rebel motor Company’s personas: KRISTOPHER 55 Kristopher: RMC Vehicle Owner Sharing my story "I want to share my experience with key contacts and prospective Rebel buyers. I also would consider being an ambassador and helping spread the word about RMC. Keep me informed "I always want to know what's coming for my SUV. It's important to me to connect with others and know what the company is up to. Reaffirm purchase "I love being involved in the Rebel community. It means a lot that they invited me to events, and touched base with me after I bought my car."
  • 56. Rebel motor Company’s personas: Cindy 56 Cindy: Competitive Owner/Considerer Overcome fear "I want to avoid the dealership but I'm nervous about making a purchase this large online." Customizing for my family "I need an environmentally friendly vehicle that allows us to do the hobbies that are important to us. " Finding people like me "My co-worker has had a great experience with Rebel Motor Company, but I want to be sure that other's like me are equally happy."
  • 57. Cindy has a heightened awareness and care for the world around her. She has taken steps to ensure that her family is able to recycle as much as possible. She uses re-usable shopping bags and their family uses a single, energy efficient vehicle (a Toyota Prius). Cindy wants another energy efficient vehicle but one that offers more space for her family, pets and hobbies. She is very open to potentially purchasing a vehicle online. She spends a lot of time in her kayak and considers herself to be a conservationist. In her spare time she likes up cycling, hiking and being with family. Cindy is a current Hybrid owner that is dissatisfied with the utility of the vehicle. She and her husband want desperately to find an environmentally friendly vehicle that will meet the needs of her growing family and their "outdoorsy" activities. Cindy has made major purchases online in the past and her husband purchased a motorcycle sight unseen from eBay Motors last year. One of her co-workers used the online concierge service from Rebel and has raved about it. She has started browsing on the Rebel Motor Company website and has been customizing a mid-size environmentally-friendly small SUV and uses their mobile site to share her inspiration with her husband. Cindy and her husband have decided to use the online tools and have chatted with ambassadors on Rebel's website. They ask a local dealer to visit them at their home to compare a small Hybrid SUV with their Prius. “I'm always looking for an opportunity to lessen my impact on the environment. I want a car that meets my family's needs and aligns with my values” Age: 40 Location: San Diego, CA Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole Foods. Home Life: Married to David and has two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan (12). Personal Income: $350k / $550k Household Relationship with RMC: Unhappy with her current vehicle, Cindy has taken it upon herself to gather information from her friends, family and co-workers to learn more about the vehicles in RMC's lineup. She has been impressed by the feedback and has spent time configuring several vehicles on the RMC website. She likes the company's small carbon footprint and cavalier business model. Cindy's Digital Life: Cindy considers herself pretty adept at technology and uses a wide range of different devices at work and at home. She keeps a strong separation of her technology between work and home and has a different computer and cell phone that she uses for each. Daily Technological Diet: ▪ IBM Thinkpad Used for communicating marketing plans, sending emails and working at her daily job. ▪ iPhone Work issued and used for email, texting and phone application ▪ Macintosh Laptops Both she and her husband, have MacBook Airs for personal use. ▪ Samsung Android Smartphone Personal Android phone, used for text messaging, email, social networking ▪ iPad Both personal and business use. Preferred when traveling, used for reading, email, browsing and research About Cindy Consideration Prob. Brand Aware Mobile Use 57
  • 58. “I'm always looking for an opportunity to lessen my impact on the environment. I want a car that meets my family's needs and aligns with my values” Age: 40 Location: San Diego, CA Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole Foods. Home Life: Married to David and has two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan (12). Personal Income: $350k / $550k Household 58
  • 59. “I'm always looking for an opportunity to lessen my impact on the environment. I want a car that meets my family's needs and aligns with my values” Age: 40 Location: San Diego, CA Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole Foods. Home Life: Married to David and has two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan (12). Personal Income: $350k / $550k Household Consideration Prob. Brand Aware Mobile Use 59
  • 60. “I'm always looking for an opportunity to lessen my impact on the environment. I want a car that meets my family's needs and aligns with my values” Age: 40 Location: San Diego, CA Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole Foods. Home Life: Married to David and has two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan (12). Personal Income: $350k / $550k Household Consideration Prob. Brand Aware Mobile Use Cindy has a heightened awareness and care for the world around her. She has taken steps to ensure that her family is able to recycle as much as possible. She uses re-usable shopping bags and their family uses a single, energy efficient vehicle (a Toyota Prius). Cindy wants another energy efficient vehicle but one that offers more space for her family, pets and hobbies. She is very open to potentially purchasing a vehicle online. She spends a lot of time in her kayak and considers herself to be a conservationist. In her spare time she likes up cycling, hiking and being with family. Cindy is a current Hybrid owner that is dissatisfied with the utility of the vehicle. She and her husband want desperately to find an environmentally friendly vehicle that will meet the needs of her growing family and their "outdoorsy" activities. Cindy has made major purchases online in the past and her husband purchased a motorcycle sight unseen from eBay Motors last year. One of her co-workers used the online concierge service from Rebel and has raved about it. She has started browsing on the Rebel Motor Company website and has been customizing a mid-size environmentally-friendly small SUV and uses their mobile site to share her inspiration with her husband. Cindy and her husband have decided to use the online tools and have chatted with ambassadors on Rebel's website. They ask a local dealer to visit them at their home to compare a small Hybrid SUV with their Prius. About Cindy 60
  • 61. Cindy has a heightened awareness and care for the world around her. She has taken steps to ensure that her family is able to recycle as much as possible. She uses re-usable shopping bags and their family uses a single, energy efficient vehicle (a Toyota Prius). Cindy wants another energy efficient vehicle but one that offers more space for her family, pets and hobbies. She is very open to potentially purchasing a vehicle online. She spends a lot of time in her kayak and considers herself to be a conservationist. In her spare time she likes up cycling, hiking and being with family. Cindy is a current Hybrid owner that is dissatisfied with the utility of the vehicle. She and her husband want desperately to find an environmentally friendly vehicle that will meet the needs of her growing family and their "outdoorsy" activities. Cindy has made major purchases online in the past and her husband purchased a motorcycle sight unseen from eBay Motors last year. One of her co-workers used the online concierge service from Rebel and has raved about it. She has started browsing on the Rebel Motor Company website and has been customizing a mid-size environmentally-friendly small SUV and uses their mobile site to share her inspiration with her husband. Cindy and her husband have decided to use the online tools and have chatted with ambassadors on Rebel's website. They ask a local dealer to visit them at their home to compare a small Hybrid SUV with their Prius. “I'm always looking for an opportunity to lessen my impact on the environment. I want a car that meets my family's needs and aligns with my values” Age: 40 Location: San Diego, CA Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole Foods. Home Life: Married to David and has two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan (12). Personal Income: $350k / $550k Household Relationship with RMC: Unhappy with her current vehicle, Cindy has taken it upon herself to gather information from her friends, family and co-workers to learn more about the vehicles in RMC's lineup. She has been impressed by the feedback and has spent time configuring several vehicles on the RMC website. She likes the company's small carbon footprint and cavalier business model. Cindy's Digital Life: Cindy considers herself pretty adept at technology and uses a wide range of different devices at work and at home. She keeps a strong separation of her technology between work and home and has a different computer and cell phone that she uses for each. Daily Technological Diet: ▪ IBM Thinkpad Used for communicating marketing plans, sending emails and working at her daily job. ▪ iPhone Work issued and used for email, texting and phone application ▪ Macintosh Laptops Both she and her husband, have MacBook Airs for personal use. ▪ Samsung Android Smartphone Personal Android phone, used for text messaging, email, social networking ▪ iPad Both personal and business use. Preferred when traveling, used for reading, email, browsing and research About Cindy Consideration Prob. Brand Aware Mobile Use 61
  • 62. Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations Find A Person Like Me On the Web On the Rebel Motors Site Visits competitive sites Reads online reviews Reads Industry Article Looks into forums Looks for sponsors from bloggers she follows Reads lifestyle content Seeks Out Current Owners For Chat Performs Web Searches Customize for my family On the Web On the Rebel Motors Site Investigates Dealer Locations Wishes She Could Ask Directly Uses Car Configuration Tool Reviews Dealer Info Overcome fear On the Web On the Rebel Motors Site Visits Industry Financing Pages Uses Site Search Schedules to talk with an Ambassador and Dealer Looks for Knowledge Base Finds introductory ownerships information Unable to Find What She Needs Polls friends on Facebook and Pinterest Watches Online Videos Chats with Concierge Cannot Find Content She Needs Wants more detailed info Reads Owner Documents Reads Reviews of Online Ordering Strongly Considering Online Buy Shares Configuration with Sister and Husband Schedules Online Consultation Schedules in person meeting with Ambassador 62
  • 63. Cindy has a heightened awareness and care for the world around her. She has taken steps to ensure that her family is able to recycle as much as possible. She uses re-usable shopping bags and their family uses a single, energy efficient vehicle (a Toyota Prius). Cindy wants another energy efficient vehicle but one that offers more space for her family, pets and hobbies. She is very open to potentially purchasing a vehicle online. She spends a lot of time in her kayak and considers herself to be a conservationist. In her spare time she likes up cycling, hiking and being with family. Cindy is a current Hybrid owner that is dissatisfied with the utility of the vehicle. She and her husband want desperately to find an environmentally friendly vehicle that will meet the needs of her growing family and their "outdoorsy" activities. Cindy has made major purchases online in the past and her husband purchased a motorcycle sight unseen from eBay Motors last year. One of her co-workers used the online concierge service from Rebel and has raved about it. She has started browsing on the Rebel Motor Company website and has been customizing a mid-size environmentally-friendly small SUV and uses their mobile site to share her inspiration with her husband. Cindy and her husband have decided to use the online tools and have chatted with ambassadors on Rebel's website. They ask a local dealer to visit them at their home to compare a small Hybrid SUV with their Prius. “I'm always looking for an opportunity to lessen my impact on the environment. I want a car that meets my family's needs and aligns with my values” Age: 40 Location: San Diego, CA Work Life: Marketing Director at Whole Foods. Home Life: Married to David and has two children, Josiah (14) and Nathan (12). Personal Income: $350k / $550k Household Relationship with RMC: Unhappy with her current vehicle, Cindy has taken it upon herself to gather information from her friends, family and co-workers to learn more about the vehicles in RMC's lineup. She has been impressed by the feedback and has spent time configuring several vehicles on the RMC website. She likes the company's small carbon footprint and cavalier business model. Cindy's Digital Life: Cindy considers herself pretty adept at technology and uses a wide range of different devices at work and at home. She keeps a strong separation of her technology between work and home and has a different computer and cell phone that she uses for each. Daily Technological Diet: ▪ IBM Thinkpad Used for communicating marketing plans, sending emails and working at her daily job. ▪ iPhone Work issued and used for email, texting and phone application ▪ Macintosh Laptops Both she and her husband, have MacBook Airs for personal use. ▪ Samsung Android Smartphone Personal Android phone, used for text messaging, email, social networking ▪ iPad Both personal and business use. Preferred when traveling, used for reading, email, browsing and research About Cindy Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations Find A Person Like Me On the Web On the Rebel Motors Site Visits competitive sites Reads online reviews Reads Industry Article Looks into forums Looks for sponsors from bloggers she follows Reads lifestyle content Seeks Out Current Owners For Chat Performs Web Searches Customize for my family On the Web On the Rebel Motors Site Investigates Dealer Locations Wishes She Could Ask Directly Uses Car Configuration Tool Reviews Dealer Info Overcome fear On the Web On the Rebel Motors Site Visits Industry Financing Pages Uses Site Search Schedules to talk with an Ambassador and Dealer Looks for Knowledge Base Finds introductory ownerships information Unable to Find What She Needs Cindy's Scenarios Consideration Prob. Brand Aware Mobile Use Polls friends on Facebook and Pinterest Watches Online Videos Chats with Concierge Cannot Find Content She Needs Wants more detailed info Reads Owner Documents Reads Reviews of Online Ordering Strongly Considering Online Buy Shares Configuration with Sister and Husband Schedules Online Consultation Schedules in person meeting with Ambassador Cindy Key Scenarios Finding A Person Like Me Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV, the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company. She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good utility. She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has, or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC. She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC as a sponsor of a recipe competition. That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website. She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to chat with. How can Rebel best support Cindy? Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally, arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy. Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting someone like Cindy. ▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she sees on RMC's site is relevant for her. ▪ Needs third party or peer validation before purchase can occur. ▪ Concierge didn't provide external resources. ▪ Would like additional insight from the owners group. Potential Pain PointsRobin's Questions ▪ How can I be sure that this car will suit my family's needs? ▪ Can I find information on traveling with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are their options for towing/hauling? ▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle impact my daily life? Robin's Goal "I want to understand the experience of RMC owners who are similar to me." Motivators FACT FEEL SLOW FAST Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations Cindy Key Scenarios Finding A Person Like Me Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV, the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company. She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good utility. She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has, or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC. She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC as a sponsor of a recipe competition. That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website. She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to chat with. How can Rebel best support Cindy? Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally, arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy. Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting someone like Cindy. ▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she sees on RMC's site is relevant for her. ▪ Needs third party or peer validation before purchase can occur. ▪ Concierge didn't provide external resources. ▪ Would like additional insight from the owners group. Potential Pain PointsRobin's Questions ▪ How can I be sure that this car will suit my family's needs? ▪ Can I find information on traveling with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are their options for towing/hauling? ▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle impact my daily life? Robin's Goal "I want to understand the experience of RMC owners who are similar to me." Motivators FACT FEEL SLOW FAST Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations Cindy Key Scenarios Finding A Person Like Me Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV, the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company. She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good utility. She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has, or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC. She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC as a sponsor of a recipe competition. That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website. She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to chat with. How can Rebel best support Cindy? Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally, arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy. Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting someone like Cindy. ▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she sees on RMC's site is relevant for her. ▪ Needs third party or peer validation before purchase can occur. ▪ Concierge didn't provide external resources. ▪ Would like additional insight from the owners group. Potential Pain PointsRobin's Questions ▪ How can I be sure that this car will suit my family's needs? ▪ Can I find information on traveling with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are their options for towing/hauling? ▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle impact my daily life? Robin's Goal "I want to understand the experience of RMC owners who are similar to me." Motivators FACT FEEL SLOW FAST Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations 63
  • 64. Scenarios: User Engagement & Questions Finding A Person Like Me Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV, the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company. She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good utility. She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has, or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC. She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC as a sponsor of a recipe competition. That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website. She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to chat with. How can Rebel best support Cindy? Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally, arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy. Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting someone like Cindy. ▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she sees on RMC's site is relevant for her. ▪ Needs third party or peer validation before purchase can occur. ▪ Concierge didn't provide external resources. ▪ Would like additional insight from the owners group. Potential Pain PointsRobin's Questions ▪ How can I be sure that this car will suit my family's needs? ▪ Can I find information on traveling with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are their options for towing/hauling? ▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle impact my daily life? Robin's Goal "I want to understand the experience of RMC owners who are similar to me." Motivators FACT FEEL SLOW FAST Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations 64 ▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she sees on RMC's site is relevant for her. ▪ Needs third party or peer validation before purchase can occur. ▪ Concierge didn't provide external resources. ▪ Would like additional insight from the owners group. Potential Pain PointsCindy's Questions ▪ How can I be sure that this car will suit my family's needs? ▪ Can I find information on traveling with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are their options for towing/hauling? ▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle impact my daily life? Cindy's Goal "I want to understand the experience of RMC owners who are similar to me." Motivators FACT FEEL SLOW FAST Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations
  • 65. Scenarios: User Engagement & Questions 65 Finding A Person Like Me Cindy is fed up with the limitations of her Toyota Prius. She loves that the car is environmentally friendly and she does all she can to lessen her impact, but living the suburbs makes having personal transportation a necessity. She's in market for a new Green vehicle to meet her expanding family and her active lifestyle. Her co-worker, Danny, recently purchased a small SUV, the Foxhound, from Rebel Motor Company. She shares Danny's passion for kayaking and has another child on the way so she decides to visit RMC's website to see if others with her life situation are finding Rebel vehicles to have good utility. She begins her search by looking for online reviews. During her process she starts to use filtering to narrow reviews down to people in California and a passion for outdoor activities. She does her best to sort these reviews but struggles to find some details that are important to her (like how many children a reviewer has, or if they have pets). After reading three positive reviews from women in her state, she reads a few articles on Edmunds.com and visits a few forums to see the passion behind RMC. She also notices that one of her favorite food bloggers has RMC as a sponsor of a recipe competition. That night, Cindy uses her iPad to investigate the RMC website. She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to chat with. How can Rebel best support Cindy? Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally, arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy. Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting someone like Cindy. ▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she sees on RMC's site is relevant for her. ▪ Needs third party or peer validation before purchase can occur. ▪ Concierge didn't provide external resources. ▪ Would like additional insight from the owners group. Potential Pain PointsCindy's Questions ▪ How can I be sure that this car will suit my family's needs? ▪ Can I find information on traveling with pets in an RMC vehicle? Are their options for towing/hauling? ▪ How will owning an RMC vehicle impact my daily life? Cindy's Goal "I want to understand the experience of RMC owners who are similar to me." Motivators FACT FEEL SLOW FAST Process / Workflow Social / Relational Content / Research Finding People / Locations
  • 66. 66 She looks at overview pages for the Foxhound for several minutes and starts to configure a few trim levels. An online chat offer pops up and she meets Mike, a concierge for RMC's website. Intrigued with this level of service, she starts a dialogue and begins asking a series of questions to fill gaps that she was missing in her initial search. While the concierge is helpful and gives her a few videos and user submitted articles to check out, it isn't really what she's looking for. Still, intrigued by RMC's design, support and strong reviews, she attempts to find owners in the online community to chat with. How can Rebel best support Cindy? Providing Cindy with better filters for content would go a long way in helping her find someone she can identify with. Additionally, arming concierge team with general statistics on ownership (how many owners have pets, how many are female owners and other available information, etc.) benefits conquests like Cindy. Streamlining the experience and offering more owner testimonials and a feed of peer to peer communication mixed in with sales and promotional material increase Cindy's opportunity for way finding and a concierge's probability of being helpful in assisting someone like Cindy. ▪ Doesn’t feel like the content she sees on RMC's site is relevant for her. ▪ Needs third party or peer validation before purchase can occur. ▪ Concierge didn't provide external resources. ▪ Would like additional insight from the owners group. Potential Pain Points
  • 68. Exercise: Review Persona Segments Photo: Tom Carley: https://flic.kr/p/e2sdtx
  • 70. Kudos to Kissane • Now that we understand business needs, understand persona needs and pain points, we can think about content strategy (6 hours later!) • This cognitive diagram will help you start to frame what a user needs in order to take action on your site OVERCOME FEAR (Via testimonial, Use Cases, Financial Examples) PLAN AND IMMERSE (Browse an expert, Understand Tools) EXPLORE OPTIONS (Browse options and understand qualifications TAKE ACTION (Apply for pin, Download Forms, Contact Advisor) 70
  • 71. Let’s take a Short break! Photo: David Joyce- https://flic.kr/p/5AwR9z
  • 72. chat with a counsellor EXPLORE OPTIONS understand federal aid am I eligible? what are my financial impacts? PLAN & IMMERSE OVERCOME FEAR TAKE ACTION are there different kinds of federal aid? apply for aid how do I apply? what forms do I need? what education do I need to apply? what happens after I apply? understand repayment understand private aid what are my financial impacts? understand student aid what is a grant? what is a loan? what is a scholarship? can I apply for admittance without aid? what are the payment schedules? can i postpone repayment? what happens if i miss a payment? self assesment what tests do I need to take? repayment calculators chat with a counsellor account management what colleges should I apply to? how often do I have to apply for aid? identify with others am I eligible? how does private aid differ from federal aid? apply for financial aid/pin what are my application options? how soon do I need to apply? get answers decision tree process online application aren't most students in their 20s? can you go back to school and still be a good parent? will I still be able to work? new student checklists adult student testimonials read/create forum topics 'getting started' materials adult student testimonials overview content overview content contact forms online application connect to representative plan examples when do I start repaying? how long will it take? who has to pay if I die? who has to pay if I die? outreach services testimonials and timelines checklists and overview create accountoverview content Part 4: Mental Modeling
  • 73. What is a mental model? A representation of the thought, and actionable processes, used to achieve a set of goals in a narrowly defined scope 73 chat with a counsellor EXPLORE OPTIONS understand federal aid am I eligible? what are my financial impacts? PLAN & IMMERSE OVERCOME FEAR TAKE ACTION are there different kinds of federal aid? apply for aid how do I apply? what forms do I need? what education do I need to apply? what happens after I apply? understand repayment understand private aid what are my financial impacts? understand student aid what is a grant? what is a loan? what is a scholarship? can I apply for admittance without aid? what are the payment schedules? can i postpone repayment? what happens if i miss a payment? self assesment what tests do I need to take? repayment calculators chat with a counsellor account management what colleges should I apply to? how often do I have to apply for aid? identify with others am I eligible? how does private aid differ from federal aid? apply for financial aid/pin what are my application options? how soon do I need to apply? get answers decision tree process online application aren't most students in their 20s? can you go back to school and still be a good parent? will I still be able to work? new student checklists adult student testimonials read/create forum topics 'getting started' materials adult student testimonials overview content overview content contact forms online application connect to representative plan examples when do I start repaying? how long will it take? who has to pay if I die? who has to pay if I die? outreach services testimonials and timelines checklists and overview create accountoverview content
  • 74. Starting with a hypothesis The cognitive diagrams we finished in the last exercise will serve as a base for a content plan. The four points we need to address before action can occur are “engagements” that require content OVERCOME FEAR (Via testimonial, Use Cases, Financial Examples) PLAN AND IMMERSE (Browse an expert, Understand Tools) EXPLORE OPTIONS (Browse options and understand qualifications TAKE ACTION (Apply for pin, Download Forms, Contact Advisor)
  • 75. Find your Base One of the most important parts of a communication focused mental model is understanding the engagement that you want to influence with the content. This gives your content a reason for being and something to measure against. EXPLORE OPTIONS BASE (Engagement)
  • 76. Below the line: The Roots Remember all those content inventories content strategists keep telling you to have? Dig em out and plug it into your model EXPLORE OPTIONS BASE (Engagement) chat with a counsellor decision tree process overview content overview content plan examples overview content ROOTS (Existing Systems & Content)
  • 77. From inquiry: Mapping intentions Intentions should come directly from your personas, which are based on your inquiry! Intentions relate directly to the engagement and should further qualify why you need or don’t need a piece of content. EXPLORE OPTIONS BASE (Engagement) chat with a counsellor decision tree process overview content overview content plan examples overview content ROOTS (Existing Systems & Content) understand federal aid understand private aid understand student aid SUPPORT STRUCTURE (Intentions)
  • 78. The New things: tasks New content builds upon intentions and serve as the towers for our mental models. I tend to frame tasks as questions because it allows me to use the persona’s frame of reference to talk about a content need. When we focus on tasks, we probably have content that is useable for humans and search engines. EXPLORE OPTIONS BASE (Engagement) chat with a counsellor decision tree process overview content overview content plan examples overview content ROOTS (Existing Systems & Content) understand federal aid understand private aid understand student aid SUPPORT STRUCTURE (Intentions) am I eligible? what are my financial impacts? are there different kinds of federal aid? how do I apply? what are my financial impacts? what is a grant? what is a loan? what is a scholarship? am I eligible? how does private aid differ from federal aid? TOWER (Tasks)
  • 79. And we keep going chat with a counsellor EXPLORE OPTIONS understand federal aid am I eligible? what are my financial impacts? PLAN & IMMERSE OVERCOME FEAR TAKE ACTION are there different kinds of federal aid? apply for aid how do I apply? what forms do I need? what education do I need to apply? what happens after I apply? understand repayment understand private aid what are my financial impacts? understand student aid what is a grant? what is a loan? what is a scholarship? can I apply for admittance without aid? what are the payment schedules? can i postpone repayment? what happens if i miss a payment? self assesment what tests do I need to take? repayment calculators chat with a counsellor account management what colleges should I apply to? how often do I have to apply for aid? identify with others am I eligible? how does private aid differ from federal aid? apply for financial aid/pin what are my application options? how soon do I need to apply? get answers decision tree process online application aren't most students in their 20s? can you go back to school and still be a good parent? will I still be able to work? new student checklists adult student testimonials read/create forum topics 'getting started' materials adult student testimonials overview content overview content contact forms online application connect to representative plan examples when do I start repaying? how long will it take? who has to pay if I die? who has to pay if I die? outreach services testimonials and timelines checklists and overview create accountoverview content