Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Channels
EQ - How does the right mix of Channels help bring a value proposition to market?
- Activator: Assessing the Basics
- Peer Think Tank
- Discuss your business idea with a partner. Include the following:
- Explain the business concept/idea
- Explain your target customers & customer segment type
- Describe what you know about your customers
- Describe the unique value proposition(s) your business will offer customers
- Provide Feedback
- What makes sense?
- What doesn't?
- What do you like about your partner's work?
- What needs to be improved?
- Introduction to Channels
- What?
- How?
- Why?
- Best Buy's Channels
- Intro Channel Phases (5)
- Jigsaw - Best Buy's Channel Phases
- TOD - Describe Channels and list the 5 channel phases
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Value Propositions
EQ - How does a value proposition impact a buyer's behavior?
- Review Customer Segment Work
- Peer Think - What value(s) are you offering your potential customers?
- Value Proposition Handout
- Active Reading
- Take extensive notes
- 3 Rules of a Compelling Value Proposition - Click Here
- Business Model Development - Develop your product's value proposition
- TOD - Answer the EQ
Friday, April 4, 2014
Develop Your Customer Segments
EQ - How does an entrepreneur develop a well-articulated customer segment?
- Activator - Team Knowledge Check
- List and Describe each of the 5 basic Customer Segments
- How does an empathy map help us understand our customer segments
- Distribution of Materials
- Empathy Map
- Business Model Canvas
- Laptops
- Introduction to Google Drive
- User Name - Log in name
- Password - DSD + lunch code
- Project Development Time

Photo Credit - creditsolutions.dnb.com - Identify your business
- Empathize with your potential customers using the empathy map
- Compose a descriptive overview of the average customer(s) in Google Docs
- Define your primary customer segment(s)
- Explain your decision in writing
- Muddy Points - In what areas are your struggling?
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Developing a Customer Segment
EQ - How is a customer persona developed?
- Q&A
- Quiz - Customer Segments
- Developing a Customer Persona
- Review - 5 basic customer segments
- Discussion - How can we use the results of our empathy map to determine our customer segment?
- Define your business's customer segment
- Use your notes & customer persona
- Justify your decision in 1 paragraph
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