Daniel Palay

Daniel Palay

Chief Executive Officer, KPI Sense
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I help b2b SaaS companies develop buyer-specific business cases by combining a 3D approach to segmentation with primary market research that follows my philosophy on what must be conveyed to each relevant stakeholder. Always happy to answer questi......more

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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerMarch 2
My views on competitive positioning are largely stolen from Andy Raskin. Rather than repeat that which I've "adopted" from his writing, I'd suggest looking them up (LinkedIn great place to find a lot of it, and links to the rest). The persona framework is pretty simple: consider the relevant s......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerMarch 3
This isn't about avoidance or red flags, but what I consider the single most important behavioral question to ask, whether you are the one interviewing or the one being interviewed: When you're in the kitchen, do you like to cook or do you like to bake? The answer is so incredibly telling abou......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 14
The best structure and format may not, in fact, be a "persona" at all. You have to ask the question: What should each internal stakeholder be using the persona to accomplish, and what does that look like? Not everyone across the organization knows what to do when handed a buyer persona profile......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 29
Mary's answer is very good, and comprehensive, and many would do well to simply follow it. For those who enjoy a slightly more spirited debate on the nuances of persona development, I'm going to disagree on a few finer points (in the spirit of sparking a robust discussion!). First, where I absolu......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerMarch 30
In the "real world" this is a function of whose responsibility sales collateral is. If it's product marketing, the answer is simple: Supply new collateral when it's time for an update. However, if product marketing is responsible for informing, and letting sales create its own materials, then it ......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 28
Well, the way you have it broke down, you seem to be describing a great researcher, a great engineer and a great writer. Three very different, equally important skillsets.  This is just my opinion, but there is another significant difference between the three, and one that is probably overlook......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 16
Very straightforward question, with anything but a straightforward answer. They are each distinct... with roughly an 80% overlap with one another. The biggest differences are whether they are buyer-specific or general and whether one must precede the other. You need a value proposition to create ......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerMarch 2
I take a three-dimensional approach to customer segmentation. Within any given "traditional" segment (industry, size, geography, etc.) I look at three things: What problems my client's product solves, the stakeholders involved, and what incentives those stakeholders are responding to.  @Greg H......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 13
Are you talking about messaging specifically (precise wording) or a more general positioning? If it's the former, then I think Lia is correct. For the latter it takes some pretty heavy primary research. The way I do it is by spending time with a client's customers, prospects, or others who would ......Read More
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Daniel Palay
Daniel Palay
KPI Sense Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 13
I always segment in three dimensions: One traditional segmentation metric (size, industry, geography, etc.); the problems experienced (that create a need for the product); the different stakeholders (how they experience the problem and what incentives each responds to). That's often difficult to ......Read More
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Chief Executive Officer at KPI Sense
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