Tools & Software
A variety of tools and software solutions can support the profiling process – from data gathering and analytics platforms to template generators. Below is a table summarising our favourite tools, along with their primary use cases in B2B marketing profiling:
Tool/Software | Use Case & Features |
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Crystal | A Chrome extension that adds a layer of persona intelligence on top of LinkedIn. Includes psychographic insights useful for building persona profiles based on common attributes that you could identify across known individuals. |
SparkToro | A tool that leverages social media to profile demographic and behavioural attributes of a given audience based on search preferences and websites they visit. |
Yasna | Conduct (AI) powered interviews at scale. Whilst in-person interviews are always preferable, this is a good fallback if you have limited time/resources. |
Bonjoro | Built for collecting video testimonials but also useful for repurposing into persona research platform. |
Wynter | Enterprise level market research platform for B2B. Powerful insights and PAYG pricing available (albeit at a cost). |