Name
Personas Are Dead: A New Approach to Understanding Your Customers
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Speakers
Description
Marketing leaders will learn about the framework leading enterprises and fast-growing startups use to combine user research and real-time user data to drive growth and improve user experience. Using real-world case studies, we’ll demonstrate how this approach can transform marketing strategy.
In this session, I’ll share how we pivoted from relying on outdated personas to adopting a more dynamic approach that combines user research and real-time user data to understand customers better. This session will share actionable insights and real-world case studies illustrating how brands successfully implement our approach to understand their customers, leading to better campaigns and more growth.
After this session, you’ll be able to:
- Understand the problem with personas and why they will not make you a better marketer.
- Learn a new approach to customer research that reveals deeper and actionable insights about your audience.
- Apply practical steps to validate the new customer insights and measure your approach's impact to ensure continuous improvement.
Location Name
Great Lakes DEFG
Session Type
Customer Intelligence and Experience Track
Session Topic
User Experience