14 Feb Your Customers Don’t Wake Up Thinking About Your Business—Here’s How to Make Them Pay Attention
Customer Journey Marketing Strategy: How to Make Your Brand Story Resonate
A well-crafted customer journey marketing strategy ensures that your brand storytelling connects with your audience and leads to conversions.
Most brands make one crucial mistake:
- They talk too much about themselves—their history, their features, their success.
- But customers only care about how you can help them solve their problem.
The best brands don’t position themselves as the hero of the story. They position themselves as the trusted guide helping the customer succeed.
In this post, we’ll show you how to shift your messaging to focus on your customers, tell a compelling brand story, and start converting more leads using a customer journey marketing strategy.
Internal Resource: Check out our Customer Journey Marketing Strategy Guide
to dive deeper into this concept.
Why Customers Ignore Self-Centered Marketing
- People are bombarded with thousands of marketing messages daily—and they filter out anything that doesn’t feel relevant to them.
- Customers are constantly looking for solutions, not company backstories.
- A brand that talks about itself too much comes off as self-promotional, unrelatable, and forgettable.
Example:
- Brand A: “We’ve been in business for 25 years, serving thousands of satisfied clients.”
- Brand B: “Struggling with [Problem]? We help businesses like yours solve it with [Solution].”
Which one grabs your attention?
How a Customer Journey Marketing Strategy Improves Storytelling
Instead of focusing on what you do, focus on who you help and how you help them.
The StoryBrand Framework is a great way to structure your brand message:
- The Customer = The Hero (They have a challenge they need to overcome)
- Your Brand = The Guide (You provide the solution and expertise)
- A Clear Plan (You show them exactly how you’ll help them succeed)
- A Call to Action (Encourage them to take the next step)
- The Transformation (How their life/business improves after working with you)
Example of a Story Shift:
- Old Message: “We create cutting-edge software for business automation.”
- New Message: “Struggling with wasted time and inefficient processes? We help businesses streamline operations with easy-to-use automation tools.”
See the difference? The second one speaks directly to the customer’s pain point.
How to Rewrite Your Brand Story to Focus on the Customer
Step 1: Identify Your Customer’s Biggest Pain Points
- What keeps them up at night?
- What problem are they actively trying to solve?
- How does your solution fit into their journey?
Step 2: Speak Their Language, Not Yours
- Avoid industry jargon. Use simple, relatable language.
- Talk about outcomes and benefits, not just features.
Step 3: Show Empathy & Authority
- Let them know you understand their struggle and have the experience to guide them.
- Use case studies, testimonials, or success stories to prove it.
Internal Resource: Explore our Case Study on Customer-Centric Branding to see this strategy in action.
It’s Time to Optimize Your Customer Journey Marketing Strategy
Watch the Video: How to Make Your Customer the Hero
- If your marketing isn’t getting the engagement or conversions you expect, it’s time to rethink your messaging.
- Make your customer the hero and position your brand as the trusted guide.
- Speak to their problems, desires, and goals—not just about what you offer.
Learn More About Storytelling in Marketing
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