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How do you find the right customers for a case study, and then secure their approvals?<\/h2>\n

How do you write compelling stories? And repurpose them for maximum ROI?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re wondering about any of these questions, an excellent\u00a0book by seasoned writer Casey Hibbard<\/strong> will set you straight.<\/p>\n

Hibbard spells out a step-by-step plan for turning satisfied customers into your most powerful asset, based on 10 years of writing case studies.<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"Her book\u00a0Stories That Sell<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0an easy read, full of useful gems of practical advice.<\/p>\n

The one\u00a0chapter on securing a customer’s permission is worth the price all by itself.<\/p>\n

It’s good to know you’re not alone with this challenge.<\/p>\n

“From startups to global enterprises, every company struggles with getting customers to go on record,” says Hibbard.<\/p>\n

In fact, this is the biggest roadblock that stops B2B software firms from gathering more customer stories.<\/p>\n

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Here are seven ideas from Hibbard for how to motivate customers to participate in doing a story with you.<\/p>\n

Getting to yes #1: Create a “pitch packet”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is a set of materials you can e-mail to customers with all the information they need to make a decision.<\/p>\n

This includes samples of formatted customer stories, a one-page description of your process from start\u00a0to end, your proposed interview questions, and your release form.<\/p>\n

Getting to yes #2: Give them access and involvement<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“Surprisingly, the thing customers want most is access and involvement: access to execs and involvement in your product or service roadmap,” says Hibbard.<\/p>\n

So to reward or encourage your top customers\u00a0for doing a story, work to find\u00a0ways for them\u00a0to interact with your organization on a deeper level.<\/p>\n

Getting to yes #3: Run co-marketing campaigns<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Create a few co-marketing campaigns for the customers you most want to feature.<\/p>\n

The focus: how successful that customer is, and how one of its steps to success has been using your company’s software.<\/p>\n

This story could well circulate to prospects your client is trying to reach… and paint them as a vendor on the move.<\/p>\n

Getting to yes #4: Create win-win story angles<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Writer Casey Hibbard<\/p><\/div>\n

If possible, find a way to tell both your story and<\/strong> the story your client’s customer wants to tell, both at the same time, suggests Hibbard.<\/p>\n

Although this does complicate matters, it’s a terrific idea.<\/p>\n

If you can angle your story so that it reinforces\u00a0the customer’s key messages, any resistance to taking part\u00a0in a success story will likely melt away.<\/p>\n

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Getting to yes #5: Develop an evolving relationship<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Move customers through a series of communities of increasing importance, from user groups to advisory boards to tech councils.<\/p>\n

The more involved a customer feels with your company, the more likely they will agree to a story.<\/p>\n

Getting to yes #6: Boost your contact’s fame<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Make your client\u00a0contacts famous, with a campaign to highlight that customer’s best practices. Position them as\u00a0winners in their company and in their industry.<\/p>\n

Getting to yes #7: Shoot for awards<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“Everyone wants to be recognized for success,” says Hibbard.<\/p>\n

So take every chance you can get to submit customers for awards and PR opportunities.<\/p>\n

But what if you simply can’t get a go-ahead from a customer? Are you dead in the water?<\/p>\n

In this case, Hibbard suggests two last-ditch alternatives.<\/p>\n

If it’s still “no”: Ask for limited use<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If customers cannot or will not agree to full public use of the story, sometimes they will grant limited use.<\/p>\n

“You can still squeeze a lot of value out of a limited-use story. Start with finding out what the customer’s concerns are, and then propose a fitting limited use,” she says.<\/p>\n

For instance, you may offer not to publish a story on your website, but instead create a PDF only used in press kits, or only sent directly to potential customers.<\/p>\n

Perhaps you can agree to only use a success story for the next six or 12 months.<\/p>\n

Or say that the story is for your internal use only: Your sales team may read and memorize the details, but only reveal them in conversations with prospects.<\/p>\n

These informal “campfire stories” can still pack quite a punch.<\/p>\n

If it’s still “no”: Don’t name the client<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“No one really wants to feature a ‘global semiconductor company.’ You want the credibility that goes with telling America that you work with a\u00a0specific<\/em>\u00a0global semiconductor company,” says Hibbard.<\/p>\n

Of course, you can’t name customers who don’t give you permission.<\/p>\n

“But\u00a0in reality, the unnamed customer story goes further than you think. Don’t automatically discount an unnamed customer story.<\/p>\n

“Unnamed stories, if detailed, still educate prospects and validate your products and services.”<\/p>\n

There are many more tips and much wise advice in her\u00a0handy book. Even if you’ve been using customer stories for years, you’re bound to learn something from it.<\/p>\n

I’ve written hundreds of case studies myself, and I still learned some great ideas from it.<\/p>\n

The printed book is $19.95 or the e-book is $12.95 from Casey’s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And you can\u00a0pick up many further interesting tips and best practices there.<\/p>\n

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How do you find the right customers for a case study, and then secure their approvals? How do you write compelling stories? And repurpose them for maximum ROI? If you’re wondering about any of these questions, an excellent\u00a0book by seasoned writer Casey Hibbard will set you straight. Hibbard spells out a step-by-step plan for turning…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,17],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to get customers to agree to a case study - That White Paper Guy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Casey Hibbard has written the only book I know that's all about case studies. 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