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Interview Your B2B Buyer in Claude Before You Build the Campaign

Sep 28, 2026
Interview Your B2B Buyer in Claude Before You Build the Campaign
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The customer interviews that would tell you what your buyer thinks take weeks to book, and a survey only answers the questions you already thought to ask. Luan Wise builds a B2B buyer in Claude from research she already had, interviews her live, and switches Claude into the marketing lead’s seat to work out what the answers mean for the campaign.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Luan starts every persona from customer research she already has, because a blank page leads Claude down the wrong path.

Her seed prompt tells Claude to stay in character, skip generic marketing advice, and say so when something is uncertain.

Switching Claude from Sarah to the provider’s marketing lead in the same chat turns the interview into an instant debrief.

Sarah rated her protection a four out of ten, and admitted she’d never asked her IT provider a direct question about it.

Her biggest barrier was the relationship: she didn’t want her provider to feel accused, so she wants prep material and plain language before any sales call.

Luan asks Claude for a percentage confidence on its answers, and keeps asking why when the number comes back low.

CHAPTERS

00:00 The buyer who assumed her IT provider had it covered

00:54 Why Luan swapped surveys and focus groups for AI role-play

02:12 Plan your scenarios before you type a prompt

03:16 The seed prompt: build Sarah from research you already have

05:19 The follow-up question a survey could never ask

07:17 Sarah rates her protection a four out of ten

08:30 Switch seats and let Claude debrief as the marketing lead

11:34 Would Sarah actually ask her IT provider?

12:19 “I’ve been asking the wrong question all along”

13:25 What Sarah’s answers mean for your content and your jargon

15:23 Turn the avatar into a one-pager, a landing page or an email test

16:47 How to stop the persona agreeing with you

19:05 The biggest mistake: starting from a blank page

20:02 Geoff Woods and the AI board of directors

22:02 Where to find Luan

Luan shares her screen for most of this session, so the video is worth a look on YouTube.

Full episode breakdown and the blueprint: https://www.agorapulse.com/blog/ai-social-playbook/e7/

CONNECT WITH LUAN WISE

Website: https://www.luanwise.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luanwise/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luanwise/

THE AI SOCIAL PLAYBOOK

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAISocialPlaybook

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ai-social-playbook/id6808658318

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4tmvz9PRDHA9qX2SCoFF8h

Connect with Mike Allton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeallton/

 

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