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The One Client Insight That Can Make or Break Your Marketing

BySharon R Page

If your best clients aren’t responding to your messaging, it might not be your offer. It might be their level of awareness.

Whether you’re an attorney, consultant, or financial professional, you’re not just selling services—you’re guiding people through decisions that matter. And how you guide them depends on one foundational insight: Where is your prospect in their journey?

Most professionals define their ideal client by demographics, niche, or service needs. But if you’re not factoring in how much your prospect already knows about their problem, possible solutions, or your offer, your marketing may be misaligned—even if everything else is on point.

The Real Hidden Definition of Your Ideal Client

There are actually five distinct stages of awareness a person moves through before making a decision:

  1. Unaware: They don’t even realize they have a problem.
  2. Problem-Aware: They know something’s off but don’t know what to do.
  3. Solution-Aware: They’re researching options.
  4. Product/Provider-Aware: They know about your offer.
  5. Most Aware: They just need a final nudge.

Each stage requires a different kind of communication.

  • If your client is unaware, start with insight and education.
  • If they’re problem-aware, empathize and name their challenge.
  • If they’re solution-aware, explain how your service fits.
  • If they’re offer-aware, clarify your differentiators.
  • If they’re most aware, reinforce trust and make it easy to say yes.

Get this wrong, and even a perfect offer can fall flat.

Why This Matters for Professionals

You likely have clients in all five stages at any given time. But your marketing doesn’t need to serve everyone. It needs to serve the people you’re best equipped to help right now.

If you’re attracting the wrong types of inquiries or seeing low engagement, it might be because you’re talking to the wrong awareness level. The good news? You can adjust.

Instead of casting a wide net with generic content, you can:

  • Use stories and testimonials to speak to solution-aware clients.
  • Share insights that shift problem-aware leads into action.
  • Add clarity that helps offer-aware prospects feel confident.

A Fresh Perspective on Messaging That Works

This insight is at the heart of every Fresh Eyes Page Review I do. When I evaluate a home page, landing page, or services page, I look not just at clarity and flow—but at whether your copy meets the reader where they are.

Because if you can align your message with the level of awareness your best-fit clients are actually in, everything else gets easier: conversions, calls booked, qualified leads.

Want to know if your messaging is connecting with the right level of client awareness?

Let’s take a strategic look together. Book your call here to tell me what you’re currently experiencing.

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