
423: The Marketer's Hierarchy of Needs: A Framework for Understanding Customer Intelligence
What if your customers can't care about your advanced features because you haven't satisfied their basic needs first? Just like humans need food before philosophy, marketers need specific data in a rigid order – and understanding this hierarchy transformed how Podscan onboards customers.
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- Show
- FrequencyUpdated twice weekly
- Published14 November 2025 at 11:00 UTC
- Length17 min
- RatingClean