# Module 30 — Audience & Niche

> **Frameworks:** Baker *The Business of Expertise* · Ideal Client Profile (ICP) ·
> Pain / trigger / desired outcome lens
>
> **Goal:** Make the target audience concrete enough to brief a copywriter or run
> a paid campaign — not a demographic sketch, but a psychographic and situational
> portrait of the best client the brand wants more of.

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## Raw

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### Who is the ideal client? (describe a specific person, not a segment)

### What situation or trigger brings them to look for help?

### What have they tried before and why did it fall short?

### What does success look like to them? (in their words, not the brand's)

### What do they fear or want to avoid?

### Worst-fit clients (who the brand doesn't want to work with, and why)

### Quotes or stories from real past clients that illustrate the ideal fit

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## Synthesis

### Ideal Client Profile (ICP)

| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Role / title | |
| Organisation type & size | |
| Trigger situation | |
| Primary pain | |
| Desired outcome | |
| Budget signal | |
| Red-flag / disqualifier | |

### Psychographic portrait (2–3 sentences: how this person thinks, what they value, what they distrust)

### Niche hypothesis (the smallest viable market the brand could credibly own)

### Audience segments to test (if there is ambiguity about primary vs secondary ICP)

### Open questions / threads for Module 20 positioning reconciliation