When marketing to women, be honest and relatable

Are women your primary audience? To offer them pertinent and interesting content, consider these marketing tips.

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Certain consumer behaviors can vary by gender.

How our brains differ by gender can affect buying patterns and decision making. Marketers should use that knowledge to create campaigns that resonate with specific audiences.

Here are a few ways to become relevant to a female audience:

Don’t skimp on the details.

Many marketing campaigns use bullet-pointed lists to present facts and product details. Though that often works just fine for male buyers, women want more. Instead, use testimonials or case studies.

When building your website, use layers of content and specific details. Most of your website’s visitors will want simplicity and easy navigation to help them find what they’re looking for. Women, however, will want your site to go beyond that.

Build in layers of information with links to photos, FAQs and stories. You’ll get bonus points from your female website visitors if you make your content easy to share.

Employ graphics.

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