The Art of Inclusive Marketing: Make Your Customers Feel Seen with Sonia Thompson

30 Jan 2024 · 35 min
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30 Jan 2024 · 35 min

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Episode: 'The Art of Inclusive Marketing' — Host Joe Fier interviews Sonia Thompson about inclusive marketing and customer experience. Sonia explains that inclusive marketing is about intentionality: define which identities you aim to serve rather than trying to serve everyone. She emphasizes empathy and lived experience, using examples (left-handed scissors, gluten-free dining, language access, transcripts/closed captions) to show how small design or communication choices create exclusion. Sonia recommends auditing customer experiences through the lens of target identities (her 'inclusive marketing assessments' or 'friction finders'), updating product placement and access points (e.g., language links), and integrating internal systems to make inclusive practices repeatable. She offers a quiz ('what inclusive brand type are you?') and resources at inclusionandmarketing.com; inclusion work is framed as both morally right and smart business that can open new markets.

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