par Emeline Emeline Beneult
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21 juillet 2022
A business plan is essential to developing an IGA before launching the project. The idea is to create revenues for the communities, and it is necessary to bring a business vision for the project to be successful. Indeed, a company would not start without an identified final client, so why should NGOs skip this crucial step. These homestay projects in Cambodia could have worked with a different approach. Considering the issue of accessibility, this is necessary to make the site attractive by proposing a unique experience that does not stop at the homestay. While thinking about who your tourist will be, we can offer tailored experiences based on local life that will trigger the trip, such as a fishing class, a cooking class, or a day of immersion with an artisan... The ideas can be numerous. The goal is to identify the elements that will trigger the purchase from our final customer. However, this is only possible if you know your customer and market. That doesn't only mean a simple segmentation. Still, you must consider your customer as a whole by including his emotions, passions, and convictions by going beyond the basic framework of age, sex, and geography. A specific persona will save you a lot of time in terms of adapting your product to meet a need and communication. Applying the funnel concept will make it easier for you to sell and communicate directly with the right customer. I used this metaphor to my sales team to explain the purpose of knowing your customer: At night, in a house, you don't know, it's complicated to move around to find water, for example. You're going to bump into the wrong door and take a long time to get water. But if we know the house well, our way will be simple and direct. Eventually, his homestay projects attracted some clients, but they have not directly diverted communities from forest clearing and poaching. According to Sangai, customer experience is the key to successful business development. If you plan to learn more, we can help! Emeline Beneult, 21/07/2022