06 · Learn
Sort buyers by how they actually behave.
Most segments are a dropdown someone set once and forgot. Sonzai groups buyers by what they actually do, keeps the ones who didn’t close on a list worth coming back to, and sends each group the follow-up that fits.
The problem
Your segments stopped meaning anything.
Most segments are a label someone picked at intake and never touched again. A buyer who looked cold in March is ready in June, and nobody moves them. Buyers who didn’t close get dropped instead of nurtured. Marketing sends the whole list the same email because that’s the only option the data gives it.
So nobody really knows which groups turn into deals. The budget gets spread thin across all of them, and the buyers most likely to close get the same attention as the ones just browsing.
How it works
Groups that move with the buyer.
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Pull it together
Budget, timing, location, intent, and how the buyer has behaved, gathered into one profile.
- 2
Compare
Hold each buyer up against the people who closed and the people who walked.
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Group
Sort buyers into clear segments by how ready they are and how likely they are to close.
- 4
Activate
Each group gets its own follow-up, sent automatically, with no list-building by hand.
- 5
Keep the rest
Buyers who didn't close become a list worth coming back to, each one tagged with a reason.
- 6
Learn
Every win and every loss re-tunes the groups, so the segments stay honest.
The segment board
One look tells you who’s close.
Every buyer sits in a live group with a score and a one-line reason. Ready means financing is sorted and the buyer is serious. Early means they’re still browsing. The board shifts on its own as buyers act, and it tells you what it noticed.
Live segments
UpdatedJ. Rivera
serious, financing sorted
A. Chen
budget set, visited twice
M. Santos
first home, still looking
D. Park
just browsing
Buyers who compare two downtown towers close faster when you lead with monthly cost. Group updated.
What it does
Segments that earn their place.
Groups by behavior
Buyers land in a group based on what they did, not what someone typed into a form at intake.
Scores how likely to close
Each buyer gets a readiness score you can act on, so reps know who to call first.
Names the lost-lead lists
Buyers who didn't close stay tagged with why, ready to revisit when the moment changes.
Sends the right follow-up
Each group gets messaging that fits where the buyer is, sent without anyone building a list.
Wastes no lead
Nobody falls off the board. A quiet buyer stays in view until they go cold for real.
Gets sharper every month
The groups re-tune on real outcomes, so they reflect this year's buyers, not last year's guess.
It gets sharper
This is where you watch it learn.
Segmentation is the clearest place to see the Mind Layer at work. The groups at month six are sharper than the ones at month one, because they learned from real wins and losses instead of staying frozen at a guess. Every deal you close teaches the board who your next buyer looks like.
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See your buyers
the way they really act.
We'll show you the segment board on your own pipeline, and how the groups tune themselves as you close more deals.