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The “51331 memo” and the origins of product management

Product Management Unpacked

This approach not only gave the brand man — eventually the brand manager — ownership of a given brand, but it also allowed P&G to better differentiate the various brands in its portfolio. His new product-centric approach called for dedicated teams, focused around a particular brand, each led by a brand man.

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Startups need dual theories on distribution and product/market fit. One is not enough

Andrew Chen

99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. (I’m Because technology differentiation is no longer a real factor today start ups, it turns out that most products are succeeding or failing due to core product/market fit followed by the distribution strategy.

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Barbie: A timeless icon

Business of Software Conference

At BoS USA 2023 , you can deep dive into some of the jobs your company needs to do to identify pain points, learn why your differentiated value should be front in centre of your sales pitches, learn the art of story writing for your pitches, and embrace the new world of AI facilitation.

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How Learning Is Transforming the CX Landscape

Gainsight

The cost of starting a business is lower than ever, products are commoditized, and markets are saturated, which means achieving true differentiation is tough. So, how can you differentiate your company in this environment? There’s more competition than ever. Focus on customer experience.

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Getting conversational: HubSpot’s CEO on a new species of disruptor

Intercom, Inc.

He noticed that pretty much every company was leveraging spray-and-pray tactics of cold calling, mass emailing, and generic advertising. Gartner’s 2019 Hype Cycle for Digital Marketing and Advertising echoes this sentiment. They all had the same playbook, but there was one problem – it wasn’t built for the modern human.

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3 Ways To Educate the Market That Actually Work

The Product Coalition

Even if you are advertising in order to build your brand (think Coca-Cola or Nike), you are educating the market on the kind of company you are (or the kind you want to be, but that’s for a different post). Any form of marketing involves educating the market on something. You need to understand the market and act accordingly.

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How Japanese Short Video Service is Catching People’s Hearts

freshtrax

The following is a list of services and advertisements that use short videos in Japan. As the app’s tagline says, you can watch “as many people as you like,” which differentiates it from other services. Youtube advertising is a worldwide phenomenon with content that is very localized. Source: [link].