Wed.Mar 01, 2017

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Removing Speed Bumps in Your Product Planning Process

Product Management University

Opinions are like noses. Everybody has one when it comes to your product planning process. Just like noses, no two opinions are alike, making it difficult to garner broad support for any product plan. The speed bumps pop up every time you’re asked for more information leading up to the approval process. The Playbook: In many cases the need for more information stems from the lack of clarity in the information you’ve already gathered.

B2B 100
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Launching Products – Paul Yokota (ProductTank NYC)

Mind the Product

Paul Yokota talks to ProductTank NYC about the process of launching products and discusses the many associated challenges, reflecting on the challenges he faced when launching Animoto’s Marketing Video Builder app. Paul started his career at Mixbook as a product manager for Mosaic, a mobile app for creating photobooks. He currently works as a Senior Product Manager for Animoto – a company dedicated to giving people an easy way to create professional videos.

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Marketing Buzzwords: Why You Should Keep Them Out of Your Lexicon

Product Management University

It’s a common practice in all product companies to use marketing buzzwords and catchphrases in sales and marketing materials and in conversations with peers and colleagues. Are buzzwords bad? It all depends on who you’re talking to and what you’re trying to accomplish. Buzzwords don’t mean anything to the people we most want to influence, prospects, and customers that will eventually fund our future paychecks.

Marketing 100