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5 Best Design and Innovation Consulting Firms to Work With in 2021

UX Studio: Product Management

UX studio is one of the global innovation design consulting firms focusing on UX design, research, and strategic consulting. We researched the top design consulting firms’ competency level, experience, and portfolio to define the most reliable design thinking companies you can trust and partner with in 2021.

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Freelance Consulting and Product Management – Time to Join the gig Economy?

Mind the Product

Therein lies the opportunity for a product management consultant. Consulting on a part-time and freelance basis may be a viable option for you, depending on where you are in your career. Even if you’re only thinking about it as a temporary move, it’s important to think about the goals you may have as a consultant.

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5 Costly Branding Mistakes

UX Planet

SELECT Branding Process by Shakuro Mistake #1: Neglecting market research Market research is the North Star of branding. This belief makes you disregard market research because you feel you already know everything customers want. Start early: Begin the research process at the inception of your branding idea.

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Product Manager Career Path: A Guide for Growing in Product Management

Userpilot

A product manager is a multidisciplinary role that involves overseeing all aspects of the product management process , from market research and discovery , through product ideation , launch , and beyond. Marketing and market research – understanding customer needs and market trends is a core part of product management.

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Customer Success – an important role

The Product Bistro

Digital Transformation, it’s all the rage, and doing a simple Google search yields a plethora of hits, from training to consultants, to the big market research companies, all weighing in. With many of the new offerings like Zenefits for HR and Benefits, Salesforce for CRM, Marketo for Marketing automation, and on and on.

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Strategic Debt Is the Silent Killer of Startups

The Product Coalition

So they do all sorts of validations and deep analysis processes: market research, business plan, competitive analysis, and so on. How Strategic Debt Is Created When a startup is founded, the founders think about their idea in and out. They don’t want to start before what they have is crisp enough. And guess what?

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We increased the data limits of our Free Plan by 100x and re-thought our online pricing strategy. Here’s why.

Mixpanel

We spent more than 6 months doing a ton of qualitative and quantitative research, including interviews with dozens of past, current, and potential customers, market research, and product analysis. Further validation: market research and product analysis. Data is for sample purposes only.