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Should Product Positioning and Sales Narratives be Different?

Product Management University

Does your product positioning need to be different than your sales narratives? The short and simple answer is no, but it’s highly dependent on how your product positioning is constructed. As a former product marketing manager, I know this all too well and was guilty in the first degree!

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Market Segmentation: The Key to Unlocking Your Product’s Marketing Potential in B2B

Product Management University

Take that same concept into the B2B world and you have vertical industry market segmentation for products and services that have horizontal value across many industries. For most B2B organizations, vertical marketing yields nothing but upside, especially if your products and services are a commodity or will be soon.

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Beyond launch day: How to plan successful B2B product rollouts

Mixpanel

Believe it or not, rolling out a new product can be a lot trickier for B2B companies. Further, most B2B tools are productivity-boosting tools, which means when you do launch a new feature, you don’t always want to try to drive adoption with what could be noisy in-product messaging or tours. And there are several reasons why.

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The Biggest Difference Between Product Management and Portfolio Management

Product Management University

The biggest difference between product management and portfolio management is product management focuses specifically on the success of each product whereas portfolio management focuses on the success of the company (the portfolio) in chosen market segments. Traditional Product Management Here’s the other problem.

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The Maturation of B2B Product Management & Marketing: Are We Keeping Pace?

Product Management University

Is the maturation of B2B product management and marketing keeping up with the demands of the market? B2B technology companies today bear little if any resemblance to those of the mid to late 90’s, yet a big chunk of the industry is still practicing product management and product marketing the exact same way it did 20-25 years ago.

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How to Create a B2B Sales Demo Script

Product Management University

Writing a solid demo script ensures you stay on message and articulate why your product is better than the rest. What is a B2B Sales Demo Script? Your B2B sales demo is the verbal value story you’ll tell when giving sales demos to prospective clients and current customers. Cut anything that doesn’t contribute to that message.

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Product Led Growth and Product Marketing’s Growing Influence on Product Design in B2B

Product Management University

B2B product marketing changes significantly in a product led growth (PLG) model because the manner in which you’re positioning, marketing and selling your products is completely different than a direct sales model. To a certain extent, it’s the B2B equivalent of in-app marketing for consumer apps on a mobile device.

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