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Having had experience developing and launching B2B and B2C products, it made me think about the differences between these two different product categories. #1 Whereas B2C products cannot be customized for your 100+ or 10000+ end customer base. MORE
Dispelling 3 myths stopping B2B Product Managers using B2C product research tactics Product Managers of Business-to-Business (B2B) products keep telling me that “the tactics consumer product companies use just aren’t relevant for us in customer development”. MORE
Regardless of whether you’re a B2B wholesaler or a B2C merchant, maintaining a healthy cash flow is essential to running a successful business and building the foundations you need to grow over time. Without adequate forecasting, cash flow problems can creep up unexpectedly even for highly profitable businesses. Business Growth Productivity MORE
It’s a good concern and a great question, one that underscores that the product management function has matured and become more essential, and as he pointed out, the internet has made both B2B and B2C marketing more quantitative and complex. Recently a CEO asked me if the marketing department should include product management and marketing communications. MORE
Well, the biggest thing funding can do to a B2C startup is not just hiring talent or spending on customer acquisition, but on managing support. Let’s just accept that customers… The post The biggest thing funding does to a B2C startup appeared first on NextBigWhat. MORE
The post How B2C companies are using live chat to drive sales and offer a personalized customer experience appeared first on Inside Intercom. For online businesses, customer experience is king. MORE
If you’re a product or service company of any type, B2B or B2C, you only have one goal: To make your customers better or more successful at something that’s important to them. The most basic rule of marketing is so easy to forget. You’ve just purchased some new clothes or shoes online. As part of the transaction, you hand over your email address or mobile number knowing full well that three things are going to happen. You’ll get a receipt via email/text. MORE
If you were in a B2C scenario here, you wouldn’t walk over and tell them you’ll be in touch later on. This mistake is common in the B2C world and while urgency exists in the B2B world, it’s important when you deal with leads to quickly understand what type of lead they are and what type of response they require. When a visitor or lead gets in touch on your website, it’s important to get as much context as you can around the live chat conversation you have with them. MORE
The B2C product experience has set a high bar for B2B products. Do you know where your users are? And the last time they were in your product? And what they did? And if they saw your newest feature? And if they used it? And for how long? Understanding how your customers are using your product is essential to helping them maximize the value they get out of your product. It can also help product leaders guide future decisions and demonstrate the impact of decisions to date. MORE
For example, a business that sells their products or services to consumers (B2C) or to businesses (B2B) and use different channels and techniques to acquire customers, and will have varying technology needs as a result. You might be familiar with Scott Brinker’s famous martech landscape slide. MORE
Observations of a B2C startup product manager working in enterprise. As a B2C product manager your raison d’être is still your external customers, but you have to service the internal customers as well… Marketing needs to be able to run targeted promotional campaigns on-site and Customer Services needs to be able to change the email address on a customer account; Merchandising needs to showcase best-selling products and Sales needs to report on total transactions. MORE
Customer Insights In a successful B2C product, you have (hopefully) millions of customers. Relationship With Sales Teams Often in B2C, there isn’t a large direct sales team. b2b b2c product product-management MORE
Decoding and understanding customer behavior has always been a priority for both B2B and B2C marketers. In Retail or B2C marketing in general, insights from technographic data can provide an understanding on different aspects to help decode a customer’s future buying intentions. MORE
While content gating is a common content marketing gimmick in both B2B and B2C, how can you build a strategy that sets yours apart? Content gating is considered to be an essential lead generation activity. While most marketers struggle with the usual questions ranging from- ‘How best to present their content’ to ‘How much of it should be gated or given away freely’, the most important factor to actually consider is the end goal. MORE
It teaches you about B2B as well as B2C product mgmt. Agile scrum Product Development or only B2C product Mgmt. Happy New Year, 2019! We are in the process of updating our website. MORE
You may be in a B2B company and not experience enough B2C challenges. Embrace mentoring as a way of life. The Mentee In the new world where we all live in, you constantly need to grow and develop. You can achieve this by constantly reading, listening and learning. The world is constantly evolving and careers are rapidly changing. You no longer have the luxury to slowly develop your way into new areas. You need to rapidly learn. MORE
This is particularly true for B2B, as often in the B2C world, the sheer volume of transactions and analytics that can be extracted and modeled makes the job more straightforward. One of the core responsibilities of Marketing in an organization is to effectively define and track the marketing segments. This is far more than just an academic exercise, but is essential to many other key tasks within a company. Segmentation is crucial to effective pricing strategies. MORE
The first is a “happy path”: a functional, relatively straightforward beeline that runs straight from the business to the consumer (B2C). Ivan Gadeschi is a product management professional who works as Head of Product for temporary job agency Syft. Over time, Ivan has navigated a variety of uneven marketplaces with great skill and tact. He often faces challenges in business-to-business markets, so he has created a set of simple but effective solutions to use in this environment. MORE
UX Product Manager : For B2C companies, where user interface design is very important, one (or more) UX PM(s) is completely dedicated to this area. We get this question a lot. This is very typical of someone from a technical background (ex. MORE
3 years ago I decided it’s time for me to leave my product role in a large B2B software company and start my own B2C startup called Missbeez. I would like to share with you some of the insights of my journey so far and the key differences between leading a B2B product and a B2C one. MORE
Listen if you’d like to learn more about: The fundamental way marketplaces differ from other B2B and B2C models. Listen if you’d like to learn more about: * The fundamental way marketplaces differ from other B2B and B2C models. MORE
B2C definitely has an aspect of buying for Want vs Need but most companies will only buy for a need. An important skill for a product manager is the ability to parachute into an existing product and land on your feet. MORE
In a recent discussion I was shocked by a claim made by a product marketing manager: "Product marketing in B2B is harder than B2C because we can’t use the product.". That’s crap. Yes, I agree it is hard to market products that you don’t understand. But why don’t you? You simply can’t do product marketing without knowing the product. You simply can’t do product marketing without knowing the product. Tweet this ]. MORE
Generally speaking, junior Product Managers whose day-to-day centers around the “heads down” Product Owner work for their scrum team will likely be strong in the bottom half of the skills, and if they’re working on a B2C product that likely leans to the bottom-left. MORE
This year, Business of Software Conference USA is in Boston,… Product Marketing Community Product Management Resources Feedback research Usability Design Communication Innovation Product Strategy B2B B2C SoftwareSeth Godin on Making Software Seth Godin spoke at Business of Software Conference USA last year to share some of the many lessons that he has learned in his 33 years in the software industry. You can watch the talk or read a transcript here. MORE
Decoding and understanding customer behavior has always been a priority for both B2B and B2C marketers. In Retail or B2C marketing in general, insights from technographic data can provide an understanding on different aspects to help decode a customer’s future buying intentions. MORE
When it comes to a business mobile app implementation based on one among B2C, B2E, and B2B or all three of them, which is the best strategy between treating them separately and together? The shared user experience isn’t the mere benefit of merging B2E, B2B, and B2C into a single platform. MORE
I’m often asked by B2C product managers how B2B companies are different, or about switching between the two. Business-to-consumer (B2C) targets individuals and families. B2C, SMB and Enterprise companies not only behave differently, they are structured differently. MORE
A B2C company with a large user base may go one step further and expose new features to a tiny (1%-5%) segment of customers. In our work with both B2B and B2C customers, we’ve outlined these best practices for using feature flags in support of TiP: Pre-prod first, please. MORE
However, Bangaly cautions against monetizing your product too soon, especially in the B2C space: “For B2C, definitely start off being free, getting product market fit, figuring out what is the thing that really is the feature, the set of features, the experience that retains people well. MORE
I've never been a fan of nonsense names but then, my customers are primarily B2B rather than B2C. B2B compares should focus on descriptive names while B2C companies tend to focus on clever names. MORE
While content gating is a common content marketing gimmick in both B2B and B2C, how can you build a strategy that sets yours apart? Content gating is considered to be an essential lead generation activity. While most marketers struggle with the usual questions ranging from- ‘How best to present their content’ to ‘How much of it should be gated or given away freely’, the most important factor to actually consider is the end goal. MORE
This creates different problems for product managers than with high velocity ecommerce or B2C tech product. MORE
There are many B2C sectors where nearly 100% of business is driven by search e.g. care homes for the elderly: most of us end up looking for a facility for a loved one in a rush and turn to Google as our first port of call. MORE
At large scale companies – typically B2C companies – this switch evolved into a ramp. The process of launching a feature has undergone significant changes in the last ten years. Back then, it was common for teams to have feature launch tied to code release. MORE
Two years ago this week, I started work as the first VP of Product Management at NTENT - a company with huge, rapidly growing market, world-famous CTO, seasoned executives and engineering team, and core technology that only a handful of companies in the world possess. MORE
In a successful B2C product, you have (hopefully) millions of customers. Often in B2C, there isn’t a large direct sales team. If you’re trying to apply product management best practice to your role, or you’re looking to make a switch between B2B and B2C products, then you should keep these differences in mind. The post Why Product Management for B2B Needs to be Different From B2C appeared first on Mind the Product. MORE
B2B Metrics now are More Like B2C Metrics. TL;DR: Land and expand is a great tactic, but there are pitfalls, explains Luke Taylor , formerly Head of Product Management at Huddle. You have more than one customer and both are equally important for different reasons. MORE
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NextBigWhat
MAY 20, 2019
Well, the biggest thing funding can do to a B2C startup is not just hiring talent or spending on customer acquisition, but on managing support. Let’s just accept that customers… The post The biggest thing funding does to a B2C startup appeared first on NextBigWhat.
The Product Coalition
MARCH 6, 2019
Having had experience developing and launching B2B and B2C products, it made me think about the differences between these two different product categories. #1 Whereas B2C products cannot be customized for your 100+ or 10000+ end customer base.
The Product Coalition
JULY 17, 2018
Customer Insights In a successful B2C product, you have (hopefully) millions of customers. Relationship With Sales Teams Often in B2C, there isn’t a large direct sales team. b2b b2c product product-management
The Product Coalition
APRIL 4, 2019
When it comes to a business mobile app implementation based on one among B2C, B2E, and B2B or all three of them, which is the best strategy between treating them separately and together? The shared user experience isn’t the mere benefit of merging B2E, B2B, and B2C into a single platform.
The Product Coalition
APRIL 25, 2018
3 years ago I decided it’s time for me to leave my product role in a large B2B software company and start my own B2C startup called Missbeez. I would like to share with you some of the insights of my journey so far and the key differences between leading a B2B product and a B2C one.
bpma ProductHub
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
This year, Business of Software Conference USA is in Boston,… Product Marketing Community Product Management Resources Feedback research Usability Design Communication Innovation Product Strategy B2B B2C SoftwareSeth Godin on Making Software Seth Godin spoke at Business of Software Conference USA last year to share some of the many lessons that he has learned in his 33 years in the software industry. You can watch the talk or read a transcript here.
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The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Dispelling 3 myths stopping B2B Product Managers using B2C product research tactics Product Managers of Business-to-Business (B2B) products keep telling me that “the tactics consumer product companies use just aren’t relevant for us in customer development”.
Inside Intercom
DECEMBER 11, 2018
The post How B2C companies are using live chat to drive sales and offer a personalized customer experience appeared first on Inside Intercom. For online businesses, customer experience is king.
Good Product Manager
DECEMBER 28, 2017
Regardless of whether you’re a B2B wholesaler or a B2C merchant, maintaining a healthy cash flow is essential to running a successful business and building the foundations you need to grow over time. Without adequate forecasting, cash flow problems can creep up unexpectedly even for highly profitable businesses. Business Growth Productivity
DemandMatrix
JUNE 13, 2018
While content gating is a common content marketing gimmick in both B2B and B2C, how can you build a strategy that sets yours apart? Content gating is considered to be an essential lead generation activity. While most marketers struggle with the usual questions ranging from- ‘How best to present their content’ to ‘How much of it should be gated or given away freely’, the most important factor to actually consider is the end goal.
DemandMatrix
JUNE 13, 2018
While content gating is a common content marketing gimmick in both B2B and B2C, how can you build a strategy that sets yours apart? Content gating is considered to be an essential lead generation activity. While most marketers struggle with the usual questions ranging from- ‘How best to present their content’ to ‘How much of it should be gated or given away freely’, the most important factor to actually consider is the end goal.
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Under10 Playbook
JANUARY 11, 2017
I've never been a fan of nonsense names but then, my customers are primarily B2B rather than B2C. B2B compares should focus on descriptive names while B2C companies tend to focus on clever names.
B2B Product Management
JANUARY 8, 2019
It teaches you about B2B as well as B2C product mgmt. Agile scrum Product Development or only B2C product Mgmt. Happy New Year, 2019! We are in the process of updating our website.
Mind the Product
JANUARY 17, 2019
The first is a “happy path”: a functional, relatively straightforward beeline that runs straight from the business to the consumer (B2C). Ivan Gadeschi is a product management professional who works as Head of Product for temporary job agency Syft. Over time, Ivan has navigated a variety of uneven marketplaces with great skill and tact. He often faces challenges in business-to-business markets, so he has created a set of simple but effective solutions to use in this environment.
Mironov Consulting
JUNE 28, 2018
I’m often asked by B2C product managers how B2B companies are different, or about switching between the two. Business-to-consumer (B2C) targets individuals and families. B2C, SMB and Enterprise companies not only behave differently, they are structured differently.
The Product Coalition
JUNE 17, 2019
Generally speaking, junior Product Managers whose day-to-day centers around the “heads down” Product Owner work for their scrum team will likely be strong in the bottom half of the skills, and if they’re working on a B2C product that likely leans to the bottom-left.
The Product Bistro
MAY 26, 2016
This is particularly true for B2B, as often in the B2C world, the sheer volume of transactions and analytics that can be extracted and modeled makes the job more straightforward. One of the core responsibilities of Marketing in an organization is to effectively define and track the marketing segments. This is far more than just an academic exercise, but is essential to many other key tasks within a company. Segmentation is crucial to effective pricing strategies.
Mironov Consulting
AUGUST 23, 2016
This creates different problems for product managers than with high velocity ecommerce or B2C tech product.
Product Management Lessons from the Trenches
JULY 10, 2018
Two years ago this week, I started work as the first VP of Product Management at NTENT - a company with huge, rapidly growing market, world-famous CTO, seasoned executives and engineering team, and core technology that only a handful of companies in the world possess.
Mind the Product
JANUARY 30, 2019
Listen if you’d like to learn more about: The fundamental way marketplaces differ from other B2B and B2C models. Listen if you’d like to learn more about: * The fundamental way marketplaces differ from other B2B and B2C models.
Split
JUNE 6, 2019
At large scale companies – typically B2C companies – this switch evolved into a ramp. The process of launching a feature has undergone significant changes in the last ten years. Back then, it was common for teams to have feature launch tied to code release.
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
B2B Metrics now are More Like B2C Metrics. TL;DR: Land and expand is a great tactic, but there are pitfalls, explains Luke Taylor , formerly Head of Product Management at Huddle. You have more than one customer and both are equally important for different reasons.
DemandMatrix
JUNE 21, 2018
Decoding and understanding customer behavior has always been a priority for both B2B and B2C marketers. In Retail or B2C marketing in general, insights from technographic data can provide an understanding on different aspects to help decode a customer’s future buying intentions.
DemandMatrix
JUNE 21, 2018
Decoding and understanding customer behavior has always been a priority for both B2B and B2C marketers. In Retail or B2C marketing in general, insights from technographic data can provide an understanding on different aspects to help decode a customer’s future buying intentions.
Proficientz – Product Management University
MARCH 8, 2018
If you’re a product or service company of any type, B2B or B2C, you only have one goal: To make your customers better or more successful at something that’s important to them. The most basic rule of marketing is so easy to forget. You’ve just purchased some new clothes or shoes online. As part of the transaction, you hand over your email address or mobile number knowing full well that three things are going to happen. You’ll get a receipt via email/text.
Product Management Unpacked
AUGUST 8, 2018
It’s a good concern and a great question, one that underscores that the product management function has matured and become more essential, and as he pointed out, the internet has made both B2B and B2C marketing more quantitative and complex. Recently a CEO asked me if the marketing department should include product management and marketing communications.
Under10 Playbook
OCTOBER 4, 2017
B2C definitely has an aspect of buying for Want vs Need but most companies will only buy for a need. An important skill for a product manager is the ability to parachute into an existing product and land on your feet.
Inside Intercom
MAY 7, 2019
There are many B2C sectors where nearly 100% of business is driven by search e.g. care homes for the elderly: most of us end up looking for a facility for a loved one in a rush and turn to Google as our first port of call.
Split
JUNE 29, 2018
A B2C company with a large user base may go one step further and expose new features to a tiny (1%-5%) segment of customers. In our work with both B2B and B2C customers, we’ve outlined these best practices for using feature flags in support of TiP: Pre-prod first, please.
Ask Benny
MARCH 31, 2018
You may be in a B2B company and not experience enough B2C challenges. Embrace mentoring as a way of life. The Mentee In the new world where we all live in, you constantly need to grow and develop. You can achieve this by constantly reading, listening and learning. The world is constantly evolving and careers are rapidly changing. You no longer have the luxury to slowly develop your way into new areas. You need to rapidly learn.
Inside Intercom
MAY 2, 2019
However, Bangaly cautions against monetizing your product too soon, especially in the B2C space: “For B2C, definitely start off being free, getting product market fit, figuring out what is the thing that really is the feature, the set of features, the experience that retains people well.
Under10 Playbook
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
In a recent discussion I was shocked by a claim made by a product marketing manager: "Product marketing in B2B is harder than B2C because we can’t use the product.". That’s crap. Yes, I agree it is hard to market products that you don’t understand. But why don’t you? You simply can’t do product marketing without knowing the product. You simply can’t do product marketing without knowing the product. Tweet this ].
Inside Intercom
DECEMBER 12, 2018
For example, a business that sells their products or services to consumers (B2C) or to businesses (B2B) and use different channels and techniques to acquire customers, and will have varying technology needs as a result. You might be familiar with Scott Brinker’s famous martech landscape slide.
B2B Product Management
DECEMBER 6, 2016
UX Product Manager : For B2C companies, where user interface design is very important, one (or more) UX PM(s) is completely dedicated to this area. We get this question a lot. This is very typical of someone from a technical background (ex.
Inside Intercom
APRIL 30, 2018
If you were in a B2C scenario here, you wouldn’t walk over and tell them you’ll be in touch later on. This mistake is common in the B2C world and while urgency exists in the B2B world, it’s important when you deal with leads to quickly understand what type of lead they are and what type of response they require. When a visitor or lead gets in touch on your website, it’s important to get as much context as you can around the live chat conversation you have with them.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Observations of a B2C startup product manager working in enterprise. As a B2C product manager your raison d’être is still your external customers, but you have to service the internal customers as well… Marketing needs to be able to run targeted promotional campaigns on-site and Customer Services needs to be able to change the email address on a customer account; Merchandising needs to showcase best-selling products and Sales needs to report on total transactions.
Gainsight
MARCH 18, 2019
The B2C product experience has set a high bar for B2B products. Do you know where your users are? And the last time they were in your product? And what they did? And if they saw your newest feature? And if they used it? And for how long? Understanding how your customers are using your product is essential to helping them maximize the value they get out of your product. It can also help product leaders guide future decisions and demonstrate the impact of decisions to date.
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