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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
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
What’s the difference between product management in B2B/SaaS and B2C? To be honest, I haven’t worked in the B2C sector. Following are some of the differences I can think of: Customer Research: B2B PMs tend to speak with customers a LOT more than B2C customers. B2B or B2C and why? MORE
As I mentioned in a previous article on B2C […]. There are several elements that go into creating a successful marketing plan for our digital era—with two important tactics being lead generation and SEO. 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
Decision-makers are seeking out the same ease of use, beautiful design, and overall great experience in B2B solutions that they’ve come to expect in business-to-consumer (B2C) products and solutions. The business-to-business (B2B) industry has recently undergone a massive evolution. MORE
He started his career as a Techie and has worked on many B2B and B2C applications in the last 15 years. 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
This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as 4 Great Strategies for B2C Lead Generation. All businesses rely on attracting new customers. But, appealing to the modern consumer has become increasingly difficult. 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
Indeed, among our customers were B2C companies, small businesses, and large enterprises along with customers in places and industries well beyond Silicon Valley. Through the segmentation process, we found that a B2B versus B2C distinction was sufficient to capture differing needs. MORE
This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as 4 Great Strategies for B2C Lead Generation. All businesses rely on attracting new customers, but appealing to the modern consumer has become increasingly difficult. Having a data-driven. Read more. MORE
A B2C product manager can bring a B2B product, methodologies of optimizations and analytics, while a B2B product manager may bring a B2C product, an experience of juggling prioritization and very technological understanding. 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
When I started in product management in the mid-1980s, most product managers were hired to work in traditional B2C businesses, which is where the idea of product management originated. 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
It should come at no surprise that compared to B2C, B2B lags in customer experience (CX). Increased customer expectations, especially when it comes to recurring revenue , mean that B2B companies can’t just drag and drop B2C CX strategies—even mid-touch customers are far too complex and spend far too much in ARR for that to work. That’s because B2C CX is typically reactive. B2C CX has traditionally been built around a central axis of responding to customer complaints. MORE
We started in B2B products and eventually moved into B2C. On the B2C side, we made in-home air filters that were highly stylized. We started in B2B products and eventually moved into B2C. On the B2C side, we made in-home air filters that were highly stylized. 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
That said, if its a B2C scenario and you have enough volume, even looking at last-click, first-click etc. NextBigWhat’s Wednesday AMAs bring a lot of clarity and perspective to founders / product and growth leaders. 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
Being the product manager of a B2B (aka enterprise) product may not seem all that glamorous when compared to B2C. While everyone is talking about the coolest Pinterest, Uber, and Airbnb features, the work of an enterprise software PM is rarely considered “sexy.” MORE
But thanks to his experience as a marketing leader in both B2C (in online gaming ) and later in B2B (at AdRoll , where he managed 45 people and a budget of €30 million), Shane had a keen sense of how to continue fueling growth by moving upmarket and differentiating from a crowded marketplace. MORE
The biggest differences between consumer buyers (B2C) and business buyers (B2B) is that the volume that is purchased and their preferences with pricing and being invoiced on payment terms over credit cards. Shopify reports that B2B buyers cart size is almost triple the value of B2C?—?from 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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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.
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.
AB Tasty
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as 4 Great Strategies for B2C Lead Generation. All businesses rely on attracting new customers, but appealing to the modern consumer has become increasingly difficult. Having a data-driven. Read more.
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
Mind the Product
JUNE 28, 2018
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.
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.
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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.
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.
AB Tasty
OCTOBER 28, 2019
This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as 4 Great Strategies for B2C Lead Generation. All businesses rely on attracting new customers. But, appealing to the modern consumer has become increasingly difficult.
AB Tasty
OCTOBER 29, 2019
As I mentioned in a previous article on B2C […]. There are several elements that go into creating a successful marketing plan for our digital era—with two important tactics being lead generation and SEO.
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Product Management Unpacked
JULY 11, 2019
When I started in product management in the mid-1980s, most product managers were hired to work in traditional B2C businesses, which is where the idea of product management originated.
ProductCraft
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Being the product manager of a B2B (aka enterprise) product may not seem all that glamorous when compared to B2C. While everyone is talking about the coolest Pinterest, Uber, and Airbnb features, the work of an enterprise software PM is rarely considered “sexy.”
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
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.
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.
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.
The Product Coalition
AUGUST 21, 2019
The biggest differences between consumer buyers (B2C) and business buyers (B2B) is that the volume that is purchased and their preferences with pricing and being invoiced on payment terms over credit cards. Shopify reports that B2B buyers cart size is almost triple the value of B2C?—?from
Arpit Rai
OCTOBER 29, 2019
What’s the difference between product management in B2B/SaaS and B2C? To be honest, I haven’t worked in the B2C sector. Following are some of the differences I can think of: Customer Research: B2B PMs tend to speak with customers a LOT more than B2C customers. B2B or B2C and why?
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.
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.
Product Innovation Educators
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
We started in B2B products and eventually moved into B2C. On the B2C side, we made in-home air filters that were highly stylized. We started in B2B products and eventually moved into B2C. On the B2C side, we made in-home air filters that were highly stylized.
Inside Intercom
OCTOBER 1, 2019
But thanks to his experience as a marketing leader in both B2C (in online gaming ) and later in B2B (at AdRoll , where he managed 45 people and a budget of €30 million), Shane had a keen sense of how to continue fueling growth by moving upmarket and differentiating from a crowded marketplace.
NextBigWhat
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
He started his career as a Techie and has worked on many B2B and B2C applications in the last 15 years.
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.
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.
Ask Benny
JULY 1, 2019
A B2C product manager can bring a B2B product, methodologies of optimizations and analytics, while a B2B product manager may bring a B2C product, an experience of juggling prioritization and very technological understanding.
Inside Intercom
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Indeed, among our customers were B2C companies, small businesses, and large enterprises along with customers in places and industries well beyond Silicon Valley. Through the segmentation process, we found that a B2B versus B2C distinction was sufficient to capture differing needs.
NextBigWhat
AUGUST 29, 2019
That said, if its a B2C scenario and you have enough volume, even looking at last-click, first-click etc. NextBigWhat’s Wednesday AMAs bring a lot of clarity and perspective to founders / product and growth leaders.
Gainsight
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Decision-makers are seeking out the same ease of use, beautiful design, and overall great experience in B2B solutions that they’ve come to expect in business-to-consumer (B2C) products and solutions. The business-to-business (B2B) industry has recently undergone a massive evolution.
Gainsight
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
It should come at no surprise that compared to B2C, B2B lags in customer experience (CX). Increased customer expectations, especially when it comes to recurring revenue , mean that B2B companies can’t just drag and drop B2C CX strategies—even mid-touch customers are far too complex and spend far too much in ARR for that to work. That’s because B2C CX is typically reactive. B2C CX has traditionally been built around a central axis of responding to customer complaints.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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