Product Management Unpacked

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Who is more customer-centric: B2C product managers or B2B product managers?

Product Management Unpacked

finds interesting differences between how B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) product managers approach product management, especially as it relates to customer research. Unlike B2C product managers who rely heavily on the customer success team, B2B product managers prioritize direct customer feedback.

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“Software eating the world” creates a growing need to educate product managers.

Product Management Unpacked

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. Product managers were difficult to hire even when the need for talent was coming more specifically from enterprise and B2C software and technology companies.

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Where Does Product Management Fit?

Product Management Unpacked

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. However, I have long believed that it is important for these two functions to remain as one.