The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

Even if you are advertising in order to build your brand (think Coca-Cola or Nike), you are educating the market on the kind of company you are (or the kind you want to be, but that’s for a different post). Become their trusted advisor, and the rest will follow. So who is right? Let’s start from the beginning.

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Gainsight

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

For example, what truly differentiates HubSpot from Klaviyo? Technology companies, in particular, adopted these points of differentiation to gain market share. HubSpot shot to fame due largely to its laser focus on inbound marketing. How about Mailchimp’s All-in-One Marketing Platform and Salesforce? Very little.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Plus it’s an amazing way to differentiate against the competition. With a messenger, you can gather crucial qualifying information to build rich customer profiles, target different content to different types of customers, and customize the messenger to suit your brand”. Which grows loyalty…. Which improves retention and grows revenue….

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2020

Try these inbound/outbound efforts exercise by dividing your PM activities into either an “inbound effort” or “outbound effort” bucket. Common inbound effort activities include: Setting the vision. Common outbound effort activities include: Competitive differentiation. Product planning. Product planning. Product strategy.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 4, 2021

Even if you are advertising in order to build your brand (think Coca-Cola or Nike), you are educating the market on the kind of company you are (or the kind you want to be, but that’s for a different post). The key to understanding which level you are at lies in understanding where your differentiation is?—?at So who is right?

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Product Bookshelf

JANUARY 1, 2021

Today, a strong brand and social proof are no longer enough to build trust with the modern buyer. Sales-led companies begin with a content strategy, capture inbound traffic with landing pages, nurture those leads with email, hand-off to sales, and then close the deal through a high-touch sales process.

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Userpilot

MARCH 29, 2024

What do we learn from the best brand activation examples? Brand activation is about driving product growth by connecting emotionally with people on a personal level. In this article, we take a deep dive into the concept of brand activation and go over 13 great examples that will inspire you to create your activation strategy.

Branding 102

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nulab

MAY 10, 2019

Differentiation. Leading on a differentiation strategy is tricky because you need to supply a product or service that no one else offers. Once you have that unique product, brand or service though, you can charge a premium. Once you have that unique product, brand or service though, you can charge a premium. Operations.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2021

Just ask any content marketer – they would rather have the resources and the time to focus on both, because to build a strong marketing brand, you need an approach that covers both the awareness and the acquisition. That’s why, if you want to build a brand that stands out from the crowd, you need to be open to experimentation.

Marketing 118

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 6, 2019

You don’t need to reinvent the wheel to make your brand stand out. Find the thing that gets you excited about your brand and learn how to articulate it as a story. One sure sign of a key brand is if the vast majority of your lead generation is from inbound, organic results. The mission of MadKudu.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 23, 2023

An in-depth comprehension of what new customers (and current customers) are looking for in your product will help you build a more appealing brand with a differentiation advantage that will give your company a competitive edge over other solutions on the market. Competitive advantage. What are value chain management and mapping?

User Testing 98

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

“Fragmented handoffs at any point of the customer experience can seriously dampen a customer’s trust in your brand” So how can your growth stack facilitate seamless handoffs? In a crowded marketplace, a relentless commitment to the customer’s experience can be your strongest differentiation.

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Business of Software Conference

MAY 21, 2020

And all of these have brand recognition. Other organisations, like Google, offer fantastic learning opportunities and growth progression and we believe that most NGOs will also try to differentiate on their organisational purpose. There’s inbound hiring and there’s outbound hiring. Outbound hiring is the opposite.

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Pragmatic Marketing

OCTOBER 11, 2019

So let's talk a little bit about how we go from features top feature speak to product story or a brand story. You know, I think we always want to tell an interesting and unique and differentiated story but we don't want to just make it up. You guys just did inbound like in the last couple of weeks. This was a big role!

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Pragmatic Marketing

OCTOBER 11, 2019

So let's talk a little bit about how we go from features top feature speak to product story or a brand story. You know, I think we always want to tell an interesting and unique and differentiated story but we don't want to just make it up. You guys just did inbound like in the last couple of weeks. This was a big role!

Product launches 70

Product launches Research Software User Testing Product Research 70

freshtrax

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

It’s the competitive differentiator for Japanese apps who want to enter the market both domestically and abroad. However, our customer base has expanded from mobile-first companies to more traditional, national brands as mobile becomes essential to every company’s marketing strategy. Integration is key.

Analytic Tools 96

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2019

Geoffrey Keating: Let’s take a hypothetical example: say you’re launching a brand new product tomorrow. If people understand your core value and your core differentiators, then you’ll stand out on your own from all these other folks who are like, “Hey, we’re everything for everybody.”

Customer Experience 165

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

And, yes, that means we have to be good for targeting, marketing, messages, and yes, it means we need to be really good at structuring thousands of inbound conversations and doing ticketing workflows and triage and all that sort of stuff. “I see Intercom becoming a consumer brand. It’s to make business personal.”

Feedback Software 209

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 28, 2020

They want fast and personal experiences from all brands, big and small. In a world where customers can readily switch brands, all companies need to invest in customer relationships and the best way to do that is to shift to conversational relationships. Customers now expect both. We’re calling it “conversational relationships.”

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

For SaaS companies, investor and entrepreneur Elad Gil likes when he sees major brands finding and using a product organically. Pay specific attention to demand sourced from customer/word-of-mouth referrals, direct website or app traffic, and branded search. And a keyword here is organic. Idan Dadon, Startup Advisor & Former Sr.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 29, 2022

And that’s exactly why you’re here today; to explore, to be inspired and discover those new ways to create deeper relationships that grow loyalty, brand experiences that grow value, and customer insights that grow the business. We are announcing three brand new products today. Enjoy this time. We had a pre-sales team.

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Business of Software Conference

JANUARY 16, 2020

It’s not the same thing as branding. In fact one of my pet peeves is people say ‘What are you going to talk about it today’ and I’ll say ‘positioning’ and they say ‘Oh, like you mean brand positioning?’ There’s branding: These two things are totally separate things’. It’s not your vision in the market.

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