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8 Reasons Why Brand Managers Need Formal Product Marketing Training

280 Group

Businesses exist to sell products and services, and their ability to do so depends largely on the strength of their brand. That’s why the Brand Manager is one of the highest-ranking individuals within an organization, and only experienced candidates are considered for this role. Overlap in Roles. 1: Increase Strategic Impact.

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How Digital Product Managers Can Perform Effective Market Research

The Product Coalition

Market research is the process of gathering information about your business's buyer personas, target audiences and customers. Market research also helps to provide a deeper understanding of the varying market factors, such as the nature of the market, the problems of the users, and the value of what you are building.

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5 Costly Branding Mistakes

UX Planet

By Mary Moore, copywriter at Shakuro Branding holds the promise of propelling your venture to new heights, capturing hearts, and securing your place in the market. The last thing you need is to stumble into the abyss of bad branding, a place where countless others have lost their way. Yet, it’s a double-edged sword.

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Maximizing Insights by Leveraging the Benefits of Integrating Market Research and User Research

The Product Coalition

Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash Market research and user experience research (UXR) are often confused as being the same thing, but they are actually distinct fields with their own goals and methods. To choose the appropriate research method for the business, it’s important to clarify the problem we are trying to solve.

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Psychographic Segmentation in Product Marketing Strategy: The Ultimate Guide

Userpilot

Customer segments enable you to find/understand your target audience and boost engagement, making them an important marketing tool. TL;DR Psychographic segmentation is a marketing strategy that divides the market into smaller groups based on personality traits, lifestyle, social class, attitudes, interests, and values.

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The Role of Market Research in Times of Uncertainty, Crisis and Change

Pragmatic Marketing

After being in the market research industry for nearly 30 years, I’ve been involved with research and insights through several recessions and other types of crises. For marketers, it’s easy to be unsure of what to do in an uncertain environment. Become a More Proactive Marketer. How do they advertise?

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12 Useful Marketing Surveys: Types, Questions & Tools

Userpilot

Marketing surveys let you understand brand perception, analyze customer sentiment , and identify improvement areas. TL;DR A marketing survey uses well-crafted questionnaires to gather information about your target audience and their sentiment on your company and competitors. What are marketing surveys?