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TEI 280: Learn how product managers should set product price – with Ben Malakoff

Product Innovation Educators

Identify the market size and trajectory. Faucet sales are significantly impacted by new home construction and remodeling, so if few homes are built, faucet sales may decrease. 6:39] Market Research. Market research is finding out what you can charge based on what you’re offering. 6:39] Market Research.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Constructing a Persona Workshop

Mind the Product

How do you collectively build your marketing persona through a workshop? Market research and having a customer proxy are prerequisites for a persona workshop. But, after doing that, a well-defined and accepted product persona will benefit your your team, your product and marketing strategy for a long time. The Process.

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Product Managers Misunderstood: We Don’t ‘Rule’ Silicon Valley—We Navigate Its Complexities

The Product Guy

A PM who creates unnecessary friction or fails to collaborate constructively isn’t fulfilling their responsibilities and shouldn’t remain in the role—just as with any other position. By defining priorities rooted in market research, user insights, and business goals, PMs ensure that development efforts deliver meaningful impact.

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SVPMA July Meeting – Steven Haines

The Product Bistro

Prior to the exercise, Steve talked about the whole product lifecycle, and what product management often gets too focused on (the “development” piece) and the parts that are often neglected, or downplayed (the up front market research and validation, and the post launch promotion and marketing).

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Speed and Substance: How To Innovate Consumer Insights

The Product Coalition

After graduating, he worked with organizations like GfK and Ipsos  — big names in consumer insights and market research. But we also have a research consulting team. We’ve got a very strong customer success department that’s experienced in market research. Then he explained how they pivoted. “So

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495: The reframing secret to getting a product management job – with Mary Baird

Product Innovation Educators

For example, Mary had led a successful capital campaign to fund the construction of a new community center. She reframed her experiences using product management terminology, drawing connections between her nonprofit initiatives and product development processes.

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From Niche to Success: How To Make Vertical SaaS a Worthwhile Startup Investment

The Product Coalition

The growing number of public vertical SaaS winners worth billions of dollars, such as in health sciences (Veeva), construction (Procore), restaurants (Toast), and banking (nCino), demonstrates how cloud-based and mobile app development specialized to certain industries can become giant businesses. Conducting market research is also essential.