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Solution Consultants, Be The Person You’d Love To Buy From

Product Management University

For all of you pre-sales solution consultants and sales engineers looking for new ways to differentiate your demos, step away from your products for a quick minute. The Simple Secret to Differentiation Think about someone you really enjoyed buying from. I was a pre-sales solution consultant in my first software job.

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The Power of Product Positioning and the “7 Ps” Marketing Mix

280 Group

PlayStation Classic was designed with far too little consideration into product positioning — the most important point of product marketing — and the blunder in sales was a direct result of this glaring oversight. What is Product Positioning? Product positioning refers to what the product means in the mind of the customer.

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Accelerate Your PM Career Trajectory in 2022! [+Webinar]

280 Group

Training as a Differentiator. Training is a differentiator. Armed with this knowledge, you can demonstrate interest, skills, and scope ahead of the much sought-after Director role – – which, by the way, requires strength in Strategy, Pricing, and Product Launch. Here is a sneak peek at what you will walk away with.

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A Primer on Business Strategy From Hamilton Helmer's 7 Powers

Sachin Rekhi

Beyond product/market fit, it turns out business strategy really does matter. A sound strategy can make the difference between our initial product/market fit being ephemeral versus the beginning of a meaningful and lasting business. He then further refined his concepts as a business strategy professor at Stanford University.

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The Power of the Product Lifecycle: A Look at the 4 Key Stages of the PLC

280 Group

In this blog post, we’ll examine the 4-phased PLC in detail, including the market conditions for each stage and how you can use the PLC to make better decisions about your product pricing, channel and marketing strategy, and product portfolio mix. . Growth: This is the key stage for establishing your market position. What is the PLC?

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“On the Box Thinking” to Build a Better MVP

280 Group

These “MVP” elements are foundational to strategy and absolutely critical to the product’s ultimate commercial success. Without knowing the Positioning you want your product to take, its Value proposition to customers, and how you will Message these things, you don’t have a path to market success. Think of it as the “Marketing MVP”.

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7 Reasons Why Products Fail

280 Group

Competition : Closing of feature gaps, increased market share, creating differentiation. Your market research here will help support your go-to-market strategy. #3: Product Management can work to avoid these problems by developing comprehensive pricing strategies. Most companies’ corporate strategies demand minimums for GM %.