Product Management University

AUGUST 15, 2023

It’s a logical question but the answer is a definitive no. You’ll build base capabilities that are an 80% fit for all customers, but if push comes to shove on resources, time and scope, the (20%) market specific features get priority so that you have something that’s more valuable, unique and differentiating in your key markets.

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Product Management University

DECEMBER 7, 2020

If you’re wondering what the problem is with this approach, it’s the problem definition itself. “80% of our customers are telling us that the customer experience has become their primary vector of differentiation because products and services commoditize so quickly theses days. Storytelling Example.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 8, 2019

For revenue-generating products, you should also investigate if the product is still effectively differentiated: Do users have a compelling reason to choose it over competitors’ offerings? You should now be in a good position to stock the product backlog and create the right user stories.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 18, 2024

The cost of starting a business is lower than ever, products are commoditized, and markets are saturated, which means achieving true differentiation is tough. So, how can you differentiate your company in this environment? Customer Success (CS) definitely owns one part of the journey, but not until after a contract is signed.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In fact, the only differentiator you can use to stand out from competing parity products is price. To do that, you need to use different differentiators like better quality, superior customer support , better customization, or greater usability. Product parity definition. They’re necessary to enter the race.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

My answer would be yes, definitely. Nonetheless, the quote is a favorite go-to argument in roadmap meetings everywhere, used to justify positions that are inconsistent with market feedback or lack data altogether. This type of bias can lead to overly complicated products or messaging that is overly nuanced. Here’s why.

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UX Studio

MAY 30, 2023

Given all that, reliable brands are more likely to differentiate themselves and earn customer loyalty. By doing this, you can continuously improve your product, create more value, and positively impact their lives. You will definitely have a hard time building trust if going in the opposite direction.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

First let’s clarify some definitions. Hopefully, you have something that differentiates your product from the rest of the pack, but the amount of money you can charge is typically limited by the competitive price points in your space. We could position PricingSaaS as a page change detector. What is a pricing survey?

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Userpilot

MARCH 6, 2024

It also helps organizations improve conversion rates and create a positive customer experience leading to higher satisfaction and loyalty. For the company, this is an opportunity to provide valuable information, showcase product benefits , and differentiate it from competitors. Funnel definitions? Congratulations!

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Map out a problem space definition. We make sure our MVP addresses those differentiating needs. Once we’ve figured out how we’re going to be better or different, we need to figure out how to position and message our product. A great example is the iPod’s messaging—”a thousand songs in your pocket.”

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Mironov Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

  The hope is for positive press coverage but few serious end users.   Definitely demanded human curation.   Since LLMs are built statistically and will always deliver some wrong answers, are we factoring in the human effort to watch for hallucinations and review every recommendation?  

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

If rewarded for getting involved, they’re more likely to stick around longer and talk positively about your product. Improve the cancellation process so customers leave with a positive mind state, increasing their chances of returning. Provide a positive experience by making sure users don’t encounter friction.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 16, 2019

To differentiate yourself in a crowded market, ease of use is only part of the equation. Multi-step pointer messages in a Product Tour. Is this just a new simple message type, or are we going to do something much more sophisticated? Our starting position was actually very big and ambitious. A whole new product?

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

You will have data sets for analyzing your churn/retention history, which will better position you to make intelligent business decisions. Differentiating the different types will help you track and reduce attrition with ease. You can do this with contextual in-app messages such as modals , hotspots, tooltips, etc.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 6, 2020

Product marketing is actually the function for which a traditional marketing degree most prepares you since it covers many of the core marketing responsibilities including messaging, positioning, pricing, and market research. That said, the decision about getting an MBA or not isn’t the critical one.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

Designers must ask themselves, “What message are we trying to convey? Using uppercase characters in headings/subheadings is an easy way to differentiate various text sections. using a mix of lighter/darker shades of a specific color) can help designers effectively differentiate the layers of information and direct user attention.

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UX Studio: Product Management

OCTOBER 2, 2023

These leave an exceptional first impression and differentiate our clients from competitors. Their core services cover UI/UX and web design, which focuses on creating intuitive and user-friendly interfaces, product design involving UX research and user-centered product development, brand identity definition, and visual language creation.

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UX Studio

APRIL 25, 2019

How you present yourself to the world, visually and in terms of message, constitutes a real science and many companies do a good job of that. Specific methods can find out what customers think when they encounter your brand, and validate your message (or not). We definitely have some ideas! Do research! Do research!

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BrainMates

MAY 28, 2019

We created clear definitions of “ready” and “done” so that the agile teams would only began work on what they could finish in a sprint and have a clear understanding of what implementation ”done” meant to truly be releasable to the market. Progress delivering an incremental solution towards a very differentiating feature.

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Tyner Blain

AUGUST 1, 2013

To do that, it needed to allow users to address differentiated problems, or be differentiated in how it addressed those problems. The definition he uses for augmented products is “when a product goes beyond what was required or expected by the buyer.” It would generate buzz, by being awesome and noteworthy.

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UX Studio

JUNE 30, 2023

Their branding services include creating brand strategy, positioning, and product naming, among others. Managing expectations transparently is also a positive trait of theirs. They provide expertise in brand strategy and positioning, and creating go-to-market plans. Also, develop product demos and prototypes.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The most important aspect of custdev is that it helps to find customers and create a product and messaging specifically for them. Together with customer data, you have to scan the market opportunities, get to know your competitors, learn about the trends and so on, to determine your position when you hit the market with your product.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Differentiate your product from other similar products on the market to avoid product parity. Properly position your product and choose the right messaging to convey its value to your audience. Differentiate your product. Moreover, you need to differentiate your product from your competitors to avoid product parity.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

John: Julien, you’ve been at Facebook for around eight years in a variety of different roles; could you give us a b of background on how you got to your current position? What’s your differentiator? When you work at Cirque du Soleil, by definition you don’t have a PC and a desk every day when you go to work.

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Business of Software Conference

AUGUST 30, 2019

After this talk, you’ll understand how the ‘jobs-to-be-done’ theory helps SaaS companies create effective positioning — and a proven, step-by-step process for uncovering your best customers’ ‘job-to-be-done’ Video, Slides, and Transcript below. So messaging is really how you feel fuel for the race. (

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2022

For the growth phase, marketing should gear towards accelerating demand and profit growth through constant innovation, proper pricing, and proper messaging. Marketing campaigns in the maturity cycle should highlight product differentiation and brand identity to maintain a market presence over the competition. Product Life Cycle Stages.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 20, 2022

If you’re short on time, here are a few quick takeaways: A company’s differentiator, or the reason their customers choose them over others, only lasts as long as their ability to improve faster than others can copy. Paul: Yeah, it definitely did. And principles, by definition, are guidelines. It certainly has for me.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

We weren’t bootstrapped, that’s a very clear definition of what bootstrapped is. April Dunford Positioning BoS USA. 40:38 James Avery, Kevel: But it really got myself and my VP of Marketing, thinking just about positioning a lot more, right, we both read the book, I saw her speak again, at the virtual conference.

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BrainMates

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Product Management 101 is “problem before solution”, but it still appears the message is not getting through, as too many products & product improvements are launched without a real benefit to customers. If PM 101 is problem before solution, this is definitely 102 – “ who will pay and why ?”

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Userpilot

AUGUST 18, 2022

Positive customer experiences result in improved customer retention and loyalty. Add elements that spark positive emotions that build a stronger connection between your brand and your customers. We could definitely spot the difference and confirm frictionless signup flows are one of the customer experience trends in 2022.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 6, 2019

For instance, many teams build apps on Intercom so users can leverage their workflows and services within our live chat Messenger and messages. Liam: Very early on, we were definitely working with bigger companies with sizable data just because the problem’s more interesting, and that’s where we saw the opportunity and our vision.

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Userpilot

JULY 22, 2022

Use emotional design to create a positive user experience when users engage with a product. Asana evokes positive emotions in users with gamification elements to create a great in-app experience. Userpilot makes the waiting time enjoyable with inspirational messages that keep users occupied. Asana’s humorous error message.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I find that every business requires at least these 8 product/market fit hypotheses that make up their product strategy, but your specific business may have more: Target audience Problem you're solving Value propositions Strategic differentiation Competition Acquisition strategy Monetization strategy Key performance indicators (KPIs).

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 24, 2019

And let’s not forget that we hosted our second annual World Product Day in May – a day when 90 product events took place across the globe and thousands of celebratory messages exploded across Twitter in a single 24-hour period. Over the last couple of years, the conversation has shifted and we’ve definitely taken steps forward.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One of the biggest determining factors of a company’s success is the clarity of its message, and how that clarity comes across in every interaction across the product and brand. 1 Poor definition of value proposition and feature focus. I see three main recurring patterns when looking at companies who struggle to get it right. #1

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 24, 2021

Focus on identifying your target audience, communicating an authentic message that they want and need and project yourself as an “expert” within your niche” (Kim Garst, Marketing Thought Leader). The header consists of a short stakeholder analysis and a definition of a customer problem that we would like to address: 1. of Anything.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2019

The process of defining your positioning strategy is not a one-and-done deal – in a crowded marketplace, it needs to be an ongoing exercise. Ambient Strategy founder and CEO April Dunford on the symptoms of weak positioning. April Dunford on the symptoms of weak positioning. Often, they never revisit that positioning.

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