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How to Give Your Product Managers Negative Feedback (Part 1)

The Product Coalition

Growing your soft skills requires expanding your comfort zone, which means leaving your original comfort zone, which in turn isn’t comfortable by definition. There are two ways to do that: Positive motivation : explain to them why growing is good for them. Even people with a developed growth mindset?—?ones

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430: How changes in marketing are influencing products – with Ali Plonchak 

Product Innovation Educators

Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers [5:53] What is the definition or purpose of marketing? Consumers are starting to recognize the societal impact media can have on consumers—positive or negative. How can we use media to deliver positive actions? How can we think about using media for good?

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CX expert Bill Price on creating frictionless customer experiences

Intercom, Inc.

“Instead of trying to optimize the contact center experience with all sorts of things, they said, ‘Let’s get rid of an inbound phone number.’ ’ No inbound chat, no inbound email” Bill: Well, the one that keeps coming back to me is one that we came across looking at some articles.

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What is customer service?

Intercom, Inc.

You may serve a tasty dish – i.e., a great product or service – but if it does not meet expectations and issues aren’t resolved your brand will most definitely lose its luster in the eyes of your customer. Consider that in terms of your business. What is the role of customer service in marketing strategy?

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Go with the Flow: How to easily measure and improve user flows

The Product Coalition

Via distinct arrows, where thickness indicates number of navigations, user flows show you the inbound and outbound journeys for every screen and popup within your app. While this list is definitely not exhaustive, you’ll surely walk away with even more ideas of how to monitor and improve user journeys in your app. What is a user flow?

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What is Marketing Research? Examples and Best Practices

Userpilot

This research provides essential insights into brand strength, consumer behavior, and market position, which are vital for teams focused on sales, marketing, and product development. The choice between these depends on factors like your budget, time constraints, and whether you need exploratory data or definitive answers.

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Product Manager: Seeking Help

The Product Guy

This article highlights a few ways to increase clarity and provide better role definition between a manager and a direct report as it pertains to daily situations involving escalations, blockers, and air cover. Definitions : First let’s go through some quick definitions to make sure we’re speaking the same language.