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The Editor’s Notebook: Privacy and Data Security, Retraining Sales Teams

Pragmatic Marketing

In fact, the survey found that 68% of companies find red-team exercises more effective than blue-team testing, and more companies are practicing red over blue. “It’s abundantly clear that regular and relevant red/blue team testing helps companies develop their security capabilities.”

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How to Survive the Hardest Part of Product Management by Janna Bastow

Mind the Product

Janna had a sales job in college and recounts how intense the training was – with role-playing exercises, secret shoppers, and scripts – and how focused it was on dealing with people. But the training was intense! Frankly, selling pet food to adoring pet owners isn’t exactly a hard sell. Janna Bastow.

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Scaling and Positioning Sprout Social’s Product Marketing Team

Pragmatic Marketing

Sprout Social , which develops social media management, advocacy and analytics software for businesses, has mushroomed to 500 employees in its short, nine-year history. At Sprout Social, Product Marketing's key stakeholders have remained Product Management, Sales and Marketing. Growth also means adding shareholders.

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Scaling and Positioning Sprout Social’s Product Marketing Team

Pragmatic Marketing

Sprout Social , which develops social media management, advocacy and analytics software for businesses, has mushroomed to 500 employees in its short, nine-year history. At Sprout Social, Product Marketing's key stakeholders have remained Product Management, Sales and Marketing. Growth also means adding shareholders.

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The 3 core skills to master real-time selling

Intercom, Inc.

You execute demand generation programs to drive visitors to your website, qualify them, nurture them into sales opportunities and convert them into paying customers. The big difference is with the live chat funnel, you do this in real-time, which requires sales teams to exercise a few new muscles.

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Sustainable Product Strategy: How to Move from Outputs to Outcomes

Amplitude

Earlier last year, before we transitioned to outcome-based planning, the leadership team at Yesware did a thought exercise during an offsite. We broke into pairs and then each pair developed a feature roadmap along a particular area of focus. Putting all the themes together, you could see a rough annual roadmap.

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Managing Manufactured Products: Growth and Decline

Mind the Product

Increased sales training, promotion, and product improvements are some of the actions to be considered. If your business plan is for sales of new product A to replace legacy product B, the S&OP forecast will give you early indication if that is indeed happening. Cannibalization effects, intended or unintended.