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Announcing our new four-part series on sales – The Sales Handbook

Intercom, Inc.

Today we’re publishing a brand new, four-part series on sales – The Sales Handbook. Modern buyers have hundreds, if not thousands, of choices, and selling to them is far more complex than scheduling a generic email cadence or relying on a few differentiated product features. The Sales Handbook is here to help.

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Mental Models Applied: Using A 2×2 Chart For Handling Competitive Objections

The Secret PM Handbook

To use it, you have to be clear on your differentiators – what your product does better than your competitors. Think of two capabilities of your product, each of which is differentiating against some of your competitors. Because you chose differentiating capabilities, your competitors will all fall in one of the other quadrants.

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The Secret Product Management Framework

The Secret PM Handbook

It will differentiate you from a lot of product managers who cannot give you a concise description of what they do. ” video , from my (still in production) Secret Product Manager Handbook series. Let me know in the comments what you think about the Secret Product Manager Handbook. It should be your mantra. “I

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429: Innovation practices of the best companies – with Sally Kay

Product Innovation Educators

The award started in 1988, and in 2004 the OCI committee was asked to write a chapter for the PDMA Handbook of New Product Development about the OCI award. Many companies find this valuable, and some later win the award after adapting their practices to reflect what they learned from us. [9:40]

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3 Proven Ways To Help Your Sales Team Beat Quota

The Secret PM Handbook

We (the product managers) are the experts in our product: We know who it’s for, we know why it’s better, we know its differentiators, we know the stories of pain our prospects are suffering, and the glories of the successes of our customers. So, we should be good at least at some parts of selling it.

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A Better Approach To Demoing Can Turn Sales Around

The Secret PM Handbook

Our product’s portfolio management capabilities were a significant differentiator. But they weren’t being used effectively to differentiate in the demo. The post A Better Approach To Demoing Can Turn Sales Around appeared first on The Secret Product Manager Handbook.

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Role of a Product Manager: Unraveling the Key Responsibilities & Role in Business Success

Sequent Learning

They delve into market research, analyzing consumer needs, studying competitors, and identifying opportunities for product growth and differentiation. Market Analysis and Research : In-depth understanding of the market landscape is a cornerstone of a Product Manager’s role. Product Development and Roadmapping : Collaboration is the key.