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5 User Pitfalls to Avoid

The Product Guy

As Marc Wendell described in a Product Mentor video, the foundation of success in both product management and user experience (UX) is solving a problem for a specific user. Products fall short when they include and/or over-prioritize extraneous features that don’t solve that user’s problem. Asking the wrong users for input.

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7 Key App Marketing Strategies

Alchemer Mobile

Even if you are an experienced marketer, it is important to note that app marketing is a totally different ball game, complete with different players and rules. billion smartphone users worldwide (yes, that’s roughly 80 percent of the population!), mobile app marketing is a must. Dedicate the resources your app deserves.

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Jobs to be Done Interview Tips for Product Managers

The Product Guy

I prided myself on knowing my customers. When I built a new feature, I knew exactly who would benefit from it and knew who to call for feedback. I had many, many more customers (millions more), but no way of segmenting these customers into personas or roles like at my previous job. But that was my old job in edtech.

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A Designer’s Perspective on Working with Product Managers

The Product Guy

We like to get painful user problems to solve. You can ask me to change the color somewhere or put a button on a screen, and I will probably do that, but I really like to get challenging problems where I can do my research build prototypes, do user tests, and come up with a solution that will raise our product to the next level.

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How to Use Customer Feedback as a Sales Tool

The Product Coalition

We’ve all heard the term “ customer-centric ” in the context of running a successful business, but what does it really mean? From one perspective, it’s about creating value for customers, delivering an effective product at a good price. This is where customer feedback for sales comes into play. No ifs, no buts.

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Writing a Book: How Continuous Discovery Helped Me Write a Better Book

Product Talk

This need is what led me to think about and design the opportunity solution tree. When I finally wrote about the opportunity solution tree (back in 2016), I knew that it was a big enough idea that I would need to write a book about it. I know many authors who use their blog as a way to test content. That was a start.

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Four Key Product Management Lessons from a Product Manager at Mailchimp

Alchemer Mobile

What tools or methodologies do you use? What have been your favorite ways to connect and get feedback from your customers? Previously, he has worked for SaaS companies such as Dropbox and Apptimize. What tools or methodologies do you use? Because you’re never going to find the perfect fit.