Product Talk

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When it comes to continuous discovery , there’s no such thing as “the perfect tool.” Instead of seeking the best tool out there, it’s much more effective to look for the best tool for your team. Teresa often says, “The best tool is the one that your team will use.” Today, we’re taking a slightly different approach.

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Product Talk

MARCH 1, 2023

“Product thought leaders talk about an ideal way of working. I realize that many product people have never worked in a product trio , don’t have access to customers, aren’t given time to test their ideas, and are working in what Marty Cagan calls “features teams” or “delivery teams.” product outcomes).

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Product Talk

MAY 3, 2023

In the book, the authors recommend that for any new product idea, we need to consider the monetization potential from the very beginning. However, they suggest that we can simply ask our customers about their willingness to pay. But asking customers what they might do in the future leads to unreliable feedback.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Opportunity solution trees are a simple way of visually representing the paths you might take to reach a desired outcome. These are the customer needs, pain points, and desires that, if addressed, will drive your desired outcome. Below the opportunity space is the solution space. Below the solution space are assumption tests.

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Product Talk

APRIL 8, 2020

Welcome to the latest installment of Product in Practice! For this post, we spoke with a product team from Simply Business about some of the major lessons they’ve learned since adopting continuous discovery habits like interviewing their customers, questioning their assumptions , and using the opportunity solution tree to guide their work.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Hello, Product Talk readers! It’s time for another installment of Product in Practice. In this series, we highlight the impressive work that forward-thinking product teams are doing. Find our other Product in Practice posts here. During her tenure as a data scientist, Lisa built two predictive products. Tweet This.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 26, 2021

When we were writing this post, we did a little research to see what other brands were saying about mobile customer experience. Stop talking about customer-centricity; turn it into action. Every company says they’re “customer-centric,” but very few actually are. So, we won’t waste your time. Sound good?

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 22, 2022

In our 2022 Mobile Customer Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of more than 1,000 apps across a billion mobile app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Food and Drink category. Consumer sentiment. Expressed customer emotion. Expressed customer emotion. Popular phrases.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 13, 2021

Digital shopping exploded in 2020, with an increase in both consumers and usage. While some companies took a hit due to widespread lockdowns, those who swiftly adopted the digital shift won market share and, ultimately, new loyal customers during a difficult time for consumers. star rating, and had 488 app store reviews.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 14, 2021

Media and Entertainment apps played a critical role in helping us get through 2020. While the world around us shifted in response to the pandemic, consumers turned to media apps as an outlet to stay informed, connect with loved ones, decompress, and even have some laughs. Technology (media creation, connectivity, etc.).

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 6, 2021

While the year was disastrous for many food and drink companies, there were also many whose apps tell incredible tales of resilience, ingenuity, and embracing the digital shift. Read on for data-supported research and benchmarks Food and Drink apps should focus on in 2021 and beyond based on what was learned from a year like no other.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 22, 2018

In today’s data-driven world, the idea of using research to build great tech companies has gone from being buzzworthy to expected. User testing is now a must-do, thanks to the lean build-measure-learn mantra that has inspired modern product development. Role of exploratory research in product development.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Customer support is more business-critical than ever. But in today’s fast-paced world, your customer support can only be as effective as the technology that underpins it. Study after study shows that the vast majority of support teams are unhappy with their current customer support tech stacks.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 28, 2021

One size did not fit all for Utilities apps in 2020. In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Utilities category. 2021 Engagement Benchmarks for Utilities Apps. Surveys and Messages.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Be Prepared to Look after People, Not Products. When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. A great way to do this is to mentor and coach people.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 16, 2021

2020 reset the mobile app engagement playing field. In response, teams across all industries need to rethink their mobile feedback and engagement strategies to meet rapidly-shifting marketplace changes. Today, we’re thrilled to release our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report. Turn apps into listening channels.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 16, 2022

Consumers are more skeptical of digital marketing than ever before, and peer recommendations in the form of app store ratings and reviews stand alone as the single greatest driver of discovery and conversion. When we asked, consumers were clear that the lower the star rating, the less likely they’d be to download the app.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 1, 2022

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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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A lot of product teams claim to be focused on their users. They might even have regular steps in their processes that remind them to put their users’ needs first. This is why Teresa talks about continuous discovery in terms of forming new habits. The product trio collaborating on the opportunity solution tree using Mural.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We are at the start of a revolution in customer communication, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. At Intercom, we have taken advantage of these technologies relatively early. Our Custom Bots and Resolution Bot already work for thousands of businesses every day. The cupcake approach to building bots.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In all of our Product Talk Academy courses , we ask students, “What’s your biggest hurdle to adopting continuous discovery?” Overwhelmingly, the #1 response is: access to customers. In Continuous Discovery Habits , I wrote that the only way to make continuous discovery sustainable is to automate your customer recruiting process.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With the evolution of digital technologies, we’re now exposed to other people’s opinions, ideas, and work on an almost minute-by-minute basis. That’s ok, let’s test this hypothesis. UI refinement used to consume the majority of my time. Let’s be honest: creativity is a nebulous landscape. Not convinced?

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 22, 2021

In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Business Services category. Below is a summary of our research specifically on Business Services apps. 2021 Engagement Benchmarks for Business Services Apps.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The right data and experimentation tools. A well designed experimentation system allows a company to accelerate growth by creating faster feedback loops and enabling progressive delivery. To have a successful experimentation program, the product managers need 3 things: 1. The right data and experimentation tools.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Minimum Viable Products: Why You Should Test Before Investing In Ideas Let’s analyze the advantages of MVP-based software development. If you look into the problem carefully, you’ll see that all the relevant reasons for failure : changing requirements, weak arrangement, insufficient investment and test activities?

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Alchemer Mobile

JULY 2, 2019

The path to success in product management is not a straight line. Product” isn’t a major that can be studied in school, the role looks vastly different across industries, and many product managers don’t begin their careers in the field until they’ve amassed experience in other areas.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 14, 2020

As customers expect more and more out of support experiences, support leaders can risk burnout on their team to meet the escalating demand. But even for larger teams, an influx of customer questions can overload agents, leaving them frustrated and overworked, and in turn, not able to provide great support.

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Userpilot

MAY 22, 2024

What if you could get into your user’s brain? Would you have a better understanding of how they interact with your product? Unfortunately, that technology isn’t here yet, so UX research tools are the next best thing. This article will highlight 23 of the best UX research tools available in 2024.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

Product managers (PMs) are ninjas of aligning people, management, and processes. No product tool or template can save you if you’re not killing it in these three areas. The best product managers are in a continuous state of discovery and know that?—? neither the product nor roadmap are ever static.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 27, 2018

2018 is shaping up to be a massive year for the Intercom platform. Historically, we’ve spent proportionately way more on research and development than other software companies we track, and that won’t stop any time soon. This funding will go straight into building great new software at a pace you’ve yet to see from us.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 23, 2021

Recent marketplace fluctuations required brands to get creative in their app mobile engagement strategies. While companies took varied approaches to improving app retention, one theme is clear: Most mobile teams’ focus has shifted to retention over acquisition. App Retention in 2021. 30-day Retention. 90-day Retention.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 15, 2021

took over the company in 1952 and decided to make his mark through modern design, they’ve become the single largest design organization in the world, with over 1500 designers working in innovative products from machine learning to cloud to file sharing. User research is a vital part of the design process. Since Thomas Watson Jr.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A big part of Teeba’s process involved putting her product skills to use throughout the job search, both in terms of identifying product-led companies and in terms of mapping out business and product outcomes for companies where she was interviewing. Meet our continuous discovery champion, Teeba Alkhudairi.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Generative vs evaluative research methods are two techniques for conducting user research when managing your product. Both UX research methods are different but provide valuable insights to help your product development process. Userpilot is a great tool for performing generative and evaluative research.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

With a background in computer science and an MBA, he soon realized that understanding the markets and customers is as important as building the products. And so, in 2014, he founded Productboard , a product management system that incorporates customer feedback and insights to help product teams build better products.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 2, 2021

While we watched brave, brilliant healthcare workers combat the pandemic on the front lines, the mobile technology used to support their efforts from home underwent massive change. Healthcare apps saw incredible floods of new consumers as the world transitioned to managing health remotely, and the impact on engagement was stunning.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Mastering the craft of product management is no easy task. I instead define a product manager as driving the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. It's equally important for product managers to think about each of these four dimensions as having a concrete set of deliverables. Vision: Vision Narrative.

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