The Product Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2018

When I started working as a product manager, I understood that identifying and defining the problem is a crucial first step before even thinking about solving it. After every discussion with customers, sales, service, leadership and my colleagues, I was left with a laundry list of problems that needed my attention.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This month, we’re focusing on all things Product Leadership. Before we start diving into the ins and outs of leadership in Product Management, it’s important to ask and to understand what we mean by Product Leadership. they’re in a Product leadership role. they’re a thought leader.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

That’s why some of Intercom’s first marketing hires were product marketers and why we’ve had a “seat at the table” from the early days of the company. . Product marketing looks different in every company, but one common trend is that many product marketing managers (PMMs) feel undervalued.

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Gocious Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

When it comes to leadership in the manufacturing world , product marketers and product managers are like two peas in a pod. Both positions require a thorough understanding of the product and their ideal customer's preferences and pain points.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 10, 2022

She cofounded the Radical Product Thinking movement of leaders creating vision-driven change, along with authoring the book Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:56] 1:56] What put you on the path to being a product leader?

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Mind the Product

MARCH 12, 2020

Product managers often use skills like strategic thinking, user research, product prioritization / backlog grooming, data analysis, and communication. Most importantly, effective product managers spend time doing product discovery , the process in which new ideas are iterated and validated with actual customers.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 20, 2021

The challenges facing customer support leaders are more complex than ever. They need to be able to balance efficiency with a great customer experience , meet rising customer expectations , and keep team morale high , all while ensuring that they don’t blow through their budget or burn out their team. The results?

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Historically, we’ve asked product teams to deliver a fixed roadmap typically defined by leadership. As we evolve toward outcomes, we are asking product teams to deliver performance. It’s not just about shipping features, but about creating value for both our customers and our businesses. Tweet This. Tweet This.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We then jammed those models into our platform so that customers could access the outputs in many ways.” While these products have been successful on the market, Lisa has learned that “For data science in particular, building the trust of the marketer into the product has to be a top priority. Tweet This.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

They already had an established product and regular rituals that helped them consider their users. Through a combination of leadership buy-in, reading, and coaching, they committed to mapping opportunities and testing assumptions before jumping to solutions and found new ways to truly put their users first.

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Product Talk

MARCH 3, 2021

Customer journey maps, story mapping, impact mapping—there are lots of ways to externalize your thinking. Principle 1: Encourage Teams to Discover Opportunities through Continuous Customer Touch Points. Discovering opportunities through continuous customer touch points is one of the guiding principles of continuous discovery.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I find that a product walkthrough is often needed when you are trying to make the case to leadership to green-light a new venture based on the strength of your vision for it. Sometimes these visions of the future are also shared with existing and potential customers to help portray your company's ambitions.

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Userpilot

APRIL 25, 2022

What is product leadership and how is it different from product management ? In the article, we’ll be discussing what the product leadership role entails and how it is different from the product management role. Product leaders are responsible for building the right teams and organizational cultures.

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Userpilot

JULY 31, 2023

What does a product marketing manager (PMM) do? This is the question on the lips of many marketing professionals browsing through opportunities at tech companies. Chances are you already know their broad responsibility is to develop and implement a marketing strategy roadmap for a specific product.

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Alchemer Mobile

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Customer experience strategies shouldn’t be created in a vacuum, but it’s hard to know how to create a CX strategy that exceeds customers’ expectations without first understanding them. We hosted a CX-focused panel at this year’s Customer Love Summit. Christopher An-Traumer, Product Manager at Premera Blue Cross.

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Pragmatic Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Laura Jones is head of product marketing at Uber and recently participated in an AMA on influencing the product roadmap via Sharebird , a place to see how people at top companies do product marketing. PMMs need to take the time to understand PMs’ needs and pain points. Influencing the Roadmap.

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Pragmatic Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Laura Jones is head of product marketing at Uber and recently participated in an AMA on influencing the product roadmap via Sharebird , a place to see how people at top companies do product marketing. PMMs need to take the time to understand PMs’ needs and pain points. Influencing the Roadmap.

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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Customer feedback can be a goldmine of valuable insights for SaaS companies seeking growth. But how does one actually go about collecting feedback , prioritizing it, and using it to make key product decisions? Meagan Glenn , Senior Program Manager (Success and Product) from Lavender lays it out for us in this interview.

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Userpilot

MAY 8, 2024

If your product doesn’t satisfy customer needs, its future looks bleak. You won’t be able to retain your users or convert them into paying customers. You will learn about different types of customer needs and how to identify them. Satisfying customer needs is essential for retention and loyalty.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2019

Some think customers will see the advent of AI as a welcome way to get self-help quickly and get back to their task. Others worry that AI will worsen the customer experience as more and more companies use it to save costs. He joined me for a conversation on tackling issues that come up as you scale your customer experience.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

From a Product Management and Strategy viewpoint, I believe internalizing this fear of failure drives some of the best outcomes for the organization and its customers. I will also do away with the notion of a “Product.” Markets need solutions. it has to be something the customers find valuable.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 1, 2023

When your product can do more than it could do before, that sounds like a good thing. Added functionality, new capabilities, a more robust feature set…these are the talking points product marketers salivate over and executives search for on product roadmaps. But are you solving for actual customer problems?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We also look at the levels of seniority among product managers as well as the skills they need to lead successful teams and build products that delight customers. TL;DR A product manager oversees the entire software product development cycle, from discovery to launch and beyond. Who is a product manager?

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Define your positioning and messaging to get a clear idea of how you’ll promote your product once it’s ready for your target market. Select the right pricing strategy to ensure that potential customers find value in paying for your product. What is a product strategy framework? SWOT analysis.

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Product Management University

DECEMBER 2, 2022

If you’re in product marketing or product management, you’re likely familiar with the concept of user personas and buyer personas. These terms might even be used interchangeably in your organization to describe a product’s customers. However, user personas and buyer personas are distinctly different.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Why do product managers need them? That’s what Dave Martin , a product leadership coach, has talked about in his talk at this year’s Product Drive Summit hosted by Userpilot. Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes. As companies scale, they often cannot satisfy customer needs equally well.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Their responsibilities include product discovery, developing product vision, prioritization , roadmapping , analyzing product performance and its iterative development, and leading the product team. Product marketing sits between product development and the market. What is product management?

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This was probably because we were trying to figure out where our product stood in the grander scheme of things, and trying to find product/market fit. However once I agreed the product vision with my manager (over the course of months and numerous meetings), our entire team was in a better place.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 1, 2016

I'm a firm believer that the best product managers understand that mastering the discipline requires deeply excelling at both the art and science of product management. And while those are critically important to being a great product manager, they aren't sufficient. So what's going on here?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

TL;DR A product strategy is a high-level outline that shapes the development and management of a product. A well-defined product strategy contains four key elements – the product vision , target customers , goals , and product initiatives. Set KPIs for measuring product performance and user engagement.

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Userpilot

JUNE 19, 2024

Interested in product marketing manager roles? In this guide, we’ll explore the ins and outs of product marketing manager roles through detailed job descriptions and handy templates. TL;DR A product marketing manager is a professional responsible for promoting and selling their company’s products.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

In her classes, she teaches a structured and sustainable approach to continuous discovery that helps product teams infuse customer input into their daily product decisions. In 2021, Torres published her book “Continuous Discovery Habits” on how to foster the habits of sustained discovery in product teams.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 5, 2020

So, what’s the difference between a Product Manager (PM) and a Product Marketing Manager (PMM)? Both Product Managers and Product Marketing Managers often work very closely together and share project ownership, they generally have different sets of responsibilities that require different skill sets.

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Gainsight

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Organizations create Customer Success teams to increase Net Revenue Retention, and we’ve recently published research showing that NRR drives valuation. Organizations create dedicated roles to continuously improve CS functions to improve NRR or reduce costs by scaling up your customer base with the same CS headcount. Your VP of CS?

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Mixpanel

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Let me jump right in: With product analytics, customer retention isn’t just something you measure after the fact; it should be something you can learn to predict (and then improve). How could a product manager possibly dig into the data and pull up something that’s genuinely useful for activation and retention?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Product Manager (PM) & Product Marketing Manager (PMM): The Product Doppelgangers Photo by Kaleidico on Unsplash Try Googling for ‘product management vs product marketing’, you will see several results around this topic. Product marketers are like restaurant managers.

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Userpilot

JUNE 12, 2024

Understanding the salary landscape for product marketing managers is crucial whether you’re entering the field or looking to advance your career. TL;DR A product marketing manager is a professional responsible for promoting and selling their company’s products. Let’s get started!

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