Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

April Dunford’s mtpcon Digital 2020 keynote on positioning was so good that we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dig deeper into the topic with her. This is one of the dark arts for many product people, and it has such a deep effect on everything else you do – take a listen to upgrade [.]. Knowing your market.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Product Marketing vs Growth Marketing discussion isn't just about specific tasks and to-do lists, but about how they cultivate product growth to achieve business objectives. Using high-quality user feedback , customer research, and product analytics to improve the customer experience and drive product adoption.

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Userpilot

JULY 15, 2021

Despite its growing popularity, many people are still unfamiliar with SaaS product marketing. A common question is: what is SaaS product marketing? And how is it different from traditional marketing? In this post, I will give you an overview of what SaaS product marketing is and what it entails.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In this article, we’re going to break down what beta testing is, what makes a good beta tester, how to find and recruit them, and the difference they can make for you and your software. Beta testing is a term that describes a specific type of test activity: testing with actual users prior to launch.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Is your product marketing strategy lacking inspiration? How about some product marketing examples? In this article, we consider 10 SaaS product marketing examples. How did their product marketing strategy put their audience first? What is product marketing? Let’s dig in!

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Userpilot

APRIL 8, 2022

Product market fit, often just called product/market or “P/M” is one of the most important Lean Startup concepts. There is a lot of information out there about why it’s important for having a successful product and grow your business, but finding out how to achieve product-market fit can still feel elusive.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Product experts have tried to tackle this issue but they gloss over the impact a company’s structure and leadership team have on product/market fit. For many consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, product teams report to marketing, sales, finance, or strategy leads. Different Teams, Different Priorities.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

It enables marketers to create better buyer personas, design more effective products, and position their brands favorably in the market. There are four primary ways of collecting psychographic segmentation data, including market research , in-app surveys , focus groups, and customer support teams.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Keys to A/B Testing I recently hosted a webinar on the keys to A/B testing and how to structure these components for a company. Therefore, what follows is a rough outline for how I approach A/B testing when I join a company or when I get started. Should you be doing A/B tests as a company? Do you have product-market fit?

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Userpilot

MARCH 22, 2021

The world of software is crowded with a variety of product marketing tools that are ‘supposed’ to transform your workflow. Product Marketing tools that can add real value to your business do exist, but finding the right software in such a noisy environment can be challenging. Product Marketing Tools Overview.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Are you looking for the best strategies on how to market software products? Marketing software products can be challenging with the abundance of tools out there saying they do everything for everyone. What does a software marketing strategy for SaaS looks like? Example of a Product Marketing Manager User Persona.

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Split

AUGUST 18, 2022

However, there are simple testing ideas you can try to make the most of a difficult situation. When decisions become difficult to make, A/B tests offer an accurate and reliable estimate. What are examples of cost savings that you want to A/B test? The best approach is to run an A/B test. Cost Saving. Cheaper Providers.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Looking for some SaaS Product Marketing examples you could implement to drive growth for your product ? There are some best practices you need to follow when it comes to a SaaS marketing strategy that works – it's not enough to simply copy-paste what other SaaS companies are doing. What is SaaS product marketing?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 6, 2020

Product marketing is one of the newest and most impactful roles within an organization. As a product marketing manager (PMM), you influence most areas of the organization including product, design, sales, support, and, of course, marketing. That degree doesn’t have to be in marketing, but it certainly helps.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Unfortunately, if you’re not reaching product-market fit, the whole team might as well be banging their heads against the wall. Your product growth strategy hinges on a rock-solid product-market fit. Read on for a breakdown of product-market fit and secrets to using it to drive product growth. .

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2021

After using lean market validation to launch several software products, including ProductPlan , I’ve discovered that with the right process, even inexperienced entrepreneurs can bring exceptional products to market with excited buyers on the first day. 10 Ways to Rapidly Test Your Startup Idea.

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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. Jones maps Uber’s PMM team to the product management team, embedding one PMM into each program team.

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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. Jones maps Uber’s PMM team to the product management team, embedding one PMM into each program team.

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ProductCraft

AUGUST 6, 2020

Like any other field, product marketing has its set of tried and tested methods–market research, customer personas, buyer journeys, competitive analysis, ideal customer profile, positioning, messaging, and so on. However, the often long and tedious journey from market research to product launch.

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Userpilot

APRIL 21, 2021

Put simply, good product marketing software helps your SaaS solve two fundamental problems: Build a product that users love on the basis of customer feedback Acquire and retain users of that product. But how do you choose good product marketing software? What is product marketing?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Product Marketing is a fairly new domain and the role of ‘Product Marketing Manager’ differs greatly from organization to organization. You may want to jump to a relevant section: Who’s a Product Marketing Manager? Product Marketing Manager’s Role and Responsibilities (depending on the company).

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 19, 2020

Product Marketing is a very new role in the industry - it sits at the intersection of product and marketing but the function influences several areas of the organization including design, sales, support, and engineering. Some starter activities to develop them: Think about a made-up product that you would love.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2021

After using lean market validation to launch several software products, including ProductPlan , I’ve discovered that with the right process, even inexperienced entrepreneurs can bring exceptional products to market with excited buyers on the first day. 10 Ways to Rapidly Test Your Startup Idea.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 24, 2018

What is our positioning? We could only conclude that we had launched the product with positioning that was too generic, and that our goal – to convert all Mac users around the world, instantly – was too broad. Imagine that you are building a product for everyone who regularly uses a Chrome browser.

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Product Management University

JANUARY 17, 2024

If you follow the exact same process before you build any features, you’ll make the customer on-boarding process exponentially easier, not to mention product positioning and sales demos. It’s the ultimate acceptance test. Here’s why. The onboarding process is where your job tasks stories come to life in the real world.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 5, 2020

Robin was a Product Marketing Manager at Google and now a Product Manager at Google. He'll deep-dive on what a typical day as a Google Product Marketing Manager looks like. I worked in Product Marketing at Google for 5 years across 3 different continents across consumer products like Google Search in the U.S

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Are you looking for the best strategies on how to market software products? Marketing software products can be challenging with the abundance of tools out there saying they do everything for everyone. What does a software marketing strategy for SaaS looks like? Example of a Product Marketing Manager User Persona.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Are you looking for the best strategies on how to market software products? Marketing software products can be challenging with the abundance of tools out there saying they do everything for everyone. What does a software marketing strategy for SaaS looks like? Example of a Product Marketing Manager User Persona.

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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 marketing?

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

Improve customer acquisition with positive word-of-mouth. The product management team is primarily responsible for owning the product experience but is supported by the engineering, marketing, and customer success departments. Conclusion A great product experience is what keeps customers glued to digital products.

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Mixpanel

APRIL 18, 2024

For one, in an ideal scenario, any new feature release requires a healthy amount of testing and, unlike B2C companies which build for general consumers and might have millions of users, most B2Bs are lucky to have a few thousand people regularly using their products. They’re the end consumers of this training, after all.

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Userpilot

JUNE 9, 2021

Are you thinking about a career in product, but you’re not sure whether you should pursue Product Marketing or Product Management? To explain the difference in the simplest of terms: Product Managers build product features and Product Marketers promote them to their audience and users.

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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. Carefully Plan the Career Step.

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The Product Bistro

MARCH 16, 2021

The most powerful phrase in product management isn’t something witty about product market fit, or positioning, or market segmentation. Shipped 6 million dollars worth of systems with a virus (because a technician loaded an infected internet radio app to play music while doing final test)? That is it.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Unlike traditional marketing approaches, for example, billboards, positioning, TV/Newspaper/online ads and press releases, growth hacking was a data-driven, cost-effective, consists a small test window and iterative in nature that help growth hackers to assess many ideas quickly and pick a few that suited best to grow.

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Userpilot

JULY 4, 2023

There are five segments in the technology adoption lifecycle: Innovators; Early adopters; Early majority; Late majority; Laggards; Some strategies to crossing the chasm include: Create a buzz to help attract the right technology enthusiast to your product early. Use popular platforms like Product Hunt to launch your product to get new users.

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Userpilot

JULY 5, 2023

Send CSAT surveys to measure overall customer satisfaction with your product. Measure product-market fit to understand if you’ve met your customer expectations. Use product analytics to uncover frictions and eliminate them proactively. Create Product-Market Fit Surveys in Userpilot.

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