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B2B SaaS companies pride themselves on constantly releasing new features and product improvements, but a lot of them fall flat when it comes to marketing those new releases. Now, the traditional ways of marketing your product, like blog posts, social media, videos, etc., MORE
What’s the easiest way to distinguish product management from product marketing? Product marketing (and sales) own this year’s revenue. Product management owns next year’s growth. That’s not to say that product marketing doesn’t contribute to, participate in, or even lead strategic planning efforts. The Ideal Product Marketing Manager. A New Class of B2B Product Manager. MORE
Product marketing is not an exact science by any stretch of the imagination. However, new ways of objectively measuring and optimizing product marketing effectiveness are significantly changing the game. Product Marketing Data Methodology Metrics MORE
My friend David Daniels is one of the top minds in product marketing. He and I have had many a long talk on process and roles and the lines between product management and product marketing. MORE
Once upon a time I believed that to be a successful product manager, I simply had to create great products. For years I’ve helped my clients create new digital products and services for their customers. The second time round, I started with a market. MORE
There’s one special form of research that many product marketing managers are neglecting—and they’re missing a great tool. Smart product marketing managers use win/loss as a tool to document and measure the buying process. MORE
It’s Not Just Great Product The “go-to” answer for almost every question in startups, is “build a great product.” Building a great product is a piece of the puzzle, but it’s far from the full picture. There are great products that never reach $100M+. MORE
Having spent several years playing both Marketing and Product Management roles, I can confidently suggest that every Product Manager who wants to make a significant impact on the overall success of the business should switch to Product Marketing roles several times in his career. MORE
Over the years I’ve seen product management teams focused increasingly on the technical aspects of the product, serving more as development managers than product managers, and neglecting business strategy and go-to-market responsibilities. MORE
By John Mansour – Most organizations have strategic plans that include goals for revenue growth, new customers, market share and other quantifiable metrics. But a huge disconnect often exists between the corporate strategic plan and tactical product, marketing and sales plans. When that’s the case, the organization loses tremendous momentum because all disciplines are… Product Strategy MORE
The B2B Product Manager Magazine August 2018 is now available. This month we explore the value of a product marketing roadmap to sales. It’s not a staple in most B2B organizations but it’s just as important to your near-term revenue as a product roadmap is to your longer-term growth. In This Issue: Blog: High-Octane Product Management. The Value of a Product Marketing Roadmap: It’s Like Deep-Sea Fishing for Sales. MORE
Alexa Scordato is the VP of marketing at Stack Overflow. In Alexa’s presentation at ProductTank NYC, she talks about the importance of brand and marketing. She states that there are not enough conversations about the intersection of product and marketing. Marketing Stack. MORE
A client approached me recently saying, “I’m a product manager, but I can’t seem to get a job. It seems that there… Marketing Product Management Product Marketing Soft Skils Product Manager product marketing manager MORE
Problems yearn for solutions, needs long to be met, and markets are waiting to be addressed. This reality beckons startups and established firms to introduce new products that will scratch that itch and deliver satisfaction. If no one wants your product, you don’t have a market. MORE
While product managers puppeteer a product journey end-to-end, product marketing managers tend to be the masterminds behind releasing said product to market. Each product marketing leader walks us through a typical product launch. MORE
I’m often asked to differentiate product marketing from marketing (or marketing communications, if you prefer). This effort gets confusing for most because of the term “marketing.” ” For many of us, marketing is a philosophy. MORE
Superhuman founder and CEO Rahul Vohra walks us through the framework his startup used to make product/market fit more actionable, detailing the survey and four-step process that were key to measuring and optimizing it. MORE
Why Products Fail. One of the main reasons why products fail is because they don’t meet customer needs in a way that is better than other alternatives. That is the essence of product-market fit. The Product-Market Fit Pyramid. The Lean Product Process. MORE
The job titles product marketing manager and product manager are confusing enough to start raging debates about who does what. From a product perspective, we can simplify this as current products, next products and future products. Roles Before Titles. MORE
Despite the mountain of evidence contradicting the mantra of “if you build it, they will come”, it’s still extremely prevalent among product-first companies. First, most founders don’t have a background in either sales or marketing, and even though they’re told to “ start marketing the day you start coding ”, they just don’t know where to begin, or they’re incredibly overconfident. Do they know where to go to promote their product, and how to do it once they get there? MORE
Product marketers driving account-based marketing (ABM) programs operate with a different thought process when it comes to marketing to individual accounts because they think more like sales people. Product Marketing Methodology Sales Webinar MORE
I joined Setapp as a product manager in January last year, at the same time as the company was launching its main product. Yaroslav Stepanenko, Product Marketing Manager at Setapp.com in front of our early customer acquisition funnel performance stats. MORE
In this talk, Alan Chiu pulls from his experience in product management and as a seed-stage venture capitalist to showcase a variety of case studies on companies who have perfected product/market fit. What are upstream and downstream products? MORE
A product marketing roadmap for sales is like a popular technique used in deep sea fishing. Has product marketing taken your salesforce deep sea fishing this year? Your product marketing roadmap is the equivalent to sonar on a fishing boat. If product marketing considers sales it’s primary customer, here are three things it should do every year to boost their success rate. MORE
Did you know that 42% of startups fail because no one wants to buy their product? For corporations, nearly 80% of new products fail each year for the exact same reason. So why are we still developing products no one wants? 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. Who owns Product/Market fit – Marketing, Sales, or Business? MORE
This will change the way that a lot of people think about product market fit, BS metrics, understanding the needs of the people that really matter. Jared Spool’s excoriation of the use of NPS by marketing departments had struck a chord earlier in the week. MORE
Rahul gave a fantastic talk at BoS USA 2018 about how Superhuman built a method of optimizing for product-market fit. The post Q&A: Optimizing For Product-Market Fit | Rahul Vohra, Superhuman appeared first on Business of Software USA. Hangouts 2019 Hangout product product market fit Q&A Rahul Vohra USA 2018Rahul Vohra, CEO/Founder, Superhuman. We had a fantastic Q&A session with Rahul Vohra of Superhuman last week. MORE
How we used the Superhuman’s Product-Market Fit model to learn what to build and whom to target A few months back I read an amazing Blog post by Rahul Vohra about how Superhuman was able to reach Product-Market Fit. MORE
By Jennifer Gridley – Have you ever wondered how different people break into Product Management and why they stay? Would you like advice from great Product Managers on how to do the job well? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’ve… Career Product Management Product MarketingAre you interested in sharing your story and advice with others? MORE
The term Product/Market Fit was coined by Marc Andreesen back in 2007 and it’s been a key goal for any new product or startup ever since. The Product/Market Fit Pyramid. MORE
the main person in the Product team for Dashly. People like Dmitry are usually called Product Managers., they are responsible for new features, product development and only they decide if users really need this or that feature (jk, they make customer development based decisions). MORE
The job titles product marketing manager and product manager are confusing enough to start raging debates about who does what. From a product perspective, we can simplify this as current products, next products and future products. Roles Before Titles. MORE
The smarter your investment in testing, the better your chances of product success. Here’s what we’ve learned based on our experience of adopting a testing mindset and seeing your way through innovative product development. Product/Market fit Cannot be Planned. So it’s very important to define your measurements for success, especially when building new products. In the end it is almost always about finding product/market fit. MORE
Product Management Training Singapore and India. The post Spice Catalyst Product Management and Product Marketing Courses Coming to Singapore and India appeared first on Spice Catalyst. MORE
This sample product marketing job description just might ruffle a few feathers. First, it’s not your typical “get the product off the shelf” job description. Second, there may be people in product marketing roles that don’t meet the requirements. B2B Product Marketing Job Description. Add these criteria to your next product marketing job posting and see what happens. where products are used. Product Marketing 2.0. MORE
The book launch of Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff teaches much about today’s growth marketing and newsjacking. While product teams have been adopting agile practices, most marketing teams are still quite waterfall, wanting months and months of planning time. MORE
Product Marketing (Success) Managers sometimes get involved with marketing communications and need some chatkas to help with branding at say a trade show. MORE
In this episode of the IoT Product Leadership podcast, we discuss how How to Reduce Risk and Increase Trust in IoT products. My guest today is Dan Olsen, an expert Product consultant and author of The Lean Product Playbook. In this episode, Dan describes the concept of product/market-fit, and how companies large and small can apply this concept to create successful IoT products. MORE
Product Marketing Related Topics Mind the Product
OCTOBER 10, 2018
In this talk, Alan Chiu pulls from his experience in product management and as a seed-stage venture capitalist to showcase a variety of case studies on companies who have perfected product/market fit. What are upstream and downstream products?
Spice Catalyst
MARCH 21, 2019
A client approached me recently saying, “I’m a product manager, but I can’t seem to get a job. It seems that there… Marketing Product Management Product Marketing Soft Skils Product Manager product marketing manager
bpma ProductHub
MARCH 12, 2018
By Jennifer Gridley – Have you ever wondered how different people break into Product Management and why they stay? Would you like advice from great Product Managers on how to do the job well? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’ve… Career Product Management Product MarketingAre you interested in sharing your story and advice with others?
Mind the Product
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Did you know that 42% of startups fail because no one wants to buy their product? For corporations, nearly 80% of new products fail each year for the exact same reason. So why are we still developing products no one wants? 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. Who owns Product/Market fit – Marketing, Sales, or Business?
Speaker: John Little, Head of Product Marketing, Centercode
Mind the Product
JULY 13, 2017
Why Products Fail. One of the main reasons why products fail is because they don’t meet customer needs in a way that is better than other alternatives. That is the essence of product-market fit. The Product-Market Fit Pyramid. The Lean Product Process.
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Spice Catalyst
AUGUST 27, 2018
Product Marketing (Success) Managers sometimes get involved with marketing communications and need some chatkas to help with branding at say a trade show.
280 Group
MARCH 28, 2017
Product marketing is not an exact science by any stretch of the imagination. However, new ways of objectively measuring and optimizing product marketing effectiveness are significantly changing the game. Product Marketing Data Methodology Metrics
Under10 Playbook
MARCH 22, 2018
Over the years I’ve seen product management teams focused increasingly on the technical aspects of the product, serving more as development managers than product managers, and neglecting business strategy and go-to-market responsibilities.
Mind the Product
AUGUST 24, 2018
The term Product/Market Fit was coined by Marc Andreesen back in 2007 and it’s been a key goal for any new product or startup ever since. The Product/Market Fit Pyramid.
Speaker: Richard Cheng, Associate Product Manager, Mark43
To fix traditionally paper-heavy and error-prone processes, they needed a secure and easy-to-use product experience that simplified and unified crime data collection and management. Haarthi Sadasivam, Technical Product Marketing Manager at Looker will join the conversation on best practices.
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The Product Coalition
MARCH 19, 2019
B2B SaaS companies pride themselves on constantly releasing new features and product improvements, but a lot of them fall flat when it comes to marketing those new releases. Now, the traditional ways of marketing your product, like blog posts, social media, videos, etc.,
Mind the Product
MAY 3, 2017
Alexa Scordato is the VP of marketing at Stack Overflow. In Alexa’s presentation at ProductTank NYC, she talks about the importance of brand and marketing. She states that there are not enough conversations about the intersection of product and marketing. Marketing Stack.
ProductPlan
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Problems yearn for solutions, needs long to be met, and markets are waiting to be addressed. This reality beckons startups and established firms to introduce new products that will scratch that itch and deliver satisfaction. If no one wants your product, you don’t have a market.
Under10 Playbook
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
My friend David Daniels is one of the top minds in product marketing. He and I have had many a long talk on process and roles and the lines between product management and product marketing.
Speaker: Jim O'Leary, VP of Product Management, and Brian Elmi, Director of Product Management, NTENT
Most product dashboard review lagging indicators rather than leading indicator and focus on the wrong metrics to move the business forward. How to instrument your products to measure direct effect on business outcomes.
Mind the Product
APRIL 6, 2018
Once upon a time I believed that to be a successful product manager, I simply had to create great products. For years I’ve helped my clients create new digital products and services for their customers. The second time round, I started with a market.
Spice Catalyst
MAY 17, 2018
Product Management Training Singapore and India. The post Spice Catalyst Product Management and Product Marketing Courses Coming to Singapore and India appeared first on Spice Catalyst.
Mind the Product
APRIL 24, 2018
I joined Setapp as a product manager in January last year, at the same time as the company was launching its main product. Yaroslav Stepanenko, Product Marketing Manager at Setapp.com in front of our early customer acquisition funnel performance stats.
Proficientz – Product Management University
JANUARY 23, 2017
This sample product marketing job description just might ruffle a few feathers. First, it’s not your typical “get the product off the shelf” job description. Second, there may be people in product marketing roles that don’t meet the requirements. B2B Product Marketing Job Description. Add these criteria to your next product marketing job posting and see what happens. where products are used. Product Marketing 2.0.
Pragmatic Marketing
JULY 16, 2018
The job titles product marketing manager and product manager are confusing enough to start raging debates about who does what. From a product perspective, we can simplify this as current products, next products and future products. Roles Before Titles.
Pragmatic Marketing
JULY 16, 2018
The job titles product marketing manager and product manager are confusing enough to start raging debates about who does what. From a product perspective, we can simplify this as current products, next products and future products. Roles Before Titles.
Inside Intercom
MAY 16, 2018
Despite the mountain of evidence contradicting the mantra of “if you build it, they will come”, it’s still extremely prevalent among product-first companies. First, most founders don’t have a background in either sales or marketing, and even though they’re told to “ start marketing the day you start coding ”, they just don’t know where to begin, or they’re incredibly overconfident. Do they know where to go to promote their product, and how to do it once they get there?
BrainMates
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Having spent several years playing both Marketing and Product Management roles, I can confidently suggest that every Product Manager who wants to make a significant impact on the overall success of the business should switch to Product Marketing roles several times in his career.
Business of Software Conference
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
This will change the way that a lot of people think about product market fit, BS metrics, understanding the needs of the people that really matter. Jared Spool’s excoriation of the use of NPS by marketing departments had struck a chord earlier in the week.
Mind the Product
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
The smarter your investment in testing, the better your chances of product success. Here’s what we’ve learned based on our experience of adopting a testing mindset and seeing your way through innovative product development. Product/Market fit Cannot be Planned. So it’s very important to define your measurements for success, especially when building new products. In the end it is almost always about finding product/market fit.
bpma ProductHub
JUNE 18, 2018
By John Mansour – Most organizations have strategic plans that include goals for revenue growth, new customers, market share and other quantifiable metrics. But a huge disconnect often exists between the corporate strategic plan and tactical product, marketing and sales plans. When that’s the case, the organization loses tremendous momentum because all disciplines are… Product Strategy
The Product Coalition
APRIL 11, 2019
the main person in the Product team for Dashly. People like Dmitry are usually called Product Managers., they are responsible for new features, product development and only they decide if users really need this or that feature (jk, they make customer development based decisions).
Under10 Playbook
JANUARY 10, 2018
The book launch of Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff teaches much about today’s growth marketing and newsjacking. While product teams have been adopting agile practices, most marketing teams are still quite waterfall, wanting months and months of planning time.
The Product Coalition
APRIL 11, 2019
How we used the Superhuman’s Product-Market Fit model to learn what to build and whom to target A few months back I read an amazing Blog post by Rahul Vohra about how Superhuman was able to reach Product-Market Fit.
First Round Review
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Superhuman founder and CEO Rahul Vohra walks us through the framework his startup used to make product/market fit more actionable, detailing the survey and four-step process that were key to measuring and optimizing it.
Proficientz – Product Management University
AUGUST 20, 2018
A product marketing roadmap for sales is like a popular technique used in deep sea fishing. Has product marketing taken your salesforce deep sea fishing this year? Your product marketing roadmap is the equivalent to sonar on a fishing boat. If product marketing considers sales it’s primary customer, here are three things it should do every year to boost their success rate.
Business of Software Conference
JANUARY 18, 2019
Rahul gave a fantastic talk at BoS USA 2018 about how Superhuman built a method of optimizing for product-market fit. The post Q&A: Optimizing For Product-Market Fit | Rahul Vohra, Superhuman appeared first on Business of Software USA. Hangouts 2019 Hangout product product market fit Q&A Rahul Vohra USA 2018Rahul Vohra, CEO/Founder, Superhuman. We had a fantastic Q&A session with Rahul Vohra of Superhuman last week.
Proficientz – Product Management University
JANUARY 30, 2017
What’s the easiest way to distinguish product management from product marketing? Product marketing (and sales) own this year’s revenue. Product management owns next year’s growth. That’s not to say that product marketing doesn’t contribute to, participate in, or even lead strategic planning efforts. The Ideal Product Marketing Manager. A New Class of B2B Product Manager.
Roadmunk
OCTOBER 5, 2017
While product managers puppeteer a product journey end-to-end, product marketing managers tend to be the masterminds behind releasing said product to market. Each product marketing leader walks us through a typical product launch.
Proficientz – Product Management University
AUGUST 23, 2018
The B2B Product Manager Magazine August 2018 is now available. This month we explore the value of a product marketing roadmap to sales. It’s not a staple in most B2B organizations but it’s just as important to your near-term revenue as a product roadmap is to your longer-term growth. In This Issue: Blog: High-Octane Product Management. The Value of a Product Marketing Roadmap: It’s Like Deep-Sea Fishing for Sales.
Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
In this episode of the IoT Product Leadership podcast, we discuss how How to Reduce Risk and Increase Trust in IoT products. My guest today is Dan Olsen, an expert Product consultant and author of The Lean Product Playbook. In this episode, Dan describes the concept of product/market-fit, and how companies large and small can apply this concept to create successful IoT products.
Brian Balfour
JUNE 28, 2017
It’s Not Just Great Product The “go-to” answer for almost every question in startups, is “build a great product.” Building a great product is a piece of the puzzle, but it’s far from the full picture. There are great products that never reach $100M+.
Under10 Playbook
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
I’m often asked to differentiate product marketing from marketing (or marketing communications, if you prefer). This effort gets confusing for most because of the term “marketing.” ” For many of us, marketing is a philosophy.
Under10 Playbook
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
There’s one special form of research that many product marketing managers are neglecting—and they’re missing a great tool. Smart product marketing managers use win/loss as a tool to document and measure the buying process.
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