Product Management University

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Here’s an example of product positioning at its finest. If you’re a car enthusiast, go read the marketing copy for your dream car. The product marketers do a masterful job of getting you to envision exactly how awesome you’d look and feel behind the wheel of that car. Here’s how to change it.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Effective product teams position their solutions as market leaders. The winners emerging from the scrum of similar offerings differentiate themselves in significant, meaningful, and sometimes surprising ways. Intense loyalty leads to market dominance for that niche. Outstanding onboarding.

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

” Good sales positioning and discovery techniques can help you understand true buyer motivations so you don’t end up in the Nobody Zone. This stage is where your company messaging and solution positioning can fully engage buyers or push them away. There’s an old saying: “buyers are liars!”

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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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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In this article, we included the best tips and advice for product marketing managers (PMMs) on how to launch a product, along with various tips that can help your process go smoothly. Successfully launching a product requires proper planning which usually follows specific steps and checklists.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In the competitive world of SaaS products, product positioning is definitely something your product marketing team can’t afford to ignore. Product positioning allows you to identify your market niche. What is product positioning? Why is product positioning important?

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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.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In most B2B organizations, it’s more the exception than the rule that customer success managers inherit accounts where they’re in a position to play offense because the customer is thrilled with your products. Let’s dream for just a minute. Economic buyers are thrilled with the partnership they’ve formed with your organization.

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BrainMates

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Product positioning is an important part of a product marketing strategy. It helps buyers and users understand where a product ‘fits’ in terms of what it offers and how it compares with competing products so that they can select the product that will best serve their needs. Step 1: Segment the market.

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Product Management University

MARCH 30, 2023

In B2B market segmentation in its purest form consists of 3 dimensions – vertical industry (e.g., Many organizations confuse market segments with personas. Personas are an important factor in your positioning , but the one thing you can’t do is estimate the size of a market using personas. USA, Canada, Mexico).

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280 Group

MAY 25, 2020

Think of it as the “Marketing MVP”. These “MVP” elements are foundational to strategy and absolutely critical to the product’s ultimate commercial success. Without knowing the Positioning you want your product to take, its Value proposition to customers, and how you will Message these things, you don’t have a path to market success.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Product management is an experience-heavy field that requires years of experience and knowledge of new product development , product launches, project management, and even things like a digital marketing strategy. The trick is to compile all that experience and knowledge into one product marketing manager resume.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In addition to functionality, you’re highlighting the fact that all your products reside on a common platform and the associated benefits that come with it. When your differentiating value isn’t abundantly clear, the deal ends up with no decision or worse yet, a loss. Product management has set everyone else up for success.

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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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Actuation Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A strong positioning statement is an important ingredient for success. In this post we share some tips for developing a well thought out positioning statement. What is a Positioning Statement? A well-crafted positioning statement brings together your overall value proposition with your positioning for a product.

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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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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

We hope your 2020 is winding down on a positive note, all things considered. As the pandemic economy has forced all of us to completely rethink everything, we also give you a list of things to consider for product management, product marketing and sales in 2021. Enjoy the B2B Product Manager November issue.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 25, 2022

Have you recently been invited to a product marketing manager interview? One of the best and first things you should do is review the most common product marketing interview questions and answers. Product marketing managers play a critical role in bringing new products to market.

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280 Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Competition : Closing of feature gaps, increased market share, creating differentiation. Now, let’s discuss the seven reasons that contribute to why products fail. #1: 1: Product Doesn’t Solve the Right Problems. Product Management is frequently described as Inbound Marketing. Prevent this pitfall.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 15, 2023

When you combine a simple portfolio SWOT analysis with market growth forecasts, the data paints a very clear and factual picture of your most lucrative market segments in pecking order. Those market segment priorities are just as valuable for product marketing and sales as they are product management.

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Innovatemap

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Product marketing can help in all of the scenarios above. Offering and Product Hierarchy: First and foremost, align your offerings with what your target market needs right now. Positioning and Messaging: Then, update your messaging. Your key differentiators, benefits and value props may have changed.

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280 Group

MARCH 2, 2021

In working with the sales and marketing teams, many organizations have a Product Marketing Manager that works more closely with these teams, while others have the Product Manager taking on this responsibility. You can think of the differentiation as “inbound” vs. “outbound.”.

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Business of Software Conference

JUNE 21, 2019

From page 1 of Obviously Awesome: How To Nail Product Positioning So Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It , it was clear that the team at Business of Software needed to read April Dunford’s new book. As an executive consultant, April Dunford brings 25 years of marketing experience to the table with this book.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

To define the product vision , product managers need to take their market research results along with the company objectives and use them to outline what they want the product to be like in the future. Goals are important aspects of the product strategy. Product differentiation strategy.

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Product Management University

JULY 7, 2020

B2B technology companies today bear little if any resemblance to those of the mid to late 90’s, yet a big chunk of the industry is still practicing product management and product marketing the exact same way it did 20-25 years ago. Throw in the COVID-19 pandemic and everything has changed for most of our markets (and us)?

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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. It happened with me too.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Product parity should be avoided because such products are unlikely to disrupt the market and never command premium pricing. Product parity also limits your marketing and branding strategies. In fact, the only differentiator you can use to stand out from competing parity products is price.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When you add value to your products, it gives you a competitive advantage, enables you to charge a higher price, drives high-margin sales, and increases profits. Measure product value with two surveys – product-market fit surveys and net promoter score (NPS) surveys. How to measure product value?

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2023

Conduct market research to identify competitors and determine avenues for product differentiation. Craft your product positioning statement. Create and release your MVP with only core product features. Create a targeted go-to-market strategy for your launch plan. Benefits of product positioning.

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Pragmatic Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

When awash with data and metrics, it’s easy for a product marketer to overlook precision in using the language of messaging. It originally appeared on Sharebird — the place to see how people at top companies do product marketing. ” Address one market segment at a time when developing the message.

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Pragmatic Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

When awash with data and metrics, it’s easy for a product marketer to overlook precision in using the language of messaging. It originally appeared on Sharebird — the place to see how people at top companies do product marketing. ” Address one market segment at a time when developing the message.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

To retain product-market fit, you should engage in continuous customer and product discovery. Examples of questions that you could be asking as a part of the process are ‘How easy is our product to use?’ The answers to this question can also help you refine your product positioning , differentiation, and messaging.

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bpma ProductHub

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

During their presentation, Pragmatic Instructor and Product Coach Kirsten Butzow along with Pendo Chief Evangelist Eric Boduch emphasized the need to distinguish the PM role from the PO role. But Butzow and Boduch posited that the PM and PO functions can rarely be performed by the same person effectively.

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Innovatemap

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Product management and product marketing are becoming essential roles in the digital world we live in. Companies that don’t have strong product management and product marketing functions run the risk of losing market share to more strategically focused teams. Product Management (Focus on the User).

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Sachin Rekhi

APRIL 12, 2020

In Silicon Valley, we've become well-versed in the importance of finding product/market fit as the most important early pursuit for any new product or startup. Beyond product/market fit, it turns out business strategy really does matter. Counter-positioning.

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Amplitude

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Approach your product launch with this mentality and you can both measure and maximize its impact effectively. Your Product Launch Process Starts With a Clear Goal and Crisp Positioning for your Product. Is it to generate additional revenue from existing markets? Is it to improve adoption?

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