Candice Sparks

AMA: Attentive Director of Product Marketing, Candice Sparks on Stakeholder Management

March 16 @ 10:00AM PT
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Candice Sparks
Attentive Senior Director of Product Marketing3y
During the first 90 days of any new role, I like to go on a listening tour. Identify your counterparts you'll be working with across the spectrum of the organization (eve...
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Candice Sparks
Attentive Senior Director of Product Marketing3y
There are a few things that I believe help PMMs to prioritize and manage expectations across the organization. Creating quarterly and annual plans. These plans should in...
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Candice Sparks
Attentive Senior Director of Product Marketing3y
Getting stakeholder alignment is critical for the success of any project or initiative. I think this skill set is even more important to a PMM as a large part of the job ...
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Candice Sparks
Attentive Senior Director of Product Marketing3y
Any client-facing teams I believe should provide feedback on your messaging/positioning. For example, your client strategy/customer success teams get a ton of feedback fr...
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Candice Sparks
Attentive Senior Director of Product Marketing3y
Different meetings are needed at different stages of a company and products maturity but some meetings that I think are crucial at any stage are the following: Monthly p...
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How do you communicate product marketing achievements upwards and build visibility?
It can sometimes be a struggle for those on the executive team, or in higher leadership roles, to see the value that product marketing is bringing to the business - especially if they do not have regular interaction. How do you build visibility for you and/or your team, and clearly communicate the achievements and activities throughout the year?
Candice Sparks
Attentive Senior Director of Product Marketing3y
One of the key challenges with communicating product marketing achievements is often times there are less concrete KPIs. For example, demand gen is looking at MQLs and sa...
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