Priya Ramamurthi

AMA: Okta Head of Product Marketing, Platform, Priya Ramamurthi on Partner Product Marketing

November 10 @ 10:00AM PT
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Priya Ramamurthi
Okta Former Sr. Director Platform Product Marketing4y
In order to get the best attention from the sales teams, it is important to create a plan in conjunction with them. Early buy-in drives engagement through the process. Al...
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Priya Ramamurthi
Okta Former Sr. Director Platform Product Marketing4y
That’s a great question. Let me start with some background. In many traditional large organizations, partner marketing teams up with system integrators (SIs), large area ...
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Priya Ramamurthi
Okta Former Sr. Director Platform Product Marketing4y
If partnerships are a focus for the organization, partner PMM as a dedicated team is crucial. Within the team, there can be individuals supporting for technology partners...
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What's the longer term health of having a career in doing partner PMM?
As someone who used to be in partner marketing (on the product marketing team), I found career options to be more limiting than being a straight up PMM and my combined experience makes me a great fit for Partner PMM roles, but I hesitate making the jump into those roles
Priya Ramamurthi
Okta Former Sr. Director Platform Product Marketing4y
SaaS companies start by selling to customer with their existing sales teams. Partnerships increase product stickiness thus increasing adoption and retention, driving long...
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What are the pros/cons to including a partner in a marketing campaign/asset?
Can you do too much partner marketing vs standalone?
Priya Ramamurthi
Okta Former Sr. Director Platform Product Marketing4y
Partner marketing can be a huge growth driver for the business, if prioritized. With the right partnerships, co-marketing and co-selling can drive a significant part of o...
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Priya Ramamurthi
Okta Former Sr. Director Platform Product Marketing4y
Generally speaking, partner marketing influences sales pipeline and revenue. Not different from product marketing in this aspect. With each partner, there should be speci...
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Priya Ramamurthi
Okta Former Sr. Director Platform Product Marketing4y
I follow the following steps to drive a successful GTM motion with partners. Be Strategic: Every partnership does not necessarily warrant the same effort. Develop tiers f...
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