Kelly Kipkalov

AMA: Carta Vice President Product Marketing, Kelly Kipkalov on Go-To-Market Strategy

January 14 @ 9:00AM PT
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👋 Kelly Kipkalov
Hi all, I'm Kelly Kipkalov, Vice President Product Marketing @ Carta:

• 👋 Based in: San Francisco Bay Area
• 🧠 Top of mind: Writing effective SKO presentations!
• 💬 Ask me about: PMM career paths
• 🍦 Fun fact: My maiden name is Smith. I met my husband in Russia and couldn't wait to get rid of my very generic last name. :)
Kelly Kipkalov
Carta Vice President Product Marketing1y
100% ground yourself in the data. I would start with a full analysis of the funnel to diagnose where you went wrong before making any changes to GTM. It’s possible that...
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Kelly Kipkalov
Carta Vice President Product Marketing1y
One thing I’ve done to ensure quality and consistency of messaging as it gets rolled out is to convert my PMM messaging framework into approved copy (with the help of cop...
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Kelly Kipkalov
Carta Vice President Product Marketing1y
I don’t see GTM strategy as varying by product type to be totally honest. When I read your question, I had to think back on my journey first as a packaged goods marketer...
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Kelly Kipkalov
Carta Vice President Product Marketing1y
KPIs are just a reflection of the outcomes you’re looking for. If you are looking for incremental revenue, measure the full funnel and revenue per customer. If you are ...
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Kelly Kipkalov
Carta Vice President Product Marketing1y
I’ll come at this question a few ways. First is to lay out the components of a solid GTM strategy so we’re on the same page about that. My GTM strategies have the follo...
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Kelly Kipkalov
Carta Vice President Product Marketing1y
I'll first share the components of my GTM strategies, those don't vary if it's the first product or the 100th. The components are the same:Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)Pr...
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How do you think of GTM? What does it include, and what does it not include?
As someone who is looking to specialize myself, hoping to align on what GTM means and your responsibilities in a larger org.
Kelly Kipkalov
Carta Vice President Product Marketing1y
The components of the GTM strategies my team works on include:Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)Problem statementSolution descriptionWhy the problem is worth solving, and why n...
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Kelly Kipkalov
Carta Vice President Product Marketing1y
Based on the language you used in your question, I think you already know the answer! Balance is the right word because the leading and lagging indicators measure very d...
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