April Rassa

AMA: Clari VP, Solutions Marketing, April Rassa on AI and Product Marketing

September 17 @ 9:00AM PT
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👋 April Rassa

👋 Hi all, my name is April Rassa, I'm based in the Bay Area (northern California)

💼 I lead Solutions Marketing at Clari and advise companies on GTM strategies

👀 Key topics top of mind is how best to using AI in our field (best practices), pricing and packaging shifts, and how best to influence the product roadmap.

🤝 Topics that you can help others with: I'm pretty open to any topic topi of mind. Hit me up, if I don't know how to help, I'll let you know! :)

🍦 Favorite ice cream flavor: Pistachio

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