Axel Kirstetter

AMA: Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing, Axel Kirstetter on Product Marketing KPI's

December 9 @ 9:00AM PT
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Axel Kirstetter
Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing | Formerly EIS Group, Datasite, Software AG, Microstrategy5mo
Culture and perception of the value of product marketing are hugely important. In some companies the function is seen as an administrative function pumping out collateral...
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Axel Kirstetter
Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing | Formerly EIS Group, Datasite, Software AG, Microstrategy5mo
There are 3 types of KPIs that matter. Organizational, output and outcomes.Organizational are things like headcount ratio to product lines or revenue support. Or, employe...
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Axel Kirstetter
Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing | Formerly EIS Group, Datasite, Software AG, Microstrategy5mo
When it comes to operating at scale, you inevitably have to be in a position to explain to the various stakeholders what you've done for them, whether it is how a specifi...
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Axel Kirstetter
Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing | Formerly EIS Group, Datasite, Software AG, Microstrategy5mo
Product Marketing does not own any meaningful KPIs. It should, however, report on them to tell the picture of the health of the product portfolio. Mindset always needs to...
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Axel Kirstetter
Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing | Formerly EIS Group, Datasite, Software AG, Microstrategy5mo
Love this question. Product-marketing KPIs are shifting quickly in an AI-driven world. Teams are moving away from output metrics. how many decks, launches, or enablement...
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Axel Kirstetter
Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing | Formerly EIS Group, Datasite, Software AG, Microstrategy5mo
The idea behind a KPI is that you're actually able to do something about it. And so, yes, you can report on many KPIs. However, only six to eight KPIs make sense to follo...
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Axel Kirstetter
Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing | Formerly EIS Group, Datasite, Software AG, Microstrategy5mo
There are various aspects to positioning.price positioning. Are you able to command a premium price / pricing power. this can be measured through sell-in and sell-out rat...
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Axel Kirstetter
Guidewire Software VP Product Marketing | Formerly EIS Group, Datasite, Software AG, Microstrategy5mo
This should be straightforward. Again, there are three KPIs, Organizational, Output, and Outcomes. And especially around Outcomes, it's all about following where the busi...
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