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AMA: Qualia VP of Marketing, Matt Kaufman on Vertical Product Marketing
September 15 @ 10:00AM PST
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Qualia VP of Marketing, Matt Kaufman on Vertical Product Marketing
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Matt Kaufman
Qualia VP of Marketing • September 15
There are a variety of low touch and high touch research methods we've used over time. Most recently what's been on my mind has been the value of Closed Won/Lost interviews for earlier stage products. As companies scale they're likely to have existing products that have been in the market for......Read More
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How do you as a product marketer create brand messaging that appeals to three highly distinct segments?
My company’s product (we’re a marketplace) serves three distinct segments with very different motivations. I’m struggling to create brand messaging that speaks to all three. Any advice on how to approach? Or is this a matter of needing to choose one segment to focus on?
Matt Kaufman
Qualia VP of Marketing • September 15
When constructing your brand and messaging hierarchy it's valuable to have a 50 thousand foot view of the position for what your company represents, that helps anchor all of your audiences to what you do and what you represent. It also helps align the unique value prop for each audience to a cent......Read More
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Matt Kaufman
Qualia VP of Marketing • September 15
This is largely industry specific. Definitely research your market and listen to the data. An extremely important data point that should come your way is from your sales motions and how your plays work with each audience. It's important though to resist the tempation to over segment - that's a ra......Read More
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Matt Kaufman
Qualia VP of Marketing • September 15
In short, neither. I wouldn't look at this as "harder to work with" as much as I'd suggest investigating how you set up your goals and expectations. Both product and sales are invaluable partners. Both generate compelling user insights. Product happens to generally generate them earlier du......Read More
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Matt Kaufman
Qualia VP of Marketing • September 15
Simply put, it's marketing to a niche audience centered around a specific set of needs. Examples include developing a deep focus in industries such as Real Estate, Education, Healthcare, or others. By comparison, a horizontally focused product marketing strategy aims to find how a given product c......Read More
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