Jon Rooney

AMA: Unity Vice President Product Marketing, Jon Rooney on Product Marketing Skills

August 1 @ 11:00AM PT
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What are the best resources to stand me out as a Product Marketing Lead role after being a PMM for a while?
I was a PMM before being made a PML. I suspect that I might still be functioning as a PMM.
Jon Rooney
Box Vice President Product Marketing | Formerly Splunk, New Relic, Microsoft, Unity, Oracle1y
This is a paradox of career advancement: as you move up in your career, the skills that got you promoted aren't always the skills you need to be successful at the next le...
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Jon Rooney
Box Vice President Product Marketing | Formerly Splunk, New Relic, Microsoft, Unity, Oracle1y
While the role of product marketing varies a bit by company, I think that all product marketers should work to become "full stack" in their capabilities. A full stack pro...
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Jon Rooney
Box Vice President Product Marketing | Formerly Splunk, New Relic, Microsoft, Unity, Oracle1y
The best way to balance research, content and GTM needs is to make sure you're not pursuing any area (research and content, in particular) for it's own sake - it's someti...
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Jon Rooney
Box Vice President Product Marketing | Formerly Splunk, New Relic, Microsoft, Unity, Oracle1y
The top three qualities of star PMMs are:An inherent bias for action. Great PMMs GSD, it's a defining part of what we do and who we are. It's difficult to build trust and...
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How do I get into a US company from India as a PMM? What are the major skill based requirements?
I have been working as a product marketing manager for the past few months and I feel the PMM role in India is not in a mature state and honestly am extremely exhausted of that immature job role. I am doing A to Z but not able to take ownership on the revenue part as much as I want to or even in the strategic part. I feel US is a more mature market in this aspect that's why I wanted to know. Thanks!
Jon Rooney
Box Vice President Product Marketing | Formerly Splunk, New Relic, Microsoft, Unity, Oracle1y
Assuming you're most interested in switching locations (India to the US) rather than changing industries, the fact that you're a PMM today at your current company gives y...
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Jon Rooney
Box Vice President Product Marketing | Formerly Splunk, New Relic, Microsoft, Unity, Oracle1y
A technical product marketer should, first and foremost, have the same level of hands-on technical acumen with the product (and others in the category) as roles like Sale...
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