Sarah Scharf

AMA: Vanta Head of Product & Brand Marketing, Sarah Scharf on Product Launches

October 27 @ 10:00AM PT
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How do you think about bundling or 'holding' launches for a regular launch cadence vs releasing when ready?
What approaches have you tried, and did they work? How did you get buy in from the product team?
Sarah Scharf
Vanta VP of Product and Corporate Marketing3y
Every organization thinks about this differently, and I’ve worked across the spectrum from a single, annual release (Android OS) to continuous release (B2C startup). So ...
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Sarah Scharf
Vanta VP of Product and Corporate Marketing3y
Yes, it's important to run a different playbook for major launches versus minor ones. Rather than thinking just around "product" vs "feature", I'd recommend developing a ...
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Sarah Scharf
Vanta VP of Product and Corporate Marketing3y
It’s a great question. As much as you benefit from playbooks and templates, too much of the same will burn out your team and dampen your impact. I’d recommend a few thing...
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Sarah Scharf
Vanta VP of Product and Corporate Marketing3y
Of course! And for the record (and in case my product team is reading this ::waves::) that is a very healthy and constructive tension. Coordinating launches is all about...
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Sarah Scharf
Vanta VP of Product and Corporate Marketing3y
I personally feel like too much is made of the distinction between B2B and B2C. Heads of IT are people too! In either case, the messaging is paramount. As I said above, ...
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Sarah Scharf
Vanta VP of Product and Corporate Marketing3y
A rock solid messaging doc is the most indispensable tool for a product launch. I still live by the mantra that Lorraine Twohill, Google’s CMO, instills in all PMMs: “Kn...
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