Shezana Manji

AMA: Wealthsimple Director of Product Marketing, Shezana Manji on Influencing the Product Roadmap

October 13 @ 10:00AM PT
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Shezana Manji
BenchSci VP of Marketing4y
As product marketers, we need customers to believe in the why (value, benefits), the how and what become proof points. This is also a critical input for the design team t...
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How do you manage launches when the product team has a difficult time sticking to timelines?
This makes launches pretty difficult to manage without creating large lapses in communication.
Shezana Manji
BenchSci VP of Marketing4y
Working from a place of positive intent, some R&D teams may not realize that launch activities are as much work at building a new product/feature. They don't see all ...
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Shezana Manji
BenchSci VP of Marketing4y
A wise mentor once told me, there is a very big difference between being respected and being liked. You don't need your PM to like you, you need them to respect you. Wit...
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How do you perform extensive competitive product research?
I've been tasked with it but I'm missing the mark. This research is for the CEO and Product/Engineering teams who want to know how our tech stacks up in the market. Do you have any tips?
Shezana Manji
BenchSci VP of Marketing4y
If your'e missing the mark, take a step back. Make sure you have a clear understanding of the business challenge you're trying to solve (why do we need this research, wha...
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Shezana Manji
BenchSci VP of Marketing4y
I believe most organizations product marketers are leverage as either Inbound PMMs or Outbound PMMs. Inbound PMMs are focused on insights that feed the product roadmap; ...
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