Jennifer Kay Corridon

AMA: Yelp Product Marketing Expert & Mentor, Jennifer Kay Corridon on Stakeholder Management

January 7 @ 9:00AM PT
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Jennifer Kay Corridon
Midi Health Go To Market & Principal PMM | Formerly Homebase, Angi, The Knot1y
Keeping stakeholders informed is about being proactive, consistent, and tailoring communication to their needs. I rely on a few key practices & frameworks and then ta...
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When doing an annual marketing plan, what frameworks and information do you use to build your plan so that you can communicate and collaborate with stakeholders?
I’m working for a startup that hasn’t done a marketing plan to date. My challenge is finding a way to get ahead of and align PMM projects to our events calendar, the product roadmap, and the product ops roadmap. We have some competitive dynamics to address and a repositioning effort to move forward.
Jennifer Kay Corridon
Midi Health Go To Market & Principal PMM | Formerly Homebase, Angi, The Knot1y
When building an annual marketing plan, I focus on creating clarity around goals, solving open questions, and aligning stakeholders. Here’s my approach:Start with the goa...
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Jennifer Kay Corridon
Midi Health Go To Market & Principal PMM | Formerly Homebase, Angi, The Knot1y
Let's be real- flat organizations have implied hierarchies & gaining alignment and decisions at the C-level requires careful orchestration and a strategic approach to...
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Jennifer Kay Corridon
Midi Health Go To Market & Principal PMM | Formerly Homebase, Angi, The Knot1y
In most of my experiences sales leads in the company, it shapes decision-making and prioritization around revenue-driving activities, often creating a high-pressure, fast...
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How do you approach an environment where there has been no formal launch process and make sure you get the buy-in from engineering and product management?
This is especially a problem in smaller, owner-led companies who don't realize they need product marketing and/or an official launch process. Thanks!
Jennifer Kay Corridon
Midi Health Go To Market & Principal PMM | Formerly Homebase, Angi, The Knot1y
When there’s no formal launch process, chaos can easily and does creep in. I’ve found that creating a flexible tiering system is a great way to organize launches, priorit...
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How do you balance getting feedback and buy-in with different stakeholders and resolving key differences while keeping the lift light?
The more input you ask for, the slower the process is to get stuff done, but the feedback and buy-in is valuable
Jennifer Kay Corridon
Midi Health Go To Market & Principal PMM | Formerly Homebase, Angi, The Knot1y
Balancing feedback and buy-in while keeping it manageable is a mix of clarity, focus, and diplomacy. After several starts and stumbles learned over time, here's how I app...
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Jennifer Kay Corridon
Midi Health Go To Market & Principal PMM | Formerly Homebase, Angi, The Knot1y
I haven’t specifically used stakeholder empathy maps, but I’ve built them for customers and the concept could be valuable for internal alignment. Here’s how I think abou...
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Jennifer Kay Corridon
Midi Health Go To Market & Principal PMM | Formerly Homebase, Angi, The Knot1y
Visibility is about showing value without arrogance and creating connections across teams. By consistently tying your work to the company’s broader success and sharing it...
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