Rowan Noronha

AMA: Zix Former VP Product Marketing, Rowan Noronha on Product Launches

October 13 @ 10:00AM PT
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Rowan Noronha
Clari Advisor (Product Marketing)5y
Ah, you are starting with the end in mind! I love it. Your launch plan should include a description of your metrics and a dashboard that you can use to gauge your launch ...
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Rowan Noronha
Clari Advisor (Product Marketing)5y
Thanks for the great question and for including the word discipline. Your b2b product launch needs to be approached in a disciplined manner as it represents significant f...
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Rowan Noronha
Clari Advisor (Product Marketing)5y
Amen, not all product launches are created equal. Some, such as releases, require 1-3 months of effort; others, minor and major, require 6-9 months on average, respective...
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Rowan Noronha
Clari Advisor (Product Marketing)5y
1/3 of new product launches do not meet their revenue targets. Why? Combination of poor co-planning by sales and marketing, aggressive competition, changing buyer trends,...
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How do we get Sales more involved pre-launch to better the odds of our launch success?
We have a lot of stakeholders involved during our launch process. Sales is the most important, yet the least involved pre-launch.
Rowan Noronha
Clari Advisor (Product Marketing)5y
Executing a product launch without the full support of sales (pre & post-launch) is akin to going to a gunfight with a switch-blade. Not advisable! Much like a new s...
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Rowan Noronha
Clari Advisor (Product Marketing)5y
The cost of selling to a prospect is (typically five to ten times) more significant than the cost of selling to an existing customer. To that end, why do most product lau...
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Rowan Noronha
Clari Advisor (Product Marketing)5y
For me, revenue team enablement, not just sales enablement, is a crucial program that product marketing should own, or at the very least, provide guidance and input. Rev...
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Rowan Noronha
Clari Advisor (Product Marketing)5y
As mentioned previously, stats from analysts and progressive GTM thought leaders such as OpenView Partners paint a grim picture for b2b product launches with 60%+ failing...
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