Product Launches

What approaches have you tried, and did they work? How did you get buy in from the product team?

In the SaaS world especially, I feel like it's easy for PMMs to fall into the pattern of checking off the "traditional" product launch activity boxes. This may be because of limited bandwidth and resources or restricted budget, which can ultimately keep PMMs doing the same things that have previously worked. For me, this has often stunted my creative aspirations, and led me to feel more like a project manager than a standout Product Marketer.

If you have a multi-pronged value prop

Often time when the launch goes general announcement (GA), everything seems finish. But obviously, launch is a series of events around a theme and it can last long after GA, especially in terms of messaging refining. But how do we keep the go-to-market team engaged to adopt it after launch?

I'm establishing PMM at my org as a function, and trying to put in place a launch process. The PDE function are used to just shipping when ready, without giving thought to the need for a launch plan. We're missing opportunities to launch, but also annoying clients by not giving enough notice when we plan to roll out new features or functionality.

What are some of the key questions you want to answer when evaluating channels for a product launch and how do you go about finding these answers?