How can someone acquire these skills to be qualified for a PMM role when PMM roles require 3-5 years experience with these skills?
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Okta Director, Product Marketing • 10mo
I moved into a Senior PMM role without any direct PMM experience, so I’m happy to share some things I learned along the way. The key is to leverage your existing skills, ...
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Gusto Head of Product Marketing, Benefits • 10mo
The Why: PMM is notoriously hard to break into and the question sets up the catch 22–but here's the secret: PMMs are made, not born and all of the core skills can be requ...
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Freshworks Vice President - Global Product Marketing | Formerly Klaviyo, Qualtrics, Microsoft, MckInsey • 1y
There are very few "entry level PMM" roles. Most PMM roles require some experience, especially with the amount of strategy understanding + influence that PMMs doMy tip fo...
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SurveyMonkey Senior Product Marketing Manager | Formerly HubSpot • 7mo
From my own experience breaking into PMM after years in SEO: I’ve done this switch myself a few years ago (from SEO to PMM at HubSpot), and I love being a Product Markete...
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Fmr Product Marketing Leader, Cisco | Formerly Twilio, Cisco, Gartner • 10mo
If you’ve done work similar to PMM:Showcase it clearly. Create a “Product Marketing Experience” section on your resume with bullet points like:Messaging: Developed positi...
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