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How do you approach Product Managers if they don’t provide enough product information/data?

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  1. Morgan (Molnar) Lehmann

    SurveyMonkey Senior Director, Head of Corporate Marketing | Formerly SurveyMonkey, Nielsen • 1y

    Honestly, just ask them for what you need! It will make them better PMs to understand what’s involved/required for successful product marketing. There are certain things, like what problem(s) the feature solves for the customer or why our way is better than the competition is simple good product management, not just fundamentals for product marketing. If your team consistently calls this out as a problem, PMM and PM leadership can get involved in co-outlining a product launch brief— what’s inclu ...Read More

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  2. Stephanie Kelman
    Stephanie Kelman

    Shopify Senior Product Marketing Lead • 9mo

    Getting product data from busy (or sometimes protective) PMs can feel like pulling teeth. Here's my playbook: Build the Relationship First, Ask Questions Later Become their revenue translator - PMs speak product, senior leadership speak money. I position myself as the person who can translate their brilliant product work into business impact: "My job is to make sure everyone understands why your feature matters to merchants." Get in early, not just at launch time - The biggest game-changer was w ...Read More

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