We did more portfolio marketing at Cisco/Juniper where we had many "cybersecurity" problems, whereas in early-stage start-ups and fewer product companies I feel it's more classic product marketing. Portfolio is often more solution or suite level marketing. Strategy is almost business like (done at a higher level with more business level KPIs). You can use a portfolio (like a bundle) to give an individual product an advantage. Product marketing has more direct competitive elements. Other things ...Read More
How do you differentiate product from portfolio marketing?
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Guild Education Director of Product Marketing • 10mo
Curious if you're asking about this because you're thinking of where to focus or how to structure a team. My answer is more from the perpsective of team structure, but happy to follow up on how an individual can think about it too. At our company, they both sit under Product Marketing, but play separate roles. At the highest level, our product-focused PMMs are thinking about: how to tell the solution’s story. They work closely with Product Managers to deeply understand the product capabilities ...Read More
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