How do you help product management understand the value of product marketing (beyond just "helping us launch things")?
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Two approaches here, that may be used at the same time: Direct communication. If you have a strong framework for how you've seen PMM function strategically in other org...
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Wiz Group Product Marketing Manager - (CIAM / API Products) • 5y
Yes, launches are a big element of the PM-PMM equation, but this relationship is much more than helping us launch things. Done right, Product Managers and Product Markete...
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Freshworks Head of AI Product Marketing | Formerly VMware. Automation Anywhere • 8y
I view Product Marketing as the GM of the Product, and the role goes beyond product launch. Three areas I see Product Marketing can drive and add value in are Content, Sa...
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Guidewire Software Vice President Product Marketing • 8y
The way I see it - you can build the greatest product in the world but if it (1) people don't understand the value (2) people don't know it exists or (3) people can't sel...
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BrainKraft Founder • 8y
Be the expert on markets and buyers. Let product managers be the experts on users and products. Product marketing managers focus on achieving business goals for current p...
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Cisco Director of Product Management, Speech and Video AI • 8y
Great list above. I also look at actual customer "bugs" as well sometimes to be on top of what possibly might create a "space" for competition to come in. Other emerging...
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BrainKraft Founder • 8y
One more subtle, but important thing. You should work to *demonstrate* the value of product marketing. It will be far less frustrating then trying to get product manageme...
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This is my number one problem that I run into with Product Teams when entering new companies or teams. Product Marketing is part of the Product Team, I had a great Produc...
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As the founder of Product School, I know that Product Marketing is difficult to define because it varies from company to company, and it can even vary between different p...
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