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My role sits at the intersection of brand marketing and product marketing. What do you say to those (on both sides of the field) who say product marketing isn't or shouldn't be "part of brand"?

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  1. Harish Peri
    Harish Peri

    Okta SVP Product Marketing • 3y

    I'll approach this question as a stakeholder problem. Seems to me that there is a lack of understanding of the shared goals between the brand and PMM teams - and hence a conflict between stakeholders.  Ultimately they are both operating in service of your customers. They are jsut taking different lenses and operating at different altitudes. In an enterprise B2B company, there is no brand without a product that solves problems, and there is no organic product growth without a brand that delivers ...Read More

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  2. Francisco M. T. Bram

    Chewy Senior Director, Head of Global Marketing • 3y

    Marketing has we know it, has existed since the late 1800's with the invention of the first mail product catalogue. Tiffany's Blue Book was the first mail-order catalogue in the United States that really set the standard for product-driven marketing. During this time, Marketing was both product, brand, and acquisition all in one function. The catalogue would feature products, a value proposition, price, small narrative and supported the overall brand positioning. This relationship between Produc ...Read More

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