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What are some ways you can influence the roadmap as a product marketer when working with a strong-willed and difficult to work with product manager?

Clara Lee
PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte5y
In the cases where a Product Manager has consistently challenged your work beyond regular constructive collaboration, I have found the following tactics useful: Realign ...
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Anna Wiggins
Altruist VP of Marketing5y
This question becomes more about how you can influence your PM vs. the roadmap yourself. Without knowing your history or the nature of your relationship I would advise fo...
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Swaroop Sham
Wiz Group Product Marketing Manager - (CIAM / API Products)5y
First of all, most well-heeled product managers tend to be strongly opinionated but open to reasoning and change. The PM-PMM relationship is one of the most critical rela...
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Jack Wei
Sendbird fmr Head of Marketing | Formerly SmartRecruiters, Mixpanel, Deloitte, Beardwood&Co1y
Decision-making frameworks and corporate values (that hopefully include something about teamwork :) ) are needed at the team level to minimize subjectivity at the individ...
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Marcus Andrews
Conveyor Head of Marketing6y
This can be tough - I feel you! But keep in mind all good relationships take time and if you can't figure out a good way to work together it's going to be really hard to ...
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