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What are the best ways to differentiate a new product category?

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  1. Vishal Naik
    Vishal Naik

    Box Head of Product Marketing, AI & Platform | Formerly Google Gemini • 6mo

    There is a trap in 'Category Creation' where we convince ourselves that because we are a new category, we are the evolution of the old one. But often, the 'Old Solution' isn't bad. In fact, it's often cheaper, more flexible, and entrenched for a reason. And we're all just competing for the same, finite budget. In a previous role, I was the internal buyer looking at Marketing Automation vs. Call Tracking. Different categories, but fighting for the 'Attribution Visibility' budget. Neither was stri ...Read More

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  2. Kuber Sharma
    Kuber Sharma

    UiPath Sr. Director of Product Marketing | Formerly Salesforce, Tableau, Microsoft • Jun 15

    The trap most PMMs fall into is trying to win within an existing category by claiming to be faster, easier, or cheaper. That rarely works long-term. Real category differentiation means redefining the problem itself so buyers evaluate you on entirely new terms. Three things that actually moved the needle when I was building new categories at Microsoft Azure and Tableau/Salesforce: Own the language before competitors do. When positioning Zero Copy integration as a new data sharing paradigm at Sale ...Read More

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  3. Elizabeth Grossenbacher

    Fmr Product Marketing Leader, Cisco | Formerly Twilio, Cisco, Gartner • 4mo

    Start with redefining how buyers understand their problem! The most effective approach is to shift the conversation away from existing comparisons and toward a new mental model of evaluation. Product marketers do this by reframing the problem, introducing new criteria that incumbents were never designed to satisfy, and educating the market before attempting to sell into it. In a new category, persuasion follows understanding. Customers must first learn how to think differently before they can ch ...Read More

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