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What resources would you recommend for a performance marketer who works closely with product looking to pivot to PMM?

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Leanna Jackson
Leanna Jackson
Chatbooks Product Marketing ManagerJune 2

Former Performance/Growth Marketer here! Here is what I did when I was looking to transition into Product Marketing:

  • Listen to product marketing podcasts to learn from other's experiences (check out Women in Product Marketing, Thrills and Chills, and the other podcasts from PMA and Sharebird)

  • Read articles online (Product Marketing Alliance is a great place to start) – if you're a member you can also access old webinars/conferences that are packed with helpful information

  • Rewrite my resume – and do it a few times – to connect my current tasks to product marketing (did you run messaging tests, how did you do customer segmentation, etc.)

  • Practice writing! I started by publishing articles on Medium, but you could post on LinkedIn, Substack, find freelance work, etc.

  • Find templates and practice filling them out to understand the strategy behind messaging, positioning, GTM, etc.

  • Follow product marketers on LinkedIn – engage with their posts, reach out for a coffee chat, resume reviews, etc.

  • When you get interviews, practice speaking about your experience beforehand. Also, know that it may take quite a few interviews to get an offer

  • Look for product marketing roles in the industry I'd been working in – ultimately I was able to transition to a PMM role by finding a company in the same space I did my performance marketing role

Hope this helps!

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🟧 Hugo H. Macedo 🟧
🟧 Hugo H. Macedo 🟧
Advisor & Investor | Product Marketing Expert | B2BMay 4

this is a good reference for a PMM book - quite new

https://www.svpg.com/books/loved-how-to-rethink-marketing-for-tech-products/

also read about Product Management - https://www.svpg.com/books/inspired-how-to-create-tech-products-customers-love-2nd-edition/

On positioning:
the classic: Positioning from All Ries, Jack Trout
the newer: Obviously Awesome - April Dunford

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