With respect to mergers and acquisitions, what are the steps and priorities you take to integrate the newly acquired product into your overall product marketing strategy?
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This one is challenging because I’ve witnessed year long integrations from newly acquired products into the overall strategy, and even then, it wasn’t “fully” absorbed in...
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The New York Times Vice President, Head of Product Marketing • 4y
I’m so glad to have been asked this question, because I’ve been fortunate enough to lead teams through acquisitions at almost every company I’ve worked at. In order to ef...
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Enable VP of Product Marketing | Formerly Crossbeam, 6sense, JazzHR, Imagine Learning, Appsembler • 3y
Great question! My advice would be to remember the product stage is likely quite different than your existing product. For the new product, prioritize product market fit ...
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Clari VP, Brand, Content and Product Marketing • 4y
Excellent question. I would start listening to the newly acquired company's customers. Go on a lsitening tour. Understand the buyer and user's pains, challenges, wins, w...
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Intuit Principal Product Marketing Manager | Formerly Zoom, Atlassian, LinkedIn, Intuit + CPG • 2y
There are different approaches to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and their impact on partnerships, and strongly depend on the acquiring company and strategy. Below ar...
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