Product Marketing
Product Marketing Specializations

Product Marketing Specializations

Justine Davis
ServiceNow VP Dev marketing, Community, Dev rel3y
Devs really like to be shown as opposed to be told. Don’t create sales decks - instead, take to social media, build smaller feature videos based on each problem - devs do...
2064 Views
Chris Hines
Outtake AI VP of Strategy & Marketing | Formerly Cyera, Zscaler, Docker22h
In terms of customer evaluations (proof of concepts or vendor down selections) the best way to find this out, is actually to ask channel partners! They have tons relation...
18 Views
Nikhil Balaraman
Pomerium Head of Marketing | Formerly Roofstock, Instacart, Uber, Algolia, Google4y
Analyst relations programs are best run as a partnership between PR/Comms teams and PMM. The PR and Comms teams will be helpful in driving longer term thinking and time h...
1298 Views
Kuber Sharma
UiPath Sr. Director of Product Marketing | Formerly Salesforce, Tableau, MicrosoftTue
Sarah's "cost of inaction" framing is exactly right, and I've seen it work consistently across enterprise deals at Salesforce, Tableau, and UiPath. I want to add the spec...
8 Views
Jeff Hardison
Sanity.io VP of Product Marketing | Formerly Calendly, InVision, Clearbit, Amazon (consultant)2y
I like to measure all marketing in terms of:Outputs: What you did marketing-wise such as sent X emails to whom, created Y social posts, made Z video, etc.Outcomes: How di...
760 Views
Upcoming AMAs
What do self-serve product marketers spend their time doing, given that they don't have sales enablement responsibilities?
Where does all that time get repurposed in self-serve PMM? What are some of the big categories of work where you over-invest in self-serve vs. traditional B2B PMM?
Claire Drumond
Atlassian VP of Product Marketing2y
A lot of questions about self-serve PMM vs enterprise PMM activities, so I'll summarize here! A self-serve PMM's day looks very different from an enterprise PMM. Some mig...
2975 Views
How does one create a "positioning document?"
Our organization is focusing on a new customer segment and channel. My CMO has asked me to create a "positioning document" that we can share with senior leadership that articulates how we're going to market to this segment. Does anyone have a template or (and NDA-compliant) example document I could use as a model? Just trying to understand what type of information to include and how best to organize it. Thanks!
Jeffrey Vocell
Panorama Education Head of Product Marketing | Formerly Narvar, Iterable, HubSpot, IBM3y
There are ton's of different templates available, a quick Google search will turn up dozens of positioning templates. This is a pretty good one I've used as a foundation ...
1360 Views
Talya Heller G.
Product Marketing Consultant | Ex-PMM, PM and PMO | Formerly Bloomfire, Rev Worlwide (Netspend), HP2y
Enterprise sales motion is one of the harder ones to pull off because it's usually long and involves large deal sizes. That usually means big buying groups with many detr...
301 Views
Kuber Sharma
UiPath Sr. Director of Product Marketing | Formerly Salesforce, Tableau, MicrosoftApr 29
Katie's advice on keeping it crayon simple is one I've had to learn the hard way. The first enterprise launch I ran at Microsoft, I built a 60-slide enablement deck that ...
159 Views
How would you differentiate a mature enterprise product that is similar to competitive products?
We're struggling to find value added differentiators for one of our products that has been around for 20+ years, for which we've historically been recognized as a market leader. Currently we're losing ground because it's very similar to competitor offerings but at 2x the price. What approach would you recommend from product marketing perspective to to drive sales?
Kuber Sharma
UiPath Sr. Director of Product Marketing | Formerly Salesforce, Tableau, MicrosoftApr 29
Varun's answer does a good job framing this as a positioning reset. I want to add a specific pattern that worked for me at Salesforce during the Tableau acquisition, when...
174 Views
Liz Gonzalez
Zendesk Director of Product Marketing - Contact Center (CcaaS)3y
Ideal customer profile (ICP) is a great way to focus on the most valuable prospects likely to purchase your product and align all areas of the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy...
12155 Views
How do make sure the resume appeals to the hiring manager for a product marketing role?
Should I just use one general resume or are there different versions of it?
Ashley Faus
Atlassian Head of Lifecycle Marketing, Portfolio1y
I do recommend tailoring your resume for roles, but this doesn't mean that you need to have a version for every job. In some cases, it might mean re-ordering your bullets...
2537 Views
Hannah Hughes
Plaid Chief Marketing Officer | Formerly Apple, Google, Airbnb, Facebook3y
1. Intial product definition - Owned by Product, PMM consults. Help the team to assess: Are we building something that meets the basic requirements of the market? Where d...
1073 Views
Stephanie Kelman
Shopify Senior Product Marketing Lead4mo
Ugh, nothing worse than getting a project brief that's basically "we built this thing, make people want it, launch is next week, thanks!" I swear, half the time PMMs are ...
771 Views
Ben Geller
Former Director, Product Marketing & Demand Generation at You.com | Formerly LinkedIn1y
If you’re not making it past the recruiter screen, this usually means you need to work on your storytelling and communication. Which, fortunately, can be vastly improved ...
1028 Views
Jenna Crane
Triple Whale 🐳 VP of Marketing | Formerly Klaviyo, Drift, Dropbox, Upwork4y
Getting on my soapbox here for a second (though I suppose I've been on it this whole time) — make sure your resume is concise and clear. It should be 2 pages MAX, ideall...
1829 Views
Jeff Hardison
Sanity.io VP of Product Marketing | Formerly Calendly, InVision, Clearbit, Amazon (consultant)2y
What's defined as "enterprise" and "mid-market" differs in many companies. Generally, sales leadership works with the executive team to segment which size customers they ...
1008 Views
How do you perform extensive competitive product research?
I've been tasked with it but I'm missing the mark. This research is for the CEO and Product/Engineering teams who want to know how our tech stacks up in the market. Do you have any tips?
Indy Sen
The Remarketables GTM Advisor/Fractional Leader/Author | Formerly Google, Salesforce, Box, Mulesoft, WeWork, Matterport, Canva4y
There's no silver bullet for this. You want to bake competitive research into everything you do and have your antennae out. The cool thing about product marketing is that...
551 Views
How do you communicate product marketing achievements upwards and build visibility?
It can sometimes be a struggle for those on the executive team, or in higher leadership roles, to see the value that product marketing is bringing to the business - especially if they do not have regular interaction. How do you build visibility for you and/or your team, and clearly communicate the achievements and activities throughout the year?
Rachel Weber Callaway
Reddit Director of Community Product Marketing8mo
This is a common issue for sure, and a tough one. I've seen my team have the most success when they're truly embedded and trusted by their cross-functional product partne...
3098 Views
Julien Sauvage
Clari VP, Brand, Content and Product Marketing2y
Same as everyone else. Do more or better with less.With that, we all have to stay extremely focused on:Team and individual business impact (not activity)Team's morale and...
1049 Views
Paul Rudwall
Hedra Head of Marketing | Formerly Docusign, Responsys, Invoca1y
I don't think there's a significant difference. Ultimately, creating a category is about: Identifying a customer problem Reframing the way they think about it Presenting...
1884 Views
Grant Shirk
Cisco Head of Product Marketing, Cisco Campus Network Experiences | Formerly Tellme Networks, Microsoft, Box, Vera, Scout RFP, and Sisu Data, to name a few.4y
This is what makes PMM so fun. And also a little chaotic. You're frequently context-shifting between strategic investments (a 12- to 18-month horizon), quarterly operatio...
1630 Views
Charles Tsang
BILL Head of Product Marketing - Accounts Payable and Developers / Partners1mo
This is a fascinating question.  TBH I kind of feel like there’s a question behind the question or some context that isn’t being shared explicitly here.  I assume it’s li...
352 Views
Dee Johns
Self Employed Product Marketing Leadership (Interim & Fractional) | Formerly Xero, Karbon, ApprovalMax2mo
One thing I’ve seen overlooked in platform transitions is timing the narrative to match customer readiness. You can have the best messaging and sales playbooks, but if yo...
180 Views
Sarah Din
Former SVP of Product Marketing at Quickbase2mo
I am a huge advocate of win-loss programs, i think they are the most underrated and the most valuable programs you can run.the way ive done this is quarterly, you run a w...
398 Views
Sarah Din
Former SVP of Product Marketing at Quickbase2mo
Start with a locked master narrative...your core positioning, value props, and key proof points. That doesnt change region to region. Thats your foundation.What DOES chan...
368 Views
Sarah Din
Former SVP of Product Marketing at Quickbase2mo
The shift you need to make is from product narrative to business narrative. A C-suite pitch should start with the market trend or business challenge thats keeping that ex...
356 Views
Gregg Miller
PandaDoc VP of Product Marketing & Brand5y
30 days: Balance being an absolute sponge and learning by doing. Be a sponge by reading every doc you can get your hands on (enablement materials, case studies, team quar...
13292 Views
Sarah Din
Former SVP of Product Marketing at Quickbase2mo
Absolutely you can make this jump - pmm is pmm at its core. Its about understanding the buyer, understanding the product, and bringing those together in a way that resona...
351 Views
Katie Duzan (O'Brien)
Veeva Systems VP of Product Marketing4mo
Ideally you can have a core message house that distills your biggest value points for target personas -- relevant across regions. For example, does everyone care about ef...
741 Views
What are the key differences between SaaS pricing and consumer software pricing?
Specifically the differences in: objectives, unique challenges, processes and approaches, data and tools, and success metrics. Greatly appreciated your insights!
Sarah Din
Former SVP of Product Marketing at Quickbase2mo
This is a really nuanced question and honestly could be its own full session. But at a high level, the fundamental difference is that SaaS pricing is pricing a relationsh...
483 Views
Sean Lauer
AUGMENTT VP of Marketing | Formerly Instruqt, Mural, Twitter, Anheuser-Busch InBev2mo
Love this question because it's one that is bound to come up as you move up within an organization. My suggestion is to think about the action plan from both a qualitativ...
575 Views
Sarah Din
Former SVP of Product Marketing at Quickbase1y
Here are a few ways to do that:Present a clear, data-driven case aligned with the company's strategic goalsHighlight potential ROI and specific benefits like increased re...
539 Views
Jon Rooney
Box Vice President Product Marketing | Formerly Splunk, New Relic, Microsoft, Unity, Oracle2y
In order to narrow down what PMM works on as to not be pulled in a million directions and get stuck being short order cooks for every random initiative, you need to inves...
698 Views
Elizabeth Grossenbacher
Fmr Product Marketing Leader, Cisco | Formerly Twilio, Cisco, Gartner2mo
Strong content sales-enablement programs work because they help buyers make decisions faster and with less risk. In my experience, the most effective PMMs anchor enableme...
979 Views
How do product marketers make sure they're learning enough varied skills to be a well-rounded professional when scope is an issue?
i.e. working at a large company with minimal scope, focusing on sales enablement but knowing you need experience on the product launch side, other marketing teams covering responsibilities, etc.
Ryane Bohm
Salesforce Senior Director, Product Marketing | Formerly Gong, Salesforce, GE4y
Great question and a challenge I've definitely run into throughout the years. Every role and every company is different and you're not always going to get the full spectr...
559 Views
How would you package a set of features from different products that when used together, provide new value to a specific persona?
Today all our packaging is solution-based, or bundles, and we help multiple personas in each solution. this is the first time we want to package something for a persona using multiple products/features
Dee Johns
Self Employed Product Marketing Leadership (Interim & Fractional) | Formerly Xero, Karbon, ApprovalMax3mo
I’d approach this as a JTBD (jobs-to-be-done) problem, not a packaging one.When you start bundling features across products for a persona, it’s easy to end up with someth...
179 Views
How do you typically go about finding new PMMs for your team? Is it mostly recruitment based or do you search within your network?
I'm trying to break into a PMM role after 5 years of performance marketing and branding (1 of which was in a MM role with a heavy product focus). I'm unsure if I should spend more time networking or cold applying here in the Bay Area.
Dee Johns
Self Employed Product Marketing Leadership (Interim & Fractional) | Formerly Xero, Karbon, ApprovalMax3mo
From a hiring manager’s side, it’s rarely either networking or cold applications – it’s the combination that works.When I’ve hired PMMs, I usually start by asking my netw...
170 Views
How would you approach this product marketing interview assignment?
I interviewed earlier this year and did well except for this assignment. I'm hoping to better prepare for similar situations. Here's the quest: As mentioned, the next part of this process is to complete a brief assignment. The purpose of this assignment is just to see your methodology get some insight into your approach to tasks. For this assignment, I'd like for you to create a high-level go-to-market plan and strategy for our flagship product our event marketing platform. Our company traditionally has targeted enterprise b2b companies. I'd like you to come up with high-level messaging, define who the target audience is, and then detail your strategy for informing the market about our event platform and getting more leads. Please identify which channels you would use, and what you would need for this go-to-market launch. Please keep your response under 2 pages
Hien Phan
TigerData Head of Marketing4y
I have no idea how you prep your presentation. But for an assignment like this one, I think what employers want to test is your ability to assess the problem and provide ...
2280 Views
How are you using AI for competitive research and battlecard updates?
I’m curious how others are using AI to support competitive research. Keeping battlecards up to date is especially time-consuming — would love to hear what tools or workflows have worked well for your team.
Divya Mulanjur
Bloomreach VP, Product Marketing10mo
Great question! We're constantly testing out AI tools now. I apply a “consequential AI” lens: any tool must make Product Marketing faster, better, or more holistic. When ...
22491 Views
Monty Wolper
The New York Times Vice President, Head of Product Marketing4y
Ideally, any roadmap shared with your sales team would be owned and presented by PMM. The sales team doesn’t just need to understand when a product will be released, but ...
1004 Views
What does your product marketing team org structure look like?
Do you simply have Product Marketers by product/portfolio? Do you have a release communications manager? Someone in sales enablement? What other roles exist in your product marketing teams today?
Rachel Cheyfitz
Coro S.Director of Corporate & Product Marketing | Formerly Lytx, Cisco, Snyk, Lightrun, Comeet,Coro3y
As a part of the CPO's org, what other roles (besides PMM) do you have on the PMM team and how do you interact with Marketing? 
2130 Views
Talya Heller G.
Product Marketing Consultant | Ex-PMM, PM and PMO | Formerly Bloomfire, Rev Worlwide (Netspend), HP2y
You’ve received some great advice here. I think listening to calls, joining LI groups or following hashtags they care about is a great source of information. Here are a f...
306 Views
Don Fuss
ServiceNow Director of Product Marketing3mo
In your first product marketing role some meaningful projects would be the bill of materials for new product launches or product releases. This would include content crea...
732 Views
Don Fuss
ServiceNow Director of Product Marketing3mo
The Product Marketing Alliance provide great updates on what's new in product marketing and offers great resources and training. Any of the core AI tools such as Claude c...
951 Views
Bhavika Thakkar
Microsoft Sr. Director of Product Marketing & Growth- Copilot | Formerly Adobe, GoDaddy, Xero3mo
Someone from investment banking or finance industry would already have strong analytical chops. I think this is a huge advantage as data-oriented PMMs automatically have ...
1283 Views
Bhavika Thakkar
Microsoft Sr. Director of Product Marketing & Growth- Copilot | Formerly Adobe, GoDaddy, Xero3mo
I've been a SaaS, Marketplace and now AI PMM so a PMM can represent multitude of things. At it's core, Product Marketing is taking 'something' and figuring out how to mak...
1217 Views
Leonardo Vergani
McKinsey & Company Engagement Manager6y
Great answer, @Suyog Deshpande! I would also add that thought leadership is not about the number of articles or ebooks you produce, but about how this content position yo...
2128 Views
Marcus Andrews
Conveyor Head of Marketing4y
Not sure if these are "technical skills" Product Marketing isn't a technical job, it's a communications job. But the three biggest hard skills that will help you succeed ...
2379 Views