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Elain Szu
VP Marketing, Sentry
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Former VP Marketing @Narvar
Former Head of Product Marketing, Exchange @Twitter
Former EIR @Accel
Accel Scout and Angel Investor
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Elain Szu
Sentry VP Marketing • April 9
Great question. I'd say the core of this problem is that Marketing has to play a role over the short, medium, and long term. And often time, brand marketing efforts require persistent campaigns over a longer period of time, so the key is to establish a baseline and come up with a few metrics to s......Read More
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Elain Szu
Sentry VP Marketing • April 9
You've hit upon one of the reasons why marketing in tech is a neverending challenge (and the fun part IMO). I think the best marketers have both strong analytical skills and grasp how to build long-lasting brands based on an emotional connection with their customer. If your goal is to one day lea......Read More
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Elain Szu
Sentry VP Marketing • April 9
This is one of my favorite challenges when you're developing brand positioning and you can apply to a singular product area, as well. You can't prevent them from copying messaging -- but you can establish that you are the only credible player to deliver that positioning. Credibility comes from al......Read More
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Elain Szu
Sentry VP Marketing • April 9
Your brand story is often rooted in how your company's core mission solves a critical customer problem. So in order to tell a unique and compelling narrative, you want to look at the company's core product DNA, tell an excellent story about how that landscape for that problem has evolved and cont......Read More
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Credentials & Highlights
VP Marketing at Sentry
Product Marketing AMA Contributor
Lives In San Francisco
Knows About Product Marketing Soft and Hard Skills, Messaging, Brand Strategy, Product Marketing ......more