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Jenna Crane

Head of Product Marketing, Klaviyo

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Jenna Crane is the Head of Product Marketing at Klaviyo. She has more than a decade of experience marketing B2B technology, at companies like Dropbox, Upwork, and Drift. As an early employee at Dropbox and oDesk (now Upwork), she fell in love with......more

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What is your favorite product marketing interview question and the best answer you've heard?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • November 17

My favorite question is "What would be your positioning statement for yourself as a product marketer?" I love that question because it shows me how comfortable they are with the basics of positioning, and it tells me a lot about the aspects of product marketing that they care most about. For ex......Read More

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For PMM interviews, what are helpful resources you'd recommend and types of questions to prepare for from both hiring managers and cross-functional partners?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • November 17

I'd recommend having on hand: * Your story. Be prepared to give a brief walkthrough of your background and experience. I always like to see when someone has a strong narrative about their career — why they made each move, the highlights of their experience and what they learned, and wh......Read More

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What are the most common mistakes you see candidates make during an interview for a product marketing position?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • November 17

1. They didn't prepare. It's really hard to justify moving a candidate forward if they don't know basic details about our company, their answers lack details and depth, and/or they don't have questions for the interviewer. 2. They are too long-winded or rambling, and/or their answers are mostly ......Read More

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Do you have a messaging template/worksheet/framework that you like to use?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • July 15

I find that it depends on the scale of what I’m messaging. If it’s for a small project (a landing page, a video, etc.) I like to go with: * Key message * 3 supporting value propositions, with taglines and descriptions * Supporting points for each of those value props — whether those are uniqu......Read More

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What are some of the most common red flags that product marketing candidates make?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • November 17

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, ideally 1 page. I don't care if you've been in the industry for 30 years, you should be able to distill down your experience into 1 or......Read More

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How do you work with the cross functional teams? And what are the key goals and deliverables for each of the below? 1) PMM with Sales 2) PMM with CSM 3) PMM with Marketing 4) PMM with Product

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • June 29

Cross-functional work is Product Marketing's middle name! PMM <> Sales * Key deliverables: Pitch decks, enablement assets (internal resources like battlecards and personas, external resources like one-pagers and case studies), and trainings * Key goals: Improve win rates, improve co......Read More

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As a PMM charged with balancing both self-serve and enterprise customers of the same product, what are the nuances between the two?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • October 19

I know this situation well; it's the same here at Klaviyo! First, you need to understand the composition of both audiences. Are the self-serve customers smaller businesses that don't need to talk to sales to feel comfortable using the product? Are at least some of them actually enterprise cus......Read More

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What would you rec highlighting in prod mar portfolio and what would make a candidate stand out to you?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • November 17

Absolutely writing samples! I always ask for those. (As you can tell from my other answers, communication is something I care deeply about!) Case studies, landing pages, pitch decks / other enablement assets, and messaging frameworks can also be great additions to a portfolio. Just make sure yo......Read More

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How can I improve my interviewing skills for a product marketing role?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • November 17

Prep and practice! Prep your answers beforehand, have them on hand for reference if you need them. Practice by getting in more reps. Talking about yourself and your experience gets easier every time, and you get more insight into the types of questions that come up (so you can improve your pr......Read More

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How does one gauge autonomy in a product marketing interview?

Jenna Crane

Klaviyo Head of Product Marketing • November 17

As you can probably tell, I am a big fan of focusing on process, not just outcomes. I like to ask people to walk me through a project they led, and I ask them plenty of questions — things like 'why did you decide to position it that way?' or 'what was the most difficult part of the process, and h......Read More

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Credentials & Highlights

Head of Product Marketing at Klaviyo

Formerly Drift, Dropbox, Upwork