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Mike Berger

Mike Berger

Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo

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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo
Summary
Some of the most common questions I get from other marketing leaders relate to how to build and scale a product marketing team. If I’ve learned anything throughout my career, it’s that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. There are simply too many dimensions to consider to arrive at a single s...Read More
Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo4y
If you are looking for key Product Marketing metrics to determine success, here are some ideas: For a mature product: new users, adoption (usage), active users, daily ac...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo4y
Maybe I'm unique but I've been in Product Marketing for a long time and I've never been asked to present a "marketing portfolio". I have, on the other hand, been asked to...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo4y
Short answer, yes. If it's a job you really want, go above and beyond. Now, if a company says they want you to prepare a 5 slide presentation on something, I wouldn't sim...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo4y
I've always thought that Hubspot has done a great job with product marketing. They have great product market fit and their messaging and positioning is typically on point...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo4y
For those of you who are earlier on (first ~8 years) in your career, here is the framework I'd use: People (and Culture) - You should feel energized about working with t...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo4y
Great PMMs really understand the nuances behind messaging and are able to create simplicity out of complexity. They are framework-driven. They connect their work to str...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo4y
I can tell you based on quite a bit of experience that this is the easiest question I'll ever answer on the topic of building a successful PMM career. It isn't even close...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo3y
First thing I do is determine how much a buyer cares about individual features. There is a saying that we go to Home Depot to buy a hole (benefit), not a shovel (feature)...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo4y
Here are some ways to think about the move from Sr. PMM to Lead:Skills Sr. PMM - You have advanced product marketing skills and significant experience in the field. Base...
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Mike Berger
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo | Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo3y
You can create a category either way, but either way it isn't easy! Gainsight is a great example of a company that created a category by building a platform for, and cha...
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Credentials & Highlights
Ex-VP, Product Marketing @ ClickUp, SurveyMonkey, Gainsight, Marketo
Formerly Momentive, Gainsight, Marketo
Top Product Marketing Mentor List
Product Marketing AMA Contributor
Lives In San Diego, California
Knows About Enterprise Product Marketing, Product Marketing KPI's, B2B Product Marketing KPI's, P...more