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Priya Patel

Vice President, Product Marketing, TripActions

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How do you break down responsibilities and KPI's for product launches between demand generation and product marketing?

Priya Patel

TripActions Vice President, Product Marketing • March 17

As the driver of the overall success of a launch, typically the PMM is responsible for the overall metrics around a launch. These can drill down into KPI categories like: Sales (ARR), Product (adoption or engagement), PR/Comms (coverage), Social (likes, new followers, engagement), Web (traffic, d......Read More

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What type of customer research do you do pre-launch to help you have a great product launch?

Priya Patel

TripActions Vice President, Product Marketing • March 17

Customer research is so critical to the success of a launch and the extent of it will depend on the size and scope of the launch. At a minimum, you'll want to do customer interviews to understand: - The customer problem - The value the product will deliver - Who your target segment(s) and persona......Read More

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How do you increase the Product Marketing function's ability to be a more strategic player in the company and not just the launch arm of the feature factory?

Priya Patel

TripActions Vice President, Product Marketing • March 16

This is a great question. The key here is to get involved early - in roadmap planning and product strategy - so that your role extends beyond reactively launching features. If you're at a B2B company, this means you'll want to get to know the market and your target audience really well so you can......Read More

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How can I make it easier for my team and stakeholders to work with me on the marketing launch timeline when engineering releases are sometimes delayed?

Priya Patel

TripActions Vice President, Product Marketing • March 16

I've never worked anywhere where releases don't get delayed - delays happen. The best you can do is to stay in as close communication with your key stakeholders as possible - informing them of updates in real-time. You won't lose trust with your team if you're open and honest: put a stake in the ......Read More

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What drives the decision to have product change communications on a monthly cadence vs when the changes go live? Or a hybrid? e.g. "January roundup" vs "Faster search is here 🎉"

Priya Patel

TripActions Vice President, Product Marketing • March 16

I've worked at companies with different philosophies on this. The main benefit of a monthly or other regular cadence is predictability - i.e., everyone in your organization is aware of launch timelines and can plan accordingly. Customers always know when to expect product comms. But a con is that......Read More

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How do you balance launch communications with an ever-changing roadmap?

Priya Patel

TripActions Vice President, Product Marketing • March 17

At fast-moving startups, the product roadmap is often fluid. When you're facing a decision about whether to push out a launch or even deprioritize a launch, let the customer be your guide. Think about what features and capabilities they care about most, and prioritize your launches based on this.......Read More

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I want to know how to get my product team to support efforts outline the desired product benefits, so we can discuss a marketing plan earlier in the process. I'd also like advice on how to let them know, in as kind a way as possible, that some improvements/repairs should probably not be launched because it's the natural progression of our product's capabilities.

Priya Patel

TripActions Vice President, Product Marketing • March 17

I'll start with the first question around working with your PM team to get a sense of what's launching and product benefits. If your product team does not already do this, definitely work with them to see if they can develop a PRD or some form of product documentation that outlines the problem th......Read More

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Priya Patel

TripActions Vice President, Product Marketing

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Vice President, Product Marketing at TripActions