On the surface, solving market problems versus addressing the needs of a market might sound like semantics. But the implementation of each practice in B2B organizations reveals a huge contrast between the two with a ripple effect that may be just as significant. Common Practice: Solving Market Problems You have a product that addresses [...]
The B2B Product Manager August 2020 The B2B Product Manager August 2020 looks at the blessing and the curse that goes with marketing and selling feature-rich products. We also give you the missing layer to your customer testimonials if you want to showcase strategic value. There’s one key strategic part of product management that got lost [...]
Is there a way to quantify the extent to which our organization is truly market focused? […]
The B2B Product Manager July 2020 We hope you’re enjoying your summer. This month we take a closer look at the practices of product management and product marketing and the extent to which our profession is keeping pace with the demands of our markets. We’re also serving up helpful tips on delivering more valuable product [...]
Here’s how to create business requirements that help product marketing and sales do a better job of positioning and selling value. First, remember that the reasons you build new products and features are the same exact reasons the market buys them. Zero difference! Context is the key. It not only gives design and development teams [...]
Your customers don’t care about integrated products as much as you think, but you’d never know it. They don’t miss an opportunity to tell you “your products need to be better integrated.” In reality, it’s just their way of telling you what they ultimately want – integrated workflows. […]
The B2B Product Manager Magazine June 2020 This month we bring you a variety of topics given the breadth of priorities we’re all dealing with in this crazy new normal. Minimum viable products, your next job interview, analyzing markets, quantifying the value of your portfolio, creating stickier products and more. We’ve covered them all! Enjoy The [...]
What is a Minimum Viable Product? A minimum viable product is a collection of product features and capabilities that are required (at a minimum) to deliver a solution the market is willing to pay for. The easier it is to quantify the value, the more likely the solution will succeed. An outcome-based minimum viable product [...]
The initial stages of product paralysis begin the moment your company has its second product. Two products, two markets, two sets of users, two sets of priorities, etc. Enter product management into the equation. Assuming your company deems the function of product management as something more than “the enhancement list department,” product management should be [...]
The B2B Product Manager April 2020 COVID-19 changes everything, for us and our customers. This month we offer three things you can do to make sure your product and marketing priorities are in lockstep with the new priorities of your target customers. We’re also offering a free 30-minute webinar on April 23rd to help you [...]
