B2B Product Manager December 2020 Issue If you’re reading this newsletter, give yourself a big pat on the back. You’ve survived 2020 and demonstrated incredible resilience. 2021 will certainly bring more of the new normal and we can only hope for a few shades of the old. I sincerely hope you have a safe and [...]
CONTEXT! CONTEXT! CONTEXT! Storytelling skills for product management and product marketing are essential because without them, the value context (why the market cares) of what you’re building, marketing and selling is completely masked. […]
B2B Product Manager November 2020 Issue We hope your 2020 is winding down on a positive note, all things considered. This month we take a closer look at sales effectiveness, customer retention and bundling vs. solutions. As the pandemic economy has forced all of us to completely rethink everything, we also give you a list [...]
The B2B Product Manager October 2020 The product led growth model is gaining tremendous momentum. This month we look at the impact on product management and product marketing. It’s big, or maybe that’s just the way it should have always been. As most companies deal with leaner sales pipelines, your product demos are even more [...]
In theory, and I emphasize in theory, the impact of a product led growth model should be very minimal on product management. For product marketing, it pretty much changes everything. […]
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 [...]
All customer testimonials pretty much follow the same blueprint. Customer background. The problem the customer was facing before our solution. Our solution and how it solved the problem. Benefits to the customer and success metrics. These elements are important parts of the story, but they still beg the question, So what? The Playbook: […]
Selling a product with a ton of features is a blessing and a curse. It’s great that your product has so many cool features. It’s also a nightmare for marketing and sales. Why? They’re trying to sell all of them and your buyers are overwhelmed, often to the point of decision paralysis. If your competition [...]
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 [...]
