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Ask me questions on any of the product marketing topics listed below ๐Ÿ‘‡

Categories:

Research | Positioning | Launch | Enablement | Team Building. |. Career

Research

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VOC Research
  • Sourcing interview candidates
  • Planning customer interviews
  • Asking the right questions
  • Looking for insights in reviews, call recordings, etc.
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Analyst Relations
  • Making the most of your Gartner and Forrester relationship
  • Use inquiries effectively
  • Prepping for a briefing
  • Submitting a Wave or Magic Quadrant application
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Competitive Intelligence
  • Building a CI program
  • Competitive research and intel collection
  • Building battlecards, comparison pages, and other competitor-specific content
  • Internal competitive enablement
  • CI software vendor selection
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Win-Loss
  • Running a win-loss program
  • Building interview guides
  • Win-loss strategy and alignment
  • Developing content from win-loss insights
  • Win-loss vendor selection

Positioning

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Positioning
  • Auditing existing positioning
  • Creating a positioning canvas
  • Positioning best practices
  • Getting internal alignment on positioning
  • Running internal positioning workshops
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Messaging
  • How to craft core messaging for your company / product
  • Creating launch-specific messaging
  • Messaging best practices
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Personas
  • Persona research techniques
  • Developing personas and persona documentation
  • How to use personas in your marketing
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Segmentation
  • Developing your ideal customer profile
  • Creating a segment-specific go-to-market plan

Launch

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Launch Planning
  • Developing a launch committee
  • Implementing a launch tiering system
  • Creating a launch plan
  • Coordinating internal stakeholders
  • Running effective launch committee meetings
  • Goal setting and KPIs
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Go-To-Market
  • Segmentation and targeting
  • Launch-specific positioning and messaging
  • Campaign planning and execution
  • Content development (case studies, web pages, demo videos, interactive tours, articles, gifs, etc.)
  • Employee advocacy on social media

Enablement

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Content Creation
  • Content development (decks, one-pager, case studies, web pages, demo videos, interactive tours, articles, gifs, etc.)
  • Developing compelling copy when youโ€™re not a trained copywriter
  • Tips, tools, and best practices for designing yourself or outsourcing
  • Developing content and messaging with the help of sales
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Managing Requests
  • Building a system to manage internal requests from sales
  • Avoiding burnout from ad hoc requests
  • Priority alignment with cross-functional teams
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Internal Marketing
  • Driving adoption of content and messaging
  • Testing and iterating messaging and content
  • Creating an internal newsletter
  • Sharing work in progress
  • Increasing awareness of product marketing
  • Creating a PMM Charter
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Training
  • Creating enablement training plans
  • Working with sales enablement teams
  • Planning and running effective sales and CS trainings

Team Building

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Hiring
  • Asking for headcount
  • Building a PMM job description
  • Knowing what interview questions to ask
  • Choosing the right candidate assignment
  • What to look for in a strong candidate
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Onboarding
  • Developing an effective onboarding plan
  • How to set new PMMs up for success
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Managing People
  • Running effective 1-on-1s
  • Having tough development conversations
  • Creating employee success profiles
  • Running quarterly or annual reviews
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Working Cross-Functionally
  • Creating a PMM Charter
  • Building strong relationships with key cross-functional stakeholders
  • Handling interpersonal conflict
  • Repairing damaged relationships and reputation

Career

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Finding / Switching Jobs
  • Breaking into product marketing
  • Creating an effective resume and cover letter
  • Optimizing your LinkedIn profile
  • Personal outreach techniques
  • Interview prep
  • Assignment preparation
  • Asking for a raise or promotion
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Professional Development
  • Developing leadership skills
  • Strategic thinking and frameworks
  • Building your personal brand
  • Public speaking
  • Writing on LinkedIn

If you need help with something that you donโ€™t see here, just ask. I may be able to point you in the direction of educational resources or people that can help.

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