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Aligning Product Managers and Product Marketing Managers for Success – Interview With Aatir Abdul Rauf

User Pilot

Overlapping responsibilities and conflicting priorities are just a couple of the many friction points between product managers and product marketing managers – leading to inefficient workflows and potential product failures. Product marketing managers focus on getting the product in the right hands.

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What Makes a Great VP of Marketing in SaaS: A Deep Dive with Jason and Dave Gerhardt, ex-VPM of Drift

SaaStr

Lemkin emphasizes the need to hire “Pirates and Romantics,” passionate and quirky individuals who are dedicated to the company’s mission, in contrast to the majority of job workers in the tech industry. Many people in marketing and sales cross the line on LinkedIn, which can be detrimental to their personal brand.

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What is a Product Marketing Manager? Responsibilities, Salaries, and More

User Pilot

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the field, understanding the nuances of product marketing managers is essential for success. TL;DR A product marketing manager is a professional responsible for promoting and selling their company’s products. Looking into tools for product marketing managers?

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Using Sales Conversations to Find Product-Market Fit

Sales Hacker

I’ve spent the last year working to find product-market fit for my startup, Dock. I’ve used our sales process to iterate our way to product market-fit and wanted to share what I’ve learned along the way. Find 10 people, then 100 people, then 1,000 people who love your product.

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Product Market Fit: Finding Your Product’s Place in the Market

ProfitWell

Ari Wells is the VP of Product Marketing at cloud service mogul Akamai. He joined us on stage at Recur 2018 to talk about how their team takes a product from concept to launch. You hear about product market fit a lot these days, and with good reason. What is Product Market Fit?

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The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make (And How to Avoid Them) with the CMOs of Databricks, Zoom, and Okta

SaaStr

Schultz explained: “So I always say, ‘Think about how many hours this search is going to take by the time you do the research, talk to candidates, do your outreach, interview candidates many times, do your back channel reference checks — all of that adds up. And a quarter is an eternity in a startup. That’s the thing.”

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Product Analyst: Responsibilities, Skills, and Requirements

User Pilot

Product analysts research to find market trends, collect and analyze data, track and assess product performance , understand product requirements, and report insights to stakeholders. What are the skills needed for product analysts? Technical skills Let’s start with the technical proficiencies you need.