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MRDs – How Much “Market” Is In Your Market Requirements Documents?

Product Management University

Most B2B organizations use a M arket R equirements D ocument (MRD) for driving new solutions to market. How much of the content in those MRDs should be pure market requirements versus product requirements? A good rule of thumb — 100% market and 0% product. What’s wrong with this sample market requirement?

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The three strands of brand authenticity

Intercom, Inc.

More recently, however, I’ve realized that the technology industry at large struggles with such clarity and consistency – in marketing terms, there is often a difficulty developing a clear value proposition that aligns with product and brand identity. And whatever you stand for must resonate with your identified target market.

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Startups need dual theories on distribution and product/market fit. One is not enough

Andrew Chen

99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. (I’m Because technology differentiation is no longer a real factor today start ups, it turns out that most products are succeeding or failing due to core product/market fit followed by the distribution strategy.

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Intercom on Product: Accelerating your strategy after COVID-19

Intercom, Inc.

It may take a bit of a leap of faith to invest in a differentiation strategy that won’t immediately translate into ROI, especially in a pandemic, but you can’t sacrifice innovation and sustainability for short-term revenue. And then there are other products where it’s like, “I wouldn’t dial up the marketing just yet.

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Product Differentiation – What Does Your Product Do Better?

BrainMates

Product Differentiation - What Does Your Product Do Better? By ADRIENNE TAN Be 'Better' Creating new products has become remarkably easy in today’s technology-driven landscape, leading to a market saturated with entrants. Do they cater to a niche market segment, or are they focused on a broader audience?

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5 essential questions to craft a winning strategy | Roger Martin (author, advisor, speaker)

Lenny Rachitsky

To win in business, you must be either a low-cost provider or differentiated. If you’re neither, competitors can “bully” you and take market share. If so, you’re not differentiated enough. Select specific markets, segments, or niches where you will compete. Where will we play? How will we win?

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Branding: The Other Half of Your Go-To-Market Journey

Pragmatic Marketing

The old adage that good marketing can’t sell a bad product is true. I’ve seen brands throw millions of marketing dollars at products that ultimately flopped. And that bad marketing or branding could sabotage the success of your products? Product/market fit defines the degree to which your product could be successful.