Product Management University

MARCH 11, 2017

Differentiation and innovation are your two best options! Differentiation. Differentiation boils down to unique positioning in your sales and marketing efforts with your products and company reputation serving up the proof points. Use that theme as the umbrella message in all of your marketing and sales communications.

Differentiation 100

Differentiation B2B Customer Experience Positioning 100

Product Management University

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In B2B, product marketing is focused on articulating the value of individual products. Portfolio marketing in B2B is focused on articulating the value of your portfolio to vertical industry segments like retail, healthcare and manufacturing. Relevance is the lynchpin to strong messaging. What is Product Marketing?

Product Marketing 147

Product Marketing Marketing Reporting Tools Healthcare 147

UX Studio

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Even big B2B players (Business-to-Business) were interested in UX research. We had to think differently when doing research with B2B customers. Think of it as your compass for navigating the world of B2B research. Who are the users in B2B By definition, we talk about B2B when we see a transaction between two businesses.

User Testing 60

User Testing Customer Feedback Research Software B2B 60

Product Management University

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B Portfolio Management Portfolio management simplifies the strategic planning and prioritization process because product managers are collaborating more than ever to grow the market value of the portfolio in the market segments most conducive to the company’s success. PPM Explained for B2B WHITE PAPER: Product Portfolio Strategy

Product Management 246

Product Management Product Manager White Paper Management 246

Product Management University

JANUARY 23, 2017

B2B Product Marketing Job Description. The development of messaging and collateral in today’s role is more focused on making the salesforce skilled at selling and differentiating your solutions versus creating the obligatory artifacts for the launch checklist as it was in its infancy. It’s a needle in a haystack.

B2B 133

B2B Product Marketing Marketing Healthcare 133

Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Firmographic segmentation : Suited for B2B contexts, it classifies businesses by characteristics like size, industry, and location. Improve the impact of your marketing strategies Instead of sending a generic message to your entire target market, segmentation enables you to develop targeted marketing campaigns for each segment.

Research Software 85

Research Software Data Visualization Marketing Customer Experience 85

ProductPlan

JANUARY 17, 2023

These are typically very different people with very different problems and motivations in B2B environments. In the B2B world, the search and filtering functions on LinkedIn are a great way to find individuals and companies who fit your profile. Type of B2B customer interview. This one can be a bit tricky in B2B, though.

B2B 59

B2B User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience 59

Lenny Rachitsky

AUGUST 13, 2024

She is, today, talking about this methodology in her book, specifically for B2B SAAS growth stage/scale-ups. Translate into value: The above unique attributes often bucket into themes of value that are differentiated. By messaging, people mean “This is the text on the homepage.” An interesting or unusual client?

Positioning 52

Positioning B2B Differentiation Analytic Tools 52

Product Management University

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

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. B2B Best Practice: Addressing Market Needs. It also helps you differentiate with a strategic value story that’s crafted around quantifiable customer outcomes.

Marketing 130

Marketing Differentiation Healthcare B2B 130

Product Management University

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In most B2B organizations, it’s more the exception than the rule that customer success managers inherit accounts where they’re in a position to play offense because the customer is thrilled with your products. Let’s dream for just a minute.

User Testing 130

User Testing Onboarding KPIs Product Research Management 130

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 22, 2021

Buyer behavior is one area that has seen significant change – according to a recent report by McKinsey , 70% of B2B decision makers say they’re now open to making new, fully self-serve, or remote purchases in excess of $50,000, while 27% percent would spend more than $500,000. Create consistent, customer-centric experiences.

Reporting Tools 233

Reporting Tools Technical Review Technology Systems Review 233

Product Management University

AUGUST 5, 2019

Here are five B2B product management best practices that’ll give product management teams the coveted “strategic” moniker among executives, marketing, sales, engineering and customer success teams. The Portfolio vs. Every Product! Most companies can’t serve that many markets and do it well.

B2B 100

B2B Sales Training Product Management Product Manager 100

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This article covers all you need to know to create a solid GTM strategy for your SaaS startup or B2B business model. A typical B2B GTM strategy details the business objectives, a unique value proposition, pricing details, marketing channels, and distribution channels. What are the main components of a B2B GTM strategy?

Feedback Software 83

Feedback Software User Testing Product Research Strategy 83

Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 9, 2024

For inspiration, here are the original ideal customer profiles (ICPs) for top B2B products and, below that, the original target audience for top B2C products (what I call the “super-specific who”). Change your target audience/ICP You may have the perfect solution to a different person’s problem. Almost comically narrow.

B2C 98

B2C Customer Experience User Friction User Testing 98

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2019

But as they pick up steam, offering more products to multiple target markets, it’s easy for the message to get a little fuzzy. Imagine trying to maintain a unified message and overall brand vision across those time zones and organizations – it’s a big challenge for any marketer. As a company grows, the message gets fractured.

Engineering 177

Engineering Marketing B2C B2B 177

Product Management University

MAY 11, 2018

Take that same concept into the B2B world and you have vertical market messaging for products and services that have value across many industries. For most B2B organizations, adopting this approach yields nothing but upside, especially if your products and services are a commodity or will be soon. Here’s an example.

Marketing 100

Marketing Differentiation B2B Healthcare 100

Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

B2B categories can be especially tricky because you are building product for a professional who’s doing a job you’ve likely never done first-hand. But in the B2B world, the way companies go to market introduces the potential for various feedback biases that every product manager and marketer needs to understand.

User Testing 112

User Testing Customer Feedback Feedback Software Marketing 112

Product Management University

AUGUST 13, 2019

Many product marketing professionals in B2B have long felt like the sales tools on-demand department and rightfully so. It’s one of the least effective ways to do product marketing in B2B. In B2B, product marketing’s job is to create and communicate value in the context of the buyers’ business.

Product Marketing 127

Product Marketing Marketing B2B Healthcare 127

Userpilot

JUNE 28, 2024

They focus on learning market trends, defining the audience, developing positioning strategies , and differentiating the product. They develop product positioning, messaging , and value propositions tailored to different target audiences in the market. They promote the right features of the product to the right users at the right time.

Research Software 52

Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools Data Visualization 52

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

These messages feel icky because the sentiment is belated and insincere. The mistake at the heart of the “We Miss You” message is that it represents the customer’s relationship to the business as personal, not commercial. It happens every day. Deep down we know that the business doesn’t really miss us.

Customer Experience 282

Customer Experience Onboarding KPIs Differentiation B2B 282

Userpilot

JUNE 18, 2024

They focus on learning market trends, defining the audience, developing positioning strategies , and differentiating the product. They develop product positioning, messaging , and value propositions tailored to different target audiences in the market. What does a product marketing manager do?

Analytic Tools 52

Analytic Tools Research Software Feedback Software Product Marketing 52

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Doug Kessler is the co-founder and creative director at Velocity Partners , a B2B Marketing Agency with a laser-sharp focus on content strategy, and the writer of articles such as The Search for Meaning in B2B , Crap , and Insane Honesty. Liam: And what switched you over to B2B? Did you get sick of anything in particular?

Marketing 209

Marketing B2B Branding Data Visualization 209

Userpilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

It involves processes like market and customer research to understand customer needs, product differentiation and messaging , and marketing campaigns. Practical advice on whether to highlight AI as a core differentiator in your value proposition. Strategies for translating positioning and messaging into an effective homepage.

Data Visualization 89

Data Visualization Customer Feedback Analytic Tools Research Software 89

Userpilot

MAY 8, 2024

Announce and drive adoption of new features with consistent messaging across channels. Ensure clear and consistent product messaging through quality copywriting. In the B2B SaaS context, these needs normally revolve around solving particular business problems, improving operational efficiency, or gaining a competitive advantage.

Data Visualization 93

Data Visualization User Testing Customer Feedback Analytic Tools 93

Product Management University

OCTOBER 29, 2019

If the target markets for each product are mutually exclusive, product revenue and profitability goals don’t present any issues in B2B. Are product revenue and profitability goals a good metric or are they counterproductive? The trouble starts when you have multiple products that target the same exact markets and customers.

Differentiation 100

Differentiation B2B Vision Naming 100

Userpilot

JUNE 19, 2024

For example, a B2B company launching a complex enterprise software solution might require a strong understanding of technical specifications, while a B2C company marketing a consumer app might prioritize experience with social media marketing and user experience (UX) principles.

Analytic Tools 52

Analytic Tools Research Software Feedback Software Data Visualization 52

Product Management University

JANUARY 27, 2017

Making the shift from horizontal products to industry solutions boils down to differentiation…not just the marketing and messaging variety but adding product capabilities specific to key industry segments that deliver exponentially more value than generic one-size-fits-all products or services. Competition / Commoditization.

Reporting Tools 113

Reporting Tools Data Visualization Differentiation B2B 113

Amplitude

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A well-crafted user segment will help articulate the right value prop, and guide you towards the right marketing messages and channels to reach these audiences. Your product positioning should focus on what differentiates your product from those competing products or services. Choose Post-launch KPIs That Gauge Product Usage.

Product launches 111

Product launches Strategy User Testing Product Research 111

Userpilot

MAY 14, 2024

Insights into consumer behavior allow marketers to craft the right messages and target potential customers through the most effective channels. Webster and Wind Model : Stresses the importance of organizational buying behavior, looking at how companies make purchase decisions in a B2B context. What Is a Consumer Behavior Model?

Data Visualization 93

Data Visualization User Testing Analytic Tools Customer Experience 93

Mironov Consulting

MAY 2, 2019

Let’s identify a few underlying assumptions about how industrial hardware is designed/built/sold, then map those to B2B software products. It’s impossible to completely describe every data validation check, option, logical branch, dialog box, pixel placement, error message and workflow without duplicating the code itself.

Reporting Tools 91

Reporting Tools Analytic Tools Research Software Data Visualization 91

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2018

The result is that differentiating yourself on product alone is harder than ever. They do this in two important ways: Justification: In B2B SaaS, you’re stressing “bottom line” results that can be achieved by applying your product’s features to solve a particular problem. But SaaS has changed that.

Marketing 223

Marketing Customer Satisfaction Differentiation Banking 223

Innovatemap

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The State of B2B Advertising, hosted by LinkedIn and Right Percent AI, GTM and Sales Happy Hour , presented by Bearworks and Parameter Ventures “Tech Week is so unique because you can walk into any room and there are founders, CMOs and developers from every industry, building vastly different products,” said Ashley. Keep it simple.

Customer Feedback 52

Customer Feedback Feedback Software Advertising User Testing 52

Userpilot

JUNE 12, 2024

They focus on learning market trends, defining the audience, developing positioning strategies , and differentiating the product. They develop product positioning, messaging , and value propositions tailored to different target audiences in the market. They promote the right features of the product to the right users at the right time.

Feedback Software 52

Feedback Software Research Software Analytic Tools Product Marketing 52

Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Key Considerations in Value-Based Pricing Differential Value: Understanding what makes your product different from alternatives in the market. At first glance, it might seem challenging to differentiate or price such a common product. This information could guide product development, marketing messages, and pricing strategies.

User Testing 103

User Testing Product Research Market Research Research Software 103

Product Management University

APRIL 15, 2018

Is it time for a more interesting and unique flavor of selling – or is it time for a more tantalizing flavor of product management to differentiate the way you sell? Solution selling has long been the norm in B2B. Just not good enough to differentiate, especially if everyone else is doing the same thing. It’s not wrong or bad.

Product Management 113

Product Management Product Manager Differentiation Document 113

ProductPlan

JUNE 6, 2023

Whereas a rising CAC could signal the need for a reevaluation of a mature product’s differentiation in the market, a falling CAC could be a good indicator of a new product having achieved product-market fit. In a B2B environment if license fees are based on the number of users, counting total users may make sense.

Product Management 98

Product Management Product Manager User Testing Customer Feedback 98

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2022

Whether B2C or B2B, all businesses must now deliver digital experiences that are easy to use, delightful, and personal. While customers were already starting to show a clear preference for digital channels such as messaging , COVID-19 amplified this pressure to connect with customers online or risk not connecting with them at all.

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Reporting Tools Data Visualization Customer Communications Research Software 228