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Who to Satisfy? Differentiate Buyers, Users, and Customers for Effective Product Decisions

Johanna Rothman

In product development, we often use the words, “user” and “customer” interchangeably. I wonder if it’s time to stop talking about “customers” altogether. Here are my definitions: Buyers have the money to make a purchase decision for a product. Users use the product.

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Product Differentiation in SaaS: How to Make a Difference as a Product Manager

Userpilot

What’s product differentiation? What differentiation strategies can a product manager use to make the product stand out in a saturated market? Product differentiation is about highlighting the features of your product that make it stand out on the market. Mixed differentiation uses both objective and subjective criteria.

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How Google Conducts User Research for Customer Loyalty in 2021

Usersnap

Google’s tech alone didn’t build them into a top company; User Research matters too! Such insight, and their acquisition of such continues broadening, then helps informs competitive user engagement strategies. User loyalty is the natural result. Definitely not! How To Attract User Research Prospects.

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Net Promoter Score Definition: Your Key to Customer Loyalty Insights

Userpilot

Ever wondered how likely your customers are to recommend your business? This measurement is more than a statistic—it’s a mirror reflecting your customer’s loyalty and the health of your customer relations. Leveraging customer feedback received via this method paves the way for SaaS companies to strengthen bonds with clients.

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How Google Conducts User Research to Ensure Customer Loyalty

Usersnap

Google’s tech alone didn’t build them into a top company, User Research matters too! Such insight, and their acquisition of such continues broadening, then helps informs competitive user engagement strategies. User loyalty is the natural result. Definitely not! How To Attract User Research Prospects.

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When You Should Not Listen to Your Customers

The Product Coalition

If somebody had been asked to do research about the year 1800 into how transportation could be improved, what would he have done? Berlyne As product managers, we have all enthusiastically dived into customer feedback, hoping to find insights that will take our product game to the next level.

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Pay Attention to the Nuances: How To Make User Interviewing Your Superpower

The Product Coalition

How to prepare for a user interview, all the way to sharing the results with your team. The skill of running effective user interviews is key to defining your target users, finding product-market fit , growing your product, figuring out what to build next — or just simply understanding how users perceive your product.