The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The right data and experimentation tools. A well designed experimentation system allows a company to accelerate growth by creating faster feedback loops and enabling progressive delivery. The right data and experimentation tools. so our customers probably will not react either. Test everything!

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 25, 2022

Creating quality customer experiences has always been important for retaining customers. Now, during this time of economic uncertainty and against a competitive landscape, effective customer engagement is business critical. Discover the top trends transforming customer engagement. But they’re facing big barriers.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 24, 2021

Narrowing Down the Battlefield Figure 1 shows the ‘Technology Adoption Life Cycle’ for discontinuous innovations. Innovators have to build first reference customers in the mainstream market to prove having a promising business model and a compelling offering. As we do not have yet data available from live customers?—?or

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Product Talk

MARCH 1, 2023

I realize that many product people have never worked in a product trio , don’t have access to customers, aren’t given time to test their ideas, and are working in what Marty Cagan calls “features teams” or “delivery teams.” It keeps us focused and ensures that we create value for the business while meeting customer needs. said other.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Historically, we’ve asked product teams to deliver a fixed roadmap typically defined by leadership. It’s not just about shipping features, but about creating value for both our customers and our businesses. And you may also have a few of these other folks: data analysts, user researchers, product marketing, or customer success folks.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We then jammed those models into our platform so that customers could access the outputs in many ways.” We’ve onboarded many customers onto our predictive suite and every time we get the same question: ‘How can I test that it works?’ You also have a mobile app that sends similar messages via push notifications.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Crafting a winning product strategy is crucial for SaaS success, and finding the right product strategy example can provide all the inspiration you need. This article provides concrete examples of different product strategies employed by SaaS companies. There are 11 main product strategy examples in SaaS today.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In addition to delivering a keynote at the Product at Heart conference (in case you missed it, you can find the video and transcript of that presentation here ), conference co-organizer Petra Wille also invited me to participate in a fireside chat at the Leadership Forum event. Introduction: What Is Product Discovery?

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

They already had an established product and regular rituals that helped them consider their users. Through a combination of leadership buy-in, reading, and coaching, they committed to mapping opportunities and testing assumptions before jumping to solutions and found new ways to truly put their users first.

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Userpilot

JULY 16, 2024

As a SaaS professional, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What’s tech product management?” A traditional product manager prioritizes understanding customer needs and market trends. Technical product manager responsibilities include: Conduct user and market research to understand user pain points.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 12, 2020

In software product development, there is a growing demand for product managers to perform more tasks, do complex data analysis, and strategize with competing priorities. Product managers often use skills like strategic thinking, user research, product prioritization / backlog grooming, data analysis, and communication.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 12, 2023

Tools for planning and executing product projects Today we are talking about the skills product managers need to grow their careers. Processes include forums to sync with different members of your team and other teams, forums to get leadership alignment, ensuring high quality of deliverables, and OKR planning. Third is setting goals.

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 7, 2017

As Product Managers, we perfectly understand the need to generate and use customer feedback. This led me to reach out to 14 leading Product Managers and talk with them about how they use customer feedback in their own companies and teams. Feedback is only relevant vs. a goal and user context. Understand where it’s coming from.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We also look at the levels of seniority among product managers as well as the skills they need to lead successful teams and build products that delight customers. TL;DR A product manager oversees the entire software product development cycle, from discovery to launch and beyond. Conducting market research and competitor analysis.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Except, we live in the real world where life is messy, responsibilities overlap, specifications change, and the way teams interact can introduce friction. Share Leadership and Credit. Share leadership and allow others to present results and demo to executives (Image: Shutterstock). So, leave them the freedom to do their job.

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People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Over the past two decades, I've navigated three major career transitions, each aligned with significant technological shifts. Power of lateral moves : Sometimes, a sideways career move (like my shift from PM to agency strategist) can lead to exponential growth by exposing you to diverse industries and technologies.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In this guide, we explain how you can turn ABM into a win for your business – by putting the right team, tools, and processes in place. Sales and marketing leaders select a list of accounts that best align to your ideal customer profile, or your company’s most valuable buyers. Source: ITSMA and ABM Leadership Alliance ).

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Such a strategy helps the team put themselves in the shoes of the users, better understand their needs and pain points , and make the user experience consistently good at all stages of the user journey. Why is it important to create a user experience strategy?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 11, 2022

Since customer success roles are relatively new, companies don’t always have a clear idea of what responsibilities are appropriate for a customer success manager (CSM). Customer success ensures customers get their desired outcome when using your product. Which involves: Managing churn and increasing customer retention.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the right customer acquisition strategies, you can convert potential customers to paying users and set the stage for turning them into long-term loyal users. As you read on, you will learn: The power of search engines, content marketing, and existing user testimonials and how to leverage them to win new users.

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Userpilot

JULY 20, 2024

TL;DR An experience strategist designs and optimizes user experiences across different touchpoints to enhance customer satisfaction and engagement. They combine insights from user research , data analytics, and design thinking to create cohesive and compelling experiences that align with business goals.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 13, 2021

In a recent survey, our team let us know design career paths and advancement were pain points. Solution: We now show how to earn high ratings and promotions. Solution: We’ve introduced a new staff designer level in between our senior and principal levels. Here are the most important changes we made together.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Much of the literature that defines the role as the intersection of business, technology, and user experience isn't particularly helpful for practitioners who are left wondering what skills they need to learn versus the fine people they work closely with in actual business, technology, and user experience roles.

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Product Management Unpacked

MAY 13, 2020

For example, McElroy’s memo called out the need for a brand man to promote processes that work and outline specific solutions to problems — one of the defining responsibilities of a product manager today. This specifically aligns with how product managers use consumer research to inform product decisions today.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 20, 2021

The challenges facing customer support leaders are more complex than ever. They need to be able to balance efficiency with a great customer experience , meet rising customer expectations , and keep team morale high , all while ensuring that they don’t blow through their budget or burn out their team. The results?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. Extensive market research is essential to assess the competitive landscape, identify opportunities, and shape the product vision. PMs need to know how to use product analytics tools to gain actionable insights.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

Product management is equal parts art and science – and it’s vital to the success of your SaaS. Product management delivers value in many ways: it aligns teams with organizational goals, focuses on customer needs , and drives product success by delivering products that make the lives of users easier.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 20, 2019

Even with very short cycles between discovery and delivery, it can take up to several months from identifying a user problem to the release of a potential solution to real users. At Xing the technology we use is predefined so I will focus business and user needs and how they are connected.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The Customer Service Gap Model By ADRIENNE TAN In competitive markets, delivering superior customer value is a top priority. It’s not just about creating a great product—it’s about ensuring the entire customer journey, from initial interaction to post-purchase support, exceeds expectations.

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Product Talk

MARCH 3, 2021

In this second conversation in the series, we discussed two core principles of continuous discovery : encouraging teams to discover opportunities through continuous touch points and prioritizing in the opportunity space rather than in the solution space. Here’s an opportunity solution tree. What are your customers’ needs?

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This can make managing expectations difficult, especially when dealing with senior leadership. Understanding Stakeholder Dynamics Stakeholders in product management aren’t just limited to your direct team; they encompass leadership, cross-functional teams, customers, and even external partners.

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Userpilot

JULY 25, 2024

In this guide, we’ll delve into the core responsibilities, salary insights, essential skills, and more, providing you with the knowledge and tools you need to excel as a CX designer. This role is dedicated to enhancing every touchpoint in the customer journey to ensure a seamless, engaging, and satisfying experience.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I believe the answer is to use a test-and-learn approach to create a minimum lovable product (MLP) product – or the version of a new product a business can launch to create customer love with the least amount of effort and expense. Tuesday : create competing solutions to the problem. Friday : test the prototype with target customers.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Presenting or rejecting a well-researched product or design change to the HiPPO is a common pain point for product managers. As someone with a leadership role in a mobile app experience solution, I know a thing or two about using analytics to prove your point to management. But there’s more to it.

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Alchemer Mobile

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Customer experience strategies shouldn’t be created in a vacuum, but it’s hard to know how to create a CX strategy that exceeds customers’ expectations without first understanding them. We hosted a CX-focused panel at this year’s Customer Love Summit. How do you gather customer feedback today? Christy: Yeah.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 19, 2019

Each product development process starts with identifying the right problem to solve: you all remember that users don’t buy a drill for a drill itself or for a beautiful hole that this drill can make, they buy it for a nice dining room they want to decorate with a picture. Imagine that you’re going to a coffee shop.

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People-First Product Leadership

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

But how do you hone this crucial skill when faced with conflicting data, unsupportive leadership, or an over-reliance on gut feelings? It’s great if customers are signing up for your free trial at rates exceeding expectations. If you caught the prior newsletter , you'll remember the first five themes.

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